ejweaver

Thanks for the replies. I will stick with it and see how it works out in the long run.

As the hands have gotten older, I have had to look for new ways to tie knots for joining two lines as well as tying on terminal tackle. I found a tool that seems to work very well tying the nail knot. I have been using the nail knot for terminal tackle and a nail knot to nail knot for joining the leader to the main line. I started using it a few weeks ago when I took a fishing trip for small mouth. The largest fish caught was around 31/2 lbs. So far, it has worked very well, with no break offs, but since I haven't seen it mentioned in bass fishing forums, I am wondering if I should be using it. Any inputs would be greatly appreciated both on the use of the nail knot or any other tools/aids to help these old hands tie reliable knots. Thanks

I had the same problem with my bow seat - sprayed some penetrating oil (purchased at Home Depot) on the pedestal and let it run down into the post and sleeve. Waited a few minutes and was able to remove the pedestal. Some sanding of the post on the bottom of the pedestal with fine sand paper and cleaning the receptacle in the floor fixed the problem. This was also the advise I got from the local BPS service dept. Now I keep a can of penetrating oil handy for lots of different uses. Hope this helps.

I have a pro sport 12 with a deep cycle battery for the trolling motor and a marine for the starter of the OB. Since I have to store the boat at a storage facility, can I plug in the charger and leave it plugged in until I go back out fishing (2 -3 weeks in between)? I don't want to have a problem with damaging the batteries by keeping the charger plugged in all the time if it isn't safe to do so. Thanks for the help