You will love the electric and it will take you about 2 minutes to get used to it. You will never be able to go back to manual. My only advice; Read your instruction manual. Select a convenient, out-of-the way spot for the plug-in connector. My friend placed his in the open and we always seem to inadvertantly disconnect it while we are fishing. Also, you will want to keep it disconnected when not in use to reduce the chance of corrosion in the connector. Enjoy.