Lithium batteries save the day on Mille Lacs fishing trip
In October on Lake Mille Lacs Minnesota Mike Wirth Ward Stubbs and I chased big smallmouth along a rocky shore. After four hours of high electronics use our lithium trolling motor battery failed and journalism the coast to a nearby abandoned resort. We restocked power via a jump start and reflected on lithium versus lead acid batteries including weight charge speed cycle life cost and proper maintenance.
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Remembrance of Carter among fishing presidents
The obituary notes Jimmy Carter who died at 100 in Plains Georgia and joins a list of presidents who fished seriously. It highlights how their outdoor pursuits informed conservation efforts including Carter's Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and the Boundary Waters Wilderness Act. It cites H. W. Bush’s fishing and wildlife protections and quotes Carter on outdoor renewal.
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