The shuttle battery life is great. I can get a full day of power running it and I have an old iPod screen running off it as well. Not sure haw the Recon will affect it as I will be getting one of them myself this year to use.

I have used Piscifun reels mostly for summer bass fishing. Not bad reels for the cost as mentioned in above posts. I use reels from cheap to expensive for a lot of applications. I see myself reaching for the cheaper reels to use more. The $30 to $80 reels. But, I have started switching all my ice fishing reels to Abu Garcia Ice Max reels and Pflueger Monarch Ice Spinning Reel. Love them both and both have little differences that I like. Each are around $30 cost and available everywhere.

Pflueger Monarch Ice Spinning Reel have a longer distance form the reel foot to spool. If you have gloves on that helps and your knuckles won’t hit the bail while reeling in if you have bigger hands. The Abu Ice Max is a little smaller frame and has the foldable handle. I can fit more in a case on travels.

Hi Shawn, I run the G2 7 inch on a shuttle for ice fishing, boat hopping and even on a kayak. Glad I went to the 7 inch vs. the 5. You will like it and want the larger screen. The only thing I am not a fan of is when ice fishing putting the shuttle in a bucket. The larger screen not a great fit. I have it in a seperate protective case for it. My brother has the 5 inch screen promarly on a mount on his kayak. He wished he had gone 7 for the larger screen. Better for slit screen and better viewing. Hope that helps for picking.