Garmin TR-1 Gold

Jaksonbrown · Post by **Jaksonbrown** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:37 am

Well, I finally decided that I can no longer live without another TR-1. I had one on the NW Jet back in idaho and it was amazing. It puts the fun back in trolling and backtrolling. Im installing one myself on the Duck this weekend. Has anyone installed one on here before? Got any good tips or do's and dont's?

Post by **Bodofish** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:27 am

Cake walk. Sickbayer and I did his. He did the grunt and I did backup on the tech. The directions are really good.

sickbayer · Post by **sickbayer** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:40 pm

yeah bodo is right it is pretty easy if you read the instructions...The most critical for me was layout of the gyro,pump and hoses (i had everyting you had to worry about, suspension seats, radio, wipers, anchor etc etc etch)..once you have that figured out the actual installation is straight forward, how the heck 3rivers marine can quote me 900bucks to install is anybodies guess. you will need another hand when filling the hydro oil in the hoses as it get a little messy. Good luck, maybe ill go out and take a picture of my installation tomorrow and post here.
AND I will say the tri is THE best thing i have ever owned fishing with out it is a nightmare and labour intensive.

Jaksonbrown · Post by **Jaksonbrown** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:28 am

sickbayer wrote:yeah bodo is right it is pretty easy if you read the instructions...The most critical for me was layout of the gyro,pump and hoses (i had everyting you had to worry about, suspension seats, radio, wipers, anchor etc etc etch)..once you have that figured out the actual installation is straight forward, how the heck 3rivers marine can quote me 900bucks to install is anybodies guess. you will need another hand when filling the hydro oil in the hoses as it get a little messy. Good luck, maybe ill go out and take a picture of my installation tomorrow and post here.
AND I will say the tri is THE best thing i have ever owned fishing with out it is a nightmare and labour intensive.

Yea.. the TR-1 rocks.... to be able to back troll down a seam in a river and fish yourself without ever having to touch your kicker is awesome. THen if you get a fish on...just push a button and increase the throttle a little and it will hold you in place! Its awesome! It puts the fun back into back trolling.

Three rivers service dept sucks... I have requested a quote 3 times from them to do some custom additions to my rails on the Duck.. they still have yet to get me one. I dont know how you can do business this way and stay alive. I wont even go into what they did to my motor....Ill never let them touch my boats again.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:35 am

I wish I had $3,000 laying around for one of the units. I wouldn't go so far to say "puts the fun back in back trolling", my buddy and I just switch off on the sticks and once you are used to driving a boat backwards its easy as pie to cast and control the boat.

Post by **Bodofish** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:44 am

Jaksonbrown wrote:
sickbayer wrote:yeah bodo is right it is pretty easy if you read the instructions...The most critical for me was layout of the gyro,pump and hoses (i had everyting you had to worry about, suspension seats, radio, wipers, anchor etc etc etch)..once you have that figured out the actual installation is straight forward, how the heck 3rivers marine can quote me 900bucks to install is anybodies guess. you will need another hand when filling the hydro oil in the hoses as it get a little messy. Good luck, maybe ill go out and take a picture of my installation tomorrow and post here.
AND I will say the tri is THE best thing i have ever owned fishing with out it is a nightmare and labour intensive.
Yea.. the TR-1 rocks.... to be able to back troll down a seam in a river and fish yourself without ever having to touch your kicker is awesome. THen if you get a fish on...just push a button and increase the throttle a little and it will hold you in place! Its awesome! It puts the fun back into back trolling.

Three rivers service dept sucks... I have requested a quote 3 times from them to do some custom additions to my rails on the Duck.. they still have yet to get me one. I dont know how you can do business this way and stay alive. I wont even go into what they did to my motor....Ill never let them touch my boats again.

Yep, motor stories abound. Bad place to leave your boat or have it worked on.

Marc Martyn · Post by **Marc Martyn** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:10 am

Very interesting unit. Are these used primarily for holding your position on rivers?

Post by **G-Man** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:08 am

Marc, they are a true auto pilot system for your kicker motor and I'm really tempted to break down and add one to my boat. They are not just for river fishing, they also shine when you are trolling alone, especially when the wind kicks up. Try laying out 100+ feet of line, attaching it to your downrigger clip and getting the gear down in the proper zone while trying to maintain a somewhat strait course when you are fishing by yourself. With this setup, you give it a heading and it keeps the boat on track. Another bonus is once you have hooked a fish, set a course away from any obstructions and you and your netman, if you have one, are free to take care of business. When fishing the salt, especially around rocky areas, this is a real plus.

sickbayer · Post by **sickbayer** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:55 am

G-Man wrote:Marc, they are a true auto pilot system for your kicker motor and I'm really tempted to break down and add one to my boat. They are not just for river fishing, they also shine when you are trolling alone, especially when the wind kicks up. Try laying out 100+ feet of line, attaching it to your downrigger clip and getting the gear down in the proper zone while trying to maintain a somewhat strait course when you are fishing by yourself. With this setup, you give it a heading and it keeps the boat on track. Another bonus is once you have hooked a fish, set a course away from any obstructions and you and your netman, if you have one, are free to take care of business. When fishing the salt, especially around rocky areas, this is a real plus.

This is the main reason for me buying one. its like that commercial for the cooker.... "SET IT AND FOGET IT" i will say i bought mine from consumers marine for $1250.free shipping and no tax so shop around around and wait for bargins.

Marc Martyn · Post by **Marc Martyn** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:27 pm

Last year while fishing in the Silver Lake Open with Don Wittenberger, he had a remote control mounted on his casting rod to operate his front mounted Minnkota. That worked pretty slick. I didn't know they had auto pilot for kickers. That's pretty nice, although quite pricey. But, if you use it often enough, I suppose it is worth it.

scott080379 · Post by **scott080379** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:31 pm

They also have auto pilot for main motors as well. great for cruzing out to the tuna grounds as long as you still keep watch for that random log floating around in the middle of the ocean.

Jaksonbrown · Post by **Jaksonbrown** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:03 am

I primarily used mine for the rivers. You can stay in a great deal of current and the auto pilot will hold your position for you so you dont have to be on the kicker all the time.. or ever for that matter. The other really cool thing is that you can also hook it up to your gps. So for trolling a lake or in the sound, you can program a course for it to follow, say the edge of posession bar, and the boat will automatically follow the course by itself. I have litterally programed a series of cooridinates on a lake in idaho... set the TR-1 and the boat follows the course around the lake. I have fished in a huge oval pattern about 2 miles long for hours on end and have never had to touch the kicker until it was time to go home.
They are amazing auto pilots.

Jaksonbrown · Post by **Jaksonbrown** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:51 am

Got it installed last weekend and went out to the slough to test it out... Damned if it didnt work like a charm! I forgot how amazing that damn thing is... Trolling speeds from 6kts down to 1/2kts. Holds the course perfectly! I gotta say, I was kinda stunned that it installed so easily and worked flawlessly on the first go out.

I cannot wait to get it out on a real river for some steel....

sickbayer · Post by **sickbayer** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:07 pm

Jaksonbrown wrote:Got it installed last weekend and went out to the slough to test it out... Damned if it didnt work like a charm! I forgot how amazing that damn thing is... Trolling speeds from 6kts down to 1/2kts. Holds the course perfectly! I gotta say, I was kinda stunned that it installed so easily and worked flawlessly on the first go out.

I cannot wait to get it out on a real river for some steel....

Isnt the grin just massive when you know you have saved 1000bucks on a dealer installation.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:42 pm

Jealous! Go hit that Cow.

Jaksonbrown · Post by **Jaksonbrown** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:15 am

sickbayer wrote:
Jaksonbrown wrote:Got it installed last weekend and went out to the slough to test it out... Damned if it didnt work like a charm! I forgot how amazing that damn thing is... Trolling speeds from 6kts down to 1/2kts. Holds the course perfectly! I gotta say, I was kinda stunned that it installed so easily and worked flawlessly on the first go out.

I cannot wait to get it out on a real river for some steel....
Isnt the grin just massive when you know you have saved 1000bucks on a dealer installation.

I know! I cannot believe that 3 rivers charges that much. It really wasnt that difficult..... and it worked when I finished! :bounce:

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