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Few on-the-water situations create as much instant anxiety, stress and frustration as a dead trolling motor. Let’s face it: When your trolling motor dies, your odds of boating a bass usually die, too.

Elite Series veteran Steve Kennedy knows the sinking feeling of a trolling motor that’s on its last leg during a tournament. He’s felt it all too often, as the toll of a full day of fast fishing catches up to beleaguered batteries by midafternoon. “I’ve had lots of tournaments

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