Jig Man

If you can't find anyone here, I'll bet you can at www.tackleunderground.com

The 27 series with give you about 15-25% more amp hours and reserve capacity than the same battery in a 24 series.

Ketchup

I'm with Catt on this. I have 6.5' and 7' MH rods and I'll take the 7s most of the time.

Not unless you have a bad trolling motor.

What is the pressure at idle? What is it at wot?

I must be a lucky guy then. I got 6 years out of my cranking battery on my 225 Optimax and it was still going strong when I gave it away and bought a new one.

DIs require more juice so get at least a 27 series cranking battery with at least 800 CCA. You don't need a dual purpose you need cranks.

Arbor

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X2

A lot of guys with a 36v tmotor only use 3 batteries. You can do that if you have and EFI. If you have a DI then you need a cranking battery as the DIs need more juice to start them. As long as you get a crank with 800+ CCA and tmotor batteries with 200 reserve amps then you would not need more than 4 batteries unless you plan to spend more than 24 hours on the water with no trips to the bank.

I assume that you are ordering from one of the retail stores. If so then it is probably the marine accessories department. I'd call and ask for the manager of that department. If he/she isn't in get their name and ask to be transferred to customer services. Tell them your problem and that you want to speak to the accessories dept mgr as soon as that person is next in the store. Leave a number and tell them you expect a call. Also ask for the store general manager's name.

That looks a whole lot like the poison tail which GMAN on this site sells. I just got 200 from him last week. http://www.barlowstackle.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Product_ID=2516&CATID=59

OR you can take it to a shop and for about $300 they will buff it out for you.

Is it possible to set it up by using one chip in one unit allowing the other two units to read the map. NO EACH UNIT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN MAPPING CARD. If it states the unit is NMEA 2000 standard will it allow units of different manufacturer to coexist? NOT THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD OF. Will the NMEA 2000 network allow multiple sonar/gps units to use a single antenna? YES, I AM RUNNING 2 LOW UNITS ON ONE ANTENNA. Can you run the other sensors such as temp probes, speed sensors, and fuel flow sensors? YES, IF YOU SPEND THE CASH TO GET ALL OF THE STUFF. I am wanting to connect a Hummingbird 797 with a Lowrance 522c and maybe another that I have not purchased. I'M THINKING THE 797 AND THE 522C NETWORKED WOULD BE LIKE BREADING A POSSUM TO A HIPPO. IT WON'T WORK.

There is a product called the alumaducer or something like that which is supposed to read through metal but the regular one aren't supposed to do that.

Not all medium action rods are the same. I have some that will handle a 4" tube with a 1/4 oz jig insert. I also have some that would need a 2 1/2" tube with 1/8 oz or less. Experience with the setup will tell you what works best for you.

Here is one of the screen shots from my 520c just to give you an idea of what you can see.

I have the 520c which is the same unit with external antenna. The 522 is a great unit as long as you don't mount the head unit inside your dash or front panel. Most of the time it needs to be nonflush mounted in order for the antenna to get reception. As for mounting the xducer inside a fiberglass boat, it will decrease the sensitivity but not by enough that you will be able to notice it. Right now they are being clearanced many places and can be bought for under $500. I also heard that Wal-Mart on line had 520c for the same price.

If it is hard water lime deposits, try a little Lime Away. I use it on the motor when mine gets that way.

You will need at least 20 rods to use all of these suggestions. I'll add one more. We are fishing water in the mid 30s right now and catching bass in less than 20 fow. They won't even look at my jig no matter what size, color or trailer I have used. The 4" tube has been out producing all other baits for us with melon/pepper and pumpkin seed being the best colors. Good luck. I hope you win the T. Let us know.

If you should get the opportunity, take along a few jigging spoons. Most years there is a threadfin dieoff on Table Rock. We used to catch bass during that time on the Hopkins Shorty 75.

I fish a lot of football heads. Where I fish there are lots of rocks and I can't fish braid w/o a leader. I normally have a 4' fluro or mono leader.

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