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Jan 27, 2012 · We ran out to the site of the Eggner Ferry bridge collapse this morning so we could see first hand the damage and “what happened” in last night’s boat crash with the tow boat the Delta Mariner knocking out a section of the bridge around 8 pm Jan. 26, 2012. Here a few different angles of the wreckage.
- The Primary Use
- The Setup
- Other Factors
- Considering Lithium
Austin Felix has been running a generator for a few years now, and his primary use is during the spring in the North, when he’s spending mega-days on the water practicing for tournaments that feature bedding smallmouths. “On lead acid batteries, at least up north in the springtime, the days are so long, and if you’re looking for spawners or coverin...
Felix runs a 2,000-watt portable inverter generator from Chicago Pneumatics that can be found online for about $560. It’s a gas-powered model that he mounts on the back deck of his boat against the seat post. Using a short extension cord, he plugs in his Minn Kota MK 460PCon-board charger, which is a four-bank charger that puts out 15 amps per bank...
Getting a generator isn’t necessarily just a cut-and-dried go. Though Felix says he’s used it occasionally in dock tournaments to fish every dock in the lake, and obviously to charge other things, it isn’t super useful for him in the South. “They’re shorter days, and looking for largemouth bed-fishing is a lot different,” says Felix, who has caught...
If you need more power and a generator doesn’t seem like the right call, you might want to think about lithium batteries. John Cox takes it to the extreme, running not one, but two sets of 12-volt lithium batteries he can switch between throughout the day. Cox is a big believer in lithium, saying that his trolling motor acts like a whole new machin...
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Jan 31, 2012 · With a number of Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) and EverStart Series tournaments scheduled for Kentucky Lake this year, some anglers are anxious that a collapsed bridge might put the kibosh to their fishing plans. On the foggy night of Jan. 26, the northbound freighter Delta Mariner rammed into the Eggners Ferry US Highway 68/KY80 […]
Jan 28, 2012 · Traffic was detoured from the bridge to Interstate 24. Details are still murky surrounding the wreck that sent a 322-foot span of a bridge crashing into Kentucky Lake. Seattle-based Foss Maritime ...
Mar 27, 2024 · It caused a 322 foot section to collapse into Kentucky Lake. “There’s several dollars set aside to make sure the lights on our Kentucky bridges are properly functioning. So that’s some ...
Mar 26, 2024 · The new Eggner’s Ferry Bridge, built in 2016, was upgraded from two to four lanes of traffic and still sits over Kentucky Lake. A statement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in part:
