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  • Birthday 04/04/1981

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • My PB
    Between 5-6 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Smallmouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    Upper Mississippi

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  1. Yes, although Amped doesn't recommend NMC batteries for a boat application: "NMC batteries were build for portable fishing electronics use. They have higher energy density which means they pack more power in smaller space. These are intended for kayaks, portable shuttles and ice fishing. These are not intended for on board or boat use. Remove them after use and bring indoors, charge only indoors and between 32-80 degrees. For on board or boat use, you want to use a LiFePO4 (12.8V or 16V) and they can be safely charged with the proper waterproof on board charger. " https://ampedoutdoors.com/products/32ah-lithium-battery-14-8v-nmc-with-charger-1
  2. Mentioned on another thread, but I run the Amped 32ah NMC battery for my 73sv and LVS32. Also run my power pole off of it. Unfortunately looks like it's out of stock until late feb / early march.
  3. I use my 73sv with Livescope for ice fishing in the winter, and run it with the GT54 transducer on the kayak in the summer. It works fine. I'd upgrade to the 9" if I found one cheap, but they rarely pop up. Buying new to upgrade would cost way too much. The one bonus is that it lasts forever on a 32ah NMC battery.
  4. I just lay mine across the front, especially after I used it to scoop a little bird out that was struggling on the surface.
  5. Fishing from a pedal kayak, I almost always troll when I'm moving spots if I'm fishing a lake. I've got some nice bass over seemingly featureless spots while trolling.
  6. Bought my 73SV a little less than 4 years ago when Cabela's had them for $400. It gets used on my kayak when I'm lake fishing, and hooked up to a shuttle and livescope for the ice season. As it's not really permanently mounted to anything I tend to chuck it around a bit, but it's held up great.
  7. It all depends on where you fish. I primarily fish shallow rivers and the micro power pole is a game changer. I think I'd give up the pedal drive before the power pole.
  8. The Hybrid is usually my next step if I'm not getting any interest in the wake bait. Depends on where I'm fishing, but I usually start with topwater and work my way down through the water column.
  9. Love the Wakebull, although I only have 2. I didn't realize they were discontinued until I tried to buy more... Speaking of KVD, I really like their Hybrid Hunter. It's versatile, fishes a little deeper than a wake bait but I've had really good luck with them. Checking the website I see they have a Shallow Hybrid Hunter now, I'll probably have to pick up a few of those.
  10. When the conditions are right, I have more fun catching bass on the fly versus a lure. But there's a fine line between the fun and frustration factor with fly fishing for bass, especially out of a kayak.
  11. https://www.startribune.com/search-on-for-duluth-man-who-left-home-to-go-ice-skating-on-bay/601189606
  12. Much like @papajoe222, I stop throwing topwater once they start bouncing on the hard water.
  13. Berkley Wakebull. I stopped in to a random tackle shop up north a few years ago and bought one, not even knowing at the time what the hell a wake bait was. Turned out to be an amazing lure for the areas I usually fish, caught some d**n nice smallmouth on it. Stopped at the same shop the year after, they had a single one in stock so I bought it as a backup. Didn't think I had to worry about it being discontinued so I didn't give it too much thought.. when I wanted to grab a few more, out of stock everywhere! I've picked up a few different wake baits, but that Wakebull has always been a slump buster for me.
  14. Only in very broad strokes. Baitcasters - 7'4" MHM glass rod for my topwater / crank baits. 6'6" MF for jerkbaits. 7'6" MHF if I'm throwing bigger stuff or trolling. I've got a few others but those are the main ones I use. Also have a 6'8" MF spin setup for plastics or smaller lures. I used to bring 5-6 rods, but it gets to be a bit much on the kayak and I found that there was always one or two rods I didn't end up using. I'm usually only bringing 2-3 rods now.
  15. I'll keep the occasional Walleye if I happen to catch one, especially while camping. If I'm ice fishing a stocked trout lake, I'll keep my limit. I should keep some pike, but I don't really feel like dealing with the slimers. Not sure I'll ever keep a smallmouth, and a lot of the waters I fish have special regs anyways.
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