Sam

Google Buggs Island to note the links and water levels and temperature. Call or visit Bobcat's for information: http://www.bobcatslakecountry.com/ Have fun.

Welcome to the Forum, Miz. Nice having you with us. Now, to give you some input to your above queries, in no particular order: 1. Do not fish a tidal river in a kayak. Put in at the Huguenot Road bridge over the Historic James River (Huguenot Flatwater) or the Robious Landing Park by James River High School. You could also put in at the Watkins Landing Ramp off 711. I write this as the river can get some strong current and you don't want to be pushed into the rocks or onto Bosher's Dam. Check out Lake Chesdin and Lake Anna and go to these bodies of water to fish. Kayakers will tell you other places to paddle and fish so speak with them at the ramps. 2. Look for a kayak fishing club in the greater Richmond area. There are a number of them and they have tournaments. You will learn a lot including where the ramps are located; where are the bodies of water located; what to use as baits; and learn new baits, presentations and techniques. Here is the large kayak club in the Richmond area: https://www.meetup.com/Central-Virginia-Kayak-Anglers/?_cookie-check=EFWEGYPlwUjBdAbf Consider joining it and learning from these guys and gals. 3. Go to Greentop Hunt Fish off I-95 and speak with the guys in the fishing department regarding where to go to fish in your kayak. Find Brian and speak with him and the other guys. 4. Since you have been fishing for 3-years but have not loaded your kayak, you need some guidance from others fishing in the central Virginia area. You also need to join BASS to get their magazine; join BASS to get Bass Times; and suscribe to Bass Anglers Magazine. You can join a bass fishing club as a nonboater but the clubs are now allowing "teams of two" in and are not looking for single nonboaters. 5. Check out Richmond kayak fishing on Facebook. 6. Next January go to the Richmond Fishing Expo at Meadow Event Park in Caroline County (Kings Dominion Exit off I-95) and talk to the kayakers at the Expo plus others in the Virginia fishing community. 7. Suscribe to your favorite bass pros on Facebook and YouTube to get their input and suggestions. I suggest you take it slow. Start with the two basic plastic colors of watermelon and green pumpkin. Check out this kayak link; https://kayakguru.com/what-color-plastic-worms-bass/ Go with a white spinnerbait and a green pumpkin Chatterbait along with a black or white buzzbait and of course, a silver Whopper Plopper. Then throw your crankbaits. Sorry to be long winded but you did ask a simple question with a complicated answer. Check out the kayak clubs; stay out of tidal rivers; go to the Expo; and have some fun this summer. Tight Lines, Sam

Correct. Until we can have the electronics pick out the large and smallmout bass all we can do is see the imgages of the fish and hope for the best.

Now you have a challenge and we all know you will master your new career, easily. All the best for continued success.

1. Bandit 1.5 chartruse with blue back square bill 2. Senko

Buy two and show the Bait Monkey who is boss!

1. Always have at least one replacement reel for each reel you take with you to change reels and not be concerned about the backlash until you get home. 2. Learn how to "balance" your line and rod test paramaters to have your rod balanced with your line test like this for every baitcaster: Note rod's line test paramaters stamped on the rod Use line with a test within the rod's paramaters by using this formula - High plus low paramaters divided by 2 So if the rod can take a high test of 20 and a low test of 10, you have 30/2 = 15 pound test Do not exceed the high test number or go lower than the low test number Spool the line on the baitcaster so it is snug to the spool. Add your bait, be it a crankbait, spinnerbait, topwater, etc. Set drag so that the bait will just hang on end of rod tip and set the spool tension to allow the bait to drop when released Point rod tip to 11 o'clock and release the spool. Adjust the bait's fall to the ground (not carpet) via the drag so that the spool stops when the bait hits the ground Use your thumb on the spool to control the drop rate and be careful not to have a fast drop rate and get a backlash Continue to do this until you have the proper rate of fall Adjust the spool tension to focus on the rate of fall Goal is to have the bait hit the ground as the spool stops turning Set the "brakes" in an "X" pattern or just leave them alone You will have to adjust the drag to get the balance the best you can find by trial and error and doing the 11 o'clock drop test a number of times Do this at home or while fishing everytime you change baits You can now cast your baitcaster and let the bait hit the water without fear of a backlash You can start your buzzbait, Whooper Plopper, retrieve right before the bait hits the water, too NOTE: Casting into the wind may still cause a backlash Here is another trick: Get some electritical or Scotch Tape and head out to your yard or driveway. Set up the baitcaster as above and cast as far as you can Pull another three lengths of line off the baitcaster Put strips of the electrical tape or Scotch Tape over your line on your spool Reel in knowing that the tape will stop the backlash while you are fishing Give the first option a try. I thiunk your backlash problems will be over and you can answer your query with a big, fat, zero!!!!

Welcome. Just ask your questions and we will do our best to give you our input.

Got a spinnerbait hook in my finger while trying to add a trailer hook and had to hve it surgurly removed by two doctors at local Doc in a Box. The first doctor had never seen anything likle it. Got a crankbait hook in hand and after fishing for the day went home and asked wife to help me get it out. She took me to our primary physician who, once again, surgurly removed it. Now, about that plug........

Welcome to the Forum. And enjoy the traffic!!!

Mine, too.

Outstanding! You are an excellent craftsman. Thanks for sharing.

Then your set up is what I would use. Only change would be to have a fast tip on a medium rod. Now go out there and kill them for us and post some pics. We are getting snow in Richmond, VA today so I am staying inside and waiting for the Super Bowl.

Yes, it is a scam. Second time I have seen it. I sincerely hope the low lifes who are trying this stunt get a terminal disease and die a slow and painful death.

1. Confidence. Which set up gives you them most confidence that you will find and catch the fish? 2. Snags. Which setup has the best results when it comes to snagging on the bottom or in the grass, wood, rock, etc., on your body of water? 3. Fish's activity. For some unknown reason, the bass will hit a shaky head after you have tried a Texas Rig in the same vicinity. Don't know why, but it happens. Overall, I give #1 my vote. It boils down to confidence.

Using a baitcaster or spinning rig? If a baitcaster, your set up is excellent. If a spinning rig, you need to go down in test strength to 8-pounds.

I hit the hay at 9:00 PM on tournament Fridays and get up at 3:00 AM to get my act together and go to the ramp. Oherwise, my body clock has me up at 5:30 AM or 6:00 AM every day and it puts me down around 9:30 PM to 10:00 PM every night.

Catt, the videos really contain a lot of information that is extremely useful to us in addition to throwing suspicion on some of the myths and beliefs we have about those little green monsters. Like there are two types of bass: in-shore along the banks and off-shore where you find the schools of hunters, like what we call, wolf packs, and both feed differently. It is also fantastic to see the bass inhale the baits and then spit them out without Uncle Homer ever noticing he had a bite. This is why scent is so important as it allows the bass to hold on to our baits for an extra second or two so we can feel them and set the hook. And then what Lau said about "stand alone docks." Guys in my bass club and many pros say to fish the docks that have nothing around them for cover. Lau says these stand alone docks may not hold fish, depending on their underwater carpentry. Blows that myth out of the water. Always nice to be able to go back and watch the old videos and compare them to what we know today. Happy Valentines Day!

Try the Bigmouth series. There are three, if I recall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-C_JMJkuw

I posted about this in the Electronics section of the Forum.

Interested. Thanks for sharing.

$78?????

Grandkids by their snow monster a few weeks ago. They were on their way home and their dad snapped this picture.