Now before it goes to far, let me say that i don't think shock will hurt a trolling motor. Minn Kota engineered that motor and didn't include a bracket to hold the head because it is not needed. But since someone might be worried about the shock effect on the head, the RAM would certainly help with that.
Personally, I have it for the main reason of not having to mess with the depth collar anymore. Secondary reason is so its not annoying seeing it bounce while driving on the rough roads. I don't think it is needed in the least bit, and if my TM had a better locking mechanism that made it impossible to auto deploy, I probably wouldn't be using the RAM.
Max Wilson posted a picture of what happened when his deployed last summer. All he had left was a head with wires and a base. I have it on my phone, I'll try to post it later. I'd really like to avoid that happening!
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