Charged my 3 lithiums last night charger hits 150 degrees . Not ready to mount in boat yet as it’s in the garage every night .Plus it’s another 15 lbs of weight .

Bearcat89 wrote:

I’m running 2 12v 100ah li time lithiums. I ran them almost 30 hours between charges on rainy river and was still above 40 percent battery power. That was on the river in 20 mph winds staying spot locked or sliding between spots all day for 2 consecutive days.
I am very pleased with those batteries so far. They were 300 per battery, but on sale right now for 250. If I needed batteries I would be on them again in a heart beat

BC what trolling motor ?

Going to jump in i have a flooded acid for the big motor and 3 12volt Redodo 100 amp lithiums . Have a Minn Kota 345 PCL charger and a Ulterra 80 . Called Minn Kota on an unrelated issue , he told me NOT to run brushed motors on lithiums at 100 percent very long if only briefly .The motor will overheat . The new brushless motors can handle it no problem . Wondering if anyone running a brushed motor has had this happen to them ?

Prions contaminate the ground itself , as far as killing them good luck ! Subsequently the Colorado holding pen where captive elk brought back from Canada had succumbed to CWD . Going forward the area was burned with fuel oil to sterilize the ground . It sat empty for 5 years . New elk were then reintroduced and not long after they all had CWD . Operating instruments used by brain surgeons sterilized in an autoclave subsequently lead to people being infected with CJD ! Guidelines are recommending heavy bleach water to disinfect equipment . CJD was more prevalent in Europe , they ate everything but the moo and the squeal . Nasty disease for sure zero chance of living after contracting it .

After extensively following CWD and the struggle to even ID it properly in deer . “False positives and false negatives. The DNR,s utter mind numbing answer i was given at a public event that was hosted by their expert . Has left me , at this point not knowing any more about the disease than they did in 1967 !

AARP notified me , going up 25 percent ! Everyone has cheaper rates but coverage was always less . I shopped a few years back is was the same across the board . Low ball rates until you look at line by line . State Farm has my boat , he said right now they all are raising rates .

Voting to ban something is no different than wanting to ban AR type rifles . It’s a tool until someone misuses it . What goes around comes around . If a ban ever is successful on FFS . I guarantee other proposals will be brought forward to ban SI , DI GPS mapping .They may or may not be successful but those with an axe to grind will push their self serving agenda .

Sweet !

fishthumper wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Dan wrote:</div>
Amazing how so many people want to make immediate ties to politics.

Hard not to when the president got a message out in record time saying that the cost to rebuild would be handled by the government.

Political ? Or just the right thing to do ? With the bridge out its costing 15 million dollars per day to the economy .

B-man wrote:

In harbors not familiar to the ships/vessels it’s very common to have a local pilot-boat and/or local captain to get physically maneuver the ship in and out of port.

I read that the boat was in under the control of a local captain who (presumably) knew the area well.

Everything is speculation at this point, but if that were the case, the first thing I would do if losing power in a gargantuan boat heading towards a bridge would be to drop anchor (which likey wouldn’t rely on electricity, just manpower and commands)….

It’s easy to play captain hindsight, but it does seem like it could have been prevented.

Hard to say, some of my duties aboard USS Saratoga Aircraft carrier where to steer emergency control of (1) of the 22 ton rudders and in port anchor detail . When we dropped anchor we used a 25 ft anchor windlass , those 980 lb links came flying out of the chain locker . The windless was nothing more than a giant brake . If we ran out of nitrogen gas which was needed to operate it . The whole enchilada would be on the sea bed . Dropping anchor was calculated and took a considerable amount of time . IMHO i don,t think it would have made a difference , if they let it free wheel it would just rip the last link out of the chain locker .

I have a set of Grundons and a set of Frog Togs , both have their purpose , don,t break the bank and have met my needs .

Mr. Pike 81 wrote:

Have not noticed any paint wear on splash rail. Have had them up close when loaded but will turn. Mostly not an issue. You can always readjust them if it keeps happening.

Thanks much 81 . I called dealer today he thinks i need to refloat it , he said they come up straight most of the time ? We shall see . I will try it weather permitting . What you told me is exactly what i needed to hear . Appreciate it 81

Just recovering from covid , then a round of Norovirus , have zero intensions’ of doing any snow removal

I for one will be voting NO on question 22 for the Wisconsin Congress Congress Spring Hearings on April 8 . I urge everyone to vote . This goes back to when Minnesota pushed for a BAN on Carl Lowrance’s Green Machine ie (flasher ) GPS mapping has more impact on fishing in the last 25 years than any other tech yet do not hear anyone complaining about that .

Mr. Pike 81 wrote:

I went with 4. If it is just the back end that bothers I think you could get by with 2. With 4 it just goes where it is supposed to every time.

That plastic shield must be durable and slick ? It contacts your splash rail right ? Have you noticed any wear on the edge of the rail ? Sweet how they rotate away from gunnel for travel . Have you ever had pressure on them them where you had a hard time turning them to travel mode ? Thanks 81

10klakes wrote:

Have you tried the self centering rollers? I’ve seen posts on walleye central of success with them.

I guess I shouldn’t take my roller trailer for granted, once I figured out the right depth I’m centered every time.

Dealer shop guys tested boat prior to me picking it up . So they loaded it a couple inches off . As soon as we get a decent day i will reload it and see what happens . Be sweet if i get it to load square to trailer .

10klakes wrote:

Have you tried the self centering rollers? I’ve seen posts on walleye central of success with them.

I guess I shouldn’t take my roller trailer for granted, once I figured out the right depth I’m centered every time.

I have not but that cork screw type roller had a lot of great reviews . My Shorelander has these black plastic looking pads in the cradle of the trailer no rollers at all .

Mr. Pike 81 wrote:

Yep. I have a bunk trailer that was always a problem loading straight. you still need the boat backed in the right depth but it will load straight. My trailer started out as a roller and switched it over to bunks. I was considering trading trailers which was going to be pretty spendy. Talked to Chuck and he was very helpful and convinced me the Bullseyes would work.

Thanks 81 . I’m thinking i would get 2 for the back for starters . When i picked it up did not know it was 2 to 3 inches off in the back . After the few videos of the Bullseyes in use it appears they truly will make loading straight consistently a regular thing . 81 are running 2 or 4 ?

Karl Hungus wrote:

You wouldn’t know what he’s been through by that pic. What a great story with an unexpected happy ending! Just the best thing I’ve heard in years. Go Buster…and have fun on the new boat.

Thanks Carl , one lucky dog indeed .

Baitwaster wrote:

He looks pretty comfy there! – where you plan on putting the trolling motor?

Pretty much where he is sitting , got a deal on an Ulterra from Scheels .

Don Carlisle wrote:

Nice !!! Did you go with the heavier traler?

2300 LB trailer . It was a 2023 model sitting at the dealer

Looking forward to getting out that is for sure , thanks much !

Thanks to you all for the kind words and good luck out there this spring .

picklerick wrote:

Buster’s looking good. Those northern pike, aka water wolves, are no match for this guy. Nice boat, too. Maybe we can meet up on the T-FF sometime. You and Buster can show me all your spots, so I can stop going to the ones where I used to catch fish.

Last i heard they are talking of not putting in the public docks , with the water level so low .

You can see how mine is in Alumacraft, Picked up new Voyageur

I have always used a transom saver . Bar attached to trailer to lower unit . Everything else is for hydraulics . My Alumacraft owners manual said to use a transom savor , not the hydraulic savor . In my last boat (39) years had a transom savor worked like it should . Mine goes up just under the cavitation plate . In your pic looks like it is just above the gear case . Really do not know if that makes any difference ? But i installed my Shoreland,r brand yesterday and dealer told me not to mount it where yours is , had me mount just under cavitation plate .

Bought 2 100 amp Redodo with low temp cut off for new Ulterra . Ran a single last year and it worked fine . Minn Kota 345 pcl charger on the way .

Thank you for that info guys . Especially tbruno !

WOW !!!

Have 2 onyx paid under a 100.00 apiece