Trolling motor saver

[juicemanfta]

I’ve been hitting a lot of rocks with my trolling motor recently, so I decided to build a solution for it. Curious if anyone here has experimented with something similar.

[Whynot]

interesting. my motor has a built-in fin/guard. I guess that's not a universal feature?

[sabmgb]

I know the fin on mine wouldn't stand up to rocks. your idea would protect the fin, but wondering if that would impact the steering control. Also you would probably still wreck your prop.

[fisherman2280]

Could you mount a second fish finder/transducer under the bow-mounted trolling motor?

It might give you a little extra warning and a few more seconds to react before hitting the rocks.