Good job, just an FYI though, I wouldn't be taking pics with OOS fish and posting them anywhere online. I know you're excited but you don't want to get yourself in trouble.
While all you guys are fishing Muskoka, I think I might hit a few honey holes in Gbay Let's hope this weather has them turned on. Goodluck out there! Some cows in that lake.
I run ABEC 7 ceramic hybrids in my two Calais (100a, 200) and my Shimano Antares AR , , They cast a mile but they are pretty noisy. I'd probably go with SS if these end up failing.
Yamaha or Honda. I run a 1000W Yamaha and that's exactly what I use it for (Charging the trolling motor batteries).. It's quiet, runs for pretty much ever on a tank of gas and always starts without issue.
You really need to find out what the cabin is already outfitted with before putting together a list. One thing I always like to bring is Baileys instead of cream/sugar for my coffee in the morning. Doesn't need to be kept cold.
I'm sure I've gotten a few bad ones as well, but the ratio is so low I still keep using them. I wouldn't use them out on Lake O for big kings, but for everything else they seem to work just fine.