Hopefully that helps👍

Did you not read your manual? You may also need to adjust your boat scale in settings

@@chrisbenedict4927 I know you're probably talking to the other guy but I actually bought mine as a new boat take off and didn't get a manual with it. It would probably be a good idea to download it.

@@chrisbenedict4927 I installed my Terrova Saturday. I did not get a manual. I got a quick use guide. I even had to google how to pair the remote to the motor

The heading sensor is ONLY for the jog feature on spot lock. It has nothing to do with your actual spot lockc

I love it! I'm on week 2 of the covid so I haven't been fishing, but I'm hoping I can shake it in the next couple days and get out. Thanks for watching!

Spot lock is a thing of beauty lol Thanks for watching, Yanker!

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Right?! Spot lock on a kayak would not suck! Lol

I can't begin to explain how awesome spot lock is...especially for throwing a jerkbait in the wind. Thanks for the support, much appreciated 🙏

Me too, I hope to get some use out of it before the ice

Yeah, I get used to seeing people call it a gps puck on facebook and then can't remember heading sensor lol. Thanks for the info on the safety catch. I'll do that from now on!

It makes your spot lock way more accurate also so that’s not the only thing it does hotrod

@@trumpking4874 nope. Its Only a compass that tells your TM which way the bow is pointing, for the jog feature.......hot rod lol

It's probably not due to the heading sensor but i had a pre 2014 model Terrova on my previous boat and this one keeps a much tighter spot lock radius.

@@Midwesthookset yes the newer ones post 2017 are a million times better

Thanks man, I somehow convinced my wife that a guy really needs a kayak...and a boat🙂 I've never really done much trolling, maybe I should try it more.

absolutely! Thanks!

Haha all good things!😆

I'm still not running a finder up front. Been kicking around the idea of getting livescope though. Thanks for watching!🎣

@@Midwesthookset I have a garmin 73 uhd on my console. Absolutely love it. No live scope yet though. Looks cool but I can’t really justify it yet.

I tell ya what, I came pretty close to justifying it this ice season lol. Maybe before next ice lol

That's how it went! Lol

You're very welcome! Yep, still working great! No issues👍. I'm happy with the power for this boat and the lakes I fish. That said, if the boat had room for another battery I would've gone 24v just because you can't have too much power imo

@@Midwesthookset Cool, thank you for letting me know.

Thanks man! I'm planning on doing this one over. I didn't think it would get so many views and I couldve done a better job

Haha well hopefully this crappy video helped you a little. Im gonna remake a shorter, better version soon

So far, so good for me but I will find a place for another battery, if the need arises. I definitely use the spotlock more than trolling

I fish on big water….the Columbia River and mostly for salmon and smallmouth. I have the same TM and quickly upgraded my battery to LiFepo4 100 ah battery. It now will run 5-6 times longer than with a new standard deep marine battery. I can troll at 6-9 power all day. I have yet to even come close to draining the battery. Before it would get about 2-3 hours and then slow wayyy down.

That's great info. Any chance you have a link for the battery? I can see that upgrade in my future.

Yeah, I should probably redo this vid in the spring. I almost didn't post it when i seen the camera didnt pick up the screen but I thought maybe just telling what steps I was going through would be enough to help some people. I think I can do better🙂

Thanks for watching!

No problems at all. I wouldn't be without it. If you have room for 3 batteries or the money for 1 24v battery, I'd say get a 24v and higher thrust. But my 55 on this boat does what I need it to.

@@Midwesthookset good to kmow thanks u very much

I started out using a #1 or 1/0 but wasn't having a great hookup ratio, it improved when I went to 2/0. Do you use a shorter shank hook, like a wacky hook?

I don't believe so but I'll check in the morning. I haven't heard that before. The trolling motor I replaced was mounted the same way and I didn't see any issues when I swapped them. Both are 55lb thrust.

Mark Blackstock discussed his cracking on his channel. He has a Tracker Heritage.

Went out and looked and the welds on the bow. I'm not sure how the welds on a Tracker compare but I really don't think there's anything to worry about on this alumacraft. Very heavy duty welds.

@@Midwesthookset Probably should have bought an Alumacraft.

Id be really surprised if you ever had a problem with it. I mean, most of the trackers come to the dealer with trolling motors already installed directly to the bow, don't they?

Not really sure since I calibrated mine before I tried it out. I will say that it does a noticeably better job than the old 2014 model I had before.

Doesn't matter which way you turn. Just 2 full circles. Thanks for watching!🙂

@@Midwesthookset Thanks for your reply.

Absolutely 👍

U have to do it fairly slow also. I was trying to do mine fast and it wouldn’t calibrate. Turned the trolling motor down to 3 and it calibrated right off the bat

Thanks! That's a good question. I don't think you'll have anything to calibrate unless you add the heading sensor. What year is the motor? They started including them in 2017, I believe.

@@Midwesthookset Mine is the recent/current generation Riptide and I didn't get the heading sensor. I saw on another video mentioning the Powerdrive is an entry level Ipilot and doesn't come standard with that puck.

Ok, then the sensor can be added if you choose. I'm betting your remote has the calibration menu already, and if you add the sensor, you can calibrate it. If you don't add it, there's nothing to calibrate. Some say it will hold your boat in a tighter radius, some disagree. I do know it enables the jog feature, which allows you to move your boat 5ft in any direction with the push of a button. I still haven't tried it yet lol.

The heading sensor is not needed to calibrate your motor, it's only purpose is for using the jog feature while in spotlock mode

I still need to try out the jog function. I always forget about it when I'm on the water lol

Sure did. I did that part in my garage, right after the install. Thanks for watching!

I really have no idea and dont have an easy way to weigh it either. I will say that with the lift assist, it's much nicer to stow than my pre '17 Terrova and the Maxxum I had in the past.

@@Midwesthookset That is good to know. Thanks

The heading sensor offset. I believe. I still haven't done that one. I keep forgetting lol. Thanks for watching! Mine has been working great, knock on wood. It put in work today!

@@Midwesthookset thanks I’ll try that

What is it doing exactly?

Yessir, I never have mine on the deck. Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!👍🎣

@@Midwesthookset th Al you for getting back to me look forward to more of your videos 👍👍👍 fish hard

Absolutely!

@@Midwesthookset I did get the troll motor mounted and running today I’ll be heading out to try it out on some blue cats here in California 👍👍👍

Fantastic! I'm jealous! I'm getting geared up for ice fishing and my boating is done until spring lol. You should start posting videos to your channel. I'd love to see some Cali blue cats!

Absolutely!🤘

I think I said that. Its the heading sensor. I think everone misspeaks when they say gps sensor. I don't know why lol

I would for sure, except I wore the remote around my neck on a lanyard on my old boat. Now, I've always got a gopro on my chest so I haven't figured out the best situation for that lol thanks for watching!

I want to thank you. You are my first criticizing comment🙂. I apologize for the poor footage as I have only been filming around 8 months and will improve over time. I think you should subscribe so you can let me know how I'm doing along the way.

@@Midwesthookset go easy on 'er. Maybe she needs the pictures to learn. Words are hard.