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Raymarine Axiom Line Now Compatible with Power-Pole and MOVE

Raymarine, manufacturer of marine electronics (boat on water)

Raymarine, manufacturer of marine electronics, has announced new fishing features added to their Axiom MFD displays. 

With the August release of the Lighthouse 4.7 software upgrade, Axiom users can operate both Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchors and all MOVE Brushless electric trolling motor models, including the new MOVE Offshore available in 84-, 96-, and 110-inch lengths, direct from their Axiom display screen. 

The new software update also includes a new timesaving Smart DriftTM feature, and Raymarine says that the South Florida chart for Florida Marine Tracks, now compatible with Axiom displays, will release for sale in August 2024.

Power-Pole Integration

Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchors

 
Axiom users will be able to stow and deploy Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchors and control all MOVE trolling motor models – directly from their chartplotter display. 

They will also be able to take advantage of the Power-Pole MOVE’s advanced navigation controls and seamlessly switch between the MOVE trolling motor and Raymarine Evolution autopilot while navigating a route or waypoint.

Key Features for Axiom and the Shallow Water Anchors include: 

•    Precise manual control of stow and deploy of single or dual anchors
•    One-touch auto stow or deploy of single or dual anchors

Axiom touch screen display

Axiom’s touch screen display now allows control of both Power-Pro Shallow Water Anchor and MOVE trolling motors.

Key features for Axiom and MOVE Brushless Trolling Motor include:

•    Navigate to a point or follow a route
•    Anchor with jog mode, precisely hold a position, then jog 5 feet with a single press
•    Precise heading or course over ground control with speed control
•    Manual steering control 

The MOVE trolling motor is noted for durability and for exceptionally quiet operation.

The MOVE trolling motor is noted for durability and for exceptionally quiet operation.

Smart Drift

The new Smart Drift feature in the Axiom chartplotter is an innovative addition that takes the guesswork out of starting a drift when bottom fishing, deep dropping or fishing over wrecks. 

To calculate a drift, anglers can select a chart location or use Axiom’s sonar history feature to scroll back the fish finder timeline and identify interesting bottom structure or a wreck for a drift-start location. Smart Drift then creates a drift vector line and start location.  

The new Smart Drift feature automatically calculates the drift so that anglers can ease along a reef line or the length of a wreck with wind and current, or drift to a pre-selected point.

The new Smart Drift feature automatically calculates the drift so that anglers can ease along a reef line or the length of a wreck with wind and current, or drift to a pre-selected point.

Users simply position the boat over the start location to start the drift. In the selected timeframe, the boat will end its drift at the selected waypoint. The drift vector time is adjustable, allowing anglers to extend the drift time to better prepare tackle and gear.

Florida Marine Tracks

Florida Marine Tracks provide aerial views and detailed navigation info for safely running the shallow water where Florida flats and bay anglers often operate, and for locating prime fishing spots.

Florida Marine Tracks provide aerial views and detailed navigation info for safely running the shallow water where Florida flats and bay anglers often operate, and for locating prime fishing spots.

For shallow-water and flats anglers in Florida, Raymarine also announced that the South Florida chart for Axiom displays by Florida Marine Tracks will be available for purchase by ISLA Mapping as early as August 2024. 

The new chart compatibility does not require the upcoming Lighthouse 4.7 software upgrade. 

Florida Marine Tracks offers thousands of miles of precisely drawn detailed navigation tracks for flats, bay boats and other shallow-water boats running in challenging areas. Florida Marine Tracks maps are corrected to provide the precise location of navigation aids, including daymarkers, buoys and signs, as well as concrete abutments, PVC stakes and Everglades navigational aids. 

Running the Florida shallows becomes easier with Florida Marine Tracks on a Raymarine Axiom display.

Running the Florida shallows becomes easier with Florida Marine Tracks on a Raymarine Axiom display.

The native Florida Marine Tracks aerial imagery features resolution ranging from 3 inches to 1 foot. This lets anglers to zoom in with clarity from 50 to 100 feet with no loss of resolution. Axiom 2 Pro and Axiom 2 XL’s powerful six-core processor delivers fast redraws and high-definition renderings of Florida Marine Tracks premier, high-resolution fish charts.

“We have always tried to make our Axiom displays more robust and user-friendly, and these new fishing features give users the tools they need for a successful day on the water,” said Jamie Dery, Vice President of Raymarine Americas. “Whether running in the shallows with Florida Marine Tracks, anchoring with your Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchor system, sneaking up on your target fish with Power-Pole MOVE Trolling Motor or setting your boat for a drift to a nearby wreck, Axiom gives you all of that functionality and more with easy-to-use, touch-screen controls.”

The Power-Pole brushless trolling motor is one of the most powerful on the market. It can now be operated via the Axiom MFD.

The Power-Pole brushless trolling motor is one of the most powerful on the market. It can now be operated via the Axiom MFD.

Power-Pole integration and the Smart Drift feature, along with other fishing and boating benefits, will be released as part of the Axiom Lighthouse 4.7 upgrade, scheduled for August 2024.

The South Florida chart of Florida Marine Tracks, compatible with Axiom displays, is also scheduled to be available for sale by ISLA Mapping at that time. To learn more about Raymarine compatibility with Power-Pole, Florida Marine Tracks, and new functionality of the Axiom Lighthouse 4.7 upgrade, go to www.raymarine.com/icast.

For more information on Raymarine and its full line of marine products, visit www.raymarine.com.