Bass Junke

You complimented me on my wraps. Those look like some nice wraps, nice silver trim band. Looks professional.

Since most packages get on a plane, space is usually more important than weight. That is why in the shipping business we have dimensional weight. Now a rod tube is long but does not really take up a lot of room. Unfortunately 80"-90" is a large dimension and bumps up the price. The shipping industry will never make exceptions for shapes.

Not going to lie guys, this post delayed my build. Why I ended up doing the kayak build first. That is done and I am bored want to build 2 rods before the season starts. I live in Mass in the woods, gets no direct sunlight, and rarely gets above 65 in my house. I have a plan. As stated above, some form of hood. I have a tiny space heater, thinking about building a long narrow box 7 feet long X 10" X 10", raise it so the dryer can spin inside it, stick the space heater in the other end. Oh, and keep an eye on it so I don't burn my house down.

Well, I wanted to learn to service my own reels, I heard it was a good video. It is quite in depth, definitely does a good job explaining what he is doing. Very specific what he uses on the different parts, kinda funny. I did learn alot, not going to adopt all his philosophies, but I will review when I need to strip my bait casters down again.

I understand we are talking about a spinning reel but this still applies. Tackle Junkie has a 4 part very extensive video on cleaning a bait caster. It is very good. In the video he explains and cautions that he degreases his reels and uses oil instead. This results in way more maintenance but a much smoother reel. He still puts grease in a couple of strategic locations where its dust attracting properties are needed. Something to consider when current temps are below 20.

Yes I did. Sorry bro. That's okay, Hook2jaw is on this site as much as I am. Pretty sure he will see it. Besides, just trying to maybe dispel some rumors. Not trying to put anyone on the spot. Unless it is the spot on the spot, we all want to be there.

I've been drilling some holes in my Vibe here and there. I needed to order 1/2 grip pop rivets because the 1/4" rivets which made it through the side of the hull on my Skipjack, wouldn't even come close on the Sea Ghost. About 15 minutes ago I was trying to drill a 3/8" hole for a glange. ( Hmmm spell check? Thought that is what they are called). Well the 1/2" threaded area needed to screw the nut on to secure it to my hull, nope. Thankfully I drilled a nice hole and was able to just screw the glange into the hole, should be fine. My point, what is this thin hull stuff about Vibe. Now , the photo above of my dashboard, that plastic is pretty thin. The thickness of the plastic varies a great deal throughout the boat. Trust me guys this boat does not feel flimsy, it does not flex. The couple times I took it out in October it was so stable standing was incredibly easy. That floor didn't flex and the boat didn't change the way it sat in the water. I am not a big guy, however, 5' 10" 170lbs.

I guess the point I was trying to make is that the FaQ's state you need to download some after market application. That is not needed. You have the tool to do it on your computer already. Sorry to all you Apple users, I don't know anything about their operating system.

I hope this is okay to post because it is in the FaQ's. Don't get mad at me moderators but I think there is a better way to shrink photos. Without downloading anything. Ye ole paintbrush, yup that ancient program that we have been using since windows came to life. Just simply load photo, click resize, which allows you to resize by dimensions or pixel size. You can actually type in the pixel size you want and as long as the ratio box is clicked you are good to go. I tried to make the title easy to find. I love the FaQ's BTW guys. Who is the bait monkey, hilarious, you can't make this stuff up.

Here is the original photo I wanted to include of my dash. Resized.

Thank you. I was on a similar PDF last Friday reviewing boating regs. As the boats got smaller the regs got more sketchy. The way I read it the red/green nav lights were not required but recommended. Interesting point though. Not a concern yet, the waters I am planning on going on at night are very small waters. I will have the lake to myself.

Thank you SuperDuty. Thank you. Just checked them out on Amazon. The 12 amp hour is about the same size as my 7.5. No brainer. Thanks. I spent all year researching kayaks trying to come up with a reason to buy something better than the Sea Ghost. In the end the Sea Ghost is a great value, I don't want to stand up all day so I like the large center console, and the transducer mount keeps being the true deciding factor. I don't like sonar pods. Pretty much the main reason I did not wait for the Shearwater.

Question. The fuse box needs to be secured to the bottom of the watertight box. Should I glue it? Does a fuse box with just LED's running to it get hot? Can I just velco it? I am not an electrician, and this is my first wiring project ever of any kind. Permanently (Velcro) mounted a first aid kit in the center hatch. The NRS Chinook PFD no pic necessary. Here is a nice cheap mod. A lot of kayaks have tracks and some come with track bolts. The ones that come with the Vibe are okay, but become awesome with some D rings added to them.

This is my new crate. It was much different last year. This year, I went with the shock cord theme. When I added the top cord to secure the lid and realized I could also secure my net under there, I was sold. hmmm , what else can I hold with bungies? So I added them to a couple of sides. There are home made rod leashes on each tube. Finally there are bungie hooks on the sides for a quick lock down to the tank well. The straps are already on those D rings I added. Pic of rod leashes. 1 piece of bungie, 2 funky hook connecters, 2 tie wraps, and 2 split rings from the key dept. at Lowes. I like split grips only. Does anyone see a problem with this? Am I going to ruin my blank? Should I figure out a softer connection?

Here is a poor photo of everything running including the Garmin in demo mode. My battery is a 7.5 amp hour battery that is pretty small. There was a significant drain with everything running. A 12 amp hour battery will be more appropriate. Buying one will require me to build a new watertight battery box, which keeps me occupied, which makes spring seem to arrive quicker. I had a nice shot of the garage all lit up with just kayak lighting, 2.1mb, the clear one with the garage light on, .556mb go figure. Couple pics of the lights. First one cabin lights are behind seat. Didn't want them shinning in my eyes, seemed like the best place for them.

Here is a shot of my fuse box that I built inside of a Plano waterproof box. It is just velcroed to the bottom of the kayak. I put a grommet on the hole going out with wires. Tried to keep everything as watertight as possible. Right now the only thing kind of exposed are the connections on the switches, but if I’ve got water up to those switches, we have way bigger problems than a shorted out electrical system. Captain might just go down with the ship Wiring was hard to keep tidy with limited access to some of the boats interior. Kept it as organized as I could.

So I bought the 2019 Vibe Sea Ghost 110. I had a few goals in mind for 2020 fishing season: build an awesome fishing kayak (obviously), have everything on my boat locked down, add lights to fish pre dawn and after dark, and get on and off the water efficiently. I did a lot of research and watched a lot of you tube builds. I didn’t see many if any, done with a fuse box. A lot of guys were using a cigarette lighter as the fish finder connection. I think there are better options. So here is what I did. Here is my dashboard. The 3 switches on the left control: 1- bow running lights red and green, 2- stern running lights white, 3- interior/ mood lighting red. The thing in the center is a voltmeter and 2 quick charge 3.0 USB ports. The connection on the right is where the Garmin plugs in. The wire coming out of the scupper hole looking thing is the transducer hole. The wire goes into the body of the kayak and back out just to eliminate all the excess wire, added the grommets to help keep out the water. The transducer mounts behind a door safe and sound. In my opinion still the best transducer mount in the kayak world, worry free. I had a much clearer photo that showed the transducer wire better but it was 2.1mb, blurry photos are only .556mb.

My Oscar knew when it was time to eat also. He would eat right out of my hand.

Reading buyer reviews and sorting out the "reviews with ulterior motives", from the honest reviews can be tricky. Like Dirtyeggroll said, all you can do is look for trends. If there are 50 reviews and 20 of them report the same type of issue. I will not buy that product. Good post. Good info. Thanks.

Below is a good example of a cheap crate. A crate from a local dairy, 1 4' length of pvc, and some tie wraps. It will be finished today complete with rod leashes, tool holders, and such. I will post more pics. Been painting it for a week now. Planning on doing a full kayak mod this weekend. Lights, anchor trolley, ect. Will start a new thread and post photos.

This why I love this website. Just checked Amazon, 1200 bobber stops for like 7 dollars. Thanks for the K.I.S.S. I needed it .

Yes sir, there you go. Rubber band, skirt material, same basic principal. I was simply trying to point out that a single strand of skirt material is usually not enough to secure a heavier sinker. the more strands the stronger the hold.

A couple of years ago I watched a lot of fishing vids in my process of learning to fish. I have never seen anybody else talk about this or do this so I figure I should share. Basically you are using a pull through to pull skirt material into the sinker. Obviously this can be trimmed, they don't have to look like mutant nose hairs. Once you get the technique down you can adjust the amount you use to create different levels of resistance from barely pegged to GI Joe with the kung fu grip. Best of all, if you do leave a little skirt, you can pull it out.

Awesome bro, can't wait to see it. Thanks for the update. I still need to buy guides, handles, reel seat, ect. Just waiting for all this holiday stuff to be over. Cool you get to fish it.

Exactly what I meant, didn't want to scratch or score the blank. Once again thanks for the book idea, worked great.