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  1. Carbut

    Lantern Choices?

    Preparing for our summer trip to the shore, this year I plan to do more night fishing. And what type of lanterns does everyone prefer? How many lumens would you recommend? Usually, I only use a headlight, but I plan to go out later and kind of want a little more light away from my rods. Thank...
  2. Carbut

    basic spinning reel maintenance

    Does anyone have a youtube video or other tutorial for basic spinning reel maintenance over the winter? The baitrunner reels that i use for chunking for striped bass, which got worked over very hard this year, are going to be sent out to Rick for his service. but most of my other spinners were...
  3. Carbut

    Choosing a trolling motor battery

    I did some research on this a few days back when replacing batteries in my boat. Seems the Optima Blue Top is the winning choice these days, but I think Kinetik makes amazing batteries. When I was in high school I did sound system competitions and ran 3-Kinetik HC2000 (deep cycle AGM, 90Ah) on...
  4. Carbut

    Pelican 35 or 45 cooler for my boat?

    I used to do the same (front live well is somewhat insulated) but it didn't keep cold long enough for full day trips in the sun. The fishbox on my Nautic Bay 1910 also doesn't keep cold enough for my requirements (sushi grade snapper needs to stay very cold from the get go), and I learned the...
  5. Carbut

    Electric trolling motor

    I had the 30lb minn kota on my 16' tracker and it worked fine. Never a problem even in the wind. All the best:
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