TroutDawg
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Nice bag. Hope she catches the bug! Hard not to after a day like that, I’m sure
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Solid haul and congratulations on graduating!
Venice is hell on gear unlike anywhere I’ve ever been. Trailer tires, truck tires, rod and reels. Not to mention that damned grey mud on the road in front of the mega construction site. Shit gets on everything and doesn’t like to come off lol
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Jam up! Nice work
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Lots of good options out there as listed already.
If you’re like me (sight fishing first, trout second), and the primary function of your unit will be GPS, I would lean simrad. I’ve had the NSS9 for about 5 years now and love it. Has the 2 front facing ports for chips if you’re going flush mount. I also like having both touch and knob/key controls. The standard mapping chip is a worthy investment, IMO. You can certainly bypass having to buy it by using GED and doing your homework, but that imagery on the boat, at the resolution it provides is nice to have.
From speaking with spotted bass/striper guides here, they have told me that the sonar/sidescan features on simrad are not as sensitive as Hummingbird or Lawrence. Maybe someone else can weigh in on that, as I am definitely not a source of intel when it comes to that aspect of these machines.
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Do a little scrolling and I believe you’ll find the answer you’re looking for. Aspiring Angler made a discussion just the other day on the matter
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Makes sense. Glad to know it!
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Boyce, I’m glad you shared.
I think I’ve been living in the dark and was under the impression that LiFePo were not suited for cranking applications. Something about the BMS not being able to absorb the power provided back to the battery from the alternator? Does that sound right? But hell now I’m seeing several dual purpose batteries out now. That’s a game changer.
Been running lithiums on the troller now for two years- they’ve only died on me once(actually killed themselves at 20% charge), and that was after two full days of being spot locked in The Jump.
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“There was one boat just inside the south entrance of the Pen.“
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Great report. I’m sure that chittum handled that chop with authority
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Unreal
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Makes sense. I’m very green on sidescan/sonar. It’s a tool I need to devote more time to fine tuning. Seems like my sidescan is never as clear as yours is when you pan over with gopro in your YouTube videos. Haven’t been able to tell if I’m just an idjit or the machine isn’t as solid as what you’re using. Prolly an idjit.
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Something nondescript could be kinda badass.
While it might not create any more brand awareness on your end like the logo could, it’d still be cool to pull up to a launch and see a few trucks with the same low key sticker. Like the Freemasons…. but instead it’s just dudes who whack the daylights outta trout
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I think there’s still some merit to what you’re saying. You don’t want to hook up just any lithium battery to an outboard and let it rip. Seems like Li Time and Relion both make dual purpose batteries that usable from my brief perusal.
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Ah, I stand corrected! Never fished a Saltmarsh but I hear great things.
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I hear you on that. Mostly a soup bottom down there so that makes sense
Looking more so at getting one for river usage like you mentioned.
