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Oh. I don't have kick up fins but I've bent the stainless fin masts back straight with vices, and in a pinch, stuck them in my hitch reciever and done it by hand. Hobie is pretty genius with their design, the masts that add support to the fins are designed to bend rather than break and to do so before they thread into the mast recievers. As far as the propeller drive pedal kayaks, like the Native Watercraft offerings, they have a shear pin installed to break and allow the drive to kick up upon impact. Those shear pins cost about a dollar.

This is comforting to hear. I plan to use the 6 dollar alignment tool from Mudhole as well as my eyes, and plan to dedicate this Christmas to building a 6'3" MXF for jerkbaiting from my kayak the rest of this winter.

That bad boy is beautiful. Update this post when you smack a fattie with it!

We flutter fin or stow the drive altogether and bust out the paddle. Then we go way skinnier than a boat could ever dream of. ?

Basically, bass are us staring down the last serving of grandma's food at Thanksgiving.

Kayak angler here of about 5 years experience off the little plastic boats. I started in a 250 dollar sit inside from Wallie, then moved into a 2010 Hobie Outback. I now fish from a Hobie Pro Angler 14. Huge difference in these boats. The only craft I needed to handicap my rod length in was the sit inside special. Do not let your craft handicap your rod selection. The only technique I have found that requires a shorter rod from a kayak is jerkbaiting, because, in my opinion, a jerkbait needs a downward twitch or rip to get the proper diving, side to side motion. For everything else, including frogs, I use what a boater uses. I opt for longer rods for covering water and shorter rods for precision. As a kayak angler, the first bit of advice I give anyone fishing from a yak is to not handicap your rod length due to your craft. I can't emphasize this enough. I have no idea who came up with the idea that you have to use shorter sticks from a kayak, but they are wrong. Do short rods work fine from the quality craft we have available to us as paddle or pedal anglers? Yes. Long rods work just fine too. As far as rods and reels go, I would opt for reels from Daiwa or Shimano's lines. Personally, I would buy three Dobyn's Fury, Shimano SLX, or 13 Omen Black 2s. I would stick Daiwa Tatula 100s or Shimano SLX on those three sticks.

Bass, to me, seem to be very competitive and absolutely hate other predators -- even their own species. They're also definitely cannibalistic and the only double I've ever caught was on a stick worm of all things. The bigger bass hit the smaller bass so hard it knocked my hook through the side of little dudes mouth, just threading the line through him. Then she got foul hooked in the struggle. That was a confusing hookup. Tick - hookset - WHAM - dead weight. Drug in two bass with one hook. More on topic, those are decent looking cranks. I may have to check them out, I like that they come with VMCs stock and that they have a decent amount of weight to them despite being silent.

Awesome! I don't have any old spinning reels I can chop up, but I found an alignment tool on MHX. Thank you. 10-4, thanks. I think I've about got it figured out now. None of the videos I watched showed alignment tools. The amount of tools they have to build rods can be a tad overwhelming for an aspiring builder.

I'm trying to figure out how it's become an alignment tool. Are you placing the rod through the guides before they're epoxied on to get that perfect alignment?

As an aspiring rod builder, it's nice to know perfect alignment of the guides isn't absolutely necessary. Thanks, fellas.

Leave my 13 rods, Berkley Vanish, Kastking Superpower, and YUM Dingers alone, too. I be catching fish on them things. I am a connoisseur of fine, cheap goods.

Yep, I have looked at those with interest. That's probably my move. Thanks again, @spoonplugger1

After watching her do that, I feel like a reasonably fit adult male can get a PA12 or 14 up top.

hey guys I think something is wrong with your water But seriously, sorry you're all kicked off the lake because of the cold. I'm currently staring out the window because I wanted to crawl a swimbait today but it is 100% chance of rain, all day long.

You posted two pool cues, one rated to 2 ounces and another to 1 1/4oz. No, that does not meet the requirement. I'm looking for a rod designated for jerkbaits with a fast to extra fast tip for working 3/8-3/4oz baits. I'm looking for a rod that loads into the blank on the back cast to accomplish distance as well as be soft enough to keep a bass pinned on small treble hooks. No, that did not prove there are more options outside the box I am "stuck in". Those blanks you mentioned aren't going to perform very well for the lures I intend to use them with. As far as the idea that I did not click the link, you'd be incorrect. I clicked the link to examine what else UC had to offer besides the two rods you suggested, because, as explained above, you made bad suggestions. I'll enjoy my echo chamber before I reply to you again, but thanks for the useless recommendations. ETA Added more insult since you want to insinuate that I desire spoon feeding.

I didn't know I could extend blanks, that's pretty neat. I'll look into it as soon as I'm done replying. @spoonplugger1, do you have experience with these shooter blanks? I'm wondering what would make them a good rod for the application I have in mind.

@spoonplugger1, my kayak deck is a tad elevated off the water, and I think a 6'3" will work well for me at 6'. I really wish I could get my hands on a 6' and 6'3" stick, but I will keep those shooter blanks in mind. They have some really unique weight ratings, but I think they're a touch lighter than what I'm looking for. Yes, the poster above definitely tried to recommend me a 6' rod with a flipping stick weight rating. I suppose if I need to skip a 1oz jig under a dock I know where to look in the future, so that's a plus!

I'm seriously entertaining the idea of building my own rod for throwing 1/2 ounce, 3-6' diving jerkbaits. I am throwing H2O Xpress Ultimate Jerkshads, and will eventually be filling my jerkbait boxes with Berkley Cutters and Skinny Cutters. I have been doing so on a 6'7" Medium Fast 13 F.a.t.e C.h.r.o.m.e, and greatly enjoy the rod due to it's casting capabilities, balance, and the slight amount of parbolism the budget blank offers. It has served me well working jerkbaits from the bank and spooks from the kayak. Sadly, it seems rod manufacturers base their jerkbait offerings on the boater. They are long, much too long for the downward twitch to be performed comfortably from the standing position on my Hobie PA14. I have no problems jerkbaiting bass from elevated banks, but my catch rates seem to suffer once I am forced to incorporate sideways jerks to impart action. I feel I am not presenting the lure correctly with sideways jerks. So, BR rodsmiths, that's my dilemma. My jerkbait rod is too long to work well from my kayak, so I -think- I want a rod in the 6'3" range to allow me to impart action. I've been looking at the rods offered by Mudhole customs, since I'm already more than likely to purchase my rod building equipment from them already. The blanks I'm thinking will suit my needs and wallet best are the MB782 and MB783 because I'm used to fast action sticks. Alternatively, I think my best option might be an extra fast, but I worry there won't be enough bend down the blank to keep small trebles set. From what I understand, the Mag Taper offerings from Mudhole have good action in the tip with almost a second stage of action down the blank, which is the softness I desire after the cast and hookup. So, the MB782XF and MB783XF are also in the running. I realize I'm all over the place. Proofreading and phrasing aren't exactly my strong suite. Here's a TLDR version of my post. ? - I want to build a 6'3" Jerkbait Rod to throw shallow jerkbaits weighing 1/2oz. If a blank exists that will also throw heavier, deeper jerkbaits on the same stick, that's a huge plus. - I only have experience with fast tips. Will an extra fast tip require less movement to impart the proper action? Space is at a premium when I'm close to the water. - How do these Mag Taper blanks I'm looking at perform? There are no videos and very little information. My understanding is they have tip followed by parabolism when loaded with a fish. - Which blank, of those four, would you suggest? Should I buy a different blank altogether?

☹️ Don't give up yet! Like everyone else has said, focus on one presentation at a time. When I began to take bass fishing seriously instead of as an every once in a while thing, I looked up the best ways to catch bass. That brought me here, so we're on the same path. I ended up with a Pflueger Trion 2500, a Berkley Lighting Rod 7' Medium Fast, some braid, ten pound fluorocarbon leader, some 3/0 EWG worm hooks and some 5" Yamamoto Senkos. I settled on two colors, green pumpkin for my clearer water, and black and blue for stained and dirty. The best advice I can give you is to fish an often productive technique like a Texas rigged stick bait -- this is still my answer to the dreaded skunk, and start putting it close to shoreline cover. Give it a while to touch bottom, give it a slow lift, and allow it to drop again. You should eventually get bit.

I love my Daiwa Lexa Type-WN 300 6.3:1 for all my current swimbaits.

I have a friend who used to use Daiwa Revros 2500s for his fishing charter clientele -- they don't stand up to salt water exposure very well. As stated previously, if you're planning on salt you should look around more and find a compatible reel.

Hi, I'm Troy... I've used the Ned Rig. I've painstakingly drug and hopped it on the bottom. I've pooped my pants in rage every time I had to tie it on.

Congrats! Big bass are marvelous creatures, they seem to be something entirely different than the little bucks along the bank.

For some reason, I think a 4/0 hook in a Fluke is a must. The bait doesn't want to perform correctly, for me, unless I've got a heavy gauge hook rigged in it. It seems when I had previously tried it with the 2/0s and 3/0s I use for stick worms, it performed poorly. Once a 4/0 was rigged it was game on. Is there any evidence to suggest Zoom designed the sink and underwater walk of these guys with a 4/0? I feel like they must have.

Gotta give out a shout to Greg Blanchard, as well, he's fun to watch fish and he's a super nice guy.