I have seen three complaints…(1) head can stick up pretty high. If you cast left-handed and like to make underhand casts for soft presentations, you can break a rod if you are not careful. (2) with the foot control so far forward on a bass cat, if you raise the motor for shallow fishing, you might have a problem stowing the motor as the cable length can be an issue. The electric steer motors are better here since the stranded wiring is less stiff than the steering cables. You have to be careful on the bend radius of the steering cables or you will kink the cable housing and make steering quite difficult.(3) port rod locker can interfere depending on the height of the motor mount and how high you raise it. Most of my fishing tends to be shallow, but I do fish offshore structure (ledges and such) regularly. If the waves get high enough, my 45″ shaft doesnt work so well and makes things noisy. But since I fish shallow often, raising and lowering it would be a pain as well. I bought a 52″ MG on an older boat, and did not like it. The cable length wasnt an issue back then as that was before recessed foot controls, but the motor did stick up a lot.Like everything else in a boat, this is a compromise. You have to try it to see if you like it or not.2008 Pantera Classic2014 Mercury Pro XS 200
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