michaelb

I would not drill holes in that beautiful boat. The main purpose of a trolly is to 1) move the anchor point to one end but letting you clip in from the middle and 2) switching ends. I don’t think you need #2; you want to anchor off the far rear most of the time and if you want to switch to the front you can do that manually. if you run a line in the boat from your seat to that cross brace at the rear you can clip the anchor line to that line. The clip will get pulled to the back and to release the anchor you can back paddle and pick up the anchor line, put a float on it. You could also do a half trolly in the rear with pullies and a ring. i don’t think on a canoe you will want to anchor off the side much; but if so a half trolley gets u most of that usefulness.

If you have to carry it to the water a pack canoe that you can double paddle is the lightest fastest best option

One aspect not mentioned so far is are you paddling peddling or standing? For paddling anything can work and you can kick them off if you want. I assume for peddling you need them to be comfortable enough for the trip. But many of these water shoes are not very comfortable to stand in for hours. I stand as much as possible. I upgraded to the crosskix over crocs and sandals and various cheap watershoe variations because your shoes need to be great in and out of water, without sand and rocks stuck inside, and comfortable to stand in for hours. Keens were great for example at everything except they always got rocks inside.

I have been very carefully melting the braid tag end. That stops it from getting fuzzy and may also stop any unraveling. Seemed easier than the rizzuto.

If he was in a kayak paddling across the lake and fishing is normal and may be necessary based on wind or other reasons. I would not cut someone in a bass boat off as a general matter, but if i need to go somewhere or paddle a line say tight to shore, i will do that. Under navigation rules, doesn’t the kayak have the right of way?

They are kind of expensive but i like crosskix, similar but better than crocs. I like the 2.0 better than the apx for ease of putting them on. I need a new pair and so will look around for options. Nrs makes great paddle shoes too.

Try them with a screw lock hook instead. I do prefer belly weighted.

Another key technique is just to throw the senko first.

Yes i swap inline singles for trebles but mostly for dealing with pike. Bass are pretty easy to release generally but i still hate having tail trebles swinging around. I’m on a kayak so ease of release is important. I haven’t noticed a big dif in hookups but i use single hook swim baits spinnerbaits and senkos all the time and they hold fish.

Don’t we mean inline singles not circle hooks? If so, yes.

Have you looked at the Jackson bite? Looks like one of the best "simple" kayaks. Crescent lite and their boats too.

How tall are you and how much do you weight. A 12 ft boat is much larger than a 10 and so one reason to go to 12 is to better fit you. The other reason to go 12 is they paddle farther faster and handle waves better. But for an extra boat you take out on smaller water for local trips, the 10 may be adequate.

Yes i do. You can keep the front treble and just put a single on the rear too. I do this for pike and singles catch bass just fine too. And way easier to release pike and the net (bass are usually easier to release generally)

Why are blaming the pickerel for this? Are u seeing them hit? I would think pickerel usually hit hard and would gobble those up hook and all. Unless this is what remains after u land it? I thought i lost my tails to perch nibbling.

The disco is a real nice boat. And if you can fit it could be paddled backwards. But i would be more likely to do that on flat water when you need to cover distance. Is there moving water on the river ie current? Moving water and eddies can be very deceptive. with the weight difference and river current he may losing control of the front of the boat and once it starts coming around it is hard to stop. If there is current you may need to help. So “draw” to pull the boat your side and to “pry” to push it away. Plus he does need to rudder to hold the boat in line.

As hinted at above by the canoe experts, there are three factors at play here: trim, wind, and skill. Trim refers to the weight balance of the boat, front to back. You want that even, or as even as possible. Can you paddle your canoe backwards, so he in the back on the front seat and you in the front on the back seat? that moves his weight in and your weight out. Adding weight to the boat may help too. When there is wind, the canoe will spin so the heavy end is upwind. This is called weathercocking or weathervaning (if balanced trim, the boat still turns into the wind). This is a constant battle in any canoe and one main reason to balance the trim. If you were paddling into a strong headwind, you may actually want him in front and you in the back, since then your weight in balance counteracts that effect (or paddling as you are when running with the wind). For skill, the boat (canoe or kayak) turns away from the side of the paddle stroke. I assume by spinning to the rear, you are spinning to your paddle side and away from his. A major reason this happens is because the positions are not balanced by definition: the rear paddler is stronger and the front paddler weaker, by where they sit in the boat. One way to fix what you are seeing is for the front paddler to paddle harder, or for the rear paddler to skip a stroke every other stroke. Or for the rear paddler to know how to correct for this effect, using a j stroke or a stern rudder.

The simple answer is to put you in the back yelling at him up front to paddle harder.

Why would we think off shore bass in different locations feed at significantly different times? That doesn’t make sense to me, but i haven’t figured this out either. Fish may hang at different depths at times during the day so finding that at any time may be the answer.

I don’t have pedals i move my kayak the old fashioned way, but i think boat speed is determined by length and width. So its not a matter of gearing to go faster your boat needs to be longer and more narrow. I can paddle my fishing kayak to cruise around 3.5 but not for more than a mile or 2.

I use the vmc ones. The 1/2 has a 5 0 hook and should hold a big ez hopefully. I use skinny dippers but did buy the big ez before. https://www.rapala.com/vmc/jigs/swimbait-jigs/sbj-swimbait-jig/SBJ+Swimbait+Jig.html?cgid=vmc-jigs-swimbait&taglist=VMC|Jigs|Swimbait Jigs#start=1&cgid=vmc-jigs-swimbait

Does this mean you tie a loop on the main line and a loop on the leader and then join them using a loop to loop? Fly fishing rigs may do it that way.

I only use closed loops. I am glad to see there is a supposed reason for open loops though; i have never noticed a difference in catching fish or vibration. I use a leader and a snap because I use my pike rod and that has a leader tied on. Pike and bowfin can easily straighten open loops and leave you with pieces and parts. I like the strikeback spinnerbaits that have the swinging hook too. Not sure if that inceases vibration but it definitely helps catch and hold fish.

Car topping and stable don’t go together. Many of these kayaks can be a beast to get up on roof alone; but not impossible. How far are you paddling and how skinny is the water you want to paddle? How big and strong are you? jackson bite or crescent lite??

Yes x1000 but what about the stress of staring out at another month of ice???

It seems like there are even more opinions about fishing lines than there are fishing lines. And there are a lot of different lines to try. But I have mostly decided that I like Advance best as a mono, so more than Elite or siege or the various p lines and copolys and monos I have tried. It definitely has less stretch (than elite for example) and seems pretty tough (but not as tough as siege or cxx), while handing pretty well. It did coil up more at the end of last season, so that may mean I may need to change it up once during the summer (which may be normal for a mono).