Thanks guys - yes, Tony, the ION has been an amazing investment. I loved my 4 stroke Strike Lite, but the ION blows it away in speed, weight, portability [it's much shorter] and obviously no more oil/gas/maintenance issues.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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