Thumper68

I too have just begun my baitcaster journey. A big tip for me was keeping my elbow (casting side) tucked into my side. I actually put a bag of plastic baits in my armpit and tried not to drop it during the cast. Keeping my elbow in by my side helped a lot. As mentioned earlier, smoothness is critical. I used spincasters and spinning reels for 60 years until this year. I finally decided to man up and I sure am glad I did.

Kansas, Missouri, and Panama. Panama was peacock bass fishing in Lake Gatun usually in jon boat rented from the Army mwr.

Yes. A Spyderco ambitious.

You have gotten some good answers. I also am new to fish finders and also just purchased the same plain Jane striker 4. I just returned from my 5th trip. I am just now starting to feel like I can understand and interpret the data a little bit. It is going to take some more time with, but I can identify soft or hard bottom, and kinda of watch the fish move to different areas as the morning progresses. I can also map the weed lines pretty good. On YouTube the is a channel called 1cast1fish. He has a 1 plus hour on our model. He covers the theory and some use. He does a good job on Initial setup, options with explanations, and how to choose them. I sat there with my unit powered up and set it up step by step from the video. It was a great resource for me. Your mileage may vary. For me the bottom line is just use it and learn from experience.

US Army 1981-1988

It will be fine. The circuit breaker will open if it detects amperage greater than 60 amps. This is for protection when something bad happens in the circuit, like a short, or maybe the trolling motor gets tangled in weeds and tries to draw excess power. It is not concerned with voltage only excessive power draw.

Howdy all, Joined a little while ago and have been reading a lot and thought that it was time to introduce myself. I have fished on and off since I was knee high to a grasshopper as they say. I was blessed with a father who fished, his father and brothers all fished all well. Mostly farm ponds and a couple of creeks. Adulthood brought times of no fishing and some spectacular fishing. Fast forward to today. I recently retired and spent the first 7 months of retirement sitting by my father's hospital bed. Thankfully he has been home living on his own for they last 2 months. This left me with time to enjoy so I decided to fish a little more. I went out and bought a 1 man inflatable sea eagle 285 boat, put a trolling motor and a Garmin striker 4 on it. Right now I am exploring Missouri conversation area northwest of Kansas City. Thanks for having me. Thumper68