laker1

My apologies, but I figured it out. Going thru old stuff, sorting, throwing some of it out.

Discovered I have 2. Unfortunately I can not open them or understand how the tension is set? Could someone advise me with a video or diagram on how these blessed things work? Don’t want to break them. Have always used spring powered releases. thanks jim

Not trying to be controversial but I have some concerns. I wonder if others share the same. These batteries have a lot of potential but I remain unconvinced. I understand they are prone to sudden fire if banged a bit and do not weather extreme temperatures very well - hot or cold. I hear in Florida car owners have been requested to park their vehicles always outside due to the sudden fire phenomenon. Then there is the cost. I don’t we have seen yet “economies of scale” which should lower price. What are your thoughts ? jim

Re Baffled’s Hidden Leak My Lund Rebel sprang a leak after many years of use. Nearly lost it at the dock! The cause was the plastic bilge pump intake developing a crack over time. Look hard at all of your plastic fittings. Years ago my last boat an I O had continual water seepage. This time the cause was a small otter biting the rubber bellows at night. Very frustrating. Nothing seemed to work to deter it. Old bilge plugs also can be a cause because the rubber degrades over time also. Years ago one of our know it all lake handyman chose to travel across the lake in spring , in his aluminum boat, figuring the ice couldn’t hurt it. The result was a hole in the bow from the boat being forced thru the ice. Hope this helps.

Thank you jim

This may seem ridiculous but I would like an answer. Never had a line counter reel before. Can I load my new line counter reel with more than 100 feet of line and still have the line counter show only the amount of line that has left the reel? For example , if my reel is loaded with 200 feet of line can it still show on the line counter only the 20 feet that I have released. Can my reel be loaded up with 200 feet with the line counter set to zero? Hope this all makes sense. jim

OK but does anyone have concerns about the release fraying the line, be it mono or braid? I use the Scotty release and understood that one should always wrap their line with rubber bands to prevent this. Hearing from others on this would be really interesting. Or is this overkill on my part!

Thank you, very happy with two spin n glows received from you. jim

Does any one know the pound test line size used in Gambler Rigs? Also is line flouro or mono