Powering it up.

[BADFISH]

I HAVE A 22 THRUST POUND MOTOR ON MY TUBE. IT IS A SMALL, UHH...MINNKOTA. I THINK. ANYWAY...I USE A 12-VOLT GEL CELL BATTERY OUT OF A RASCAL SCOOTER ON MINE AND I CAN RUN FOR 6 HOURS ALONE OR IF THERE ARE 2 OF US HOOKED UP IN TANDEM WE RAN FLAT OUT ON HIGH FOR 4 HOURS...THEN TOOK A WALK...BACK TO CAR. I AM NOT SURE HOW MUCH POWER I DRAW ON LOW OR HIGH SETTINGS BUT MINE TOO IS ONLY HIGH OR LOW OR OFF. I CANT REALLY "FEEL" THE DIFFERENCE, BUT I SEE IT IN MY ROD TIP AS I TROLL FASTER. I USE THE FLOAT POWER SET UP OF THE SMALL TUBE WITH A BATTERY BUCKET IN THE BACK OF MY TUBE AND I HAVE NOT NEEDED YET TO ATTACH ANY PVC OR ANYTHING OVER THE HANDLE TO EXTEND IT FOR REACH, NOTE I DID SAY YET...THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IT WAS A LITTLE OF A STRETCH TO REACH BACK THERE TO KILL THE MOTOR SO I COULD FIGHT A FISH THAT WAS PULLING ME THE OTHER WAY. AS FAR AS STEERING, I JUST KICK THE TUBE AROUND AND DONT TRY TO STEER WITH THE MOTOR, I LOCK IT STRAIGHT AND JUST TWIST MY SEAT. I HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET.....BUT THEORETICALLY, YOU COULD TURN THE MOTOR 180 DEGREES SO IT "PUSHES" YOU THROUGH THE WATER SO YOUR MOVING FORWARD AND CAN BETTER SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING, I WOULD THINK THIS MAY CAUSE THE MOTOR TO WORK HARDER AND REDUCE BATTERY LIFE AND LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE NEEDING A RECHARGE.

JUST SOME OBSERVATIONS,

LATERS,
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