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Hit Buckhorn last week for the yearly one week vacation, bass fishing was great lots of 1.5-2lbers anywhere you hit . I try and hit deep weed edges so the kid can bass fish and I can fish for Musky . Caught some beauty bass on musky bucktails , but only had a few musky follows all week , not a lot of musky areas were hit though as I wanted to stay close to the resort incase there was a motor issue after my mishap of hitting a rock and damaging the skeg and stainless prop , thank god for the kicker motor that limped me back . Great spinner bait bite on the lake last week , white was the ticket . Voltage question ….. Ranger 1760VS 150 OPTIMAX on the back , and a 9.9 pro Kicker .All week my voltage reading was 12v then under load would drop to 11.3 when under throttle , smatcraft gauge alarmed a few times (low voltage ) cranking battery is a brand new 24 series think it’s possible I need larger ? 27, 31 ? Boat heads back to the dealer Fri for them to assess it . Any opinions are welcome . FYI , big large was caught off the resort dock , rushed up for a pic and then rushed down and swam away healthy thx

I think your battery is pooched right off the shelf. If I'm at idle, I run around 12.9 and up to 14 at cruise. Batteries are usually considered dead at around 12.0, under that you may have a bad or shorted cell. After sitting for 2-3 days at home it still reads 12.6-12.7

Lots of choices in smaller Musky hard baits beyond Jakes and Suicks...however non are cheap: Believers, Triple D's, Super Shad Raps, Super Shadow Rap, SaltWater X-Raps, Producers, Raiders, Ernie's, Chaos Minis...to name a few With bucktails...I always have a rod ready to go with Double CowGirls...there's something about the Esox species and spinners.. Also don't overlook spoons for Pike...a large Williams Whitefish hammered gold/silver tipped with a 4" curly tail grub has put countless big snot rockets in the net for me...

Just called. The third station, Quarter Mile, said they never ran out of ethanol free premium. And that they sell brand name-Esso and Shell. Terry’s and Gen 7 were out on the weekend but got delivery today. They apparently get the fuel from Native supplier.

Thanks! I am trialing the "free" version of iBoating from your link right now on my computer. Unfortunately their product is bit pricey at $125 a year for a PC for the US and Canada. The mobile app version for the same area is $20.

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