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Politefully put, this has not been my experience with baitcasters.

As mentioned, roof racking these heavily built, stable kayaks May end up the bigger issue unless you're built like the Rock. I see many fisherman trailering these types of Yaks.

My favorite single blade is Zman BullZeye shown on bottom. Overall favorite is Sling bladez 3/8 shown on top.

Same, like them better than Orings.

You are correct sir but threads like this often spawn false information........ like 50# braid is required on all bait casters to prevent digging and backlash, simply not true.

I've been waiting for over a year for a simple sail switch for my furnace. Yes, getting ridiculous. Bingo !

20 lb Power pro on all my bait casters for years.......no digging, no nests.

Use the 5" for wacky and weightless TR, To much inventory not to. Lol Use mostly ZinkerZ but when they lose salt they float so go to a wacky jig or nail weight. I've not cut a stick bait as of yet.

Ha ha, good eye. Bought a pack to try and since then they've been disposed of never to be used again. The Spinnerbait in pic actually walked itself completely out of clip during a fight...... never again.

Zman 3/8 in blue gil.

I fish all over the state of VA and have been catching them on jerkbaits and Spinnerbaits. BUT water temps aren't moving much lately. You'll do better once the water temps climb into the 50's and we escape this brutal cold front.......13* tonight.

I'll be following as I've hung a bucket of Jigs in the past month ☹️

Same.

No, tournament fishing is the opposite reason I love fishing. I'm not pressured to catch and make my own schedule. I enjoy watching though and adore some of the guys who's made it big like Jimmy Houston, Hank Parker, Bill dance to name a few. Gotta believe that lifestyle has it's share of stress.

Beautiful !!!

Have always done well with Neds in the clear water lakes around here. Only have one complaint and it's that they get hung more often than I like. I've never been a fan of wire weed guards so decided to give these 1/16 heads a try. Think hookup ratio will suffer ? New vs old.

Welcome sir and congratulations on the retirement. I probably would still be working but the wife INSISTED that I retire. Lol Enjoy the great outdoors ?

We have a large lake ( Anna ) that I make it to a couple of times a year that has hundreds of docks and I only throw 2 baits....... wacky rig Senko's and Zoom flukes. Yes, it's because they skip so well.

With polarized sunglasses on, I usually see fish hit my bait. We have clear water.

Wife and I loaded a 14ft mad river canoe and a 12ft wilderness systems kayak on top of an Avalanche with sunroof for many years while camping. The Yakima roof rack kept all weight above the doors, the rack worked flawlessly.

Never smoked a cigarette in my life, 61......both parents did and died young with lung cancer. I wear shorts and a tank top all summer but use sunscreen liberally. Oh, been chewing tobacco since I was 11. Lol

Just went through this in my buddies boat last weekend. He had to replace his cheap everstart with an interstate battery......all good.

Praying for ya' Catt

Why don't you go above and beyond and take the 5 old women fishing ? ?

After reading his story, betting he wasn't wearing a PFD either. If he keeps that boat or any boat for that matter, you need to have a chat with him about boat safety and soon. Glad to hear they both made it out alive.