Both of mine have been plugged in since November,they are always plugged in when not in use during the season…

Mine is on it’s 3rd season and has never turned green….

My charger on both my 7’s have never turned green….

Updated the wifes will see how I like her’s before upgrading mine from 2.9

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Check these out:
http://www.strikerice.com/guardian-bibs.html
They have 50 grams of Thermadex insulation. Seem to be twice as warm as thinsulate. I have fished with these and the paired jacket in single digits without a shack and been plenty warm. The wind doesn’t make it through these at all. And they even FLOAT! They even work spring and fall with less layers. If you layer properly under your gear they will all work. The main thing is to stay dry either from not sweating or having waterproof gear.

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Ditto….

V in August as always, maybe Tonka in Oct/Nov again and who knows where else…

I dont use the sheild and just turn up the backlight when outside, I ditched my fancy darkening glasses as they were to dark on the ice and distorted, I just wear polorized over my RX….

I was also in the not totaly impressed when I got mine when they were released, took 4-5 trips with it but now I cant imagine going back to a mechanical flasher…Takes a bit of time to get it set up to your likings and even with the intial bugs it was nothing an update didnt fix… I like the fact that my first year unit can be as up to date as one sold today….Also took awhile to get used to my HDS units when I went to those, just a learning curve…

My XT 650 will take 40 mph easily back to the wind and hooked to the ATV, think it would have been fine even without all the braces….

6061 Aluminum….

I havent even updated to 3.17 yet, totaly happy…

Mines below the ice to keep from having to grab it out of the way, LX-7’s

You can run 2 days if in a shack with backlight turned down to 5-10%, only time you really even need to turn it up is when outside…

Shouldnt be a worry since it is heated…

Moved around alot best I could find were hungry perch about 6″ lol oh and a 3″ bass…

Several on you tube, also put it in demo and play with it before hitting the ice, it is a sweet unit

headed that way shortly, about my only option with the wind, new 650 otter towed with a black 700 porlaris… Look me up if you make it out….

Marking fish?? Thats sight fish territory… Been there 2 times this week and other than small gills no keepers yet….

5 or 6 years on my old Striker Mojo bibs, wear them in the boat spring and fall, used for riding the quad and sled when I have one and ice fishing wash the fish slime off they look like new yet….

Otter Cabin? I have the 650 and love it friends run the 1200 and it’s even nicer….Not sure on the cabins size though… Pulled my lodge around by hand in the new 3″ of snow and surprised how easy it drags, better than my Clam Kenai…

I use my HDS units on a Vex pack for my GPS but dont care for LM I run Navionics…

My 6061’s have landed many crappies up to 14.5 easily and bass over 4 pounds, landed a 19 3/4″ largemouth on my Okuma SLV 2/3 without issues to…All in how you have your stuff set up…. Some will always prefer a spinning reel some of us prefer the new style inlines line the 6061’s and Teardrops even with their cost….

I use my inlines down to 50′ for perch, they drop faster than most my spinning reels. If your going deeper than 12-15′ get one with a free spool and not the 1:1 gearing got with a multiplier… I also use them for crappies and walleyes, they work great…

I’m all for inlines I run 4, as far as the balance issue there isnt one…I run 6061’s and Teardrops and use them for everything except deadsticking and sight fishing….Deadstick still has a spinning reel sight rod sports afly reel…I have 1 more inline to add to complete the swap from sinning reels, problem is what one to get…..

Plastics here 99% for crappies and gills, still use spikes on tough bite perch….

Love my Striker Lite, they make at least 3 different levels of insulated suits should be able to find one you like…

Nils is currently changing the heads to better match the auger flighting to solve this…Not sure when the new heads will be out or if the already are…

Crappie lake I fish in MN I never take livebait, plastics only….Also gills around home and alot of perch fishing is all plastics…Only tip with livebait for perch and eyes, even eyes will eat plastics….

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I have used barrel swivel before and the money not a big issue for me. Just try to find a good reel to get down to perch quick in that 20 to 40 foot of water.

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6061 works great for this, as fast or faster on the drop than even my Shimanos….

Would be a nice set up, I use 3 of then all set up for perch and eyes but on DH and TB rods….QT is on my to get list yet….