Jig Man

Mike I also am running Optimas. My charger does fine on them and I have been impressed with the batteries so far. BTW: Deal directly with Dual Pro. They will probably give you a better deal than anyone else out there. When one of my banks went bad on an 8 year old charger, they beat the next best price by close to $100. They may also have a new version for the AGMs.

sycamore sinks and stays put

The mileage isn't as important for me as the service record. Today's engines can go a long ways if they have had regular oil changes and the rear end, transfer case and transmission serviced when needed.

I'm running a dual pro 3 bank 15 amp.

All of my reels are shimano and my rods are gloomis and st. croix. That way I don't have to mess with any different feel except stiffness in the rods to compensate for bait weights. That is critical for me especially when it is dark and I have to go completely by feel.

Some say that it isn't so but a guy who spent 35 years in the government working with their gps equipment told me that they vary the accuracy that you are allowed to have from time to time so on a bad accuracy day one will have problems. What ever it is, I know that mine doesn't work the same from one trip to another getting on wpts in open water.

Go 3 batteries and 24 volts. That is way better than going 12 volts.

I the very clear water I fish in the winter and early spring I have found that braid and fluro are a good combination. In fact I have 5 setups rigged and loaded for tomorrows trip to upper Bull Shoals.

It may be your technique or the way you control your boat. I catch a lot more fish on windy days than I ever do when the wind isn't blowing. My best days are when the wind has been blowing for 3 days from the same direction.

There are two ways: dipping and injecting. Dipping can be done 2 ways: vertical and horizontal. Dipping can be very cheap to get into. Injecting will cost from $150-400 depending on how many molds and injectors you buy. Any kind of slick rod will work for dipping. Melt your plastisol and put some cooking oil on the rod and dip it down into the plastisol. Let it cool and take it off. Cut the tail into strips and you have a tube.

First when you melt down old plastics you will wind up with greens and browns as the various colors blend so I strongly suggest that you buy some medium plastisol when you make your initial order for molds. As stated you will need a microwave oven ($40 for a cheap one or check flea mkts.) or electric hot plate ($15-20). With the microwave you'll need some 1 cup Pyrex pitchers. With the hot plate some pans with thick bottoms. You will need some colorants and some glitter when you make your order. A very important item is gloves. Molten plastisol is around 350°F and will take your skin right off. It is very easy to scorch plastisol so you also should buy some heat stabilizer. Since many items you may want will have a higher shipping fee than the item itself, take your time and find the site that has what you want so you can get it all and only have one shipping fee. Some places you may want to look at are Barlow's, Jann's, Lurecraft, and Bear's. There are many more if you want to do a google search.

When I use my homemade Bondo molds I spray them with garlic before I pour the plastisol in. It makes them easier to get out and adds some stinkum.

Yes, with and with out why are you asking?

That is also my thoughts but I don't have any reels with parts like that on them.

I found this under the driver's console in my boat. I only have Shimano reels but can't find any missing anything like this. Sorry for the pic quality. I took several and never could get a good focus.

Remember when you combine a bunch of colors you will wind up with brown.

I gave up on the Ds and got rid of mine. I have several levels of S spinning including the Sahara and Symmetry reels. If you will use it a bunch, I'd get the Symmetry. I have some of them that are 11 years old and have been used a bunch. An occasional cleaning and once in a while an antireverse clutch is all they have had done to them.

I remelt mine and make them into new baits. Find a bait maker and see if he will take your old plastics and recycle them. Just don't save him any Gulp as they still stink even when recycled.

I don't understand what you mean by installing an upgrade from one unit to another. However, if your 5x is capable of seeing the lss1 structure scan then the ethernet cable is how it is done.

Gman if you can swing it the 8 has way more features than the 7. One of my friends has bird and I can't stand to look at his 2d sonar. Low is much better. The down and side are close to the same except Low has 3 crystals in the ducer and bird has to do computer manipulations for part of theirs. As for customer service, I have never had issues with them and I have been using their techs for info for a lot of years.

It is hard to say since I don't know the rules for your state. Here in MO our law states that people can't sit in the up seats if the boat is going faster than trolling speed.

If you only heat the jig head to the point where the paint goes on and looks "powdery and dull" then it is a thin coat and should not run when baked. I use superglue gel for holding the weedguards. It is quick and easy and dries in just a couple of minutes.

Those are nice looking. I don't normally put weedguard in mine as I am not bumping or hopping around cover or structure.

Most people have an inflated opinion of what their stuff is worth. They don't think things depreciate as fast as they actually do. Add ons are a lot more valuable to the seller than they are to the buyer because they remember what they paid for them not what they are worth now. When you are looking at NADA be sure to check the *** to see what is included in the price. Sometimes it is the whole package and sometimes it excludes the trailer and/or motor. When that is the case you have to look them up seperately and add them.

Yes loosen them. I keep mine loose on all my BC reels until I put a bait on them in the boat. When I put them away I loosen them before they go in the rod locker.