Netbender

What a great day on the water. Rick and his brother are truly the best in the business. Their dedication to the fishery of Lake O is unmatched. Their knowledge and experience is easily recognized the minute you step on the boat. Most of you reading this already know this, but those of you that are thinking of booking a charter, Crazy Yankee is an excellent choice. You will not be disappointed. As you can see, we certainly were not!!!! 
 

Dave

2 hours ago, Long time fisherman said:

I live near Auburn.  You're not that far away. I'll call you a bit later.... 

Go with Rick, you won’t be sorry. 
 

dave

Specifically looking to fit 7 colors

Thanks guys!

I had a 50/200 with my older Furuno, as Rolmops does. Loved it. I now have a Hummingbird with the standard transducer that came with the Helix 9. I have notice a slight drop off when searching at a higher speed and sometimes loose bottom. Never had the issue with the 50/200. 

Not sure if that is the specific reason, but seems to be a difference. 

Dave

+1 , thinking of lithium here as well for next season 

Thanks for the info! Great stuff. Appreciate the response. 
 

Dave

Cody, great write up and thanks for spending your Sunday morning responding. Trolling motor for me is the only system now that I am upgrading. The two cranking batteries are one season old. I believe a single 24v will be perfect as far as size goes. So, that limits some of the options. I like the time you are getting on the trolling motor with the 100ah. I appreciate the proper charger requirements. I also would like the charger to have on board mounting capabilities. Thanks again for your response!

Dave

Got it, thanks! I usually am just in the Fingers and won’t need that much line out. But, will pay closer attention. 

Dakota is not coming up well with much positive feedback with my additional research. 

Thanks spoonfed, great information. I just sent him email to see if he will be taking my order. Waiting for his response. The web site seems to be outdated a bit. 

side question - does the 600 support 7 color lc well? Thinking of adding one to the collection. 

mkormos- thanks. They are not on the web site from what I can tell. Not the standard cradles. I have heard there is a hybrid rod holder that has a deep cut out similar to the cradles. Best of both worlds. Something rather new.

Dave

thanks spoonfed! I was thinking of doing it myself as well. Are there kits to buy or is everything ordered separately? 

Dave

Matt, I can’t get a response from Cisco. I would like to purchase a few.

dave

I would be pulling the battery before freezing temps. Too many choices. Thanks guys, this is helpful. Maybe a few more comments to help hear all sides. Thanks!

Good Day, I have a handful of 300lc and 500lc reels that I bought new and have never done any service to in 12-15 years. They have been great! I am feeling the drag is not what it once was and probably a few other things that could use some attention. Anyone have a past history with someone who has had their Tekota's "refurbished" in the past and was happy with the work? I don't mind shipping or dropping off if local. 

Thanks for the feedback,

Dave 

Good Day, I did see a few pictures posted on these rod holder hybrids from Cisco. I sent two separate emails to Dave at Cisco, with no response. He did acknowledge other questions I had but decided not to answer my inquire on this product. Has anyone used these rod holders? Web purchase? How did you get them? 

Interested in grabbing a few this off season. 

Thanks, 

Dave

Thanks 13owhunter, that is interesting. I would be using them for steering mostly with my kicker. But also slow trolling on occasion. 

All good thoughts. Still undecided. I am looking for at least 120ah a on a 24v.  The lead acids get heavy. But, is it worth the change, still debating. 

Gator, thanks for the response. Weight is what started me thinking about this. Thanks for your reply. 
 

Dave

Good Day, I am liking everything about the Dakota 24v 110ah lithium  battery for my Minn Kota 80 but the price. Is $1500 with an additional $150 for the 20a charger worth it? 
 

I know, you get what you pay for. Thought I would ask for feedback before pulling the trigger. I see the 11 year warranty, that’s nice. And the BMS looks like it would cover everything I do with it. Just almost 2x some of the others. Anyone running Dakota Lithium? 
 

Thanks for your time, 

Dave

+1

OK OK......:) - I get it..... Thanks guys!

Congrats!!!

Good Morning, just cleaning up the boat and saw my grippers. I have not been happy with the few different brands I have tried, with and without scale. Does anyone have a good pair with a scale that will work for more then one season? Simple question, but I am having no luck with my choices. 

Thanks for your thoughts, 

Dave