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If we're talking about those colored wedding rings that look like cheap plastic then I think they look stupid. There I said it. I couldn't care less if my wedding ring got scratched up, it was a hunk of gold. I suppose with the price of gold it's getting out of reach for many people. Then again, if you can't afford a gold band you sure as heck can't afford a wife! Now get off my lawn

I was going to suggest this unit as yes, it is on sale. I just bought one and it hasn't seen water yet, but the features are awesome and I can read the screen without glasses. I've hooked it up several times and played with it. This is my first FF. Can't wait to use it! By the way, update your software. Before I did I had zero local lakes contours. After the update even my local crap lakes are included! Active Captain is kind of a pain to set up and I still don't have it working 100%. Not sure that I care though.

I just started a thread on my custom fish finder setup on my Ride 115. I hooked the transducer where a rudder would go, in the back. It's currently on page 2 in this sub-forum. I'm building a battery box and a light/camera pole soon as the parts come in. Loosen the wingnut and you can remove it from the yak.

I agree about the latest closed thread you mentioned, that seemed odd to me. Not sure where or if we are supposed to talk about this stuff so I'll leave it at that.

Bank fishing with backpack - water for sure. Water is heavy but gotta have it - kinda sucks really Food is light. Beyond that I take whatever I feel like or have around. Cliff bars, sandwich, what's left of my burrito (I'm not afraid to eat food that's been in my backpack), PB, chips, whatever. Banana. Bag for my trash, and other people's too sometimes. I totally don't mind stopping fishing for food. Sometimes I need a break and having something to eat is the reason I do it (I need to for tendinitis but often forget). I like to look around at the sights. Had my camera on yesterday and videoed two geese floating in front of me, then suddenly they took off and it was a cool thing to watch later in slo-mo. Dude if I'm not catching fish I'm at least going to have some chow. Plus I get hungry hiking and fishing!

I don't see many pros or anyone else in the world using their big outboards to troll for bass if they have a trolling motor. I would say the theory that bass associate trolling motors with certain death is just that, a theory, and I personally doubt it's true due to all available evidence (see first paragraph) pointing against it.

Other ideas: You say you can't afford storage anywhere, but for maybe $100 you can get a storage locker that will fit that. Maybe you know someone who needs to store some stuff and can share the cost? Make a new friend that has a back yard you can borrow. I love fishing. I would cut something out of my life that would allow me the $100/month for storage. Then I could store all my gear there as well and other junk too. And you get a bigger boat maybe too!

I'm just having a hard time imagining what the boat would look like hoisting it. I mean I saw a photo of one deflated but wonder if it gets any more compact than what I saw. Idea: if you do the hoist thing, cover the hoist bracket with a fake porch light (or something else) when not in use so nobody sees it. Or hang a plant from it.

It took me awhile to decide where to mount my new Garmin Echomap Plus 63cv and transducer. Thanks to Covid it's kinda hard to shop right now for kayak mounts, so I made my own. Transducer: The transducer is too big to use in a scupper. I thought of a side mount but figured the drag on one side would irritate me, and maybe the up and down movement would give a less than optimal reading, so I opted to mount it in the rear where the rudder would go. Not much to explain. I found some aluminum scraps in my parents cabinet shop - one straight piece and one L shaped / right angled piece. I cut a notch out of the L piece so the transducer arm can swing all the way up back into the yak. I used the plastic mount that came with the fishfinder. I'd never worked with aluminum, it was just a simple matter of drilling some holes and making a few cuts. I filed and sanded the edges. The arm can be removed with a wingnut. I hope it's deep enough in the water. I'd better drill a few extra holes! Mounting the fishfinder Finding a spot on the Ride 115 for the main unit was difficult. The raised center "console" looking thingy is too far forward - I wouldn't be able to see the screen or touch the buttons. Rail mount seemed okay but it would still be a bit too far maybe. My eyes aren't getting any younger. The main issue was finding a mount NOW, because of Covid. I didn't want to wait weeks and I didn't know what would fit my fishfinder anyways. So I grabbed a piece of Starboard, also mysteriously just laying around in the shop, and took apart one of my rail-mounted rod holders so I could use the rail mount and ball portion. I made this (the white thing): I'll buy a proper mount later, but for now this should work. I made it like this so that it would reach beyond the length of the rail and closer to my seat. I can slide this up the rail temporarily if it gets in the way of paddling. I can rotate it out over the water a little if my leg bumps it too much. And I can remove it with a twist of the knob. The black fishfinder cradle also rotates on top of the white mount. It ain't perfect but in one afternoon I have my first ever FF ready to go! I thought of mounting it to the seat frame with some sort of arm. That would be nice and close and out of the way of everything, but I didn't know how to make one! For now we'll see how this goes. For now the battery is in my milk crate in a waterproof tupperware box. Just thought I'd share mainly the transducer mount idea. Also, if anyone knows which rail / Ram whatever mount will work with this fishfinder please let me know. I've searched for them and none mention being compatible with my particular unit, though they fit other units that are the same approximate size. Most of them have so many holes I'd imagine they fit most models in a given size range. I'd like it rail mounted and on an arm - ball mount style would probably work. :)

I say go for the hoist idea as long as you post a video here of it in action for the first time. Should be interesting! Also a prediction: either a neighbor or the HOA will complain. Neighbor will complain just because, HOA for the same reason but dressed up as some kind of liability concern. Anyways, video please!

The copper axle seems to be working fine. I pulled the yak around the property and banged it around. Today I had most of my gear in it and it seems great, but time will tell. I wanted to be able to take it apart without tools. I would have used aluminum but my local HD didn't have any 5/8 in stock. I'm lucky to get what I did right now with the Covid thing going on. The load is concentrated pretty close to each end of the axle near the wheels so I doubt the axle will ever bend. The PVC probably will lol. I like the idea of an extra cap inside for more axle support. The weak point in these designs is the axle cap area. I thought of trying to do something, even fill the axle housing with spray foam, but I haven't done anything. I love this thing. It should help me save my strength for fishing rather than dragging a yak over dirt and stuff. One wrong move dragging it and my back could freak out on me and ruin the day. With the cart placed near the center I can lift it with my pinky.

I do prefer a good stout, ale or IPA most of the time, but for fishing that would be too heavy for me, especially on a hot day. But then I don't like to drink on the water anyways. To me alcohol and watercraft do not mix.

Okay that last story reminds me of one for some reason. Lake Shasta maybe 40 years ago when I was around 13. We were on a houseboat parked in a cove. My parents, brothers, sisters, aunts uncles and cousins on 2 of them. My cousin saw some fishing line snagged up in a tree and he climbed up there off the boat and grabbed it. There were two hooks and we each made a fishing pole out of a piece of stick. A handline I suppose. We caught some trout off the side of the boat and had a special addition to our dinner that night. More recent me and a friend went surf fishing for Perch and it ended up being a contest. Was my first time surf fishing and we caught a lot of them, and one of us lost by just one fish. He says he's never caught that many there. It was a silly day but I had as much fun or more than just about any other trip. I threw in a scoreboard graphic and had some fun with the video. I'm a dork when I fish sometimes by the way, and I record everything. Watch for the bird grabbing one of our released fish. I also hooked a sand crab We're going to do our Perch Shootout 2020 in a few months and make it a thing

So fat I thought it was a smallie at first.

All I know is when I do a clinch I always have to push the wrapped part down with my fingers. If I pull both ends to tie it it NEVER goes down tight on it's own and I always wet it. I do maybe 5-6 wraps. I suck at tying knots I guess.

Golf club grips are very thin compared to fishing rod handles and I could not fish that way myself. I don't think they would wrap around the handle, then again I've never seen a bare rod handle. My Dad had some really fat golf grips because he lost some use in one hand. They still weren't fishing rod size. They were tapered too and not in a way that would promote a comfortable grip for a rod. Have you ever held a golf club? I don't think they'd work well, my opinion.

Looks good man. I just built one too. I took the kayak and cart for a hot lap over some rough terrain on our property to try and break it and I learned a thing or two. Glue the runner pieces the yak sits on to the T connectors, if you haven't already. I have pads on mine (pipe insulation) and when I dragged the cart around hard those pieces would pull out of the Ts. I also put caps on the ends to hold the foam on. I opted for the thinner padding rather than using big fat pool noodles. I wanted the yak to actually touch the Ts a little since that is the strongest point...not the ends of the arms. A kickstand is helpful. A strap is pretty much necessary too. I had my kayak doing jumps over tire ruts and it held up. Like I said I tried to mess it up LOL. I used 5/8 copper pipe (no aluminum available locally) for the axle instead of threaded rod. I use clips to hold the wheels on so they can be removed without tools. The cart fits in my front hatch when taken apart. The whole lower frame is glued for strength. The runners clip onto the bottom frame so they can be removed and won't pivot too far. I spray painted it all white. I didn't think it would be as strong as it is. Pretty much the same as yours except for the pads and kickstand. I built it to fit my Ride 115. Hope you don't mind a photo. I was gonna start a thread but you beat me to it

I have the cheap Kast King water resistant one. It's orange I think. I'd guess most of these cheap scales use the exact same Chinese electronics and parts inside. I would guess most aren't doing R&D for their own $10 scales.

One vote for going both days! That's kind of my answer for myself though. I really want to take a week off work, I need a break from everything in my life. Been a rotten year even without the virus. I screwed up recently at work though so waiting a little longer to ask the boss, but man I need it. Bad! Problem is there's nowhere for me to go except out in the yak, which is fine really. But I can't visit my Dad on Lake Tulloch. Can't visit friends. Probably just hit the Delta. Enough about me. Go FISHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will also need a PFD, paddle, so there's $100 minimum right there. Buy a used yak for sure, many come with paddles and other stuff. I recommend a good seat. Not the kind that is molded into the plastic but one that's like a small folding chair. Your butt and back will thank you, unless you're young

So far my only catch with a frog is a big bullfrog. Was sitting right by shore in some veg and when I pulled the frog out he leaped up and grabbed it. Barbless hook at least

I don't know that many people can switch hands. I've been in similar threads and most don't seem to. I do switch though lol but it's because of tendinitis. I never cast one-handed either. I fish from shore mostly so that's probably why. I'd give advice but my last cast I made down the bank to the left (yesterday) ended up landing way way up in a tree on shore! Crankbait. I watched my video of the cast and as soon as I released it I said, "Nope I'm not getting that one back." Tried to slow it down with my hand (spinning reel) and missed the line.

I disagree on the bolded parts above Especially the second one. And the first one!

Great idea and wow that is awesome!!! Never seen anything like it. Nice concept by you and great work by the artist! Bravo!!! Anyone: What is an average price for a single bass? Price range? Hi-low maybe?

I think our planet is taking care of itself by trying to reduce our numbers right now Someday the planet will win - it ain't goin' nowhere! Us on the other hand....we'll get whatever we deserve.