I just reviewed my backorder at Tackle Warehouse for my Minn Kota Ultrex and they have updated my order to ship 3/11/17. I placed my order back at the end of November. Hopefully it will ship sooner but I am just excited to finally see a date. Two weeks ago I sent an email to Minn Kota customer service asking for any information on filling backorders. They responded right away and advised me that while they couldn't verify when Tackle Warehouse placed their order, they were fulfilling all orders in 1 to 2 months. They bound to be setting record sales numbers with this kind consumer response.