Darren.

LOL. I'm guilty, back in the day, of wearing one. This was too much!!

Actually has a decent ring to it...

Priceless.

Good gravy! A brown that big? Two words: Gamma radiation

Not bad etiquette whatsoever. A lot of really good things said so far in this thread. A-Jay's experience is much like my own. Someone gave me advice freely, and I now do the same, especially with newbies, kids, et al. Goes a long way with drumming up good will in fishing, and in life. The adage "freely you have received, freely give" comes into play here. But of course, we have to use our better judgment. If you get a bad vibe from someone, you're probably less likely to share much more than a greeting or "nice day". The converse is true as well.

The Ugly Stik Lite M is a tad heavy considering UL to L is common for trout. If you like the US Lite, they make UL models, too. Pair a UL up with a 500, 750, or at the heaviest a 1000 size (which I use for bass). For the ~$40 an Ugly Stik Lite would cost you, other, more sensitive rods are available. And you will find several rods at Walmart which could also fit the bill, including the Trout Ultralight setup you mention. Probably a fine start for someone on a budget.

I'm gonna redo the knot with my OWN name, then. Lessee, the "D knot". Yeah, that's the ticket. Berkely wants all the praise....

In fact, if you hit the myriad of kayak forums (better yet, Google "DIY Kayak Stabilizers"), you'll find a LOT of ideas. Some are fantastic, giving you the ability to lift your stabilizers out of the water for when you need speed.

Absolutely! But I made my own - used Scotty holders, PVC, and lobster buoys. Easy to make, extremely stable.

Nice. Big beast of a lady.

While I'm a big fan of GYCB Senkos, I have had a lot of success with Bass Pro Stick-O knock offs. I've also used YUM Dingers. Like them all, but like Senkos best, the rest are OK and worthy of trying. No harm in saving a few bucks.And if you want real value, IMHO, Zoom Finesse worms are hard to beat. I put these up with GYCB Senkos for my go-to soft plastics.

If you buy a tip replacement kit at a sporting goods store, they usually have a stick of glue that takes place of the epoxy. At least that's my experience. I've heard of using superglue in a pinch... Lately I've taken my rods in need of new tips to a local rod builder. They're done right every time. Not that I can't do it myself, just prefer the quality and the price is cheap.

Fantastic! Experienced the same things with my boys. Tangled lines. Lines in trees. Here son, take my rod while I *BOOM* fish on, kid having time of life!! Great stuff, indeed.

While I have a knock off, I'd second this recommendation. Boga is on my "eventually buy" list.

Welcome, fellow Virginian!

Welcome!

xN for Zoom. Wacky lizarding, man!!

Prayers for a speedy recovery!

Welcome, Mike!

Now there's an idea!

Wasn't meaning it in disrespect A dream of mine to land such beasts.

Well, if this makes sense, you want a knot that turns on itself like a palomar. A cinch knot, this sounds wrong, but is more of a straight line knot. It's just wraps around straight line, putting tag end thru the bottom loop doesn't really turn on itself in the same way a palomar does. So the slickness of braid, causes slippage of such knots. Whereas braid that loops over itself doesn't. And a double-palomar, while a much larger profile, is an extremely secure knot.

Well, with braid, you don't *really* need to wet it, but the "wet" helps cinch the knot down. Wetting a knot (imo) is more important with Fluro, copoly, etc. You can pull a braid knot slowly. Too fast there's plenty of friction which = heat. So wetting a knot helps with lubrication, and friction.

What's the old saying...? "like fish in a barrel" I think... Lake Baccarac is the barrel, and I want to go!!! Great stuff, guys!