I've had several each of Minn Kota and Motor Guide. Leg strength is a factor. My buddy and fishing partner that recently died had MS and got to where he could not steer his boat.
There has been good advances in them since I purchased my last one that I currently use. If it goes out I will try to find one that does NOT have the cable drives from the foot feed to the power head.
The cable drives are pretty easy to use on Flats boats where you are standing all the time casting. But sitting and casting like I do in my small "pond hopper" boat I think a non cable model would be the shit.....

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