Get yourself some 2”Berkeley gulp sandworms camo color if not camo get red. Fish them Carolina rig with a 1-2 oz weight. Work the shore. Don’t stay in one spot. If you catch fish there are likely more in that spot.

@@wake-n-fish2545 Thanks!

@@wake-n-fish2545 Ill let you know how it goes!

Excellent! Mine is still doing a great job. I love it. Enjoy

@@wake-n-fish2545so these just basically keep your battery charged longer???

Here is a newer connector I think I would have used for the battery quick disconnect mine has been solid but this one looks waterproof. I will include the one I used also. a.co/d/a1ZMuuS a.co/d/iy9rIqp a.co/d/iz7PWzG a.co/d/ahV7TJK Hope this helps. Good luck with your project. Think it out. you are going to be so stoked!!!!

@@wake-n-fish2545 do you have any advice on the bolts to use bolting the board to the boat?

Hi, the onboard charger does not charge the ignition battery. On my boat the engine has an alternator that send voltage to the ignition battery. Once that battery reaches a certain voltage the minnkota charger senses that and and begins to pull current and distro it to the trolling batteries. That’s how it works. And that’s why it’s not a fast charger. It’s more of a trickle to keep things topped off. It won’t charge your bats from totally drained to full again. You have to be driving around. Hope that helped.

@@wake-n-fish2545 yeah I mean I knew it wouldn't charge them from a dead battery. But that answers the question thank you that was all I wanted to know was where does it get power to charge from. Thank you very much

yes you are suppose to hook it up to your cranking battery as it is the battery that receives the charge from your engines alternator. The green battery is the cranking/stereo/accessory battery. I use a pelilife lithium block battery for my electronics so I am not drawing off of my ignition battery for now. I haven't really committed to the location of my electronics yet, as of right now i can move them around which is kinda cool but once I dial it in I will likely add a more permanent power solution for that. the pelilife battery by PSC is pricey but very lightweight and powerful. I also just happened to have a couple of them so I am just utilizing what I have. I had to put the proper connectors on the end of the electronics cables but not a big deal to adapt.

Works awesome for me!! I go on long trips. Just got back from Havasu for 11 days. My bats lasted me the entire trip and I used my motor a lot. I do however drive my boat around a lot, wakeboarding tubing etc. so that helps me out

You would need a separate charger or a 3-banks onboard charger. In my case, I added a small "tender" style battery charger to maintain my cranking battery that I plug along with my onboard trolling batteries charger at home. Note that the cranking battery will always be priority number one to charge/top up even when the alternator charger is added - the alternator charger will only start sending charge to the trolling/secondary batteries after the main cranking battery is fully charged.

Hi, the purple wire connects to the ignition circuit. So that when you turn the key on the charger will also turn on. So it’s not constantly draining power. I tapped into my stereo amps 12v feed from the ignition circuit because it was conveniently located. Hope this helps.

No, only dip nets are allowed

That sounds SIC! Sounds like you made it truly flush mount. I love them just how they are but that modification sounds worth it for sure! Well done

Levels are way down but it’s still fine to play. I would give it a go. Weekends are a little crowded but you should be fine on a friday. You sound like you are an experienced boater so don’t be offended by me saying this because I tell literally everyone. please be conscience of your wake and how far away you are from the fisherman and other boats while you are surfing. I have seen multiple bass boats swamped by wake surfers that didn’t know how far away to be. I believe it’s 100 yards. Or it could be feet. But check with Castaic. Just can’t stand when people give us courteous boaters a bad name by not understanding how their wake effects other boaters and the shoreline of our lakes. That being said I enjoy wake boarding and surfing so go out there and have fun with the wife!!

@@wake-n-fish2545 much appreciated info dude! First year wake boater but long time fisherman so I get it lol. As it turns out we are going to go to Perris instead on Friday cuz our friends will be out there on their boat as well. Definitely gonna get out to Castaic in August though. It’s too close not to!!! 🤙🙏

Thanks!! See you out there

I tried for a couple hours to make bait. I couldn’t get any decent shad. So I just cut it out. I will try and get a video made on catching shad at Castaic.

Thanks! Drop shot with 3/16oz weight and 1/4 oz if it gets windy. Use 3” keitech swimbatis. Bring small jugs with crawfad trailers. And work them slow. Have fun.

@@wake-n-fish2545 Thanks for the advice!

Thanks! Look forward to seeing you out there!

Thanks for the support!!

I’m sure we will run into each other soon! Thanks!

Thanks see you out there!

Thanks bro!

Same here!

Check the amperage that your alternator puts out. It may not be enough. Here is the amp output specs that your alternator needs to put out for the charger to work. Mk-1-DC: 12 amps MK-2-DC: 25 amps MK-3-DC: 35 amps These are the minimum input requirements from your alternator. Also you mentioned you had lights come on but you didn’t mention the color. A green light should turn on when you turn on your ignition and a yellow light when the batteries are actually receiving a charge. If you have any red lights. You have connected something wrong or reverse. But you said you didn’t blow any fuses so not sure if this is your problem. Check the amps output on your model alternator Hope this helps

The on board charger is an AC powered smart charger that will not only charge any style of battery but it will maintain them if you have the ability to keep it plugged in. It has nothing to do with the alternator charger. Only works when plugged into AC. The alternator charger will send a charge to your trolling batteries while you are under power(driving the boat around). Note: it will only send a charge once your main battery has reached a certain level so it’s important to have a good main battery or ignition battery. Hope this helps

Yes i still have it and it’s still solid. I love it!!! Best decision ever!!

@@wake-n-fish2545 great to hear! I hope you post more videos when you can!