jenk98 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Anybody with the 12v 65lb geo-spot watersnake be able to shed some light on running time, battery setup, size of your boats, your application and your personal experience. Looking at putting one on a 4.5m aluminium centre console, and would like to know how they stack up against the Minnkota in the 24v being a little cheaper or is worth spending a little extra money? Predominately will be snapper fishing on inshore reefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pafisho08 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 HI Go the Minnkota ---less problems over time and better made and the 12 v 54lb ok . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 5 hours ago, jenk98 said: Anybody with the 12v 65lb geo-spot watersnake be able to shed some light on running time, battery setup, size of your boats, your application and your personal experience. Looking at putting one on a 4.5m aluminium centre console, and would like to know how they stack up against the Minnkota in the 24v being a little cheaper or is worth spending a little extra money? Predominately will be snapper fishing on inshore reefs. If you do a forum search there is some info on here in conversations between all 3 most popular makes of electric motors, watersnake, Minnkota & motorguide. You also would need to look at what is involved between going 12V vs 24V in your boats set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergofisher Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Unsure mate about the Geospot but i would recommend the 54lb ipilot Minn Kota for that size boat. I run a 54lb on my 4.75 Top ender and that holds fine in 3-4 knots of current offshore. Will be cheaper as well without having to get 2 110amp deep cycles to keep the 24v running.. If money isn't the issue, go nuts on the bigger gear, will get more time out of it with less effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beats workin Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I had a 54lb waterdnake for 9yrs and didn't miss a beat. Upgraded to a 65lb watersnake and its been back to them twice for repairs and twice I also had the plug for foot control sent to me because warranty has expired. Lesson learnt the hard way. Minn kota next for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I am currently on my 3rd Minnkota. Had a 12volt when they first came out - a manual deploy Rip Tide I think. Sold it with my 4.1 m tinny and had no problems. I had a 24v Terrova on my current 5.1m Quintrex and had it back for warranty repair twice, once for motor drive and second time for head unit replacement. I currently have a 24v Ulterra (auto deploy/ retrieve) and it has been repaired 4 times in 3 years, twice whilst out of warranty. The last repair was a motor drive ($810). One month before I had to replace the hand unit ($420). Electric bow mounted motors have revolutionised my fishing, but I’m hanging out for Water Snake to ring out a 24 volt at a fraction of the price. whilst Minn Kota are in the warranty period, the service is brilliant, but for the high price I think the warranty should be at least 3 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 got a Motorguide Xi5-very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 yeah i would be going either a Motor Guide or Minn Kota. You could get away with a 55lb but you will need the 60"shaft NOT the 54" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yella king Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I`d go with the Motorguide Xi5- very happy with mine especially battery life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Had a minn kota 54lbs ipilot for 5 years, absolutely punished it and its still going. The record a track function is a pain in the neck but. When it comes time to upgrade i'm getting the XI5 cos it integrates with my lowrance sounder and I can uploand tracks directly on the sounder which the motorguide will follow. Or I might see if minn kota will do a deal with a hummingbird sounder as they integrate with minn kota then sell the lowrance second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hucho hucho Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Have minn kota 12V 54lbs pilot on 4.3 aluminium for 8 years with no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 3/17/2021 at 1:55 PM, onearmedfisho said: yeah i would be going either a Motor Guide or Minn Kota. You could get away with a 55lb but you will need the 60"shaft NOT the 54" +1. You can never have a shaft that’s too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macgyver68 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 im on my 3rd Geospot due to failure. 1st one was replaced without question after 1 month owning. 2nd one would turn on for a brief period then turn itself off. waiting on JV response as ive had it 6 months. They work well for their price. Im on a 19ft runabout and holds ok in up to 10knot winds. Im guessing the dryer you can keep them the better. If you get a wave over the bow it can get wet. In the long run the salt will catch up with anything electrical i think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Minnkota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFoosh Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I have the 65lb Watersnake Geo-spot. I have never managed to drain the battery in a full day of fishing. 2 Caveats: 1. Buy the foot pedal. It doesn't come with one. Absolutely necessary. 2. Buy the additional external GPS fitting. It goes a bit crazy sometimes ueing the one built into the head of the unit. Other than that I am super happy with it for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edwards Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Never had any issues with the Watersnake 65lb. Great reliability! They like them in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Minkota anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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