Fishingmickey

97.5 baitcasting, 2.5% spinning

I think your OK for the smaller ploppers (110 & 90). Your rod might be straining with the 130 and it will be in pain with the 190. Check the lure weight rating on the rod. You can push the top end a bit but not a lot. FM

I've had my Scorpion DC for about 6 months now and have been very pleased. FM

Another thing to add is avoid casting light weight lures (balsa crank baits) or bulky (high wind resistance) lures like a spinner/buzz baits into the wind. FM

I also fall into that odd lefty category. Cast with my left, reel with my right. I like it. No switching hands involved. FM Did you see that Academy had the Casitas on sale for $69? I suspect Father's day sale. Might still be good today.

Here's my fish lost story. Choke Canyon Reservoir in South Texas. Late evening just before sun down. I was fishing a on-line charity tournament and pre-fishing for another tournament. The on-line tourney was a three month long largest two fish event and I had already logged a 24.5" fish and had another 20 or 21"er that had me in the top ten and tied for big bass. I hooked into a big bass just as I was about to quit fishing for the day. I had her whipped and along side the kayak and net in hand. As I was guiding her into the net she made one last effort and got her head out of the water and made a weak head shake. My lure came loose and I made a stab with the net. Got half her body in it but not the head. As I lifted the net she slid out and free. It was easily a 26"+ fish. That one is still replaying in my mind several years later. FM

Was it a wacky rigged or Texas rigged McNuggett Catt?

Have the motor and hull checked out at a certified shop. If those two items pass muster you can worry about the fiddly bits yourself. FM

Dipped in Spike it and slathered with Megastrike?

I feel torque/horsepower (lower gear ratio reels 5:1 or 6:1) is more important then speed if your frog fishing heavy grass or cover and having to drag a fish out possibly buried pounds of slop. FM

Hobie Compass is at $1950.

Pitot tube/pick up tube for the speedometer. Tubing should lead/goes to the back of the speedometer (in dash) gauge be my guess. The water wheel is the speedometer reading for your depth finder display.

Since I kayak fish and carry fifteen combos. I probably need a intervention. Fishing a Hobie PA14, Nine rods on the milk crate, four rod holder Engel cooler and two in the horizontal storage on the Hobie. Yes I agree it is overkill Fishingmickey

Find the depth the schools of bait are holding at (shad in Texas). Find the fish.

Honestly I don't know what the favorite flavors are regarding brands. I'm sure there is a good bit of Daiwa, couple of the guys are sponsored by Johnson outdoors. FM

Hi Optim, I also primarily use bait casting and so does most of the field. There is a fair amount of spinning tackle used though. If I go out fully loaded for bear I'm packing fifteen combo's. Three heavy's Curado 300's 1 e and 2 ej's with appropriate sized rods, 8 MH baitcasters 30# braid and 14-16# fluorocarbon, 2 med/light bait casters 10 & 12# fluorocarbon and 2 spinning rods 8# mono or braid and leader combination. No I probably don't use every rod each time out. But I do use a high percentage of them each time out. I do agree it is too many and I will pare them down if I know what I am going to be fishing primarily. Fishingmickey

Your spot on, Usually when there are the most drunken boaters are out and the most water related fatalities occur. Just like the highway patrol.

I have five spinning reels, three are the 2500's one 3000 and one 4000. The three small one I use for very light lures like the original floating rapala's, bandit sized 100 cranks, the small sized balsa shad raps, drop shot, finesse jig and Ned rig The 3k I have spooled a little heavier with 20# braid and usually a 12-16# fluorocarbon leader. The 4k I use for power shotting (oversized drop shot) 30# braid with 14#-20# leader.

Yes I do, I've been kayak tournament bass fishing for about five years now and loving it.

Redryder, A Shimano fan boy for 30+ years here. Any of the Shimano's from the Seinna (30 buck low end) to NASCI (100 buck higher end) are excellent reels IMHO. The one's priced higher are somewhat overkill but ooh lala sweet to have in hand. Fishingmickey

I've got a couple of Fenwick methods travel rods one spinning and one casting. Price is/was higher then you wanted to spend. Pluses are each rod came with a extra top and bottom section. Spinning has a med. light action section and a medium, casting medium and a med. heavy section. Might be able to find them on Amazon or Ebay for cheaper. They have served me well on a couple of vacation trips. Also came with a decent semi hard case. Fishingmickey

Ladder pattern here, fishing a river lake with a lot of docks and seawalls. Almost anywhere there was a ladder going down into the water It would hold fish. FM

Spike it more for the color (chartreuse dipping the tail or claws) then scent. Megastrike if I use scent at all then usually with jigs or unscented plastics. FM

OK Hook2jaw, You've heard fromt he Diawa contingent and the Curado K fan club. Let this Shimano fan boy speak about the Shimano Casitas and Citica. These are the slightly lower priced Shimano's that cast and perform very well. A hundred for the Casitas and a buck fifty for the Citica. I feel their performance is almost as well or equal to the Curado K and Curado 70. As far as rods go. The Mojo Bass is a winner, The Shimano Sellus is a good rod too for very little bucks. Slightly more will get you the Clarus or Compre. I haven't fished a Doybn's fury or Diawa Avid's So I can't speak about them. Spinning reels again Shimano. the mid priced reels are great performers. Spinning rods same as above. Same brand of boots (wolverine dura shocks) and reels for well over 12 years. Good luck, Fishingmickey

They rent some crappy one's at Stillhouse marina. Perhaps one of these days in the near future. I'll bring my extra up and invite ya to fish Belton or Stillhouse. FM