As my dad always told me, “They don’t have hands!”
If the bobber isn’t coming up, it’s in their mouth.

Thanks for the info. I have had good luck catching them in deep water, it’s finding the pods of fish that can be tricky. I will give it a shot.

Ptolemy solved. I ran the power directly to the starting battery with an inline fuse and it seems to be fine. I will have to take it out for a test run and do a little crappie fishing for a real test(darn it)!
Thanks for the help!

Thanks for all the replys. I will start with direct wiring to the starting battery and sequencing them properly. Hopefully I can get at this tonight, if this doesn’t solve the problem I will be shopping for a new starting battery.
I have a Alumacraft Tournament Pro with a 175 Suzuki. What is a good starting battery for my boat if this is the issue?