I have had some difficulties previously that cause me to not use my main motor while working groundgear (longline, pots, etc), which I do frequently. I use my kicker to get my boat around during these times and generally just run it with the tiller. But I would like to remotely steer it as well and am researching options.
I just had a custom swim step/kicker mount built and I installed it last weekend, and the motor sits well aft of my main, making tie in with a drag link a challenge. I had considered an independent cable steer for the kicker with a steering stick in the cockpit, along with a standard remote control.
For trolling, I like the idea of tying in, but may just do great using anchorout's system instead of integrating with my main. A stick for the cockpit and locking for trolling might be the ticket!!