buzzed bait

Kind of gives me an eerie feeling too... I posted in the reports about my morning on Lake Lanier on Sunday morning. I actually called it quits around noon primarily because of the wind. my wife was shocked that i came home so early, but i told her the wind was really wild on the channel i was in and making for some rogue waves and i was a little uncomfortable being out by myself. Fast forward to this article I read about another kayaker on Lanier on Monday that somehow managed to be rescued after the wind and waves capsized his kayak! Cliff notes for you if you don't care to read the article: wear the dam PFD and let someone know where you're going, it saved this guy's life! http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/m/section/6/article/115317/

those two for sure and my #3 to throw in would be clear laker

i don't have that length you're talking about, but i have a champion 682c and love it for 1/4oz jigs or 1/8 T rigs, fished a 1/8oz shakyhead on it last weekend and worked like a charm.

twice here as well, both times some overseas scammers. one time about $400 the other time about $1300 in 30 minutes. once in nashville, tn on my anniversary other time was this past august in delray beach, fl for my birthday! both times bank worked it out and got my money back.

huge tree downed some power lines near my house yesterday after work, but nothing too major otherwise

going to steamboat springs a week from today, that's the only thing that's kept me from going buckwild on some purchases lately.... those lift tickets sure are pricey!! 2 weeks after that trip, headed back west to Las Vegas for the NCAA tournament and a bachelor party.... then i'm 100% on fishing along with all my purchases!

i have one as well (30lb minn kota on my ride 135) and it's 50/50 as far as pros vs cons. mine is EASILY removable so i can take it off and fish the river, put it in the back seat of my truck for transport, etc. PRO: easy to navigate the wind hands free steering trolling is a breeze! Pretty stealth believe it or not CON: battery is heavy, must be charged extra rigging to deal with slower than you think limited run time then it just becomes dead weight

most online tournaments do some weird math formula that calculates the state record and then assigns some handicap based on that.... being that i live and fish in GA (world record) i never enter those tournaments because of the ridiculous handicap they assign to this state! fun idea no doubt, just a lot to coordinate. the city wide tournament isn't as big of a deal because the size and species do not vary so much as they do across the country.

none worked best for me

what cadman said... go to youtube, search for smalljaw and watch his videos. very informational, very easy to follow.

that's a monster!

new GA walleye record was caught about 25-30 minutes from my dad's house.... he sent me a message this morning about it and asked when we're going!

owner wacky on senko i like the owner mosquito a little more on smaller worms like trick worms

tackletour sorta..... but it looked far less "creepy" than this version....

interesting read.... makes it sound a lot more like a poker game than a pro sport!

my dog may be a little mini size-wise, but he's a hair factory so i should be good for a while! i was PLEASANTLY surprised when i put it in a container with water at home, found mine looked best with no trailer. in the water it was incredibly fluid. almost lifeless on a straight retrieve and on the fall, but some erratic little jerks and pumps and that thing comes to life. i was just experimenting and having fun with it and happened to catch a nice one so i was pumped! now i'm thinking about mixing some silicone in with some golden hairs to see how it looks?!?

If they keep biting it, he'll be bald by end of March!!

both great options.... the mata is a very full skirt with rubber and silicone....

HAHA, i was telling her this past weekend that she better lay it on me... we have a couple trips upcoming and then after that i'm locked on the fish like a bass on the bed.... she hasn't come up with this list yet, she better hurry up!

get an HD antenna, something like "the leaf" on amazon for like $20 or whatever it is now.... gets me like 12-15 HD channels, including the major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC) then get one of those units of your choice. i have all 3 of them and never ever ever ever use the chromecast, useless brick. apple tv and roku are good. cool thing with apple tv is if you have an apple computer, you can "mirror" your computer on the TV. so if you can stream live TV, find free movies, etc. you can watch them on your TV screen....

LOL, was going to suggest Midol.....

first off, that PFD is too comfy not to wear at all times.... best investment i've made for kayak fishing. and i've been calling it the "trippy jig" ... the dog's name is Tripp so that works well, and it's a little bit of a play on the Northstar hippy jig (hair jig)! i must admit it was pretty gnarly to catch one on it too!

nice catch to get it started!

Was able to get on the water early and had til about lunch time to try and catch them. When I put the kayak in at the ramp, the stripers were going nuts busting the surface. I made a few casts out to the them, but no action so i moved on. water temps were around 49 all day and i could never really mark anything of any significance, no bait, no fish. but i did manage to find a few baits shallow in a small ditch near some deeper water. i got 2 taps on one of my football jigs, but they didn't pick it up. threw the shakyhead in there with the unknown worm that's like a trick worm, but a morning dawn-ish type color, tipped in JJ's chartreuse on the Megastrike shakyhead. tap tap and it ran straight sideways, short fight and 1lb7oz spot in the yak. worked my way around the nearby dock and down a steeper rock chunk bank. started throwing my "hair of the dog" jig and BAM. 2lb2oz healthy spot! the jig is literally some hair from my dog that is some kind of miniature golden retriever looking mutt, not even joking.... tied a chunk onto a 1/8 oz owner ball jig, no trailer and this fish liked it! it actually had a really cool fluid motion while swimming and pumping it back. then the wind came and it was time to go, no more bites, no more fish....

yeah re-tip it but now it will fish like a 6'6" and likely more of a 4 or 5 power than the 3 it was.