Kenny Yi

for the past month, I've been fishing from an inflatable kayak. this decision was made because i have no garage space, but the kayak itself is still great. it tracks pretty well, has Scotty style mounts for all sorts of things, has space for a milk crate, and it has rigid inflatable floor. this allows me to stand up, which I do 80% of the time I'm fishing, since inflatable kayaks are so stable. I have loved the ability to leave the bank and have caught quite a few fish that I never could before, but I've recently noticed an issue with a certain lure. since the kayak is much lighter than a standard hard-body kayak, fishing a jerkbait on it causes the kayak to start spinning to the side, since my jerking motion is to the side. except for buying a hard-body kayak (not even close to an option right now), what are some suggestions you guys have that could prevent this issue? the setup was a 7'0" casting rod, I used both the small and large sized rapala ripstops. maybe a 6'6" spinning rod would allow me to get more of a downward jerk? I had already caught a fish with a jerkbait on the yak (since it's that time where it dominates), but stopped trying as I got fed up with the spinning.

huckleberry zcraws they pair well with Siebert's Henderson Craw

bobber stops, i can choose whether the weight is free or locked to the lure

Zman, the only plastic that can get past that trailer keeper without tearing is ElaZTech

calling it now, this topic will last 12 more hours...

Z-Craw and Z-Hog are my favorite creature baits/jig trailers

I put my pinky behind the trigger for casting rods, it's just comfortable to do the same with the stem on a spinning reel

I can wholeheartedly approve the Siebert Sniper Jig it has a lot of skirt color, head color, and skirt tying options, with good quality. the hook was sharp and they ship the order quickly I love the head design, able to handle rock and grass, swimming and hopping; the bait keeper holds my trailers much better than other jigs; and the weedguard is consistent

I would actually recommend a softer tip, a true mod fast action allows the rod to load much easier, allowing for a compact wrist movement, which minimizes backlashes

nothing more fun to me then setting the hook on a jig

I have low confidence in any connection knot with heavier line, I also don't like having the knot go through casting guides, so straight for casting braid to leader on a spinning outfit is awesome

my confidence is my black and blue with the black band, it's super breathable and alwa- oh this is about baits...

my favorite buzzbait trailer, no need for a trailer hook since the bait is already compact I think I've seen people rough up the blade and rivet where they touch so that it's pure rough aluminum contact, I need to try this soon

Just received my order of blem sniper jigs from @Siebert Outdoors. I like the Zoom Z-craw pairing the most, but the Zoom Super Speed Craw also looks great

Wow, you hardly would've guessed they're blemished, a sign of their quality control! It looks incredible with a Z-craw Thanks @Siebert Outdoors!

how could I resist $2 a jig? just placed my order for 4 snipers, never tried them but I'm excited since I love finesse jigs

wrist for up and down arm for side to side but to be fair, I honestly don't know what I actually do

GEN GEN GEN I expect nine vision 110s tomorrow

Line diameter is more important than line type line type, for me, is decided by type of cover above all that, I don't worry too much about line visibility

I hate tying leader knots, my solution is to go straight...

16-18# FC the line on a buzzbait is out of the water so it doesn't affect the lure's action what they don't want is the braid getting caught in the blade/hook of the lure, so they opt for a stiff line to reduce "fouling" without the stretch of mono the reason I use FC is not because I swear to all fishing gods that it's the perfect line, but because I also find my Texas rig setups with FC already available with the necessary gear and FC hasnt hurt my buzzbaiting yet

not a weather-fluent person myself, but weather apps always seem wrong when I need them to be right

Fish-n-Fool knot

depends on if I browsed this forum beforehand, the tackle I bring exponentially grows per post I read. if I don't, a jig rod and a treble hook rod. not because they always catch fish, I just want to get as good as I can with them.