I just purchased a hydraulic steering kit for my 245 Contender. I also purchased the EVO 150 through Rick at Krenzers. Give Rick a call and he will hook you up with what you need!
If you do not regulate top end predators, it will disrupt the food chain. I would much rather guys hunt them, than them die from disease or getting hit by a car.
Troll and pay attention to your electronics. If you are marking fish and not catching, change direction until you find which direction produces best for that day.
It's tough to make money selling tackle for many reasons. Lots of competition, Supply chain issues (still), NY taxes and Federal Excise tax. If I didn't enjoy making tackle, I wouldn't continue to do it.
The do work great for fire starters unless they are daytime only flares. I found a very old set in the boat I bought last year. There was one that was a "day time only" flare. My neighborhood was an orange cloud for about 30 mins. The non existent wind made it linger for way longer than I wanted it to.
And they are letting too much water out. With no snow pack, there isn't going to be much snow pack to raise the lake. Plan on a low year unless we get some serious rain!