Darth-Baiter

Got it on video. Kid parked 6 feet in front of me and started casting. I Casted d**n near over the back of his kayak. And then caught a bass on that cast. Classic. I was not bummed. It all worked out

Water around docks are fair game. Bouncing your bait off a ski boat, not so much.

I only got dinks at mossdale. Blanchard fished there as well. And does much better. I actually think I skunked. Crazy tide swings there and it was busy. I am thinking of launching at Paradise soon. Not this weekend as I’m headed to Clearlake tomorrow and hike/wading the Russian Saturday for smallies and pike minnow. I didn’t like discovery bay. Too many giant ass boats. And my casting accuracy sucks when a homeowner is watching me.

No problem. I try to take it further by telling them what the fish are hitting on. Which by the way is always a 3/8 oz Lunkr-Buster in the ghost phantom color pattern fished using the St. Louis retrieve method.

No way. It can’t. I buy the high end ready mix stuff. High octane and ethanol free. A can last a year. No issues. plus guys winter their boats.

Hey Elias! Great to meet you virtually. im also a NorCal kayaker. Welcome aboard. Maybe one day there is a NorCal fish n meet.

Please don’t tell my wife. I don’t be able to explain my last Zoom purchase. Lizards and worms. By the fistful. I never thought they were going away anyways.

I only check for wind when I fish. I don’t have all the time in the world do what the barometer is going plays very little to if I’m going or not. Wind. Big winds, I stay home. on the CA delta I do check the tides but only to see what’s gonna happen. Not a go, no go type of situation.

Rora I love the drop shot. It’s my undisputed champion technique when it comes to putting a bass in my lap. I’m a kayak fisherman so I’m not fishing from shore. from shore i Texas rig a weedless finesse bait. Zman craw or TRD. I peg the weight to mimic a Ned Rig. I have never fished a DS from the bank because I bought a kayak. good luck. We don’t all start out great. It’s a fun trip as you get better and put more techniques in your wheelhouse

I have the SLX DC. I bought it thinking that it would be the silver bullet to my backlash problems. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Unless mine isn’t working right or something, it will still knot up angrily on me. I have it set at #4 max brake. At #3 I have to be on my game or it will b-lash. my other baitcasters. A Lews, Curado, and AbuG work just as well with respect to birds nest. I seem to be more careful and actually rarely screw the pooch on those reels. it’s a fun reel but I just treat it normally. I can’t get thumb free casting like I see on the tube.

I need to buy a mustang PFD for the days I step onto my friends bass boat. His doesn’t fit me well. I need to stay consistent with safety. thanks.

My friend is moving to Minnesota so fishing for big smallmouth bass at Mille Lacs is a real possibility. I’m going! I will also kayak some of Florida to catch exotics. Peacocks mainly. and way out there? I will catch top water tuna at the Ascension Islands when I retire. go big or go home ( before I die) in general once I put my mind to it, it’s happening. I caught a giant in Peru. And it changed my life. I want more.

I also wear the chinook. It’s pretty comfortable. I wear it cinched tight. I jumped off my kayak and it rode up on my body surprisingly easy. No good. So I cinched it down and jumped in again. Better. Climbing back in, the vest makes it easier. It pads my body as I squirm back in. my friend had to save a guy in the ocean when his vest didn’t inflate. That story alone made me pick a regular PFD.

User error. I’m using 12lb flouro on jigs. You’ll get into the rhythm of setting the hook. I’m learned that I have time. Feel the tic, crank up any looseness, drop rod and set. If I felt the tic I don’t have much slack but sometimes the fish is swimming towards me. it’s so fun. You’ll get it. I just figured it out this spring.

Rochester. I think Pretty sure

One of my “inner circle”. We share secret spots. We just met this year on our kayaks and we’ve taken a lot of fish together. Him and his wife are moving. Boo! I’m so happy for them but dang it. On the bright side I googled his new home and it is surrounded by juicy waters. Realistically I may get out there once or twice, but it’s far! Driving there with my kayak isn’t happening anytime soon. Haha. I’ll miss him for sure.

Nice!!! I didn’t expect the price tag to have that kinda magnitude. But really nice. id live to see if they fit my giant face. I wear Natives on the water. I have a back up pair of Oakleys I’m too nervous to use. I will soon. They fit better.

This is a good option in forgot about. Thanks. We all bob our heads to music of a different beat. It’s what makes life grand. I don’t consider cost in an internet discussion-anymore, the people are much too varied. If some of you woke up and found only my money in your bank account, you would jump out of a window.

My friend gave me a new abu Revo sx(?). He said he hated it. It took some fiddling and I fully expected to replace it when I refreshed my fun account. But it casts excellent. It’s a joy to use. It’s on my Dobyns 734 Sierra.

I think my wife got me the shirt for my birthday.

They are out when you click the size. Any size near me. Let’s be frank. All our problems are first world problems.

Not sure what subforum this fits in. anyways. I was wearing the ubiquitous sun shirt hoodie. Love them. But recently I’ve been gravitating towards the button up long sleeve. Heck, I wear them mountain biking. my luck the Simms button up is d**n near sold out everywhere. My wife thinks she saw them at a local men’s store at the mall. I’ll go today to suss it out. ‘’the Columbia ones I have are nice. Cooler than a pullover. And I stink less. Haha. any other recommendations? Besides;

I just bought the 200. Fun reel. I’m probably delusional thinking I could tell the difference blindfolded if someone handed me a 150. ‘’having said that, yea I want one.

I try not to overthink anything fishing. It will ruin it for me.

I think yes. Middle of the road is perfect.