Recent content by bhos

AGM batteries will go until they stop, and then they stop, lol. There's very little voltage wane like with a lead acid battery. I've only ran mine out a few times, but they go 100% right up until they just die, they don't go downhill slowly over time. That might explain the amp hour ratings...

You can use some of that lead line to get your bass crankbaits deeper too, I've heard of folks using some as a leader to do that, but never tried it.

More is better, just be careful since it's foot control and on the bow of a small boat (for 70 lbs of thrust.) Tighten the drag on the turn control and keep it on lower speed or you might be swimming in short order :)

I'm cheap so I'd probably opt for the full-length piano hinge from the hardware store. The join of lid to hinge is actually quite a bit stronger than you'd think, even in 1/2 inch, because there's a screw every couple inches (and you can add more if you have a drill..) and the load is evenly...

Farm supply places sell rubber matting that would work to both protect the metal underneath and keep things from sliding, ask for rubber horse matting or truck bed matting, it's usually about 3/4" thick, works great in the bed of a truck or under a washing machine that likes to walk, fairly...

Anyone ever made their own sinker molds? I was thinking about trying with wood first, maybe hard maple, but not sure how the repeated heat would damage the wood? I thought about buying Do-it molds, but in the sizes/styles I want, the molds only makes one at a time (of a size), that would kinda...

Agreed. Right-handed with lefty-bait casters here. Exception: my catfish rods do have right-retrieve, but those don't switch hands like a bass rod, cast > go in the rod holder > fish on! > out of the rod holder, so really no wasted motions like switching hands when bass fishing.

I run powerpro or ugly braid (they're very similar) on nearly all my spinning and baitcast reels, works great once you get used to the sensitivity. I actually learned how to baitcast with braid, so it's a lot easier for me on a baitcast than mono. For bass-type and ultra-light, I don't use a...

Congrats on a successful first voyage. As others have said, I'd first check that the prop-shaft is at least a couple inches below the bottom of the boat, then start playing with the trim, trim it down if the prop is blowing out. I wouldn't worry about bow drop until those two things are...

Nice, a little bit out of the range of my budget for this mod though lol :) My current thought is that I could use a nice, high rod holder on the stern for river fishing, so I'm going to try to come up with a combination CarpGuard/rod holder. That way it will actually be useful when not in...

I like it, though I'm gonna try the A-frames first for the sides instead of an inverted T, simply because I already have a pair. You know, I did google a little and was surprised to NOT find any kind of commercial offering for this sort of thing, so don't laugh that much yet, I see opportunity...

WW, they come from everywhere, they just seem to dart for the surface at whatever angle they were at if a boat comes within 20-30 feet. Going 20-25 or faster, I'd only be concerned about those coming over the bow or close to it. I plane around 18, so if I'm not going at least that fast, I'm...

Excellent idea regarding using the seat mount, hadn't though of that yet. I think I'd rather catch them than deflect out of the boat though, they make good catfish bait when cut up :) I also hear they're not bad eating, the jumping variety anyway...

So I took my boat out on its maiden voyage yesterday... on the Mississippi river. I was trying to familiarize myself with the boat so I wasn't really fishing, but I did manage to catch an asian carp (about 10 lb.er) to the shoulder. So, I was thinking that if I am to take the kids with me on...

Walnut, red oak, or quartersawn sycamore? might have some hard maple left around here too.... :)