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Sounds like the end of Forest Hill Rd. (Or is there another?) I've never seen anyone launch anything bigger than a canoe from there, but seems like a jonboat would be doable.

I agree with A-Jay. In fact, having a radio or hailer just might allow for a bit of false security sense. I fish from my yak in some very fairly busy waters. When crossing transit lanes, I use extraordinary caution and make sure I am crossing no less than a few hundred yards ahead of anything moving faster than idle speed. I ALWAYS fly a blaze orange flag (and a 360 white light at night.) I choose paddles that have white or fluorescent blades. Big difference between waving a gray or black blade over your head vs a chartreuse one. I have a 110 dB no-ball safety whistle on my PFD. And, even when beating the banks, I remain vigilant if the channel is close behind me. I had a cabin cruiser pass within 12 feet of me last summer and I was only a few yards off the shore. I could hear a woman asking the driver if he'd even seen me...he had not. Fortunately, he was going slow enough that I was able to maneuver enough to feel 'safe', but there is no limit to the stupidity of some operators out there. I've gotten fairly comfortable in rivers and around 'defined channels'. I still am a bit uneasy on big saltwater outside the channels where most traffic is predictable. ...And, I'll never get completely confortable with jet skiers.

I haven't done it, but did look into it a while back. There's groups dedicated to that around here....and in most cities, I'd imagine. Check meetup.com...and google urban exploration for your area

I hope not to come off as a @#$%, but if you can't bear to lose a hook and a piece of plastic, you might want to try another hobby. You start fishing 'gun-shy' and you will miss fish; you worry a lot about losing gear and your head won't be in the game and you'll lose fish...and more gear. I guarantee I'm not the only guy on here who has more than one day a year that I lose $30 or more in 'stuff'.

Apologize in advance for the threadjack, but I was curious, @TOXIC, what hooks you use for those? I've always used octo/circle hooks for dropshot and never texposed.

Other than online? I don't even know what that means any more jk....sort of....been a couple years since I bought anything for fishing in a B&M.... wait...except for a whistle for my pfd that I got at REI ....but that was only so I'd have a paper receipt I could use to get into state parks free

Years ago, I bought a couple budget Quantum spinning combos (maybe $45 each or so.) Rods broke and reels barely lasted one season. I knew they were entry level, but I got it in my head for a lot of years that Quantum equaled poor quality. A couple years ago, I got what seemed like a great deal on a Smoke baitcasting reel. It quickly became my favorite and I now own five Smoke reels (one spinning.) So, I've been on both sides, but I'm squarely on the fan side now.

I use Original. If there's any drawback at all, its that the 'gills will NOT let go - causes me to lose a lot more craws and other appendages off Bugs and other trailers than when I don't use the goo.

I have not. But my suggestion is to record it with high end mics, analyze the freqs, patterns, etc.....get storage device, an underwater transmitter of sorts...and run to a patent office. I'll take 7%

Agree with weightless plastics and smaller shakey heads as @kschultz76mentioned. I'd think that poppers, smaller jerkbaits, jitterbugs, etc, would be fine, also.

7th Fleet driver?

what was the question? or rant?

I was led to believe that my Galaxy S5 Sport was waterproof......it wasn't. Besides, even if I was nearly certain my replacement phone were as waterproof as advertised, I'd still have it in a case, around my neck when fishing. Best waterproof phone on the market won't do me much good if it slips from my hands into 60' of water.

I got rod and paddle leashes when I started out a few years ago, but after just a couple trips, I put them all on the shelf and haven't missed them. I still keep a hand paddle in my crate, but I have not yet needed it because of losing my paddle. One thing that I didn't mention above was a waterproof cell phone case. That may deserve its own thread, since the need isn't unique to kayakers, but I have found that it is a critical item for me. I got this one two years ago for $10 on Amazon and it is still going strong (and waterproof): Voxkin Premium cell phone case

I have a wood rack in the style of the KastKing mentioned by @J Francho. That is, it stores (8, I think) rods vertical on each side of the unit. It was a gift, and I'm unsure of the model, but it looks a lot like the F&S one at Dicks. If you go this route, try to put hands on one. The KK model looks very sturdy. Mine blows -- slots too close together, casters come off when you look at it wrong, wobbly, .....it is functional, but barely.

Darkest Hour. Like it a lot...but, can't help wishing there was more. For what it was; five weeks in history, it was very entertaining -- but, as something of a history buff, I want it to be the middle of a mini series....I was left wanting more pre-story and 'what's next'

I got Cadman's tutorial three years ago and went straight to Home Depot and got some wire. There's still a couple jigs around from that first tying experiment....wire tie is the only way for me. I did experiment with small zip ties for a while; cheap...and a little faster/easier, but they don't last like copper wire.

I used 12# test Gliss on a number of spinning rods all last year and love it.

Fighting a fish (or a snag) by lifting your rod near vertical, so as to over-stress the blank and risk breaking your rod

You may not need anything....you're a quarter my age and apparently in a lot better shape As to how it looks with padding? Well...may be another factor of my age, but I don't care AT ALL what it looks like on mine - if it makes me more comfortable. I've always time-limited out around 6-6 1/2 hours -- but now, instead of limping with excruciating pain at the end of the day, it just some hunched over shorter term mild pain.... lol Something to keep in mind that we tell first time yakkers is to keep your shoulders inside the 'gunnels' -- you can usually really only get in trouble if you get your head/shoulder out over the side - stay 'centered' and your yak's natural buoyancy will take care of you

No kidding. I had another, different problem on a second spinning reel (MSRP >$150) in which one of the screws on the bail came out while fishing...along with the line roller and a washer. First season with the reel and parts were flying all over the place.

If distance is the ONLY consideration, then Gliss is the way to go. There are tradeoffs, but if I put 12# Gliss on ANY of my combos, it will cast much farther than any other line I have ever used. It isn't necessarily going to be best for lots of other reasons, but for distance alone, Gliss, (or other fine, slick braid) is the way to go, IMO.

I wish you luck. For me, that was a maddening exercise. I had torps and bugs from a few different eras and it seems like every single lure had different hangar-styles. I wish I could tell you what worked best with each, but it was a lot of trial and error. IIRC, on one lure, I was only able to make it work with a open-eye double hook. So, I'd suggest getting yourself a couple/few different #2, #4 and 6's in short and long with different eye thicknesses, as well as a variety of split rings and try to have fun

PP moss green matches my avocados a little better than the Spiderwire