crazy larry

I hope you had a gps to mark the spot your rig fell in.... I lost one of my fathers old crankbaits a few weeks ago, marked it, and you better believe I'll be back when the water drops.....

the hustler was hot! I lived in that area before it was impounded.... it's one of my favorites. the old trestle bridges and stock tanks and creek beds are still there.... 8-)

man...... water temp here today was 70*.... I've already got too good a tan. ;D

If you have the time, you'll get a deeper longer lasting charge with the 2 amp setting. But it will take overnight and maybe then some....

If your using a portable charger, disconnect the jumper. If your using an onboard multiple bank charger, you should be able to leave the jumper.

Thanks all. Went fishing with a preacher this morning, He said she could come with us as long as she didn't catch any more hawgs. .... Alarm clock went off this am, she rolled over and said she felt like she might catch a biggun, so she was going to sleep in.... ;D I hooked one a bit after noon, started pulling reallllly hard , taking drag, I thought i'd got her, fought it for a few minutes, got it to the boat.... 7lb catfish...... > :-/... hooked several bedded bass, nothing over three lbs though..... gonna try again in the am.... heres another pic with the belly unobscured... edit; her tail and belly were tore up real well... If she'd a caught her a week ago, she'd have been an easy nine pounds i'm sure..... and just so you know, the bass was thrown back immediately after this pic! We only keep crappie and catfish.

yep, she thinks she wears the britches now. Probably wants to fish out of the front of the boat..... And she hasn't let me forget that hers was 9 oz bigger than my best.... :-[

8 lb 14 oz. 26 inches long. Out of the back of the boat. On one of my home made worms. She's got it bad now. ;D

minn kota recommends a 50 amp circuit breaker on the hot side. not running one will void your warranty. Don't know what motor guide suggests.... six gauge will be plenty fine.

If it is surface oxidation, you can use a rubbing compound and a buffer to remove it. 3m makes good products,, and they even have a marine application. I got mine at academy. you can get their auto grade compounds at oreillys. and no, i do not work for 3m.

6 gauge wire will be sufficient, and wire the batteries in parallel; pos to neg, hook tm up to one battery's positive, the other battery's negative.

two batteries increases your run time, either ran one at a time, or hooked up in parallel..... WOuldn't matter what type of battery, agm, flooded, or otherwise.... I'm curious why your marine dealer would tell you that.?. :-? although, it is my understanding that an agm battery will hold a charge longer than a flooded cell, maybe that is what the dealer is referring to.... I've not broken down and used anything better than an old flooded cell myself. Either way, I'd run two if I could.

I like mine. very much so. I use one for my gps. turn it anyway you want, it'll hold solid.

update..... : I'd decided on a 12v 55lb thrust Mk maxxum at bps for $689. Got there, they still had a pallet of mk AT 24v 65lb thrust motors on sale for $399. .... so I ended up with the 24v, a new quantum code, shimano rod, new worm bag, a new tackle box for my wife, around a hundred dollars worth of tackle, took the wife out to a nice dinner, and still made it home with a hundred bucks in my pocket.... Just enough for a new tm battery. and it gets better..... With the old tm, i could fish all day, but later in the day, i could tell that my ooomph was gone. Hook up my charger, and it'd read 40-45% charge left. Fished all day last friday, No fade noticeable. Got home, hooked the charger up, old battery had 85% charge left, new battery had 90% charge left. 8-) Can't wait for my dual pro 3 bank to show up in the mail.... now I'm saving for a humminbird SI unit. Thanks for all the input guys. I appreciate it.

Nine bolts and the shift linkage were all I had to remove. It was well worth doing at home. Reconnecting the shift linkage was the hardest part, had to have my wife turn the bolt while I held everything in alignment. Took all of 55 minutes once I had the proper parts in hand. The old impeller was in good shape, it now resides under a seat just in case. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. Larry