Lowrance Ghost vs Minn Kota Ultrex
Lowrance Ghost X can be steered from 8 current fish finders, all Lowrance: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. It does not work with Garmin, Humminbird or Minn Kota units. Minn Kota Ultrex can be steered from 32 current fish finders: Minn Kota A Series, Minn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX, Humminbird SOLIX G3 and Humminbird HELIX G4N. 18 of them need an adapter, a software update or a particular model version. It also works with 48 older, discontinued units. It does not work with Garmin or Lowrance units.
At a glance
Counts are from the brands' own compatibility lists; open either product for the unit-by-unit answer and its source.
What each one works with
Which fish finders can steer Lowrance Ghost?
Current units, by Lowrance's own lists: Lowrance HDS PRO and Lowrance Elite FS. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.
Which fish finders can steer Minn Kota Ultrex?
Current units, by Minn Kota's own lists: Minn Kota A Series, Minn Kota X Series, Humminbird APEX, Humminbird SOLIX G3 and Humminbird HELIX G4N. Older units and the conditions each needs are on the product page.
Questions
Which is cheaper, Lowrance Ghost or Minn Kota Ultrex?
On the prices we have (as of November 1, 2026), the cheapest Lowrance Ghost product is the Ghost X at $3,979.99, and the cheapest Minn Kota Ultrex product is the Ultrex at $3,299.99. Prices are re-checked weekly.
Which works with more fish finders, Lowrance Ghost or Minn Kota Ultrex?
By the brands' own lists: Lowrance Ghost works with 8 current fish finders (Lowrance); Minn Kota Ultrex with 32 (Minn Kota and Humminbird). Each only works with its own brand family's units.
Answered from the catalogue data, as of November 1, 2026. How we compare.