Definitely agree with the last post. I have a 14 ft Crestliner with a 55. It is plenty powerful and I like having just one battery. Actually the one trolling battery is enough to run my trolling motor, electronics, and kick over the tiller. The spot lock is one of the greatest features created. It will hold the boat within 10 ft of the spot, when I have been in 3 ft waves. It all depends on the wind. If you have steady wind it will hold right there. If the wind is shifting, it will wonder just a bit to compensate for the different wind directions. Here is the one thing I don’t like about the spot lock. I am sure there is something I can change to avoid this. When I am trolling a little faster and get a fish, I will hit the spot lock button. The boat almost immediately whips a 360 to get back to the spot. In a small boat you have to be careful because if you don’t expect it, you would not want to be standing up at the time.

Definitely agree with the last post. I have a 14 ft Crestliner with a 55. It is plenty powerful and I like having just one battery. Actually the one trolling battery is enough to run my trolling motor, electronics, and kick over the tiller. The spot lock is one of the greatest features created. It will hold the boat within 10 ft of the spot, when I have been in 3 ft waves. It all depends on the wind. If you have steady wind it will hold right there. If the wind is shifting, it will wonder just a bit to compensate for the different wind directions. Here is the one thing I don’t like about the spot lock. I am sure there is something I can change to avoid this. When I am trolling a little faster and get a fish, I will hit the spot lock button. The boat almost immediately whips a 360 to get back to the spot. In a small boat you have to be careful because if you don’t expect it, you would not want to be standing up at the time.

If you get into North this summer. Just out from the portage are 3 small islands. Fish the south side of the eastern most island. Maybe 100 meters off the island. It’s a great spot for lake trout and big pike, when it gets warm.

The middle island has a nice bench site which the local guides take advantage of for shore lunches. The shoreline looks like a skeleton grave yard, from all the fillets.

Good luck !

I fish North often in the summer but not on ice yet. I always come in through little gunflint. North is part in Canada and part in the US. If you have a passport, remote border pass and a Canadian fishing license, you can fish all the way to the east end. If it is your first time getting a Canadian license, you also need an Ontario Outdoors card.
I have looked everywhere and can not find a topo map for that lake. It would be a great lake to try out auto chart.