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  1. WIGuide
    I'd say a good locator wins vs the power pole. As a lot of people here have said, it depends on how you fish, but mapping with good electronics may change how you fish. To me, it's all around a bit more versatile.
  2. WIGuide
    ^ X2.....I think he forgot something.
  3. WIGuide
    There will be some cost to it for sure. I'd check into the cost of controls and cables first as well as the cost to convert your tiller into remote steer unless you have a remote steer motor you can put on it. As far as the console, you could build your own pretty cheap, the controls will be the expensive part.
  4. WIGuide
    Welcome to the forums! I wouldn't worry too much about matching the diameters or lb test. Get some cheap mono to put on as backing and fill your spool part of the way, and then connect the braid to the mono and continue to fill until the spool is full.
  5. WIGuide
    Not sure where you're fishing, but give the Madison Chain a try. There are some BIG muskies in there. Caught a couple in a bass tournament in the fall down there, but lost a few as well and had multiple follows one of which would have been in the mid to upper 50's!
  6. WIGuide
    I've only fished it once and that was last weekend. It supposed to have some huge smallies in it but we couldn't find any that afternoon. We ended up fishing little round for largemouth instead and did ok. I'd offer to take for free, but it's a bit of a hike from where I live.
  7. WIGuide
    I nose hook most of the time
  8. WIGuide
    Are you talking about the chicken rig?
  9. WIGuide
    I've always wished for something like that to happen. I usually use a Big Bite Baits Fightin' Frog as a pitch/flip type bait, but in the few years I've used them I've only caught 1 fish on one once one of the arms is gone. I don't know if it's just a coincidence, but I've been catching them with 2 pinchers on had one bit off and fished it for the the next 20 minutes or so without a hit. Finally give in and change it out for a new one and bam! Maybe it's just the Fightin' Frog doesn't look right to them with only one. I might have to try it with a different bait.
  10. WIGuide
    Any size will work just fine, although I wouldn't go over a "30" size.
  11. WIGuide
    I really like using my St. Croix LTB 7'1" MH/F for those techniques.
  12. WIGuide
    I bought one for a guest rod/backup rod and paid a whole $14 for it. I've used it a few times and it actually doesn't seem too bad. Pretty impressed with it at that price.
  13. WIGuide
    I think if it has a split ring you don't need both. I'd pick one or the other. I use a palomar knot on mine.
  14. WIGuide
    It's really hard to guess a weight from a picture a good picture and that isn't exactly a good pic.That being said, I'd say maybe 2 lbs
  15. WIGuide
    Order whatever motor you want. It's good to have a dealer close in case something does go wrong. I know everyone so far has said get whatever the dealer has, but if you have an Evinrude dealer somewhere close, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one. You wouldn't have to go back to where you bought it to get work done on it.
  16. WIGuide
    From the ones I've seen, they look just like any other treble hook out there. If you're concerned, mash the barbs down.
  17. WIGuide
    If I remember correctly, most come with a steel plate similar to what you would find on a normal U-bolt.If not drill some holes from a piece of dowel (Maybe $1 at a hardware store) and run the bolts through there. I'm doubting you're putting all that much stress on it. Rivets can loosen over time and will weaken. Steel drilled through would be a stronger solution.
  18. WIGuide
    You might want to look at the LTB 7'1" MH/F. I bought it this spring to use it for similar situations and I'm loving it!
  19. WIGuide
    drag tension < line weight
  20. WIGuide
    Take a look at the Berkley Amp rods. They're cheap, but it's what I had as a square bill rod for quite a while. The actions are listed as mod-fast, but it's closer to moderate than fast so they make good cranking rods.
  21. WIGuide
    A regular casting rod is going to be more versatile, so if it's your only rod go with the regular casting version and loosen your drag when you're fishing crankbaits with it.
  22. WIGuide
    Drill out the rivets and buy a bolt on one. You shouldn't need any extra backer and the holes are well above the water line so no worries about leaking.
  23. WIGuide
    They look nice, I'm thinking of doing the same thing. My trailer doesn't have them so I'm usually left with tapping the brakes to light up whatever is behind, but back up lights would work so much better.
  24. WIGuide
    It's capable of slow-mo. The higher the frame rate the more still images will be taken per second so if you shoot in say 60fps your slow mo sequences can be stretched out longer. You can still get decent slow motion out of a slower frame rate as well, but 60 will give you some great slow motion shots.
  25. WIGuide
    That's pretty much any twin tail spinnerbait trailer.
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