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I have used them goose hunting and work well. You are likely right about the O2 thing. For cold year fishing I just use the Backwater pram and have calf high boots with a half inch of felt.

These are nice size, but not 22"

I feel your pain, and loved your suggestion... .

Also have a tungsten bead just behind the eyes. Build up just a bit of a thorax, with semi seal, and then bodkin tease out longer fibers to make legs.

Pat, these are black beads, on a piece of mono, melted in with a candle flame. Hook holder on the mono between beads melts in to just the right proportion. Some trial and error to get the right amount of mono. And have a fire extinguisher handy...o_O... I do them in black, green and clear.

Here is what did the damage, actual fly. I tend to like them sparse. The buggy tail is a must. Indicator, 17' down, 3-5" strips to let it pulsate. Fish meal.

There is something out there about the Fall damsel migration. Hit it big once, and on Monday after several slow, though beauiful hours in fallvember, sank a balanced damsel 17' under indicator in 18'. Game on. 10 takedowns in short order. Gad it is fun when it all works. Worth a cigar......

Here for 10 days, Nikko onsen, Izu-Kogen Ryokan, and Shinagawa. Mostly visiting family and friends. No fishing this time. Return the 27th. Yes, breakfast. Diner night before was even much better, but came in three sets. Wagyu.......

Just a simple repast at Ryokan in Izu-Kogen this morning, my birthday!

Nermak has a 30ah that is U1 size: https://smile.amazon.com/Lithium-LiFePO4-Battery-Rechargeable-Maintenance-Free/dp/B09H3BMYP8?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1 I have Miady 35ah that has been great; don't seem to make it any more however.

Been fishing a Backwater 7.5 for several years. It is 58#, I can load in back of GMC Denali XL. I'm 72. Happy to answer any questions.

Also use Noco Genius 10. Nice to have more amps, shorter charge time. One you found looks good too. Ron

Lue, great question, and leads to a really important point about the 'snake. Sometimes you can just troll all over and find a few fish. A few magic days, especially in the evening they come up for drys and it can be near epic. There a lot of fish in there (to many?). But to slog it it out, and...

Last Thursday lake was 67.8° surface temp. Fish were on daphnia between 28' and 32'. Vertical type 7, very slow retrieve. Even got one 16"! Ron

I use a 6 weight type 7 and like WW use white out to mark; at 5' and then two at 20. three at 30, four at 40. Yup on the VERY SLOW retrieve, tip right at water level, and I try to always strip set. But still miss a lot!

Have used the vertical presentation on several lakes in up to 50'. Kinda like it, especially when it gets warm and we worry a bit about 02 levels. The takes can be "thunk" or "Katy bar the doors". Something else to do out there. Electronics really help. Have had fish follow an inch by inch...

Be sure to know the max and continuous amp draw of your tm, and match battery to the motor. AGM has good amp capacity even in smaller ah batteries. The LiFePo4 amp capacity is less so will need a bigger battery as thrust increases to get amps up. My 36ah LiFePo4 is really great for 24# Watersnake.

I see that it says "microwave safe" but would still strongly recommend against putting the PWM in the microwave.....

Just ran mine for three days in EW. No issues at all. Flawless performance. Except for running over a fly line. Whoa, thought it was a BIG FISH the way the reel was singing..... This unit is variable speed only, and I did install a cooling fan. Also of interest, the 36ah LiFePo4 battery ran...

Peg, we don't need no stinking peg........ Being a total gear nut, I have been trying these: http://www.plumbobber.com/ My reactions so far: Pricy. About $3.50 each. They cast just fine, actually rather light. Been using a Dually so one roll and zing it is all out. Have gone up to 23'...