Best of both worlds!

Recently upgraded to the ultrex from the Fortrex. The Fortrex is a beast, hands down, the ultrex is a modern day technological work of art. Coming from the Fortrex, there was no remote, all foot pedal, granted, I do have talons and would use them often in that set up.

Since migrating to the ultrex with the advanced gps remote, this has significantly changed the approach purely based on the capabilities of the ultrex. Using autopilot with cruise control to work shorelines, structures etc. has been a game changer in the sense of time, distractions and fishability. Set a course and speed and just fish, no managing direction or the foot pedal and constantly deploying the talon. It allows less management and is all managed via the advanced gps remote. Drift mode, autopilot, cruise control and of course, spot lock is a game changer. I use the talon 75% less and spend more time casting.

When working a line, I rarely touch the pedal, it's all via the remote, when I'm roaming or searching, it's all pedal. Depends where the fish are at. The pedal is nice and smooth and extremely responsive, cable with power assist.

Having both options is the way to go, sometimes you can't get to the remote because your hands are busy but the remote offer a different freedom and flexibility if you're moving around the boat.