03-28-2007, 01:29 AM
I have used a remote troll (Brand name = Remote Troll {not a Panther immitation}) Link is: www.remotetroll.com
on my friend's boat who guides on Bear Lake. We've had it in some absolutely terrible conditions, freezing, icing, etc. It has never gave us any problems. The new Remote Troll units that I saw at the Sportsman's Expo booth last week have even got better. They went from a cable driven system to a ram driven system which is supposed to be even more powerful/fail proof. We used a 15hp long shaft for the kicker and the cable unit had plenty of power even under extremely windy conditions. If it were me buying a new remote steering unit I would think it is definitely worth the extra money to go with the Remote Troll brand versus any immitators. (and no I don't work for Remote Troll or get any kickbacks from them!) LOL Check out the webpages and do some comparisons for yourself.
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on my friend's boat who guides on Bear Lake. We've had it in some absolutely terrible conditions, freezing, icing, etc. It has never gave us any problems. The new Remote Troll units that I saw at the Sportsman's Expo booth last week have even got better. They went from a cable driven system to a ram driven system which is supposed to be even more powerful/fail proof. We used a 15hp long shaft for the kicker and the cable unit had plenty of power even under extremely windy conditions. If it were me buying a new remote steering unit I would think it is definitely worth the extra money to go with the Remote Troll brand versus any immitators. (and no I don't work for Remote Troll or get any kickbacks from them!) LOL Check out the webpages and do some comparisons for yourself.
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