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Wow, nothing in New Joisey once again

Not much compared to some of ya, do I really need it, that does not compute 🙂

Looks 😃, I don't bring a bump board with me or even own a scale. I did a quick measure with a tape on my paddle, 18" which is a good sized one here.

Had to hit the reservoir again today before the rain tomorrow. Wound up with another 12 fish day, 6 Largemouths, 5 Smallmouths and one Rock Bass. Lost about 6 fish on the jump. One was really nice Smallie that I hooked and thought I lost it, it was charging the kayak and I thought it wasn't on, well it was and kept coming up and I lost it on the jump. I got hung up on the bottom and had to retie my drop shot rig as I lost the whole rig, of course I loosen up the drag to retie, cast it out and got a nice hit,,well it went zzzzzzzzzz and no fish, forgot to tighten up drag From what I can see on this thread we should always post a pic of of Rock Bass

Camping, but really that's just a base camp now for fishing adventures. Oh, and beer drinking, it's Oktoberfest time

My son's first Smallie

Hit a local reservoir today, it had been drawn down for dam repairs and was at 53% capacity, capacity is now at 97.5% With the capacity now full, there are much needed nutrients in the water with the pumping in of water from the river, the visibility was around 11' with is quite clear but before the pumping it was almost at 20' Started out getting 5 fish pretty quickly then the wind picked up and that area died out. Went searching but it was tough with the wind. Wind died down and was able to get back on some fish. Wound up with 12 fish landed, 9 Largemouths, 2 Smallmouths and got another trout. Again all fish were on a drop shot in 18' to 30'

I'm biased, have been kayak fishing here in the northeast for 20 years. I've been using an Eddyline Caribbean 14' for the past 8 years. It paddles really well, is light weight as it's thermal molded instead of roto molded. It's been on ponds, rivers, tidal rivers, reservoirs, big lakes, saltwater bays and the big pond (Atlantic Ocean) I'm 71 years old, and cartop this on a Subaru Forester. I switched to this due to the weight, my kayak before this was a Wilderness Tarpon 12' which was over 70 lbs. I can bring 4 rods comfortably and 3 to 4 plano boxes in a milk crate with 3 rod holders on it. Also have a Wheeleze cart if I need to walk to a launch, have the Wheeleze cause some of my launched I have to travel over sugar sand, their the only cart that works on that stuff. I only paddle, so I do have several carbon fiber paddles which make a huge difference. My fishing trips are usually between 6 to 7 hrs, yeah my butt gets sore after that long, sometimes interesting getting out of the kayak after that long on the water, legs are a little rubbery 😃 Pedal kayaks work well, but a lot of them are pushing 100 lbs.

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Hit the reservoir today looking for some more Smallmouths. Did manage to get 4 Largemouths and 2 Smallies. Tough day trying to find them, but the bonus fish were a Rainbow and a Channel Cat. Everything caught on the drop shot with a Berkeley Flat Worm

71 years young and a 100% kayak fisherman. Strictly a paddler, no pedals or motors. Been kayak fishing for 20 years starting mostly saltwater fishing but now mostly freshwater. Previously had multiple boats from car topping a 12’ aluminum to a 23’ fiberglass cuddy cabin. Years ago I got an Eddyline Caribbean 14’, at 50lbs its 20lbs lighter than my Wilderness Tarpon 12’ Average trip is 6 to 7 hrs, I do at least 8 camping/fishing trips a year where I fish 4 straight days, plus many day trips. I do work out 6 days a week if I’m not camping, fishing or sick, between weights and resentence bands with stretching, balance exercises and some yoga stuff. No longer an early riser though anymore, usually on the water by 8:00am or 9:00am , I’ve become a gentleman of leisure 😃

100% kayak fishing, this is what is with me. Forceps used for almost all freshwater fish that I can't just pop the hook out. Harbor Freight needle nose that are used for mostly saltwater fish, also as a back up. Small bolt cutters, just in case. No name multi pliers carried in my soft cooler

Every time

Well that didn't last too long, GSM was acquired by a PE firm; https://dallasinnovates.com/irving-based-gsm-outdoors-acquired-by-beverly-hills-pe-firm-platinum-equity/#:~:text=Irving-based GSM Outdoors%2C a,Platinum Equity from Gridiron Capital.

Was wondering the same thing,,,been using Creapure as it is supposedly 100% pure. Creatine might be the most researched supplement and one of the most beneficial with the least side effects of any of the supplements.

I've never caught a fish on a Whopper Plopper, I caught one 12' bass on a chatterbait, pretty sure I've never caught on a lipless.

Hit up a semi-local reservoir that is now back to capacity after being drawn down for dam repairs. Totally different now than the last 2 years. Tried hitting some of the shallower areas and coves where I've caught in the past but it wasn't happening. Water clarity was about 10', here it's usually around 15' to 20'. Went in search mode in deeper water and put on the drop shot. Found fish in 25' to 35' foot of water and was able to land 12 fish, 5 Smallies, 4 Largemouths, 2 Bluegills and a Rock Bass. 3 of the Smallies were decent fish, rest were on the smaller side. Just happened to be a brewery near the reservoir, had to stop and have a black lager................

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For me it's that I can actually see the blades when cutting, So yes for these old eyes I can get a good precision cut, sorta ocd on trimming my knots,