J Francho

I think it depends on whether you get a V-6 or a V-8. One of my best friends has a Tacoma. It's an awesome truck, but I wouldn't tow a bass rig with it.

Sounds like you never used real leader. It's NOTHING like reel fill. I would not want to fish a spool completely filled with leader. It's unruly.

For what you're doing, it likely won't matter which of them you choose. Those are reel fill lines and they all work fine. The best option is to use real leader material. I like Seaguar Blue Label.

I don't know any spots, but there is freshwater, and there are bass in Hawaii.

I prefer my 6-2 MXF for poppers and spooks but I will use a 6-9 MXF (my primary spinnerbait rod) for them to combine techniques and carry one less rod. Been trying to limit my selection to just three for kayak trips.

A 2019 is 5400 lbs. I can't imagine a 3 year old boat is much different. I would not tow that with a Tacoma.

Chamberlain's Septic has "Danger: Political Opinions Onboard" listed on their tankers, lol.

I've argues over and over that we need wider spools, not shallow, narrow spools. I can only imagine what a marketing team can do with that info.

I like a faster reel for buzzbaits, but I've used 6 speed reel for the other baits. I've always said it didn't matter for poppers, spooks, and jerkbaits, and that I learn to adjust to whatever speed the reel is, but I'm digging this JDM zillion I picked up. 41" per turn. Bam!

There a few soft plastics companies that offer biodegradable baits. Kast King has a biodegradable spool for some of their reel filler lines.

Trout Magnets are 1/64 oz. You have to drop to 4# line to cast them with any kind of distance.

I'd rather stick fork in my eye than fish a Carolina Rig. It's complicated to rig up, it's boring to fish, and it might be one of the more disconnected feeling rig in fishing.

I fished from shore with a friend from work. He was all in on the Flying Lure. We both caught that day.

You got a great deal on a really effective lure. Don't just do the twitch - twitch - twitch - pause thing. They work on a straight retrieve, occasionally bumping bottom.

Haven't heard much, other than it's been slow. That could be because the spawn was late. One thing is for sure, water is high. Wherever water is unusually high, I look for flooded brush and timber.

Happy Birthday Chris Cornell. He would have been 50, yesterday. Bought some fancy 180g vinyl. Sounds like it could have been released yesterday.

A set of Thule or Yakima cross bars and risers that are made for your specific car model are the best. You can get away with one of the foam block kits, but you'll want to upgrade if you transport it a lot. A note about straps. The nylon webbing straps are terrible, and slip. You want a blue polypropylene webbed strap, like what Thule, Yakima, or NRS make. They do not slip. No one in the kayak business recommends ratcheting straps, as it is too easy to over tighten them, and crush your boat. I always warn against using them. for one kayak, skip the J-hooks, and use the rack system pads, or just pool noodles for padding. You'll want to get a small bath mat for loading and unloading. There's plenty of videos that show one person loading techniques that wont kill your car or your back.

What is it about your self that has you wondering aloud about this person? You don't know his situation. Don't project, and don't assume.

The plastic minnows did catch, but the hooks were terrible. Capt. Ken that invented it also sells some very expensive frogs that use the same hook. They were all the rage a few years ago.

Why was Pavlov's hair so soft and silky? Because he conditioned it.

We're done here. OP: get a net.

Let's get a couple other things straight. Because science!