This bow mount trolling motor has superior GPS anchoring—it’s held Max’s 18-foot flats boat directly on a waypoint with zero problem. It’s ridiculously quiet, so you can sneak up on that ...

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 ...

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 ...