Tired of learning from my mistakes

[slabseeker1]

The other morning I wanted to get out early an try an pull crank baits and changed my old trolling motor battery out with a new one. You guessed it, in the dark I managed to hook it up backwards and had no trolling motor or depth finder. This morning I put a meter on them an looks like my Humminbird 160 and Minn Kota Power drive are toast. After putting a meter on the control board assemble it looks like powers going in but not out. That little thing's $150.00 plus shipping! Any advice? Please don't charge me for advice

[M R Dux]

Break out some of your kid's inheritance and get you a Terrova I-pilot and HB GPS/Down Image unit AND A FLASHLIGHT. I'm hearing good things about the Helix.

Your luck sounds like mine, Russ. I learned some time back to take a can of red spray paint and liberally paint the positive end of my batteries as soon as I buy them. I had too many snow goose electronic call boxes go up in smoke when folks hooked the polarities up backwards.

[slabseeker1]

My wife just came in from work and I told her what I'd done and she asked how much to fix the trolling motor. I told her around $150.00 and that the depth finder was fried also. She then asked, Isn't there an app you can put on your phone for a depth finder? Bless her heart

[ccollins]

If you continue to pull crankbaits This may be your cheapest expense of pulling cranks.

[rnvinc]

If you continue to pull crankbaits This may be your cheapest expense of pulling cranks.

Trudat !!

Just ask Dux how many $$ in cranks are stuck in the structure hiding in Ky and Barkley lake ...

Rickie

[crp4570]

Now we know Dux only wants to transform all stake beds into Christmas trees decorated with pretty colored cranks.

[M R Dux]

You guys have to keep bringing that up? I fished with Buffalo13 this AM, using his tackle and baits, and never lost as much as a jig. Must be something about that camo Horizon?

Russ, did you find that phone app or go in a different direction?

[slabseeker1]

You guys have to keep bringing that up? I fished with Buffalo13 this AM, using his tackle and baits, and never lost as much as a jig. Must be something about that camo Horizon?

Russ, did you find that phone app or go in a different direction?

Gonna try the Helix 5 Di Sonar/GPS, couldn't find an app for it though. Its gotta be a new product for Hummingbird. Seems nobody has seen it operate except for the ones in the stores. I went to Cabelas and they only had the demo but had them on order. Checked at BBG Marine and they were a little less but think I'll just wait till Cabelas get their order filled. While waiting I can mow a few yards and trim some hedges to get my happy place back on the water again. Do we have an electronics goo roo listening in? Would an in-line fuseable link have kept this from happening (reverse polarity) and damaging both units? Its not a power surge so not sure it would have helped.

[toomanycasts]

Gonna try the Helix 5 Di Sonar/GPS, couldn't find an app for it though. Its gotta be a new product for Hummingbird. Seems nobody has seen it operate except for the ones in the stores. I went to Cabelas and they only had the demo but had them on order. Checked at BBG Marine and they were a little less but think I'll just wait till Cabelas get their order filled. While waiting I can mow a few yards and trim some hedges to get my happy place back on the water again. Do we have an electronics goo roo listening in? Would an in-line fuseable link have kept this from happening (reverse polarity) and damaging both units? Its not a power surge so not sure it would have helped.

Friends of mine installed one. Didn't get much experience with it, but it looks like it works like my 898si HD.

[Wiskers]

Gonna try the Helix 5 Di Sonar/GPS, couldn't find an app for it though. Its gotta be a new product for Hummingbird. Seems nobody has seen it operate except for the ones in the stores. I went to Cabelas and they only had the demo but had them on order. Checked at BBG Marine and they were a little less but think I'll just wait till Cabelas get their order filled. While waiting I can mow a few yards and trim some hedges to get my happy place back on the water again. Do we have an electronics goo roo listening in? Would an in-line fuseable link have kept this from happening (reverse polarity) and damaging both units? Its not a power surge so not sure it would have helped.

I saw one of the Helix units that a customer had. Nice little unit for the money.

Reverse polarity should not have fried that bird. Something else going on there I think.