Junger

South, always south for me.

@volzfan59 If you put Rick Clunn in any boat, it's gonna be a great looking rig! It's already up on their website: https://www.trackerboats.com/bass/savage-215.html Just taking a quick look, the driver console looks a little odd, and it doesn't look all that convenient if you wanted to go with 2 graphs at the helm. The estimated speed with the ProXS 250 is 68-73mph, if I'm on big water and I see a Tracker blow by me, my ego is going to be a little bruised!

I've done really well on Rapala X-Rap XR08's that go down to about 5', it's a smaller profile jerkbait with a tight wiggle. I find that bass are willing to come up pretty far for it. The hooks suck, so I change those out. For deeper jerkbaits, I use the Jackall Rerange MR.

Is there a way to block users here? Asking for a friend.....

I have the Tatula CT 5.5 (TACT100P), and an older Alphas SV105HP 5.8 and both are really smooth. I carry a Ray's shallow spool for the Alphas so I can throw really light crank baits for creek/trout fishing. You'll likely only find these used on eBay or for trade/sale fishing forums, but if you want brand new, the ones Columbia Craw noted would be great reels.

I think TW will take 20% off any item in the email confirmation, but not in the checkout screen for certain brands, such as Shimano, Daiwa, St. Croix, Megabass, GLoomis, etc. The only time you won't get the 20% off is when you see the little italics in checkout "This item is not eligible for advertised discounts."

They were trending downward until recently. Back in October I saw a 100AH LiFePO4 no frills generic brand on Amazon for $88. I have a 105AH bluetooth that went from $170 to $130, but it's back to $170. I think prices won't be going down anytime soon, and probably upward a little with the incoming tariffs. Do you absolutely need batteries now? Or are you just planning to upgrade in a few months and want to hedge pricing? You can always fall back on cheaper wet lead acid or AGM batteries if the lithiums go up.

@MediumMouthBass It's probably extra 50% off instore clearance items. My local store does that for the clearance items in the bins from time to time.

I think Lund added waterproof storage to the Renegade in 2022, so consider that. It seems like that was the biggest criticism of the Renegade.

Can I room with you after I tell my wife she’s being petty over my gear? 😁

I've had two Helix10 G3N's since 2021 without issues, and I've run them in downpours several times. The one thing I did for my front/bow unit that is flush mounted is put a rubber gasket between the bow plate and unit so water doesn't sneak underneath. I had two Garmin's before that for several years with no problem too. Like others have said, I think most units will become obsolete before they break.

Only from my wife.....everyone else doesn't care.

I run high vis braid for pretty much all my bottom contact presentations, with a long lighter FC leader (long enough but doesn't go into the spool) so that if I get hung up I break off at the lure knot and keep most of the leader. I dislike breaking off and possibly leaving a bunch of braid in the water. I retie frequently and the leader will usually last me several outings.

Works fine chopping up the pad stalks. Same with grass, trim up the TM so that the cut stalks don't stack up on the lower unit and shaft, otherwise you'll have to remove them manually.

Found this video of the ML2 side by side with LVS34; Looks pretty comparable, and ML2 looks better in landscape.