Alex from GA

When I was riding my dirtbike in the Sierras in CA, I carried a pair of old tennys with indoor-outdoor carpet glued on the soles, in my fly vest. And my rod, in an aluminum tube, across the handlebars. Caught many Golden Trout that way.

There are bolt on skegs for trolling motors. Your slow day is like my regular day.

One ate my buzzbait and I still have the blade with a tooth dent.

That's not what she says. After 55+ years she's just happy to see me do what I really love.

My buddy invited me to go fishing yesterday and my wife insisted I go. We left about 2 and fished until 8:15. Water temp was between 89 and 91 with the heat wave we are having. Lots of pleasure boats out and wakes galore. Up until 7 we only caught 1 fish each but after 7 we ended up with 7 total, he caught 4. I mostly used worms and he threw everything. Caught one on a choppo and the big one on a worm. He threw a Rock Crawler a bunch for naught and I did too. He broke a rod coming into the dock that I have to fix.

Wish we weren't so far away.

Went to relieve myself and grabbed a tree by the bank, the boat floated away and I lost my balance and went in the water. I'm in my mid 80s and it was really tough getting back into the boat. My inflatable life vest inflated so I didn't drown. My wife said I can't go alone anymore and with my boat not in the water anymore I only go with another competent person.

Are you using ball bearing swivels?

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Walmart has Brent Chapman Eagle Claw round bend offset worm hooks that I use. No complaints. 15 hooks for about $5.

Every cast or two I hold my rod upright as high as it'll go, with the lure out of the water, and let the spinning settle down.

Like everyone else has pointed out, you probably don't have enough experience in your present boat to definitely know what you want in your next one.

I only fish smallish rivers and use an 18" length of 3/8ths chain for an anchor. I have a carabiner on the front handle to run the anchor line through and a clam cleat to hold the line where I sit in the kayak. Easy and fast to deploy and weigh. The chain sits just above the water when it's weighed so it doesn't drag in the water. That should hold you enough to thoroughly fish a spot.

I like to go barefoot until it's too hot to work the trolling motor pedal, then sandals. I have a pair of water shoes my son gave me that I wear in the kayak. Forgot what brand but they've lasted for years.

I use JJs chartuese to dip the tail of the worm. Does it help? I caught plenty of bass without the JJs.

They say trout live in pretty places but your bass do too.

I have a boat sitting unused in my yard because I can't go by myself anymore and my friends would either take their boats or are too busy to fish or are late sleepers and the afternoons are too hot. Need to find some new friends.

My test for mono is tie an overhand knot and pull it hard. If it breaks toss it.

My buddy called and invited me to fish yesterday. My wife had an opthamologist appointment that I was taking her to but she insisted I go fishing instead. We launched about 2 pm and fished until dark, it knocked me out but I lasted. I got the first bite, it jumped and got off, nice LM. I got the next bite when retrieving my worm a striper attacked. My buddy caught a nice bass on a rock crawler next. For the next several hours we didn't get a bite then he caught another nice, 2lb Alabama, bass and last a couple of smaller ones. I landed a 15 or 16" Alabama bass on a worm and that was it. Three bass and a striper for the two of us for 6+ hours of serious fishing.

Good report, thanks.

I have an 18" section of 3/8ths chain on the front of my kayak for an anchor and drop it when I hookup a decent fish. It's easier for me to fight a fish from a stationary boat.

According to what I've read that's the right stuff.

We moved to GA from So Cal in '99 and finesse was the only way I knew how to bass fish. I met a guy I fish with today soon after we got here. He was a power fisherman while I wasn't and usually outfished him by a large margin. 6lb line 1/16 or 1/8oz bullet weights, a 1/0 hook with a Zoom Finesse worm was/is mostly what I use.

I bought a sheet of drag material and cut my own. Many times cheaper than store bought.

For your current trailer you can extend the hitch as much as you want and move the kayak forward. Much cheaper that buying new.