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Various, Megabass, Jackall, Lucky Craft..............

I use a 6-10 M/Fast rod paired with a Daiwa Tatula Elite. I like the Medium for trebles and the fast to get a good crisp "jerk" on the jerkbait.

And exactly the reason they don't turn down a moving bait going right past them that is a color different from what the articles say it needs to be.

I prefer 7 foot rods, give or take a couple of inches. I prefer cork handles I prefer low profile reels And long walks on the beach.

A couple years ago I made the switch to Daiwa. Half my reels are Tatula Elite's and I couldn't be more please with everything about them. To add to the mess...........I just bought my first Tatula Zillion...........haven't cast it yet but I'm imagining I'll be happy.

The few times I've used one ended up being used as additional weight being added to whatever my lure was snagged on.........

I do pretty much the same. Shad and non shad.......some of the non shad are along bluegill colors, some crawfish. I am of the school that a bass comes up on the movement of a bait, it doesn't come up to strike the bait thinking it's a shad and then change it's mind because it says to itself, "Oh darn that's a bluegill" and turn back.

For quicker moving baits that require a trailer like chatters, swim jigs, spinnerbaits really go crazy with colors.........lol Something mainly green or watermelon Something lighter along shad lines And again, sometimes I add a chartreuse accent.

Jerkbait is the first thing that came to my mind.

I liked the Speed Clips,,,,,,when my hands and the clips are dry, and my hands are warm...otherwise not worth the effort and frustration........lol

Black/Blue Watermelon Watermelon/Red Flake Sometimes I add a chartreuse accent.......... There's my full list of plastics colors. Not counting paddletails.

Um yes, very much so.

One thing to consider regarding stability is experience. My first kayak, the Radar 115, first few times I got in it I acted like I was walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. After a few drips I just got on and off without a thought. Fast forward to my SS127, first time out, seat in high position, it felt like I was going to flip at any time......by the end of my first time out it was like sitting in a recliner at home. I've never even put the seat in low position. I turn around in the seat, sit sideways with a foot in the water leaning back, no issues. I stand, turn to one side and stand close to the edge to relieve myself, no issues. You have to learn to trust the secondary stability built into most kayaks these days. It will tilt a bit until you reach that point and then you'd really have to try to get it to tip all the way.

Jigs, swim jigs, squarebills, spinnerbaits, wacky rig or drop shot.

In Illinois I need to register, it's a simple form and is good for three years. I can guarantee I can get it in places any boat bigger than I kayak can't get to. And I transport it in the back of my truck, pull into the lot and am on the water in 5 minutes. With a motor. To each his own, the beauty of having all these choices.

That's the beauty of the Bixby, 10 lbs total for the motor and battery. Good luck finding a pedal unit that weighs that little. I've fished 8-10 hours on a one charge and also after making a slight rudder steering cable modification I can turn on a dime as well as maintain good position. Steering with my feet also keeps my hands free to fish. SS127 and Bixby total was $2,700. Cheaper and lighte than every pedal kayak I was considering. I also don't trailer it, slide it into the bed of my truck.

Well I can't bring that much being in a kayak. So jigs are sorted by type then color, cranks go in the box in order of depth range, jerks the same, topwater is easy to see what type just by opening the box, plastics are just sorted by type then color, etc

Bought into the DC semi-craze. Didn't like the reel, no particular reason, just didn't like it.

Well, I love my SS127, so I added a Bixby motor. I like the center for my electronics, so Bixby on the rudder, FF on the pod. I've never had a pedal drive, when I was looking to add something besides paddling my intention was pedal drives.........turned out they were more expensive and heavier.

JJ's Chartreuse when I want to add a bit of color. MegaStrike when I don't.

I use 20 lb Sufix 832 with a short 10 lb mono leader. And no, the braid does not dig on the reel causing snap offs and other issues, and yes I have caught big bass.

I had a Wilderness Radar that was very stable, my Wilderness Atak was also stable but rode lower in the water so didn't seem as stable. My current, a Bonafide SS127 is almost as stable as a pier.......I am a stocky 240 pounds and can stand up, turn around, walk off the front...........

A good friend of mine has three largemouth bass in a 55 gallon tank, they were about 4-5 inches when he got them and they about 14 or so inches now. He's had them a few years. He is a grown man with grown children so he didn't need parental permission.

It hasn't for me. I use tiny crankbait snaps.

I use snaps for cranks and jerkbaits, everything else is direct tied.