About the company:

   Minn Kota is the top manufacturer of trolling motors in the world. They have been manufacturing trolling motors since the 1930s.

The name "Minn Kota" came when O.G. Schmidt (inventor of the electric trolling motor) moved his operations from Wheatland, North Dakota to Fargo, North Dakota. Because of the proximity to the Minnesota-North Dakota border he derived the name "Minn Kota."

Here are some of the innovations that have helped put Minn Kota at the top of the electric trolling motor industry:

1934 Development of the first electric gear-driven motor

1934 The first electric flexible cable motor

1965 The first electric motor with reverse switch

1968 The first remote control for use with other brands

1985 The first electonic speed control

1986 The first to have built-in electronic speed control

And the list goes on....