O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

The new Garmin Force Kraken with an easy-to-deploy manual pivot mount joins the original Force series with a scissor mount. Featuring a brushless electric motor designed for both fresh and salt water, ...

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Whether you’re sneaking around shallow flats or anchoring on an offshore reef, saltwater trolling motors can get you where you need. Unlike their gas-powered counterparts, trolling motors run off of ...

If you've experienced your trolling motor battery lose its power because of its sub-par build, then you know how painfully frustrating it is. Like any battery-powered mechanisms in fishing boats, ...

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My kayak is now a boat. Sure, my Hobie Mirage Compass was a polyethylene fishing machine before, but it was pedal-powered. Now, a Newport NK180 electric kayak motor pushes my 12-foot vessel to ...

Since I put my boat in the water last month, I’ve witnessed some boater’s problems with their electronics at the launch sites, namely their electric trolling motors. They’ve either had little or no ...