ICAST 2011 | Minn Kota Redesigns Popular Electronics
Posted by Jason Sealock on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 @ 11:45 AM
Minn Kota as it is known to do spent the offseason refining and improving their existing product lines to meet demanding anglers requests. Three products of note that we saw at the ICAST show will definitely score bonus points with anglers.
The first is the newly redesigned Edge trolling motors. These entry-level trolling motors now have aluminum construction, tougher head units and smoother operation for many years of use. Similar to the very popular Fortrex build, the new Edge features a marine-grade anodized aluminum arm that makes the motor more stable, easier to deploy and it looks pretty tough as well. The head unit was constructed of hybrid composite material to make it much more durable and the Latch and Door mounting makes the motor easy to attach and remove for storage and safe keeping.
The second item we noticed was the new iPilot design. A lot of big water anglers fell in love with the iPilot last year and provided a bunch of feedback to make the units even better. Minn Kota listened and added and extended several features. The most significant is the remote was totally redesigned. It's more durable, user friendly, and cosmetically improved. Anglers can now store six Spot-Lock and six Record-A-Track locations as opposed to three on the original.
The final thing we saw was what appeared to be quick release brackets on the Minn Kota Talon. Now anglers can alter the position of the Talon with quick release brackets that allow the anlger to change the position of the anchoring unit on the boat to drive under things like docks, bridges and culverts to get to backwater areas.
Sometimes, coming out with new products isn't as important as improving your best products. We like that companies take feedback and make changes to improve existing product lines.