flyfisher

Like this week or this year or are you talking lifetime here? No matter what I have spent in total i know it was money I could spend and the results of being outside and active are well worth the cost.

not anymore, used market is ridiculous right now. Nucanoe makes good stuff. I really like the ATAK series as they paddle very well and are super stable. They don't make the 140 anymore, which is what I have, but the 120 is almost as good. If there is a shop nearby go talk to them and get a take on what the locals are using around you and see if they allow demos. What is great for one person may be nothing but a headache for another. there are a ton of good kayaks out there now for fishing with more being released every year.

This is something that I focus on with my students, and myself, every year. Control what you can control and don't worry about what you cannot.

If I have more than a couple hours I am hitting the river, otherwise I am going with lakes. A big part of that too is I prefer catching smallies and I won't get those unless I am on the rivers so that is what I go for most of the time.

I have had the yak attack trolley since it came out and have had zero issues. As far as it being watertight, the screws will generally self seal and it should be well above the water line anyways. Also you didn't mention if you are on lakes or moving water but on moving water you have to be much more careful when anchoring. You do not want an anchor anywhere but directly off the bow or stern or things can get squirrelly real quick.

I have a 5" but if I did it again i would get a 10" if it was in the budget.

I haven't used a "built" or tapered leader in over a decade for bass. I just go with straight leaders of various weights to suit what I am chucking out there. Saves hassle and a lot of cash too. A spool of mono of flouro will last you forever and is the same cost as like 4 tapered leaders.

I am not 100% up on Roku but I just got three new firesticks and they offer ease of use and ability to add apps very easily. The other advantage is if you want to take it with you somewhere else, it is easy to do, just unplug it and roll. The biggest thing is on any streaming device is to make sure you have the bandwidth in the house. At any given time I have 7-8 devices online and a couple are streaming so I bumped up my service and it has made a big difference.

I don't keep any rod that isn't comfortable to use.

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no problem cartopping Weight capacities aren't a hard line where if you have 401lbs it will sink but your freeboard and performace will suffer the closer you get to it and you will also probably keep water in the kayak through the scuppers. I can't speak to that boat and it's characteristics but standing is also a very personal thing. I used to stand in my redfish 120 all the time while others had trouble just getting in it wihout tipping over. Absolutely go demo a bunch of boats if possible.

i know people say rapalas break often but I haven't had that expereince. I am not sure of any way to tell other than fishing them. Crankbaits take a lot of abuse if you bang them into rocks and the bottom so they will break at times. I have broken bills off pretty much every major brand out there over the years. I'd fish them till they break or until you can see something visually that indicates a break is in the near future.

Aboslutely love it. Mine isn't a hydrostatice one but it will be my next PFD purchase when I need it. I have heard lots of peopel say the standard pill dissolve style will go off in rain and all I can say is I have been in absolute downpours fishing through a squall or paddling back to the ramp and it has never gone off. The one time when I did it I wondered if it was broken or something so I jumped in the water at the ramp and it went off like normal.

The only way I can see anyone making a comment like this is if they are not in a kayak often. I have been kayak fishing for a long time now and a PFD is absolutely more prone to being used in a kayak than a boat. Also, if you get an inflatable you have to wear it as it doesn't count as one of the being accessible types. If a game warden tried to make me wear one because I wasn't and was kayaking alone, I would absolutely file a report for him stepping over his legal bounds to do so. All that being said it is very rare I do not have a PFD on since I switched over to a inflatable version.

I have seen lots of this same issue in many kayaks. It is a ton of stress in a small location. If it was me I would remove it, plastic weld it up and get a new cart. I had a C-tug for a few years, great cart and now have a wildy cart and it is a lot nicer and easier to use.

find the same guy who made it and commission his services for another rod.

I am pretty sure they still are manufactured in the US.

I don't own one but have fished with numerous Hobie and native pedal drive owners and both are around that 3mph range with ease and with a lot of effort can get up to 4mph. I prefer my NK180s which i can cruise at 5mph

If you are worried about a cesspool and live in NOVA that tells me a lot really lol. If i lived up that way I would hit hte Shenandoah instead of the James instead anwyways or go after snakehead once it warms up a little.

I haven't had the same issues as you with them. Get a plug knocker and it will pay for itself in one trip. Cranks work best going along the bottom or bouncing off cover so you will get them snagged but you will also catch some fish too

Being that I flyfish primarily i looked into making my own rod sleeves and it is super easy. I bought 100' of 1.5" data cable sleeves, some shrink tubing and voila, custom rod sleeves. All in was under $30 and I was able to make 9 fly rod sleeves and a few conventional with plenty to spare.

the rivers are absolutely alive right now...at least the James is with shad, stripers, smallies, blue cats etc.....everything is waking up.

if you aren't catching then you absolutely should be second guessing yourself. Even if you are catching you should be as well to think about if you are maximizing your catching and minimizing your fishing.

They don't offer my favorite lens color though of green mirror with copper base and ironically enough I am now in the market for a new pair of sunglasses too.

Picked up fly fishing initially when my dad saved and splurged on a guided trip with the famous Bob Clouser. Unfortunately I didn't pick it up again for probably 15 years when I moved to Virginia. Been doing it ever since. The last three years I have picked up the fly rod probably 95% of the time for all types of fishing. I've caught some citation sized largemouth, chain pickerel, sunnies and carp the past couple years. It isn't the most efficient way to catch fish but it is another tool in the tool box to have when needed. I'll also disagree with the poster above a out catching a fish every third cast. Sure if your primary goal is sight fishing and that is what you do then I can understand but you can also use a fly rod as a search tool as well with great success. it all boils down to what you want to do and how you want to do it.