Giant Trolling Motor Eating Lake Monster Or Fish And General Crappy Day 2024
BassnChris reply :
Take a peek at the video and see what I believe to have been a giant trolling motor eating lake monster or maybe a tree.
and I got to play with this on the way home to make it a really crappy day:
Alonerankin2 reply :
Wow.... That's awful and a blown tire too!
Hang tuff my man, hang tuff
BigKev77 reply :
Well, CRAP!
Keri reply :
That really sucks and wow.........
Dwight Hottle reply :
Well that just plain sucks. Your insurance might help with the trolling motor.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 4:29 AM, Keri said:That really sucks and wow.........
At least it waited until we got back from the road trip!
On 5/11/2014 at 4:29 AM, Dwight Hottle said:Well that just plain sucks. Your insurance might help with the trolling motor.
Yeah they will cover the loss............but I am wondering if the repair shop can fix it..........we recovered it.
Glenn reply :
Well now, it just plain ol jumped ship! May you should talk nicer to the new one. 
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 5:13 AM, Glenn said:Well now, it just plain ol jumped ship! May you should talk nicer to the new one.
I talked nice to this one.....let it ride in the cab of the truck to and from the road trip................it might have upset with me for letting 'someone' take the boat out without me 
I'm thinking I don't like the quick disconnect option................the new one will have a safety strap to keep it from falling into the water..........this one was using the Lowrance cable to enable the retrieval.....but I'm thinking they are not designed to be submerged.........right? So even though I recovered it in less than30 seconds.....its toast ? 
livetofish28 reply :
That really sucks. I've never seen a trolling motor do that before
Tight lines
Andrew
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 5:35 AM, livetofish28 said:That really sucks. I've never seen a trolling motor do that before
Tight lines
Andrew
Me neither...............but you should have seen the size of that bass.................scared me good 
livetofish28 reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 5:41 AM, BassnChris said:Me neither...............but you should have seen the size of that bass.................scared me good
Lol well on the bright side of things your getting a new motor lol
BassnChris reply :
That motor was only a month or so old.
BassnChris reply :
The quick connect adapter failed.....I don't think it should have done that.
Brian Needham reply :
if this didn't happen to a super nice guy, I would think that video was funny.
the TM just kinda turned and said "I'm done, see ya" boom outta here.
then the tire to add insult......
Did you at least catch fish?
hecka of a day Chris...... it can only get better from here.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 10:15 AM, Brian Needham said:if this didn't happen to a super nice guy, I would think that video was funny.
the TM just kinda turned and said "I'm done, see ya" boom outta here.
then the tire to add insult......
Did you at least catch fish?
hecka of a day Chris...... it can only get better from here.
Nope,....no fish....was not out long before that happened.
I was just trying to get home before we experienced the trifecta........what ever that was gonna be.
It's funny.......it sucks big time.......but it is funny.
I did not even speak any garage words when it happened.........I was very uncharacteristic of me.......in a very scary way.
I remained very calm and showed no emotion.......I think I was in 'shock' and just kind of buttoned everything up and headed for the ramp.
funny........but now I have had enough fun.
I think maybe I had a faulty quick connect unit......it just busted and let loose.
I'll get with motorguide this week and see if they will do anything and then post the reply.......not sure if I'm gonna go with the quick release again though......I really like the ability to remove the motor when I felt the added security was best.
Brian Needham reply :
I am kinda speechless myself........so I can imagine how you feel.
Shock indeed.
was it a motorguide quick release?
might get some brand loyalty pull working if it is, since I know you run MG and Lowrance package.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 10:29 AM, Brian Needham said:I am kinda speechless myself........so I can imagine how you feel.
Shock indeed.
was it a motorguide quick release?
might get some brand loyalty pull working if it is, since I know you run MG and Lowrance package.
Yep.....Motorguide.......I try to keep everything tight by using what the manufacturers recommend.
Hoping for the brand loyalty...........and maybe the idea that replacing it for me is cheaper than bad word of mouth campaigns.
I really like my motorguide products that I have had in the past and especially like this motor........I just want to get things back in order quickly so I don't have any fishing down time.
Long Mike reply :
They say bad things happen in threes. I wouldn't go anywhere near that boat for the next few days.
BassnChris reply :
I thought that was just famous people dying.........that's what I'm going with......yeah that's the ticket.
OR
Maybe not having the right tools to change that blow out was the 3rd thing.................had to improvise and curse a lot to get it changed.
papajoe222 reply :
I feel for you buddy. My advice is to contact Bill Dance. He will likely have some suggestions for you. Glad to hear you kept your cool, my 'truck driver' mouth woulda surfaced for a good hour or two especially after the tire. Of course I've been known to fling expensive drivers into the water on the golf course while attempting to author some new profanity. Hope MotorGuide will at least replace the mount.
jhoffman reply :
Whats up with that hub? Three lugs? Id be changing that out for sure.
Maico1 reply :
That is a MotorGuide Wireless correct....
Bankbeater reply :
Wow. At least it didn't happen to your gas motor.
Glenn reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 6:35 AM, BassnChris said:The quick connect adapter failed.....I don't think it should have done that.
Oh I'd say it worked alright. It disconnected pretty quick!
Maico1 reply :
You can very easily not secure the mount while turning the handle. What I have learned to do is turn down the handle some and then push up making sure that little bar is seated in the cradle and then proceed to crank it down. As far as the unit being fixable I would guess you may have fried the mother board but they are no biggie to replace...
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 7:49 PM, papajoe222 said:I feel for you buddy. My advice is to contact Bill Dance. He will likely have some suggestions for you. Glad to hear you kept your cool, my 'truck driver' mouth woulda surfaced for a good hour or two especially after the tire. Of course I've been known to fling expensive drivers into the water on the golf course while attempting to author some new profanity. Hope MotorGuide will at least replace the mount.
There were a lot of garage words for the tire.
On 5/11/2014 at 8:01 PM, jhoffman said:Whats up with that hub? Three lugs? Id be changing that out for sure.
That's not the hub......it is the spare tire mount.
On 5/11/2014 at 8:17 PM, Maico1 said:That is a MotorGuide Wireless correct....
Yes......Xi5
On 5/11/2014 at 9:31 PM, Maico1 said:You can very easily not secure the mount while turning the handle. What I have learned to do is turn down the handle some and then push up making sure that little bar is seated in the cradle and then proceed to crank it down. As far as the unit being fixable I would guess you may have fried the mother board but they are no biggie to replace...
That is how I mount it......lock it in place and then crank it down.
In the pics you can see where it failed.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 9:22 PM, Glenn said:Oh I'd say it worked alright. It disconnected pretty quick!
Yep you're right!
BassnChris reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 9:31 PM, Maico1 said:As far as the unit being fixable I would guess you may have fried the mother board but they are no biggie to replace...
The power was disconnected before it hit the drink.
Brian Needham reply :
On 5/11/2014 at 10:55 PM, BassnChris said:The power was disconnected before it hit the drink.
always a good thing........
like when we run a mower in the pond at the golf course (happens at least once a year) I always tell guys.... if you bail off, make sure you turn the key off before you do!
Dinky reply :
While I am sympathetic to your TM issue, I have had my own problems with them and it was during last year's road trip.
Other than those two things, how was the fishing?
Phoenix Guy reply :
Man that sucks.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/12/2014 at 2:36 AM, Dinky said:While I am sympathetic to your TM issue, I have had my own problems with them and it was during last year's road trip.
Other than those two things, how was the fishing?
Sucky fishing............I remember your TM issues well.
B@ssCrzy reply :
Wow!!! That is one bad day. I feel for you man!! Thanks for sharing that. I never would have believed it would do that without that video. I was thinking of buying the quick release myself, but after seeing that I think I will pass.
Maico1 reply :
After looking at your pics what a NightMare it gave away like that.I have had my W75 bent to the point I thought the shaft would snap but it never did along with no mount failure either..I would like to know how MG handles this for I have been thinking about upgrading to the Xi5....
ColdSVT reply :
Id be a hair angry lol
BassnChris reply :
On 5/12/2014 at 5:30 AM, B@ssCrzy said:Wow!!! That is one bad day. I feel for you man!! Thanks for sharing that. I never would have believed it would do that without that video. I was thinking of buying the quick release myself, but after seeing that I think I will pass.
I'm hoping they will agree it was a faulty quick connect plate and make things right. I may or may not go back to another quick connect......I do like the ability to quickly remove the TM when I want to.
On 5/12/2014 at 5:53 AM, Maico1 said:After looking at your pics what a NightMare it gave away like that.I have had my W75 bent to the point I thought the shaft would snap but it never did along with no mount failure either..I would like to know how MG handles this for I have been thinking about upgrading to the Xi5....
That is suppose to be how the Xi5 handles it too. I will keep everyone apprised to the outcome.
bigbill reply :
That surely popped off very quickly I wonder what's in the water there?
It looks weird the way the TM just took a dive.
I look at it this way we can replace material things. No one got hurt so it's not that bad.
BassnChris reply :
On 5/12/2014 at 9:12 AM, bigbill said:That surely popped off very quickly I wonder what's in the water there?
It looks weird the way the TM just took a dive.
I look at it this way we can replace material things. No one got hurt so it's not that bad.
There was a very large tree trunk there......in about 9 or 10 feet of water. The hull of the boat road up over it when I turned around and re-traced my track...........we were moving at idle and I quickly turned off the big motor and trimmed up....but it altered my path enough to avoid the motor but I could see the tree this time on the sonar.
And that is what I told my son........everyone came home alive and unhurt (physically ) so that was the best outcome. He agreed.
HeavyFisher reply :
Chris, I am definitely sorry for your lose. Having to spend more money definitely sucks, but to be honest I laughed very very hard watching that video. Not at your misfortune but at the fact I've never seen anything like that before. One second there the next second POOF, I probably re watched that video 50 times. Again sorry for your misfortunes and yes I know I have an immature sense of humor! I love how it turns to look at you for a second like its saying adios, then boom away it goes
BassnChris reply :
On 5/13/2014 at 1:10 AM, HeavyFisher said:Chris, I am definitely sorry for your lose. Having to spend more money definitely sucks, but to be honest I laughed very very hard watching that video. Not at your misfortune but at the fact I've never seen anything like that before. One second there the next second POOF, I probably re watched that video 50 times. Again sorry for your misfortunes and yes I know I have an immature sense of humor! I love how it turns to look at you for a second like its saying adios, then boom away it goes
That's ok...............I have laughed at it too........later when I watched the video..............Live not so much......but no emotion at that moment either.....if you watch closely.....when it 'looks at me'.....I turn to look at it thinking...'What are your doing...I have pressed no buttons nor stepped on the pedal?".......Then Bang! it abandons ship......my 11 year old son said, "that scared me".....he thought it had ripped a giant hole in the boat......it was a very loud departure.
I called Motorguide and they said to take it to my local autohorized repair shop (less than a mile from my house) to check the motor for water infiltration, look at the quick mount and have them call Motorguide and they would decide where to go/what to do from there.
now the waiting game for a while I guess.
HeavyFisher reply :
Well that's good news you got the ball rolling on this. Hopefully it can be a free repair!
BassnChris reply :
Update......shop is waiting on schematics...since it is so new they don't have them yet...I'm their first. Yay! Shop hoping to have the schematics by mid week. Hopefully they have some kind of loaner program....I'm watching Craigslist too trying to find a temp unit so I can fish next weekend. I will update as I get info.
Ark reply :
It hurts to watch.... Sorry for your loss Chris.
That reminds me... It's time to check on my boaters insurance
BassnChris reply :
On 5/17/2014 at 11:10 PM, Ark said:It hurts to watch.... Sorry for your loss Chris.
That reminds me... It's time to check on my boaters insurance
They told me last Thursday they were waiting on MG to send them schematics...................still no determination as to whether they will cover it or not................so no insurance claim as yet.
I am going to stop by the shop tonight......but I'm afraid that if they get the schematics today and MG is going to fix for free it will still be next week or the week after before I get it back...........to be honest....if I had it to do all over again knowing what I know now.....I would have just filed a claim and already replaced the TM.
But it is always a good idea to review your insurance coverage........especially anytime you add new equipment.
fishinfiend reply :
lol dang
ProCrafter reply :
WOW!! I always wondered if the quick connect/dis-connect rigs would do that.... And the tire thing is making me re-examine my tires right now!!!
BassnChris reply :
UPDATE:
Motorguide says since the motor came off due to a 'collision' they would not repair/replace the trolling motor or quick connect base plate.
I still contend the plate was faulty and should not have broken like that dumping the trolling motor into the lake. I was not moving very fast at all......only 2 or 3 on speed......and bumped the submerged tree......any trolling motor shaft would flex/bow and bounce off the tree.
I maintain that the Xi5 is a good motor and not responsible for the dunking incident. I have already purchased a new Xi5 and mounted it directly to the boat. I really wanted a quick release but after that incident and the fact that motorguide will not stand behind the product......will not buy another motor guide plate and will probably not buy any other plate either. Can't see risking another $1500 trolling motor on the $100 poorly designed/manufactured quick release plate.
The reps at motorguide say they have never seen that before nor has anyone else I have spoken to......but since motorguide won't stand behind the product......they are making you gamble that your high dollar investment on a trolling motor mounted on the bracket is just a crap shoot as to whether or not you will be out $1500. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MOTORGUIDE. BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
You make your own decision or draw your own conclusion.
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