Ever wondered if there would ever be a Raymarine Trolling Motor?
Recently Raymarine and Rhodan announced the new Raymarine Axiom MFDs can now be used to control the Rhodan Trolling Motors.
With their radars, FLIR, sonars, MFDs, instruments etc... Raymarine has been a leader in the marine electronics industry. One thing Raymarine has not had was a trolling motor that can be controlled via their MFDs.
Last October Raymarine announced that they and Rhodan have partnered together so the new Raymarine Axiom MFDs can be used to control Rhodan trolling motors.
Rhodan, based in Sarasota, Florida makes the trolling motor named "GPS Anchor." The name alone implies that this trolling motor is quite capable of holding your boat on the fish, even in tough conditions that other trolling motors would struggle in, automatically compensating for wind, current and waves.
Don't let the name fool you, the Rhodan GPS Anchor is quite capable to take your boat to the fish. There are multiple memory locations to save your favorite route for the trolling motor to follow or save your favorite fishing hole for the trolling motor to take you back to.
The integration between the Raymarine Axiom and the Rhodan Trolling Motor allows you to control the Rhodan trolling motors right from your Axiom MFD. With your Axiom MFD you can control your Rhodan in the following modes:
Navigate
The navigate mode allows you to plot a course right on your chartplotter. You can set the speed or thrust you desire and your Raymarine and Rhodan handle the rest.
Hold Heading
This mode allows you to set a desired thrust or speed and heading and is great for "drift" fishing. This mode will automatically compensate for the wind, waves and current to keep you on your desired heading.
Anchor
As the name implies, this mode will keep your boat in one position, holding you on the fish. There is one really cool feature with this mode. With the tap of the directional arrows you can shift your boat in 5 ft increments to the left, right, forwards or backwards.
If you are in the market for new electronics for your fishing boat, you should consider the Raymarien Axiom MFDs and the Rhodan trolling motors. Yuo can find our Raymarine and Rhodan products on the links below: