DogBone_384

Only six? That won’t keep @Siebert Outdoors busy very long!

Annual Massachusetts & New Hampshire and short term licenses for Vermont & Maine if I travel there for short trips.

Same here ...

I haven't yet used the anchor on my Ranger. It's still in it's original packaging from 2017. I keep one rigged on my kayak almost every trip and use it when it's windy and pedaling doesn't help me stay in my spot.

Sounds like a quote from Tony Bean's The Last Smallmouth!

I miss In and Out Burger … we don’t have any in New England

Ditto

Is that like a 'big kahuna burger'?

The parking lot was full at my favorite Plymouth pond so I moved around to another small one I've only fished a couple times. I managed two decent picks. The first on a perch lipless and the second on a green/chartreuse Senko sitting still in about 15'. A bladed jig, jerkbait, crank, jig, and paddle tail on an underspin produced nada. Winds were stiff at 15+ mph from the S. Water temps were 44.x, and air pressure was 29.8.

Unlikely, but there's always hope.

I picked up a MB71MHF and MBSH74MF (both corkers) today at the New Hampshire Fishing Expo. They seem very high quality. I spoke to their reps for a while. I'll report back when I get a chance to fish them. My day-to-day rods are Kistler Heliums & KLXs, I have high expectations.

I put a Lowrance Ghost on my RT178. It was worth every penny.

I toss it in my truck’s bed when it’s just me. I strip them down and put the hulls on my truck’s ladder rack when I trailer my Ranger or have two kayaks. The ‘nekked’ hulls weigh about 75 pounds, they’re manageable. It weighs 125 + - rigged.

Here's my net. It's a Yakattack net in a Yakattack holder. Sorry for the delay. I had lots of grown up stuff to do.

For a Kayak, a 5 or 7" does fine, unless you want live sonar and have the budget for it. I have a Lowrance Elite Ti7 on my kayak, mounted on the right side rail. Lowrance's user interface is good, but screen is awful compared to Garmin. I believe Lowrance improved their screens since the Elite series. I have my downscan transducer mounted through a scupper and later added a sidescan unit on a removable arm. I have a 12 aH lithium battery in a Pelican case that's stored in the hull with disconnects so I can remove and charge it. If you have a marine store, or Cabelas/Bass Pro near you that has fish finders on display, go play with them in person and see for yourself. Best of luck choosing your fish finder.