Fishing
One size doesn’t fit all
Every now and then, as I poke along through life, I’m hit with small blasts of clarity. […]
Articles by Allan Tarvid
Fishing
Power where you need it
Most boats come equipped with fuse blocks bearing just enough fuses to power their factory-installed 12-volt equipment, and you are on your own if you want to add accessories. […]
Fishing
Electronics serving in times of need
Search and recovery divers were pretty much on their own back in the early 1980’s; I know because I was one of them. I spent 10 years on the Dallas Fire Department’s dive team and worked from the department’s drag boats before the dive team came to be. […]
Fishing
Battery charging on the run
From the Complaints You Will Never Hear department: “I fished in the wind all day and still have too darned much power left in my trolling motor batteries!” […]
Fishing
How to keep your electronics from hurting you
“Garbage in, garbage out” was a watchword with computers long before they were integrated into marine electronics. […]
Fishing
Hot new electronics are coming
Here is a look at a cross section of the new electronics coming our way: […]
General
Old tech to the rescue
My town doesn’t allow people to talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving, but hands-free talking is OK so I keep our phones paired through Bluetooth to our two vehicles. […]
Fishing
EPIRB plus PLB equals SOS
Standing in ankle-deep water on deck while too far from the shore to see it? Congratulations: You are behind a marine-grade 8 ball. […]
Fishing
Get the picture?
Strangely enough, the reservoirs on our nation’s river systems were not originally constructed to give us places to fish; they were built to control traditional spring floods that destroyed crops and homes. […]
Fishing
Marine batteries 101
Learning that all batteries are not created equal can be an expensive lesson. Power your trolling motor with batteries designed to start your engine and they will last for weeks rather than years. […]