'Copilot' for Minn Kota

cyclops · #1 16-03-2003, 06:49 PM

Has anybody used copilot remote control on Minn Kota?

pete

donfish · #2 17-03-2003, 05:38 AM

Hi Pete
Has the copilot arrived in Australia yet.Iwant one.

donfish

cyclops · #3 19-03-2003, 01:09 AM

Spoke to a dealer and he told me that copilot will not be coming to Oz. He said it interferes with some radio frequencies and Oz electronics.

Hmmm, wou'd reckon they could pick another frequency though. They have to put a souther hemisphere compass in them to come here anyway, or so I was told.

pete

Zeeke · #4 31-10-2003, 08:52 AM

I just ordered a Co-Pilot from Cabelas.. $360 all up with a 2nd remote.. (thats in AUD) .. as for the compass.. thats crap.. they are just a side mounted unit that attachs to the side where one of the plastic plates were.. it just tells the motor to turn left or right.. If they dont bring them to Australia.. then we will never be as good as those yanks, we have better fishing here and we cant take the full advantage of it unless we order from over seas.. also.. the remotes work like a car alarm thing.. and only have a 10 meter range.. so i think someones spreading some crap about them too.. plus... $360 for the remote job is better then $345 for the corded job from MinnKota in australia

Bassifier · #5 31-10-2003, 09:51 AM

I'm right handed, that’s my casting arm... My left deals with bail etc.
My foot can work the kota simultaneously... why should I interrupt my fishing rhythms and use a hand held remote when my foot is even more effective

It’s a good Idea for trollers I think, and it is primarily aimed at the walleye market in the US.

I have also had the frequency comment confirmed by BLA.

Good luck to ya.
Richard.

Zeeke · #6 31-10-2003, 09:57 AM

Lol, i can multi-task heheh nah, ill be using the remote as a backup system, i just got an email from MinnKota saying it'll work over here and they are compatable.. ill still mainly use the foot control, but i like keeping it up the front deck, and atleast with the remote control setup you can still use the foot control or the remote at the same time.. whichever is easiest or closer to you

Tim

Wacko · #7 01-11-2003, 02:51 AM

I reckon they are a good idea BUT, as Bassifier said, the foot control works just as well. Why have both??

Wacko.

Zeeke · #8 01-11-2003, 03:13 AM

my boat has limited space, with upto 8 rods (no room to fit a rod locker unless i do some serious hacking into the boat) and fishing gear and a 80 litre esky for a live well and the side console, its a pain in the ass pulling the foot control around to fish from the back or something.. so ill be using the remote in the off chance i go to the back of the boat.. also if ive got a friend on board and im letting them use the leccy, they might not know how to control it properly so the remote will be handy.. like a 2nd driving wheel in a Learners car..

Tim

#9 01-11-2003, 07:55 AM

The best type of foot control

Cheers Samurai

madsurfe · #10 01-11-2003, 10:22 AM

coooool...... I like it! hey nice stretch of water, is that your boat? or you just teasing? is that you on the left side? I reckon' he's just seen a big Croc, look at his shorts!

#11 01-11-2003, 06:31 PM

Lol, no not my boat or me

. I took that photo last week while fishing the Annan River at Cooktown. The boat belongs to a mate of mine from NQ.

Samurai

cyclops · #12 02-11-2003, 06:25 PM

Gee this post took a long time to generate some interest.

Thanks for the info Zeke. Don't ya just hate it when people who should know,ie distributers, tell ya crap. I thought that compass stuff sounded dodgy.

Other guys:-

Never had to move to the back of the boat fast leaving the foot control behind?

I remember blokes saying foot control was a new fangled waste of time once, whats wrong with a perfectly good tiller? Before them, there were blokes who thought oars were ok and motors were over the top, before them there were blokes who said why do you want to float on a log and catch fish when the bank is so safe and solid?

Quite ofen I'm away from the pointy end and the control when I need to alter course or power. Hey, maybe a special attachment that allows you to wear the foot control like a boot would be cool, that way you could clump from one end to the other without losing control

A contol on your wrist sounds pretty good to me.

I'll tell you whether it works.

pete

Zeeke · #13 08-11-2003, 02:12 AM

Still waiting for it to arrived, they processed the cash on the 5th.. and is already in transit.. so should be here in the next week or so.. its gonna be an awesome bit of equipment to try out.. will do a full report on it.. then in a few months ill get to rip the minnkota off and wack it on my new boat if things work out and the person gives me a ring hehehe.. mm.. new boat

Tim

madsurfe · #14 08-11-2003, 05:45 AM

I am watching this thread and device with interest because I have a bad/good habit of leaping to the other end of the boat to stop the fish going under the boat during battle or to get some angle if it swims at me. Upon doing so I no longer have control of the boat so I reckon' it would be real handy

Zeeke · #15 08-11-2003, 05:47 AM

Well, since ur a nice bloke JP, ill let you take it for a spin when u come over for a fish

heheh if thats not soon, ill take picts of the entire package and setup so you can all have a really good detailed look at it.. and a report from me as soon as ive used it

Tim