BUS BARS

One real improvement I have discovered over the years is the use of “Power Distribution Blocks”, aka, bus bars. With so many electronics requiring direct power to your batteries, using bus bars can really clean up the whole operation. Instead of “stacking” ring terminals on your battery posts, installing these bus bars with a single heavy gauge wire to each bar from their respective terminals allows you to expand the real estate of your battery posts. They’re available all over the place, and you can get a set for around $50. They’re guaranteed to save you some headaches!

life, or worry about docking it in the water overnight, or killing it in a tournament day. The one I’m running this year even has an emergency start button that caries enough reserve capacity to start your big motor and bring you back from the dead. One of those things that you don’t plan on using, but you’re glad you have it.

You certainly don’t need a full boat of lithium batteries to catch fish or enjoy your time on the water, people have been enjoying the lake and catching fish for years prior. That being said, they’re one of those technologies that truly make your outdoor experience more enjoyable, more reliable, and hopefully put a few more fish in the boat over the course of the season. It took me 15 years of jumper cables and heartache to learn that investing in a good battery system is definitely a good plan. n