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New Lowrance Trolling Motor being introduced in 2019

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The rumor that Lowrance is about to introduce a new trolling motor in 2019 is spreading around the internet like wildfire. Lowrance has a teaser video out on YouTube, but besides this 20-second video, there is nothing but speculation. Check back on Lowrance’s Youtube channel for a new announcement on March 15, 2019. The Lowrance Trolling Motor Teaser… ...Read More

Raymarine Dragonfly 7PRO

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Raymarine is killing it with their Dragonfly series of fishing electronics. The Raymarine Dragonfly 7PRO is the biggest and brightest sonar of the Dragonfly series. The 7PRO is a full featured unit with all the bells and whistles and can be had for $500 or less. I think this unit would be great up front on the boat, or as the main unit for a small tin. Raymarine Dragonfly… ...Read More

Lowrance Hook2

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I think the Lowrance Hook2 might find itself on my boat. To be honest, I don’t want to spend allot of coin on a fishfinder. Secondly and more importantly I don’t want to spend hours learning how to use it. That’s my biggest turn-off about buying all these feature rich electronics. I just want to turn the unit on and have it work automatically.… ...Read More

Humminbird Solix 10

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Humminbird® Introduces the New SOLIX™ 10 The award-winning Humminbird® SOLIX™ Series now includes a model with a 10.1” screen, Humminbird Basemap, and exclusive features such as Cross Touch® Interface, MEGA Imaging™, CHIRP Digital Sonar, AUTOCHART® Live, Bluetooth® connectivity and i-Pilot® Link™ compatibility Racine, Wisconsin (11/14/2017) –… ...Read More

Motorguide xi3

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Check out the new Motorguide xi3. It will be available in 2018. The biggest points for me are the out of the box wireless control and their new Stow and Deploy mechanism. I’m not getting any younger, so anything to help me stow and deploy is a win in my book. Check out Motorguide’s link on the xi3. Thoughts on this trolling motor? Who has actual experience… ...Read More

Garmin VIRB 360

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I just read that Garmin is coming out with a new Camera called the Garmin VIRB 360. Looks like it’s going to have some neat features like 5.7k/30fps resolution and 4 built in microphones. That’s huge as we know the sound capture on what’s out there now is OK at best. One thing I saw on the website is that it can constantly record for more than 1 hour… ...Read More

Lowrance HDS Carbon Sweet 16

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The new Lowrance HDS Carbon Sweet 16 is all about excess. There is nothing really more to say. With a whopping price tag of around 5k it puts it in an elite group of snobby folks. The question to ask is when is it too much? Soon you will see some joker who has two of them side by side on his fancy rig. Is that what’s needed to fish competitive these days? To win? Seriously?… ...Read More

Lowrance HDS Carbon

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I really want to get my hands on on one of these Lowrance HDS Carbon units. Unfortunately they are out of my price range. These units go from 7 inch to massive 12 inch screens. Wow! Can you  say overkill?  Can you picture one of these units on a 14 foot Jon? Ready for Battle. New Lowrance® HDS Carbon units feature ultra-clear SolarMAX™ HD multi-touch displays with… ...Read More

Power-Pole Micro Anchor

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I was doing some research to see what was available for shallow water anchoring when I ran across the Power-Pole Micro Anchor. What caught my eye right away was the low price of $595. This price is not cheap, but out of what is available out there, it looks like it’s half the price of its competitor. Because I’m not here to reinvent the wheel I literally… ...Read More