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I’ve been using this charger for my kayak 12v 100ah battery (I run a Xi3 trolling motor on the kayak). I recently bought a 12v 12aH for my Garmin 9v. The Victron charges at 10 amps which seems high. Is there a way to set up a lower current ‘profile’ so I can switch forth between batteries? I haven’t been able to find any good documentation or forum to dive into the deeper features of this thing.

Picked up a Lew’s Custom Lite 200 size spinning reel on closeout for $37 at my local Dick’s. My first Lew’s. Gonna spool it up with 6lb something, thinking of a newer kinda braid but I haven’t kept up with all the new advancements…..

Never owned a set of waders but plan to start more cool weather wader fishing. I’m assuming I’m going to find a wide spread of pricing and not sure which features are worth upselling myself on. Should I just get something relatively inexpensive at Dicks or should I look for something better somewhere else?

My Garmin 9sv has been a nice upgrade over my smaller Striker 4. I got it mainly for Sidevu. I have tried adjusting the contrast and brightness up/down but everything is still pretty grainy which makes the fish blend into the background. I asked for help on a Garmin Facebook forum but few have that unit so didn’t get any helpful responses. I do see things on Sidevu like bottom structure (rocks, trees) and bait balls but the only obvious fish returns are in the black directly under the boat. Just wondering if I’m overlooking a setting that can help. I’ve tried different pallets but all still seem to not show any fish well.

Mine is a 2023 Legalis with a screw-on handle

Used my new Legalis 2000 spinning reel for the first time today. During retrieves it started to crank slowly like something wasn’t rotating smoothly. Removed and replaced the spool and handles, gave each bearing under the handle a drop of oil and still doing it. I then noticed it cranked freely when I flipped the anti-reverse lever off, and the un-smoothness returned when I turned it back on. What is the likely culprit given this observation?

I see multiple references saying that ordering a 2023 model of the Legalis LT has to be direct from Japan like a JDM company or Amazon Japan. But the regular US Amazon shows a ‘2023 Legalis’ and I’m not sure if these are actually the same thing. Also debating between a 1000s or a 2000s as a I heard it was the same size body. I’m interested in a wider spool to help with casting ultralight lures.

I bought a 1000 size Daiwa Fuego and a 1000 Shimano Miravel for panfishing - both excellent reels. But I have a couple rods that would balance better with a 750 size reel. Who makes something of similar quality/price as the Fuego/Miravel but in a 750 size?

Is there a specific packaging or brand that I can buy somewhere common like Walmart or an auto parts store?

In my experience oil only lasts a short time. The grease is thick enough to float the paddle around the stem

I have a Daiwa Legalis 1000 with a non-removable handle paddle that needs grease. It has too much room and makes small clicking noises and I can feel it like a small fish strike. Normally I add some grease under the paddle to help float it and smooth it out but this Legalis must be too cheap and doesn’t have a screw to remove the paddle. Any suggestions to help push/flow some grease down into it?

What is the difference between a swim bait and glide bait? Sorry, old school here and don’t buy a lot of new fancy baits.

I see it for $20?

Can I get recommendations for entry level (meaning inexpensive) swimbaits that resemble crappie? I want to target some big bass I’ve seen following crappie I have pulled up. There is no shad forage in this reservoir (Virginia) but it also has yellow perch and bluegill. These might be thrown for Musky too. Unfortunately there is a lot of grass. I want to throw something with trebles and maybe articulated, but also thinking a big jig head style swimbaits might be less frustrating to throw? My plan is to pull this across the tops of weedbeds down 5’ to 15’. What would work good for this?

Was fishing a small lake yesterday and starting marking a lot of fish on a 12’ hard bottom flat. Thought they were crappie, and since I catch a lot of bass while crappie fishing this lake I decided to give it a try. Didn’t catch anything except 1 crappie. After wasting a lot of time I moved on telling myself these fish just weren’t biting. In retrospect I am wondering if these were gizzard shad? I’m used to seeing them in a more concentrated school/ball but given the depth maybe they were spread out more? Thermocline was around 15’ and I marked nothing below it so maybe they were forced up on the flat?

Thanks. I bought a Miravel I wanted at Academy for $103 👍🏻

What!? I was there yesterday and asked the guy why no fishing stuff was on sale and he said he didn’t know why. Also no signs posted. Maybe it was store specific?

They pick the dumbest stuff to put on sale. But no sales anywhere I’ve shopped for fishing stuff. Too bad, looking to pick up another 1000 series reel

Anybody know of a rod sock/sleeve that can slide over multiple spinning rods at once?

I have 3 Shimano Sahara 750’s - they are used for crappie and small creek fishing. Mine are at least 20 years old. Reels are still in great shape but recently 2 of them started displaying a problem with the bail not fully closing. I manually close them by hand, usually all it takes is a light bump on the bail and it snaps down. But mine are not closing the last 10 to 15%. I made sure they were clean and oiled things but they are still doing it. Is it a common thing for bail springs to go weak? Maybe I can order replacements.

I throw a lot of short grubs for smallies and keep the little bags of grubs in a 1-gal ziplock bag. I’d like to find a slightly sturdier bag solution that has a clear construction and a zipper easy to open/close. Suggestions?

I’m using the Fuji stick. I’ll,try the little sliver up the rod tip trick. Thanks

I had to replace a rod tip on a rod with a very small tip section. I had a small tip that fit perfect, but it came loose the next trip even though I used hot glue. I think the close fit of the top to the rod pushed away most of glue so it didn’t have a good hold? I still want to use this tip and not a larger size as it is a good fit. Any tips to get it to glue on when there isn’t a lot of space for the glue?

Rod recovered! I made a grappling Hooke of sorts out of spare metal stock and a PVC pipe. Took a few tosses but I hooked it!

Lost my favorite rod/reel over the side today in 9’ of water. Quickly marked a waypoint but too cold to go for a swim like I have done before. Could not snag it with a jig or blade bait with small trebles. Looks like a foot or two of weeds where I dropped it which was hampering my efforts. d**n I am so bummed. Going back hopefully in a few days with a magnet and some larger weighted treble hooks. If it’s a sunny day I’ll swim out and try to find it. Any other tips for retrieving an overboard rod? Reel is a Daiwa magseal series. Think I will need to go into it after a couple days at 9 or 10’? I dropped this same d**n combo 10 days ago but it was closer we to shore and warm so found it after a few minutes of skinny dipping.