Tonight I found out I screwed up bad when I bought the HDS-5. I talked to people about them, looked on the Lowrance website, did research and then headed up to Bass Pro to take a look at one. I was impressed with what I saw because of the side scan/down scan that it had [...]

If you use a baitcaster a backlash is inevitable. The only thing that varies is how bad it is. When it comes to clearing a backlash everybody has their preferred technique. The only thing I would say to remember is that a backlash is nothing but a series of loops that got wrapped around the [...]

After having used a heavy action bass rod for a while, that is rated up 3 oz lures, it became evident that I needed to upgrade.  When it comes to true musky tackle, especially big musky tackle, you have to have a rod that can handle it. In my case I had to take several [...]

Between days on the water I’ve been upgrading the boat. I’ve added a new bow mount trolling motor – a MinnKota Terrova 101lbs, A Humminbird 997c SI NVB, a Humminbird Matrix 12, the interlink network box for them, a MinnKota automatic battery charger, a removeable seat up front and a bimini top for the wife. [...]