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I haven't used the dt10 but I have seen it in person and have read plenty of reviews. Seems like the chairs don't like to stay put very well, but other than that everyone loves them. I own a SOT ride 115. Go for the sit on top. It gives you a better view to look in the water, will help you sight fish in the spring, and is waaaaaay more stable than a sit in. Not to mention standing up is a huge advantage. Getting into it with just a kayak and a rod and some tackle is fine, but I didn't realize how bad I was going to want an anchor and stake out pole, and some kind of tackle/rod holder. Just a thought. God luck on the purchase man. Kayaks are a very good time.

Currently in the lake I fish at, there are bass fry everywhere about 1.5" in size. The algae bloom is in full effect and the bass seem to be feeding heavily on their own kind. I'm having a hard time getting bit. This lake doesn't have a lot of cover or structure. It's about 20' at its deepest. 1-2' visibility. Prob mid 70s. How would you catch them?

Thanks for all of the advice guys. Very helpful. I was looking at the Cardiff but I found lexa 300s on amazon for 135 shipped. Goona go with that I believe. Also the okuma guide rods do look excellent. Especially for the money. I'm thinking about spending the extra money to get the phenix since I have two of their rods already and enjoy the build quality.

I'm ready to get into the swim bait game. I won't have money to get another swim bait set up so it's gonna be used for most everything heavy. I will probably end up throwing 6"-8" Huds lunker punkers, me slammer and so on. I'm also going to be using it for rockfish out of my kayak. Bass is definitely the main target species for me though. If you had to buy and use one set up under $400 what would it be?

I bought one recently. Full price and it takes on so much water it doesn't even last a single cast. Sinks in about 5 seconds. I'm sure that I got a defective one. I've heard of people having similar issues

I fish the the pit bosses pretty regularly. I tend to use them to punch, or on the back of a jig. I have been enjoying drop shot (power shot) on 17lb test with a short leader (about. 4-6") to not get hung in heavy cover. I use creatures and 7" roboworms mainly. I like power shotting when I'm flipping cover cause I think the fish get used to seeing the bait hit the bottom. Gives them something different to look at when the lure stops and jiggles right before touching down.

Reading up on the lipless crank articles will help. Along with watching some videos. Seems like most people will tell you to run through different retrieves until you get bit that day. You can do a steady retrieve, stop and go, yo yo, burn it. All of those will work. Just depends on when and where. I like to make my bait pretty erratic on the retrieve to try and get some reaction strikes

I have a lews speed spool and I also own a revo sx. The revo is much more expensive and I actually prefer the lews. If I could do it all over again I would just own lews.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I do well flipping the pockets and outside of the tules. That's mainly where most my fish come from. I was more curious about the heavy cover punching aspect of it. Which everyone helped out with. Sounds like I'm in the right track. This helped a lot with my confidence. Thanks again

How long are you leaving your bait in the water for before flipping into a different spot? I will definitely check those baits out, and try to hit the less thick spots. Thanks for the advice.

I hate photos with that angle. My friend doesn't own a scale and sends me pictures of a ton of "5lb fish" that don't look much over 3lbs. This reminds me of that. Really wish I had a hand for scale. Looks 4-5 lbs to me

I've searched the topic and didn't find much info on fishing tules that are really large and dense. Most of the info is on stuff that's more sparse. The lake I fish at (pinto lake) in Watsonville is surrounded by a wall of tules and trees. I've had a bit of luck sneaking up and flipping a 1oz tungsten bullet weight pegged to a strike king anaconda worm, along with a berkley pit boss into pockets and and reeds where I can get the bait to drop through. My question to those who fish this type of cover is what type of lure/weight would you use for the style of pitching, and what should I be looking for in the endless wall of tules to up my odds?

I have a ride 115 and I really like it. I'm not as heavy as you (I'm 180lbs) but standing is very easy with this yak. Being my first kayak I was apprehensive about their stability. Not an issue with the ride 115 or ride 135 if you want something bigger. The ascend kayaks from bps are really nice for the money. I was checking them out the other day wondering why I spent so much on my ride. If you were willing to sacrifice a bit of comfort in way of a seat I'd imagine the ascend stuff is the best deal. I spent 700 on mine barely used. That's a couple hundred more than the ascend. Once you get a kayak you'll realize how big of a problem drifting can be. Either due to currents or wind it can be extremely frustrating. Even with a stake out pole. I'd recommend a Hobie mirage drive kayak if money isn't an issue. Being able to control the kayak while keeping your line in the water is something I'm always wishing for while I'm out in my yak. Unfortunately the hobies are way out of my price range. Don't forget to spend some money on rod holders, and anchor or stake out pole, and some sort of tackle management system. I have the yak attack blackpak and it's been awesome, along with their 8 foot stake out pole.