That’s not the only situation where they can excel, however. Spot-Lock trolling motors can be used to hold a boat against a raging current or to prevent you from blowing into rocks or other obstacles ...

When I bought my first used bass boat in the fall of 1996, it came with a bow-mounted, foot-controlled trolling motor with a whopping 43 pounds of thrust. It was a “12/24” model, able to switch from ...