You aren't going anywhere if you launch into Three Legged, besides Three Legged, lol. However if you're in a canoe, most people will hump over to Spider. Good laker fishing, I've done it through the ice, never in the softwater.
Dakota is a absolute waste of $$$. All that extra for what? They could charge those prices because they were one of the first in the game. People are finally waking up to realize their batteries are just like all the rest.
The lower on the Canadian side has a bunch of spots, barely any wading required.. Art Park is a good drift (US side) but that involves the border, blah blah blah.
Cabelas Guidewear. With any Goretex you need to do a bit of maintenance to reactivate the waterproofing. I usually do this once a year, been going on 6 years with my stuff and dry as it was on day #1.
I thought the same when I looked up the OPs trolling motor. I guess it's good though, like how many options do we need LOL! The new brushless Terrova is going to be pretty slick I think. The prob is my 10 year old Terrova won't die.
You'll want a Humminbird sonar up front then if you want to use features such as follow the contour etc. You'll need a lakemasters chip or use Autochart Live to create your own maps in order to use that feature. Won't follow the contour on Navionics maps.