On a semi-serious note, I was just sitting here thinking of all the days fishing in the past with an old johnboat all dolled up, a 25hp used motor, and an 8' fishing pole that we used for a 'depthfinder'. On many lakes, including Nimrod, when they were drawn down and we saw where we used to go full tilt, we swallowed hard and winced long.

And yet................ we caught fish. We were awesome at bank structure fishing!! Well, we were good, ok? But whatever we did, the only thing we needed a battery for was a trolling motor..................

Now we can't get by without $7K worth of stuff stuck all over the boat. And I'm whining cause I can't afford it.