Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - February 2020

Garmin International, the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer announced its new Force™ Trolling Motor, bringing superior power and efficiency to the freshwater trolling motor market. More power and efficiency means anglers can cover more area and stay on their spots longer, even in tough conditions—and without spooking the fish. Thanks to its unique brushless motor, Force™ operates with almost undetectable levels of sonar and steering noise both below and above the water. It’s also the first trolling motor to include built-in industry-leading Garmin CHIRP traditional and Ultra High-Definition ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars.

trolling motor is 30%more powerful than existing freshwater trolling motors on the market today. It can move anglers from one dock or brush pile to the next more quickly, throttle back with ease when they need to fish slow and stand up better to winds and currents. Even with all that power, Force™ is also the most efficient trolling motor available, so anglers can count on it to fish all day. Its high-efficiency brushless motor operates at either 36V or 24V. When running at 24V, Force delivers comparable thrust to competitors’ 36V motors. It’s everything anglers want in a trolling motor and more.

The Force™ trolling motor comes with an integrated transducer optimized for freshwater use with Garmin CHIRP traditional and Ultra High-Definition ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars so anglers can see more fish and structure clearly. The built-in transducer is user- serviceable, and the cable management system protects the built-in transducer cables as well as additional accessories, including the full range of Panoptix™ and Panoptix LiveScope™ sonars. Wireless integration with a Garmin Chartplotter and built-in autopilot functionality allows anglers with Force™ to get to the fish faster and stay in that same location while they fish. Thanks to its integrated heading sensor and GPS, Force™ offers precise virtual anchor lock to help anglers lock their boat onto their fishing spot quickly and with accuracy. From the Chartplotter, users can create The Garmin Force™ Trolling Motor brings superior power and efficiency to the freshwater trolling motor market.

Click PLAY BUTTON to learn more. “The trollingmotor is one of themost critical pieces of equipment on a freshwater fishing boat, and it can single-handedly be the difference between a good or bad day on the water,” - Dan Bartel, Garmin Worldwide Vice President of Consumer Sales. “ As a new player in the trolling motor market, Garmin is dedicated to delivering amotor that’s as innovative as it is reliable, yet still whisper quiet. Not only is the Force™ trolling motor at the forefront of power and efficiency, its robust, reliable design was built to withstand strenuous use, season after season, and the result is a trolling motor that’s second to none.” Anglers with Garmin Force™ get the best of all three. Thanks to its quiet brushless motor, Force™ operates with nearly imperceptible sonar noise interference. It’s extremely quiet above water, too, without compromise in performance. The Force™