Spot Lock noise

[Gamblerman65]

I was watching a tx on tv the other day and noticed every time the angler would operate the tm it would make a noticeable noise. Was that the Spot Lock and if so are they all noisy?

[jjue1979]

Anything that uses a servo for steering will have some level of noise--some worse than others, and some are quiet for fine adjustments while noisier for quick and large adjustments.

[Highcentered]

Sometimes I wonder if the noisy steering of the Ultrex is spooking the fish when you need to be sneaky.

[duracraftman]

Sometimes I wonder if the noisy steering of the Ultrex is spooking the fish when you need to be sneaky.

John Cox and Keith Carson would probably agree that they do.

[pabasshawk]

That servo noise is above the waterline and doesn't seem to spook fish. Larger quick movements make the most noise.

[jjue1979]

Sometimes I wonder if the noisy steering of the Ultrex is spooking the fish when you need to be sneaky.

I tend to wonder that as well with my early 2010s Terrova, which can be a problem in calm water spider rigging.

[mike464]

The Move is the quietest of them all on spotlock.

[Highcentered]

The Move is the quietest of them all on spotlock.

When my Ultrex goes up in smoke I REALLY want one of those because I hear it's the cat's meow out of the available options. I'm going to hold on to my Ultrex for as long as possible for price reasons.