Darth-Baiter

sad, I am not in on the inside joke. I am at least, "Fringe"..right? I am not googling orange fishing rod...

I agree. it is amazing how even a single handed, awkward, low power move with a kayak paddle and move a kayak "just enough". I do this all the time. plus standing. I use my full length paddle to maneuver. having it long is a game changer for my style of fishing..

I was out as the sun was coming up. it was darkish 5:30am. my lure looked dumb. black buzz bait. yellow toad. (all I had). I think the fish laughed as it went by. I switched to my old standby..a walking bait and got the same cold shoulder. I did remember your collective advice. start cranking early. I would cast, switch hands while bait was in flight, thumb with left and crank.. it was kinda awesome I could do it like that.

I have the Max Sqeaker. or something. I impressed myself this morning. I didnt impress a single bass tho. but they hit zero topwater. none.

I said it. cant unsay it. comparing 5" to 5" the Daingerous is outstanding. here is why. the hook. it is up top, so I could slow it down and let it hit the tops of submerged grasses. Magdraft 5". hooks hangs at the bottom and is like that hook on a jet landing on an aircraft carrier. it hooks everything. hookup. today was very good. only one hard bump didnt hook up. the rest where total snags of fish jaws. I think I am 40% on the 5" magdraft. longevity. no comparison. 3 fish max on the Magdraft and that tiny magnet is gone. if I didnt lose my Daingerous, it would still be viable. it suffered zero rash with 4 fish. swim action? okay..the magdraft has that sexy head shake. but I like it, I dont know what a bass thinks of it. but the Daingerous doesnt roll to the side at any speed that I could tell. the Magdraft has one speed it likes. I'm eating Korean food with family tomorrow. the restaurant is next to my bait shop. I will buy many more Daingerous. many. it was FUUUUUNNNN! it is go time. Pic (for the math impaired - my title reads: Daingerous greater than Magdraft )

I had a good day. no..a great day. my lake is draining faster this year. (army corp of eng). I had to snake my kayak out a sidewalk wide strip of water to get to the main body. all my secrets spots are high/dry. coming in, I had to paddle and pull up my pedal drive. I found where the fish went. and I tried a new bait. Bass Mafia Dangerous..or something. 8 cast, five fish. the last fish was huge. maybe 7. she looked wiped out next to my kayak, so I just reached down to lip her. right when I touched her, she rejuvenated and shook hard...snapped my line and my new Dangerous went buhbye. waH! crestfallen, but I rallied. jig and worm kept up the action. second rule, the Carolina rig is dead to me. it is so awful to cast. I felt like an Australian outbacker throwing that rope with two stones at the ends, trying to tie up the legs of a fleeing dingo. backlashes were frequent with the slow flying dingo-catcher. I clipped it off. cursed it.. the net. the net is a biggie. what was I thinking? I was so cocky..I thought it was a done deal. hard no. it hurt to lose the hot bait of the moment. the "thumps" were intoxicating.

dang wind!! headed to a safer venue for my kayak and I. my carefully tied Carolina rig and selectively curated choice of plastic will be useless. hahah.. i feel a weighless senko kinda day coming up. are your local lakes varied in bait presentations? i'm headed to weed-ville. i was headed to hard bottom rocky ville..but nope.

I took the hook off ASAP and went with the Cal Coast version that comes w their donkey leash and cull tags. Easy, inexpensive, and securely clamps the fish. They weighed less than the hook I pitched, so I took a few micro ounce handicap points.

that kinda looks like a white bass to me. but it has been a decade since eyeballing one up close for realz. awesome trip. wish i was with you...so i could see a spinner bait really work.

i would be remiss if i didnt chime back in to say: doing it over again today, i would not buy a GoPro. i would get a competitor's version. GoPro has that circling the drain vibe going now. the selfies are fun.

i use a GoPro.

a bone colored Zoom Toad sounds legit!!

I might have to do some “ research “.

my friend got a giant muskie on a V100 JR!! he has a YouTube channel that captured the moment. regular line as far as I know

mapping does help. contours, etc.

I found one I was eyeballing. visually looks like a good looking rod. best rod company and rod line name ever..for the comic book fans at least. curmudgeons..maybe not. https://www.darkmatterfishing.com/products/dark-matter-multiverse-bass-casting-rods.html I asked about the brand a few days ago, and they appear to be unheard of.

My newbie opinion. A c-rig has the advantage of allowing a heavier weight to get down deeper quicker while still allowing the bait to float and act free unhindered by a nearby weight. and the other advantage is it being a minor mess to cast.

that looked FUN!!

the only constant thing about fishing is there are no hard set rules. I am pretty comfortable I could find the exact opposite to your scenario. and I dont know a single one of the names you just dropped.

dang @Smirak!! I am going to clear shelves if I find the Grass Piece in Tokyo. I want to try the Flex version. unicorn here. your kid..did he say they were readily available?

I think the conversation is about the wire snaps on bladed jig bladed jigs. not the split rings on poppers. I have jackhammers and I havent had many issues.

take it up with Roland.

what's a rod anchor? a shallow water anchor? a powered one? you need the threaded inserts for the power one.

no two backlashes are the same. I just start to strip. once it stops, I gently urge it thru. if not, the fingernail trick to move things side to side. or I pick at the high spots. it totally helps to be in the wind, gently being pushed into the treeline. the sense of urgency really helps.