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If you don't see them actively feeding in that shallow water they will be near impossible to catch. If you see mud stirring up under them or their tail in on the surface of the water this is a good sign they are feeding, much more likely to take a bait, if they are just swimming around they are not feeding and become very difficult to catch. Thats why I fish for them deeper, don't get angry at fish that I see and wont take my bait. If you fly fish for them you could intice them with a leech pattern, but even then it's not easy if they aren't feeding.

From everything I have seen and heard it is cheaper to go with a non fishing kayak and make it a fishing kayak. The rod holder on fishing kayaks are cheap, and make the yak itself cost 100 bucks more, you can very easily buy rod holders for a fair price and put them on, up to you though, just depends on if you want a ready to fish kayak or one that you will have to put a few hours into before its want you want exactly.

Will do, appreciate it.

I have only caught 2 on the fly, but they are by far my favorite fish to catch on it. Nice catch man

I know this is a couple days late but where did you get your topo maps? I can't find any for local lakes.

Cool, I've fished right below the dam for carp, done well. Tried for bass, had a nice one, but lost him, to many snags right there to be worth fishing it much.

Fisher o men Yeah I little bit

How is Chartiers creek? Never fished it, I just didn't know how good it was.

Brake is good I think, I think it's just timing coming from 10 years of spinning and probably not a full follow through.

Weren't missing much when it came to the mon the last month, rain had it several feet up and brown all of june, brought it back just in time, river looks good now.

Fair enough, buddy and me will be trying from the shore this fall. Guessing you hit the mon up then. Finally been down enough to fish it after a month.

Is steap and cheap reliable? I saw online they were fakes, I didn't think so, but I decided to wait for another sale to be sure.

There is pretty much every fish that you could think of in the river but catching any of them is a true task. It's a medium heavy but I would say it's on the lighter side of most medium heavies that's why I think the 3/8 is ok, like I said though it could be a 1/2 not to sure. I do follow through, still go to the left, unless I am casting to my left I can get it close to where I want. Going straight in front of me or to my left it's off.

I like how young guys can't have an old rod, my first rod and reel combo was a browning, caught me my first bass and a ton since. It is 10 plus years old now and I have since quit fishing with it, really don't want to break it, I think I would cry. It has a spot in my heart forever, as well as the jitterbug that I caught my first bass on that is sailing around Lake Arthur, although I like to think some younger kid found it and caught his first bass on it as well.

I'd be really interested to see how pros would do without it, would change the game for sure.

Seams like it, West Newton I see, you fish the yough at all?

Not casting in the yard, unless a 10 foot cast into a tree or tomato plant is part of the learning curve. Using either a 3/8 or 1/2 oz spoon. Edit: I go to the river, loots of room with no fish on the mind since it sucks unless you are catfishing.

Casting right handed and making side arm casts at the moment just to clear that up. By the sound of it I am letting go to late. Height is doing ok, not throwing it way up or hitting the water to soon, distance is probably due to weight of the lures more than ability at this point. I am going out in a few more hours to play around with it some more.

So I just got 2 new baitcasters and have done fairly well with setting them up to not get backlashes, my main problem at this point is accuracy, I can cast a mile, but wherever I throw it goes to the left a good ways. Am I letting go to late? Or early? Really ticking me off since I can't get it to where I want it.

Forgot my scissors at my house when I went out, just a helpful tip to some of you guys, but the top of a dip can, the bottom edge of it will cut the line for you if you are in a pinch

I have 3 Allen reels and love them all, I'd take a look at the Allen trout reel. I fish for bass carp and trout with it and it handles them all. Also fell on the reel when out, no scratches, no dents, and an ugly bruise on my arm. Very solid reels.

Sounds like one of my favorites, carp

I'm with you pal, be going out this weekend to cast all day till I get it down pat

I don't really have a go mentor, but fishing shows on at 9 on Saturdays taught me a lot, would watch them for a few hours. As for someone I still watch, I like Mike Iaconelli, he is very serious but at the same time not serious, hard to explain when you see him flip out, but the socks he wears crack me up.

Made that mistake before with steelhead, never again, you always leave the head on.