▁early - model ▁( and ▁late - model ▁low - end ▁units ), ▁a ▁push - pull ▁cable . ▁ ▁Foot ▁controlled ▁t rolling ▁mot ors ▁require ▁a ▁special ized ▁mount ing ▁bra cket ▁that ▁bol ts ▁hor izont ally ▁to ▁the ▁deck . ▁Main ▁advantage ▁of ▁foot ▁controls ▁is ▁that ▁fish erman ▁has ▁both ▁hands ▁free ▁for ▁fish ing ▁and ▁landing ▁the ▁hook ed ▁fish . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁it ▁is ▁sometimes ▁hard ▁to ▁coordinate ▁foot ▁work ▁with ▁hands , ▁especially ▁in ▁w avy ▁and ▁wind y ▁conditions . ▁▁▁ ▁W ire less ▁remote : ▁available ▁on ▁high - end ▁late - model ▁t rolling ▁mot ors . ▁ ▁Ser vo - control led ▁ste ering ▁and ▁speed ▁control ▁both ▁respond ▁to ▁a ▁wireless ▁device , ▁either ▁in ▁a ▁foot ▁ped al ▁or ▁a ▁key - f ob ▁transmit ter ▁( similar ▁to ▁an ▁autom ot ive ▁remote ▁key less ▁system ). ▁ ▁Gas oline - power ed ▁t rolling ▁mot ors ▁Small ▁out board ▁mot ors ▁are ▁frequently ▁used ▁as ▁t rolling ▁mot ors ▁on ▁boats ▁with ▁much ▁larger ▁engines ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁operate ▁as ▁efficiently ▁or ▁quietly ▁at ▁t rolling ▁spe eds . ▁ ▁These ▁typically ▁are ▁designed ▁with ▁a ▁manual ▁pull ▁start ▁system , ▁thro tt le ▁and ▁g ear shift ▁controls ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁motor , ▁and ▁a ▁till er ▁for ▁ste ering , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁t rolling ▁application , ▁will ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁ste ering ▁mechanism ▁at ▁the ▁hel m