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We did really well today. Put in around 8am and got one flipping reeds at <3# . Then we went out on the ledges and I caught an 8.46# on a crank and partner caught one just at 8 and another at 5 on the same crank. I finished off with two on a t-rigged worm at about 2.5# Storm made us stop fishing at about 130pm so 25+# in 6 hours is pretty good for summer! Ill try to load a pic of my toad. It didn't make it. .... but I did have it certified at the ramp.

Suuuuuuueweeeeeeee! Pigs for sure! Wtg!

Trick worms is what I use 90% of the time on a shake head. The others are roboworms and zman finesse, which are the same, but slightly different.

You probably COULD go with 20#......but why settle? If you're going to go buy some anyway, get at LEAST 40# and go from there. It handles better on a baitcaster anyway. I like 65# myself.

X2 I didn't realize on the other thread that it was a medium/ fast. MhF is the obvious next step. 7' with braid would be my answer as well. ....

Nice fish! I'm not sure what to tell you in terms of your question. 7' or 7'6" heavy/fast may have the power you want, but I don't know how well it will throw a senko at that point. ...... *shrug* I don't throw a senko very often and I use a spinning rod even less.

Few things in the world better than a red on topwater! Wtg! !

Man...what a time capsule! Bill is the man!

1. Yes. You must buy a non resident liscence covering the time you plan to fish for both fresh AND salt water- UNLESS you hire a guide or a fishing charter that takes care of that for you. Their charter liscence will cover all anglers on board. Check to make sure with whoever you're thinking about hiring. And that's what you should do honestly. 2.- depends on where you're going to be in Florida. 3. See #2

Cordage will be the hard part. You can fairly easily make the rest. Whittle a hook out of bone, or find a mesquite thorn or similar. Etc. Make a fly with some bird feathers, done.

Well keep in mind, in any kind of pressured lake, If you see a bass- it sees you. And its probably not going to bite. Unless its bedding of course. ....

Fine for you snook, but my only internet is my phone. ....so its a pita to me. Of course I'm a minority in that regard , so I certainly don't expect things to change for me. Just pointing out some flaws in the mobile site. ...and suggesting a solution.

^this is why I employ the "sweep set" if you will. I reel down to the fish. ...not drop the tip, then I lift up forcefully, as if I were lifting them out with a cane pole. Letting the super sharp hook and the backbone of the rod do the work. I rarely have more than....what. ...10' of line out when I'm punching? Maybe 12? Reeling down takes up almost 2-3' of that. Lifting an 8' rod straight up easily pulls up the rest of the line, and I have the fish pinned to the top of the mat. Three more turns of the reel, and he's got nowhere to go but out!

What Raul means is, find a spot on that shoreline that is familiar to you in terms of what you normally fish, and then fish it like you would normally. If you normally fish vegetation, then find some, if you normally fish stumps and laydowns, find those! Without a doubt this time of year. ..... throw a shaky head around those docks. You will almost certainly catch at least a dink.

Carolina rig: personally I rig mine with a 3/4-1oz cylinder style weight, glass beads (2), swivel, and then about 2' of leader to a 3/0 hook. My FAVORITE all time lure on a c-rig is a black zoom trick worm. But pretty much any plastic will do GREAT on a c-rig. Trick worms and the like are great in clear-stained water, and I like creature baits and beavers in dirtier water. I find the c-rig is best in 20FOW or less, and a heavy football jig or drop shot seems more productive deeper than that. To fish, cast out to submerged humps, offshore bars etc, and drag it back with a sideways sweeping motion. Don't pivot too much at the waist, only pull the bait about 2'-3' at a time with your rod. This will keep you from being out of position when a fish strikes, as your hookset should typically be reel down to the fish and then a solid sweepset. Feel the bottom and make a mental map of what is happening down there. When you hit a piece of trash, shake a few times to click your glass. Then ease it over and continue on. You can occasionally lift your rod UP and work it like a t-rig, but doing it that way constantly hops your weight back to you and you lose contact with the bottom too much. Anytime you're throwing a c-rig, its good to have a jig and a crankbait that will dive to the depth your fishing nearby. This will change things up if your school stops biting, or if you find something on the bottom you want to probe more carefully with the jig. Your bite seems like its always either at the end of a drag ( that's why I try not to be out of position) or when you are shaking the glass on submerged cover. Alot of bites will be pick N swims, so watch your line. Other times it will be just like a t-rig with a solid thump. Alot of people like to go with braid as a mainline on their c-rig with say 40# braid to a 12-14# flouro leader. This is super sensitive and will translate the bottom to you very well. I did that for a while but found that my lead got hung up WAY more than my hook did, and so I switched back to. #15 yozuri ultrasoft and a 12# flouro leader. This lets me break off easier if I need to... But I feel still gives me more than adequate bottom sensitivity. Ymmv. As far as a dropshot goes, there are far more qualified people on here than me to advise you on that technique. I have used it time to time with fair success, but in the waters I fish, I find myself always going back to a c-rig. I like a trick worm, roboworm, zman finess worm or a senko as my drop shot baits. Same as what I use as a shaky head. Good luck! Hope I helped a little.

Probably. But the mobile app is OK at best. I haven't been able to load a picture other than my profile pic in many many tries. That's with the full version and the mobile site. Quotes show up the same as text. I can't hit the back button and return to the topic list, I have to go back through every like and page and comment i may have made like a 1990 browser. A tapatalk option would make me the happiest bass fisherman in north Florida. Obviously I'm going to continue to make do one way or another. I love it here.

Florida, georgia, west Virginia.

I wear one religiously. I found a guy a few years ago who had them for $5 a piece. I got three. I rotate those. I also got a Walmart one recently which I really liked. ....but I lost it after maybe two trips. I liked it because it was a bit more loose than the other ones I have. Now of course I can't find them in any of the 5 frkn Walmart in my area! They're great for winter too!

^^^^^^ I was under the impression that the pescador was a copy of the old generation tarpon ( which I paddle....) as well. But when I Google it to make sure, the pic of the newest models seem to have the flat floor and smaller bow hatch that the old redfish had, so that's why ii said what I did. If it IS still the copy of the old tarpon, then I PROMISE almost all aftermarket seats-not the raised ones, the regular ones- will fit your new kayak OP. I love my old tarpon. Great, fast platform!

When I bank fished, I would walk around crystal clear springs and sinkholes. I learned quickly that if I saw a fish, I probably wasn't going to catch that fish. But I realized that by seeing the fish and what it was doing and where, I was developing a pattern without actually having to put the time in. So I would see that bass were cruising the shallows moving down the bank, so I would cast far far ahead of me down the bank. If I noticed they were clinging to cover, stumps/laydowns, then as I moved down the bank, I would try to spot the cover as far off as I could and cast to it- KNOWING they were there. The fish I stumbled upon would rarely ever bite, but I would try and process as much info about that sighting as I could.

quite literally, different strokes for different folks I guess. *shrug* reeling into the fish and then setting the hook in a strong upsweep is working better for me than the ol "cross their eyes" t-rig hookset. ymmv

almost all aftermarket seats will fit that kayak as it is a big box version of the old heritage redfish. I have the ACK gone fishing seat and its great. another idea is to pick up a stadium cushion from your favorite sports store. I got mine at dicks or acadamy. I use it in conjunction with my seat and its awesome.

I love those scrappy warmouth! I caught one flipping yesterday! Lol. Sounds like a great time!

Hell yeah man! Wtg! Happy birthday to you! The ride 135 is an awesome platform... Congrats!

Awesome post man! That's what its all about!