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dobson used an electric-steer motor with the same fea- tures to win the 2016 costa flW series event at thousand islands, and was impressed with the Gps anchoring technol- ogy. the new ultrex unit combines all of these features with a traditional cable-steer pedal for bass anglers. Rose also does all he can to quiet his trolling motor by employing a rubber dampening device made by BowJax. there are a couple of types available – a model that wraps around the motor’s lower unit and one that wraps around the shaft. trolling motor Interference a common issue anglers face at the bow is trolling motor interference on the graph. A clunky trolling motor will spook fish that might already be jittery. Various dampening aids will help alleviate the problem. NE W J - B RAI D x 4 ® BR AIDE D F ISH I NG L INE N x4 J-BRAID ISLAND BL UE NEW NE W J-BRAID x 4 W I T H 4 I NT N E R - W O V EN S TRANDS Str ong and tough a br asi ion-r esistant technology . Ideal f or structur e fishing g. T h i n d e s i g n f o r o f f s h o r e applic ations. N x4 J-BRAID YELL O W NEW N x4 J-BRAID D ARK GREEN NEW ORIGIN A L x 8 BR A ID x 8 WITH 8 INTER - W O VEN S TRANDS Ex c eptional c asting perf ormanc e. S m o o t h and soft br aid runs silent thr ough the guides — Ideal f o r spinning r eels. 38 NEW x8 J-BRAID WHITE x8 J-BRAID D AR RK GREEN x8 J-BRAID MUL LTI-COL TI-COL OR x8 J-BRAID CHA AR TREUSE ww ww w . daiwa . com / us FlWFIshInG.com I maY-june 2017 Ferrite rings help neutralize trolling motor “noise” on the graph.