flyfisher

i have learned over the years that a boat on plane makes almost no wake as compared to one plowing through.

Gonna be interesting to see what happens. Jokic is an animal and the whole team is well rested. I don't buy the whole rusty thing either. I'll take being rested and healthy any day of the week

There aren't many players I don't like actually unless they directly impact my teams. I guess that could be the case with Lebron though. Flopping has been around forever and the euro step isn't anything but a slow two steps. The travelling rules were changed a while ago and the real issue is the steps don't begin to count until the gather happens and that is highly open to interpretation.

I agree with this. My HOA is pretty lax but it does have a provision that basically anything towable has to be parked behind the rear corner of the house. To me if you want to call it a family neighborhood then why not have family things.

I see this sentiment a lot and I cannot understand why unless it is some sort of personal reason. Jokic is a beast and is capable of doing what is needed to win no matter what it is for each particular game. His basketball IQ is off the charts. Butler is having a run but the heat don't really have anyone that can match up with Jokic and he will go down on the block and if you double and they are even hitting 3s at an average level, they will take care of the heat. The long lay off may play a factor but time will tell as I could see boston taking another game and forcing a game 6. Part of me wants to see the first ever 3-0 lead vanish but I hate the celtics....

Jokic is the modern day Larry Bird and has the ability to make players around him better. It is going to be interesting to see what happens if Miami wins tonight with both teams having a super long layoff before the finals as game 1 is scheduled for the 1st.

Yellow or white and black bottom works for me. The top really hasn't made a difference and my favorite is the terminator frogs in both their popping and walking varieties. I did pick up some Toad Thumpers though and their action is good but the frog bite hasn't really picked up here as of yet

They are but a fly rod makes it easier for sure. You are right though that it really is about not spooking them. I used to fish for them a ton when I lived in harrisonburg and I can count on one hand the number of times the wanted a specific fly over another.

you are exactly right, the SNP is all about the only native trout (char actually but save that for another thread) in Virginia and arguably one of if not the most beautiful non tropical freshwater fish. This thread makes me want to go chase them this weekend I think....

Yeah it is annoying to not have spots that are close when you get there early enough when you don't have a trailer too, probably the same level of annoying you have when you walk past the vehicles parked in the wrong spots because the got there before you.

Apples and oranges comparison here. Disabled people have a reason to park closer and even the state says so, I have no problem with a pregnant person either. All other groups can park wherever is open. I personally don't park close because I am able to walk and am ok with doing so but that doesn't mean someone who is capable should have a right to park closer just because. I get that certain spots are designated for trailers but to me with the advent of cartop or truck bed boats taking on a much larger presence there is no reason there shouldn't be equal amount of spots and having to trailer your boat doesn't mean you should be able to park closer. I'll also disagree as it is mentioned walking past a certain portion of the lot that is full of non trailered boats as it is a nuisance. The only nuisance is the distance walked here. I never even back my trailer down the ramp and put my kayak on a cart and wheel it to where I can launch and stay out of the way, even though i am probably 5 minutes max at a launch.

that doesn't make sense though because apparently the overflow parking can accommodate trailers as well. I park wherever I need to and have a kayak and a trailer. And think we found one of the people I mentioned in my post and actually others did too....I don't mind walking if I need to and having boat and trailer shouldn't mean you can park closer.

honestly though why should you having a boat and trailer mean you should get to park closer if I got there earlier than you did.

I have seen schools of baitfish on mine that were no more than 2-3" and i could see the individual marks on my side imaging. This is on a first generation Humminbird helix 5

check the regs on those rivers and specifically where you will be fishing as some of those rivers mentioned have special regs and I know the rapidan does see some game warden presence. Majority of the trout areas you mentioned a kayak wouldn't be possible to use.

What is interesting to me is catching fish so no, if i am nailing it on one bait why would I switch that up, doesn't make sense to me.

People that don't think a kayak belongs on their water Other than that, I don't really see anything bad.

I haven't used either but there is a lot of information out there on the bixpy and it is pretty underpowered for fishing kayaks from what I have read. It was high on my list when I was looking to motorize my kayak but it seemed to be geared more towards assited paddling situations and not stand alone motors.

If i remember right that kayak isn't motorized per se but it does come pre wired to throw a motor on it easily. My preference will always be a good paddling kayak that you put a motor on rather than a kayak that is designed to be motorized. Kayaks that are designed to be motorized are pigs to paddle and not as efficient. my dad has the AP 136 and it is a good boat but it does depend on where you fish. I like to fish rivers and that motor isn't strong enough to maneuver rivers with much current or if they are able, they do it very slowly. That boat is also super heavy, as are many designed with a motor in mind, i think you need a trailer to make things easy. there are places on rivers that my dad couldn't go upstream but i could easily and on lakes i would be at 40% throttle while he was at full tilt. It doesn't paddle well either which may or may not be an issue. The spot lock is nice though for sure. I personally have an ATAK 120 set up with a NK180s motor. It allows me to paddle easily when needed and gets me almost 6 mph on lakes and motors upstream on rivers easily and then i can float back and have a easy to handle boat. Best advice after all that mess i posted is to go out and try them and think about all the other stuff you need, paddle, PFD kayak transportation etc...

yup I do it 4-5 times a year at least. I leave my house around 3-4am on the water around 8 leave the water at dark and get home around midnight usually.

It isn't bad at all really and for every one stump you see above the water there are probably 50 below. There is a reason there is a HP restriction and its for boater safety. With a trolling motor you will be fine if you are observant while moving spot to spot.

I have lakes/rivers within 20 minutes and the majority are 45-90 minutes. I make a few trips a year that are about 4 hours one way as well. As long as my fishing time is longer than my drive time I am good.

Rule of thumb is when creating 24V using two 12V you want the same type and same age of battery to prevent potential issues. I have always followed this rule of thumb and had no issues. Battery problems can vary from an inconvenience of no power when needed to creating a fire.

You can't unsee what you saw so it doesn't really make sense to me to not fish a spot that someone else was on. Sure, you shouldn't go up on them and start fishing or maybe if it is a tournament you would leave it for them on the next day if it is a multi-day tournament but there is nothing wrong with checking out spots you see people on, it is more about being respectful of them while they are fishing.

Snap no swivel and I take off the split ring.