KSanford33

I thought it was very clever.

Thank you for everyone who gave me advice on this. After reading everything (and doing my own research), I went out and bought a dry suit. I've never capsized my kayak, and the Hudson is usually very calm, but I'm not willing to bet my life on it. Hopefully I'll have some pics to add to the daily catch thread soon!

Thanks @Bankc I'm also not planning on going out unless it's above freezing. I'm hoping to pick out 4-5 days next month when it might hit 40 and go out then. Thanks for mentioning the spray, I hadn't thought of that. Everything else was pretty much what I was planning. P.S. Did you choose your screen name because of the artist?

Do anyone of you fish from your kayak in cold water? If so, what do you do to prepare? I'm thinking of going out on the Hudson next month since it's the only body of water not completely frozen in NY, and other than dressing appropriately, I wanted to see if anyone had any tips. Thanks everyone.

Buon giorno und guten tag! There's tons of info on this site and a lot of very helpful people too. I hope you enjoy your visits to the US as much as I enjoy my visits to Europe.

I have a '21 Bronco Sport OBX Edition, so I'll chime in. As previously mentioned, the roofline is 70", and by the time you include the rails and J-hooks (in my case), you're looking at hefting a kayak ~80". If you're trying to essentially clean and jerk it up there, good luck. I'm 6'0" and my arms are almost fully extended to try to get the kayak onto the J-hooks. After a close call of almost going over backwards, I decided to fabricate something similar to the video below: P.S. I should add I have the same kayak as Koz; I actually bought it after reading his review. Thanks Koz!

I started with a spinnerbait, but found I did more searching than finding. Now I currently use a jerkbait, but I’m curious as to what everyone else uses.

The slug-go. I used these when I was a teenager and they worked great. I'm sure they still catch fish, but now I just use a Senko instead.

I live in upstate NY, and unfortunately esox tournaments are few and far between. But there’s a bunch of bass tournaments in NY, so that works.

The esox family; pike, muskie, and pickerel. I came here to learn about bass fishing techniques once I learned there were very few pike and muskie tournaments.

I know I'm going to sound like a walking cliché, but it's true: You have to enjoy the entire experience. I have a friend similar to yours who goes flat out as soon as he's into something and then when it doesn't pan out exactly as he wanted, he loses interest. As I've aged, the one thing I wish I could tell 20 year old me (other than to buy Amazon stock that year), is it's much better to get a bunch of base hits than it is to swing for the fences. What I mean is, if you're consistent and just focus on each time out, you're going to have a lot more longevity in anything rather than going out there and trying to catch all the fish right now. So if you and your buddy go out there just after ice out, it might help to remind him that even freezing your butts off and rinsing off some lures is much better than sitting at home watching another episode of Charles in Charge.

Absolutely. My interest in anything waxes and wanes from time to time. That's when I know it's time to change things up a bit. I'm grateful I have three things I'm passionate about, so I can always do more of one when another one starts getting old.

That might be one of the coolest videos I've seen. As someone who loves all esox species, that's incredible! Great job A-Jay!

Knowledge for life! Thank you (and my wife thanks you as well. She's the reason I keep a first aid bag with me).

I don't think I worded the beginning of the post correctly. I know pro anglers are the best in the world. You could give these guys a snoopy pole and they would go out and catch a limit. I'm more interested in the anglers who are known for using one particular method of catching fish, like Brauer with flipping. Sure, he could go out there and catch a limit using any number of methods, but he prefers to flip. TnRiver46 mentioned several other anglers who are known for one particular style. As I'm sure most of you can tell from some of my other posts, I'm interested in learning what works for others and applying it to my game. That's why I'm interested in learning about other pro anglers who are known for one particular style. Thanks guys.

Will do, thanks Robert!

I remember watching Denny Brauer as a kid and being both amazed and confused that he relied almost solely on flipping and pitching. Are there any pros like that today, who only rely on one or two methods to compete?

This is what I'm aiming for. Basically utilizing the 80/20 principle with fishing. Meaning, if I catch 80% of my fish on 20% of the lures I have, why not pare down to that 20%? Or better yet, since I know those 20% work, why not get more of them? This is what I'm aiming for. Basically utilizing the 80/20 principle with fishing. Meaning, if I catch 80% of my fish on 20% of the lures I have, why not pare down to that 20%? Or better yet, since I know those 20% work, why not get more of them?

Thanks Robert, I appreciate the help.

This is what interests me. If you don't mind me asking, what are the two you could survive on?

There's a lot of members on this forum who are better fishermen than I am, but what's always worked for me is to not really go by feel at all, especially with a texas rig. I just watch the line and if it does anything out of the ordinary, put the steel to 'em! So if the line moves in any way that I wouldn't expect, I'll usually set the hook. Sure, sometimes it's just a false alarm, but a lot of times it's not.

Yep, anything you throw. Not one specific category.

I keep a small first aid kit in my dry bag. I've only had to use the band-aids in it, but 99% of the stuff in there I hope I never have to use. I even have one of those mylar blankets in case I capsize in cold water and need to keep myself warm. Although god knows how I would start a fire if I capsized...

Like most fishermen, I have several tackle boxes full of lures, but I've noticed I really only throw maybe 5-6 lures ever; just the ones I have confidence in. I'm curious to see how many lures the rest of you throw.