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swap your heading sensor onto your main battery. It doesn't need constant power. Just add two crimp on ring connectors and put them over the main batter terminal. Then add a multi USB plug onto the 5-circut box. You should be able to get a 4-way USB plug for it which should be plenty for phones and cameras.

Spinning rod. And not a swim jig lure, a swim jig retrieve- steady reel with rod twitches. Normally I'm using a sonar minnor, a fluke, or a freeloader on an open hook.

I've used a bit of both this season. My default is 'swim jig' on FFS- rod tip high, as slow reeling as possible to maintain the depth, and a wiggle of the tip of the rod. Then observe the fish. Ones closer to the bottom sometimes don't want to come off the bottom much to eat. They might come up a little and turn back down. Those ones I'll swim it until it's close to the fish and then kill it. That has pulled the bass to suck it off the bottom. More suspended fish will sometimes repond to a quick upsweep, but I've found that while that will get their attention a lot, it gets hits less. Then again, getting their attention tells me that they are at least partly interested so I'll swap plastics or try something different.

so the metal frame broke? That’s definitely not fixable. If the guide slipped out of the thread wrap and epoxy then you can maybe slide it back in. A drop of superglue will keep you fishing. It might last longer or might not. But it should keep you fishing.

The lighter the better so long as it’s not tip heavy. And I’d never add butt weights to balance- just sell the rod for a better one.

What actually broke? Did the ceramic ring come out of the metal? That’s what it sounds like you’re describing. Unfortunately you can’t glue them back in. They are pressed in place. You’ll need a new guide.

Heat and abrasion also

The sv3 is a good bait but it’s specific in what it does. The shallow blades and overall body design are meant for fishing it fast. A 1/2 oz sv3 can move quick! No use if you’re in 2’ of shallow grass and the fish want slow.

First, why can’t you put wheels on the back of the prowler? Then you half wheel it half drag. I bet it’s lighter than a kayak you’d need. you’ll want a wide and stable one. Price depends on the method of propulsion. Paddle, peddle, motorized. The bigger the better generally but width means stability. Look at an oldtown sportsman paddle 120 as a baseline for weight, size and cost. It’s stable.

I bought the curado 7’2” ml and have fished my dads 6’10” mh. I also own a zodias spinning and a bunch of falcon rods. Not exactly what you’re looking at but not far off. I think you’re right on the blanks being the same. Not sure what falcon you’re comparing with but I would put the expert and Cara lines as better rods than the curado and zodias.

Single 9 for me. Used to be a single 7. Mine is on the yak attack quick release and has two arms worth of extension. On top of that and the mounting bracket I can be standing and just about touch it with my hand without bending over. I stand full time and thigh height is about enough for ffs

interesting. I've not heard of that mod before. I can understand why it would work, but that's a lot of tiny tubes to squeeze out and mix up. Once you put it on, do you use a spackling knife or similar to square it and smooth it? Maybe some duct tape for straight lines and edging?

yeah, that’s what put me off too.

don’t sleep on the HCJ as a 3/8 plus plastic Texas rig rod or as a buzzbait rod. It’s become my favorite buzzbait rod of all time now.

The Revo SX gen 5 has the IVCB 6 system, not the infini system with the red pins. IVCB6 was in the Gen 4 STX and is a good system overall (better than infini). In the Gen 4 STX you could push the 'wheels' down and there was a small plastic clip that a tiny molding on the wheel holder would clip in to. In the latest iteration they have done away with that and you cannot clip them in anymore. You can only adjust on the external dial. I think that's a downgrade, but still better than infini (which is a pretty decent system anyway). The IVCB4 that was in the MGX series was also non selectable and I have to crank the external up to max for any braking. With 6 brakes instead of 4, I would assume the new setup is better. Certainly if I turned 'on' all 6 in my STX it has a lot of braking.

I can't speak to the quality of all hondas or what their transmissions can or can't take. However, the pilot with the 3.5L is is a fantasticly reliable thing. They have used basically the same engine for at least 20 years now (I had a 2004, my buddy had a 2012 and my brother in law had a 2017) and its the only option they offer in the pilot (and ridgeline) last I checked. As a family vehicle and a getting around town car it's great. It lists at 285HP now. That's really nice and on the highway mine woud do 24 mph all day (back in 2006 with a 6 speed transmission). I can't imagine what they are doing in real life now, but 30+ has to be on the cards with the 10 speed. A little more low end torque from a V8 would be fantastic in it (alternatively an electric assist would do it). The pilot is not CVT, its a traditional transmission.

im from western pa and still fish it a couple times a year with my dad who still is there. Depending where you are fishing, you could be throwing light stuff on the yough river for smallies, pitching heavy cover on pymatuning or Arthur, grass mats on most of the lakes, or any variation of pond hopping you want. You could make a case for anything from a 6’6” medium moderate up to a 7’6” swim bait rod and anything in between. I agree with the head turner reco above. I just got home and fished mine most of the night in similar cover to what you’ll be fishing. I fish mono, but with braid it becomes a decent frog rod. With mine as set up I fish bladed baits, big walking baits, swim jigs, the occasional pitching jig (that’s what it was originally designed as), and basically anything else that I need to throw but don’t have a specific rod for it. It will do just about anything pretty well. I’ve used it for frogs with braid and while I prefer a heavier rod for frogs this got it done. For $200 you can get the expert model (which I have) which is a great rod. If you’re only going to put braid on it you could get by with the low rider model and save yourself $75.

This is the kind of tournament I can get into. There are no losers.

Yeah that’s the old plug. You’re going to have to run wire regardless of what you buy. The new ones have screw connectors and big chunky ‘nuts’. If you want to keep the same base mount I bet the eagle 4x is the same or really close. Also, a ram ball mount has a similar base size if you wanted to go to a bigger unit in the same location.

I don't know about that, but I've seen a V8 in a semi modern civic, circa 2005-ish. Its too much weight for that size of car.

"Propeller- Optional" Why couldn't honda put that 5L V8 engine into a car though? Put that into a honda pilot and you've got something. I guess the skeg would drag the ground.

the Lowrance Eagle 4x is going to be the closest form factor and might even have the same screw holes for the base. But I don't know if they have kept the same connectors over time like Humminbird has. At some point they went to the screw lock connectors so not sure what you have. Can you share a quick picture of your wire connections at the back of the unit? Running new wires shouldn't be bad. When you pull the old ones tie a string to the line (and also tape it). Then pull the new ones back through. You're only talking 2 thin wires for transducer and power so they should snake through okay unless they are cable tied.

Hi All, This is a curiosity question. Most of the lakes in my area are natural lakes or impoundments that mimic natural lakes- gradual sloping, usually weedy, rarely too deep (and even the deeper couple have a 15' thermocline in the summer), 30-300 acres. The fish species are largely the same, the forage is the same. I've oft considered that they would all fish about the same on a given day. The atmospheric conditions and weather patterns have been the same for all of them. Have a tough day on one? It would have been a tough day on any of them. But lately I've been wondering on that one so I thought I'd ask here. A few times when I've gotten on the water and realized it was going to be a tough day, I've thought about packing up and hitting one of the other nearby ones. Anyone do that and see a distinct change in fish behaviour? Turn a bad day into a great one? Of course there are bite windows and time of day that may influence that, but throwing that out, do you find that similar lakes in a similar area fish the same on the same day? thanks, rick

I’ll do 6-8 hours most every trip I’m out. My limiting factor is “other life things” than it is stamina. And that’s standing in a kayak which adds a constant workload on the legs and core. 10 hours isn’t uncommon if I get to launch earlier in the afternoon and go late. And a couple trips ago I did 7.5 hours but that was after a full day of work, making dinner, drinking a bottle of wine with my wife, and then watching a movie. I then fished 11pm to 630 am and came home. I thought I wasn’t going to make it on the way there, but as soon as the boat hit the water it was amazing how much energy you get.

not sure which unit you're using, but on HBird and my helix I can cursor onto the thing I see and waypoint it. For instance, I'm riding across the lake at 50' out on SI I see a rock pile. As I'm motoring, I scan the cursor over to the rockpile itself and mark a waypoint. The Helix takes note of my position and also where I marked to get an exact GPS mark on the rock pile. From there, I will swap to map + DI or map + Live to motor over to the waypoint. If its deeper then I might use DI and ride right across it. If its less than 15' I won't risk spooking any fish on it. In that case I'll stop at 50' using the casting rings on the map and spot lock, then sweep over it with live imaging to see what I saw. It doesn't guarantee I'll catch any fish, but I can at least figure out what I see on the bottom and note it for future reference. I have a couple lakes here that are generally shallow and flat bottom so any time I cross them I try to pick a different route each time so I will eventually mark everything interesting.