Meet the New Minn Kota - One Seamless Fishing System

A simpler, more integrated fishing experience powered by Humminbird Imaging™

Minn Kota® and Humminbird are coming together under one Minn Kota brand to create a seamless fishing system powered with Humminbird Imaging™. By integrating trolling motors, fish finders, advanced sonar, mapping, navigation, shallow water anchors and the Minn Kota Fishing App, the new Minn Kota system reduces complexity so anglers can spend less time managing technology and more time enjoying what brought them to the water in the first place: the fun of fishing.

Minn Kota and Humminbird have worked together for decades to help anglers find fish and stay on them with precision. Humminbird will live on within Minn Kota as Humminbird Imaging, bringing its trusted sonar and imaging technology to Minn Kota fish finders and the broader Minn Kota system. What your Minn Kota fish finder sees, the trolling motor can act on, turning sonar and mapping information into intuitive navigation and precise boat positioning.

If you already own Humminbird equipment, support will continue under the Minn Kota brand. Compatible current-generation products, including Humminbird XPLORE, APEX and SOLIX G3 fish finders, can receive software updates that bring new Minn Kota system capabilities to equipment you already own.

What does this mean when you're on the water? Compatible Minn Kota products can work together to simplify control across the boat. Features such as Draw & Navigate™, Intelligent Depth Control™, improved Spot-Lock® and integrated shallow water anchor control use sonar, imaging and mapping information to guide navigation and boat positioning. The result is a more intuitive experience that keeps you focused on fishing.

Available Beginning Oct. 6, 2026

The launch brings new products and capabilities together under Minn Kota.

• Minn Kota X Series™ Fish Finders and Navigation: Offered in 7-, 9-, 10-, 12- and 16-inch models, including new 7- and 16-inch screen sizes.
• A new generation of Minn Kota trolling motors: Including Ultrex™, Ulterra®, Terrova®, Riptide Terrova®, Riptide Instinct™, PowerDrive™ and Riptide Powerdrive™.
• Minn Kota Maps: Built on the trusted data of LakeMaster®, Minn Kota Maps enable anglers to understand the water, plan smarter, navigate confidently and stay on fish.
• Minn Kota Fishing App: Provides control of trolling motors, fish finders, shallow water anchors and mapping on and off the water. Replaces the One-Boat Network App.

New integrated-system capabilities

• Draw & Navigate™: Use a finger to draw a course on a Minn Kota fish finder, and the trolling motor will automatically follow.
• Wireless integration: Compatible Minn Kota fish finders and trolling motors communicate without requiring an Ethernet cable between them.
• Intelligent Depth Control™: The system monitors changing depth conditions and helps keep the boat and equipment out of shallow or potentially hazardous water.
• Enhanced Spot-Lock®: Enhancements provide up to a 50% tighter hold on compatible trolling motors, compared to previous Minn Kota trolling motor models.
• Instant-response steering: Compatible electric-steer brushless motors provide a faster, more familiar and more responsive steering experience, with a new foot pedal.
• Integrated shallow water anchor control: Anglers can operate Minn Kota shallow water anchors from new Minn Kota trolling motors, fish finders, or the Minn Kota Fishing App.
• System command through the Minn Kota Fishing App: The management of Minn Kota trolling motors, fish finders, shallow water anchors, maps and waypoints is right at an angler's fingertips. These innovations eliminate unnecessary steps between seeing information and taking action. Anglers can draw a route, respond to depth changes and coordinate boat positioning through one seamlessly integrated fishing system.

Coming in Early 2027

• Minn Kota A Series Fish Finders
• Minn Kota Terrova QUEST and Riptide Terrova QUEST trolling motors
• Minn Kota Live Sonar
• Minn Kota 360 Imaging

With compatible equipment, these products and capabilities come together on the water. For example, you can identify a series of brush piles on your Minn Kota fish finder and use Draw & Navigate™ to set a course through them. As the trolling motor follows the route, you can stay focused on making casts instead of repeatedly repositioning the boat. When you find fish, improved Spot-Lock® helps hold the boat in place. In shallow water, you can also control a compatible Minn Kota shallow water anchor through the Minn Kota Fishing App.

By bringing Humminbird's trusted imaging technology and Minn Kota's boat positioning expertise under one brand, anglers get a simpler, more integrated experience across the products they choose, use and rely on for support. It all adds up to less time managing equipment and more time finding fish, making casts and enjoying every moment on the water.

Explore the new Minn Kota fishing system to see products available beginning Oct. 6, learn which existing Humminbird products are compatible and preview what's coming in 2027.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the new Minn Kota?

The new Minn Kota is one seamless fishing system that brings trolling motors, fish finders and navigation, sonar, mapping, shallow water anchors and the Minn Kota Fishing App together under one brand.

Is Humminbird going away?

No. Humminbird technology is not going away. Humminbird is becoming Humminbird Imaging™, the sonar and imaging technology that powers Minn Kota fish finders and integrated navigation products. The innovation, performance, and expertise anglers trust from Humminbird remain a core part of the Minn Kota fishing system.

What does powered with Humminbird Imaging mean?

It means Humminbird Imaging™ provides the sonar and imaging technology that powers the new Minn Kota fish finders and supports the full-boat system. The system features compatible products to help you find fish, understand the water and support navigation and boat positioning.

Will current Humminbird products still be supported?

Yes. Humminbird owners will continue to have access to customer support and the dealer network. Support details will continue to be provided through our Help Center. Technical and Repair Support will continue to be provided by our team of technicians and support personnel at our Eufaula, AL facility. 

Which products are part of the system?

The system includes compatible Minn Kota fish finders and navigation, trolling motors, maps, live sonar, 360 Imaging, shallow water anchors and the Minn Kota Fishing App. Product availability and compatibility vary.

How do Minn Kota fish finders and trolling motors work together?

A compatible fish finder interprets sonar and mapping information, while the trolling motor uses that information to help navigate, position and hold the boat so anglers can stay focused on fishing.