Rhino68W

I will be in LA for a conference the week of Feb 20th and would love to get on the water with someone and catch some Cali ditch pickles. If anyone is in that area with a boat and wants to take me fishing let me know!

Havoc Pitt Boss Green Pumpkin Texas Rigged. My go to confidence lure!

Being a kayak fisherman I run into many jerk faced power boaters with big egos. This cat thought it would be cool to A. wake me from about 15 feet away. B. Pull up right behind me and start fishing around me C. Cast about 3 feet from my kayak. I keep a 3/4 oz jig tied on at all times anyways. Sometimes it comes in handy more than others. We exchanged words, and I invited him to the boat ramp. Keep in mind that I had been fishing one cove all morning and he pulls in about 2 hours after first light and starts this jazz. No tournaments going on, just leisure fishing. I'm not so small when I am on dry land. Ole buy didn't want any part of me then. I took his numbers off the boat and called the GW afterwards. He said to video his antics if there were a next time.

I used a 60% promo code and couldn't pass up on one for $80 shipped. Too good of a deal lol. I will let you know how it goes after a few outings with it! Also, I decided to try out the FG knot with some 12#FC I normally use for Leaders. It is Sunline Super Sniper 12#FC as some mentioned here.

Thanks for all of that information man! I might try the leader first and see what happens. The reel is currently spooled with 50# braid but it's time to replace the line anyways. But I will try the FG Knot this weekend before I go straight FC

I just got a Manley rod for Texas rigs. It has micro guides (sort of) and I don't want to mess with braid and a leader since many many people say it gets clipped by the small guides a lot. That leave me the option of going mostly Fluorocarbon on this rod/reel. I am thinking 12# to cover my bases but could I get by with 10# or even 8#? Also, feel free to recommend a preferred brand. And do you use a lot of Mono backing to save some $$$?

Fish grips are a blessing when it comes to trebles lol I have yet (knock on wood) to be hooked. Nope

Choked it Killed it Inhaled it Crushed it Just bit it and took off

Try to learn how to get those out. There is a good thread and video about this somewhere else on this forum.

I've never had a problem casting a weightless senko with a BC.

That is a sweet looking boat man! Very sharp.

That is what I used to use. But in my open style kayak water collects to the rear because that's there the weight is focuses. I want to put an inlet hose at the very back since that's where the smallest amount of water collects. Just for reference I have an Ascend H12 Kayak. It CAN sink.

I am thinking of adding some type of small water pump for a small bilge pump on my hybrid canoe/kayak for when it is raining. Obviously it wouldn't keep up if I turtled, but a rain shouldn't overwhelm it. I just want to be able to fish in the rain and not have to stop for a while to manually pump water out of the kayak like I do now. Any ideas from you guys would be greatly appreciated!

I once decided to hop off my kayak on a flat to cool off. Only problem was where my transducer was was about 2 feet more shallow then where I was. I got a lot more water than I had anticipated. But no, I have never fallen out myself on accident. Did watch a guy turtle while trying to get in his kayak once. I may or may not have laughed all day about that.

Have you considered spending a little more for a Lew's reel? They're really good for the money. I started on a Black Max reel and liked it, then I got a cheaper Lew's and for the price it was better quality.

The current here is pretty much always present so the oxygen content is fairly good in most places. I will give "killin it" a shot next time I am out. Seems like it would work.

I typically set the hook with the reel. But sometimes if there isn't much slack I sweep it while reeling constantly.

I went to a local river lake in North Texas for the first time this weekend in my kayak and we put in next to a bunch of flooded bushes with some small trees mixed in. Average depth was only a few feet, and was close to the Blue Branch creek channel and a shoreline with good green grass and reeds. I ran a buzz bait and a swim jig through the brush and near some grass early and missed a couple and got one chunk. Then I left the area due to not having much confidence in fishing it once the sun got up. No hits on a frog near the reeds. After some research it seems pitching a creature bit or jig would be good, along with a swim jig and spinner bait. Also, does the "deadness" of the bushes and trees affect if it holds fish or not? I am posting this in the General section due to it being such a broad bass fishing question.

Should have implemented the sarcasm button on my original post lol

I wish BR had a larger YouTube presence

My only question is why are you waiting for the bite to turn on. I would be throwing a buzz bait as soon as I got there lol

Too late. Ended up getting some swing head jigs

I am going to a local tackle shop to buy one lure or one bag of plastics for around $6. I want to have fun with this so what should I get? FWIW I will be kayak fishing a river Sunday that has little to no current, steeper banks, max depth of around 15 feet, and 2-3 feet of depth about 6 yards off the banks before it drops. Rip/Rap and natural banks and bottom all spread out and no timber. Water is temperature HOT with about 2-3 feet of visibility. Blue bird skies and 5-10 mph winds expected. Shoot!

Check out the Vibe Sea Ghost 130. It's a really nice kayak for the price man.

I use a sideways pitching motion from my kayak and it has worked for me. I still need more practice though. It also helps to turn your brakes down all the way so you can just use the momentum of the lure to carry it out instead of using a lot of force with the rod lift.