Seahunt777

Here’s your likely issue. Spotlock is programmed to disengage from a spot if it’s unable to keep you within a certain distance of the original spot... The main reasons causing are usually a strong current/wing in coordination with a battery thats been running hard. Basically you dont have enough juice to keep you on a spot. I have 3 batteries and i’ve experienced this plenty. Freshwater should be fine, but for salt unless you have a minnkota alternator to charge in between reef runs etc you can just about forget fighting the inlet or reef current for too long. Trolling motors running on level 10 in coordination with steering rotation drain will just about do your battery in to the point it wont lock in less than a couple hours some days less. A good hack for the inlet is to point upward to current run the motor in gear then really just count on your spot lock for steering to keep you from spinning to hold a spot. Generally, you’re doing this when the inlets too bad to get out so youre fishing the back of the inlet in tougher conditions. It’s not ideal but in a bad conditions day it beats going back to the dock or resorting to the bays where the bite is slower. I doubt this is the issue but keep in mind that the remote screen will go blank as a battery saving feature after 4 or 5 minutes but that doesnt mean the spot lock isnt still engaged. Look at the head to see if its still working as opposed to touching the screen as touching a button will disengage a spot lock. Always carry extra remote batteries. Hate to lose a day on the water because of a $5 CR4024 And when all else fails open the ole anchor locker..