Brett's_daddy

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. The rod I have is a Dobyns Fury 795SB which is rated 1 - 5oz. but I don't think I'd want to cast a bait much over 4oz. with it.

Nobody has one of these big boys?

Anybody have experience with this bait? I've been thinking about getting a large open water glide bait but don't want to pay $60+ or have it weigh much more than 4oz. as that's pushing the limits of my swimbait setup. I can get this on Amazon.com for $25 and that seems like a bargain for a bait that size.

I have the Evergreen SB's in both the 105 and 125 size and they are super easy to walk...and I struggle at times walking the dog so if I can do it so can you . I also have Sammy's, Spooks, River2sea Rover, RI Vixen and just picked up some 6th Sense Catwalks which look fantastic and can't wait to try out. I probably have some more I've forgotten about. Don't forget a walking frog is an excellent walk the dog topwater bait as well!!!

I will replace hooks on cheaper baits like basically anything under $10 as needed (I do the fingernail scratch test) but I absolutely refuse to replace hooks on baits costing $15 - $25, IMO those baits are so darned expensive they had better come with good hooks to begin with...last thing I want to do is buy a $20 jerkbait and turn around and have to add another $6 worth of hooks to it. I know $6 isn't much but at that point it's a matter of principle. Will it cost me a fish...maybe but I'm not a tournament fisher, just a weekend warrior who tries to get out as much as life permits .

You have TOO much and in plain site...The Wife Police will be cracking down...lol.

This ^^^

Just sign up for their email and you get 20% off (including on Megabass) plus free shipping on $20 or more.

Oh man, that would suck!

They only have the Black and the Bone left.

Swimbaitcity.com has some Shellcrackers. http://swimbaitcity.com/html/misctackle.html#bdb

I did forget to mention that I don't plan on fishing in current/rivers very much. I bought this kayak to mostly get out on lakes/ponds that don't allow outboard motors on them and have a speed limit (like 5mph). There are a few that I know have some BIG bass in them but you can't get at them from the bank nor can you take a motorboat on them (either no outboards allowed or no place to launch).

When looking at these this is an idea that bounced around my head too...why not make a semi-flexible frame that keeps the sock open all the time. There has to be a way and it shouldn't be too hard I would think (famous last words...lol).

Would something like this work? https://www.amazon.com/Brocraft-Anchor-System-Fishing-Adaptor/dp/B07C9Z3LC6/ref=sr_1_25?dchild=1&keywords=anchor+for+kayak&qid=1599853074&sr=8-25

Yup, and I did just that. I looked at those Ozark Trail stadium seats but at 20" wide they are too wide to fit in my yak so I reasearched and saw where guys were getting the ones from Costco like this...https://www.costco.com/cascade-mountain-tech-canvas-stadium-seat-2-pack.product.100517577.html, so that's the route I took only I bought a single one and it was on sale for $20. These seats are 17" wide at the base and get wider on the top which fits perfectly in place over the stock seat.

This was the first DIY mod I did for my kayak. After reading all of the mods for this particular boat almost unanimously they said to do a seat mod with a stadium seat I got from Costco for $20 and it has a weight rating of 300lbs. It fits perfect over the stock kayak seat with a bungee cord to hold it down. One guy said before he did this his back would be killing him within 30 minutes but now with this stadium seat mod he can fish for hours. Already there...lol. I'm 47 and definitely don't bend or stretch as well as I used too .

Yeah I know. A couple of 3740 Planos, couple gallon bags of plastics and 3 rods maximum plus anchor if I decide on that.

Upgrading will be done after I pass 2 stages...A.) I enjoy fishing from a kayak and/or just plain enjoy kayaking period and B.) I can afford to .

Thanks for all that have responded and to those who respond in the future. I can't wait to try it out. I definitely will try getting used to it first before actually fishing. I do intend on adding a gear track and one of those "Y" shaped paddle holders. I have already purchased the stadium seat upgrade for this particular model that everyone who has this boat said is a must addition. Me and the wife were looking for most of the summer but kayaks have been scarce to find (we finally found a small kids kayak for our son and he loves it) but now as the season winds down (at least way up North her in Vermont) our local Walmart got in a shipments they've been waiting on for the past 2 months. Mine was originally priced at $280 but it was missing a paddle (which they had removed to satisfy an unruly customer who ordered a boat that didn't come with one and was making a scene) so the manager said I could have it 50% off so I bought it for $140 and picked up a paddle at DSG for $40 so I ended up saving a hundred bucks . Now I just need to find a dry bag that will fit the 6" hatch.

My boat has a 275lb. weight limit and I'm 6' tall and 255lbs. (yeah, I need to lose some serious paunch...lol).

Okay, so I just bought my first kayak. Nothing fancy, a 10ft. Lifetime Tamarack Angler sit-on-top kayak. Not sure how I’ll like it so didn’t want to spend $1000+. My questions are this, what size rods should I bring (I’m thinking no longer than 7ft.), do I need an anchor? How do I set the hook without tipping over?

And you would play it on???

6th Sense has a great Golden Shiner pattern for some of their baits called Live Shiner

It was 46 degrees at my house in Vermont this morning. It's definitely a sign that Fall is coming but I wouldn't say the Fall transition has started just yet. Give it a few more weeks, when the daytime temps are struggling to hit the 70 degree mark and it's dipping down into the mid 40's at night on a consistent basis is when the Fall transition will begin in earnest! As for lures, shallow crankbaits, topwater (spook-style, poppers, ploppers, wakebaits, frogs), spinnerbait, buzzbait, swim jig and smaller (shad sized) swim baits, shakey head with a 6" worm and of course a regular jig. As far as coloration, match the hatch, if your ponds are primarily bluegill than go with a bluegill pattern and a bone color.

I'd say some sort of dual willow blade spinnerbait. I wouldn't choose a soft plastic like a senko because I'm assuming you'd only have the 1 lure like the OP said and a soft plastic would be torn up and gone the first day.