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Congrats on your new kayak.I bought my first one last year and i take it out 2-3 times a week.I mounted my transducer inside the hull using duct seal,you can buy it at a hardware store or a big box store.I molded or formed a ring of the duct seal inside the hull and the transducer lays in the middle of it (envision a wax ring thats used for toilets and have the transducer lying in the center of the wax ring) i then add a little water in the ring for the transducer to shoot through the hull. One thing you will find out about fishing in a kayak is that they are so stealthy and quiet that the bass don't realize your in the area,i fish crystal clear strip pits with spooky bass and buying my kayak was the best thing i ever did.

I have been using bits bugs jigs for years,for the money they can't be beat.I have caught some big bass on these little jigs.

I fish from my kayak most of the time nowadays but still shore fish with some of my buddies at times.I have tried deep woods off and other sprays to keep ticks from crawling up me and the best thing i found was wearing long light colored pants so you can spot them crawling up you and applying a band of double faced tape (the thin kind that comes with those window hair dryer kits work well) put a band of it around your legs above your knee so the ticks get stuck on it crawling up you,i wish i had a magic bullet for taller thicker weeds and over hanging tree branches besides long sleeves and a hat but i don't. If you fish with a buddy check each others outer layers for crawling ticks before you climb into your vehicles because i have had ticks crawl on me days later while i am driving.

I had similar questions.Thanks for being on this site wayne,your fish finder posts are always so helpful to people like me and others who find all these settings confusing,your a big help.

I am not positive about the name but i thought he called him self the natural on here.

I remember years back one member always posted pictures of his vast tackle inventory and then made the headlines when he got caught having shoplifted most of it (can't remember his name) I wonder how that all turned out?

I just picked up some a couple days ago myself.I stumbled upon this video which has some good pictures and ideas on what to do with them.

I do the same thing bassin b does.I have 12 totes labled with masking tape and a magic marker.One for finesse worms,one for senko,yum dingers,etc,etc.If you go the tote route start with 3-4, don't buy a bunch like me because you will then feel obligated to fill them all up.lol

I would buy a pack or two of some baby brush hogs in green pumpkin color,they are a good all purpose creature type bait.

Welcome from another illinois (south suburb,chicago) guy.

I grew up with a couple friends who were genetic freaks like that.I would spend hours lifting and running to try and better myself and they would sit around eating pizza and drinking beer and staying out all night.I hate to admit it but when it came time to compete against them they were still better than me.

Congrats on your new boat.I bought my first kayak last spring (ride 115) and found the kayak experience so relaxing and rewarding,its like meditation being out on it on the water. You can expect bigger fish totals for the upcoming year because kayaks are quiet and stealthy,no boat motor or trolling motors to spook the bass.I have bass and turtles swim up from the bottom of the lake to come up and check me out all the time,they swim up and stare at my yak trying to figure out what the heck it is,they must think its a floating log,I should mention if your married you should pre warn your wife to expect to see less of you this coming year lol .I bring a thermos of coffee,jug of water and some sandwiches and stay out all day.

I use a spinning set up with braided line (10# test 2# diam ) with a 6# floro leader and never have a line twist problem.I have a habit of closing the bail by hand before i start turning the handle on a retrieve.I found out that helps out alot with line twist prevention.

I remember reading an article this winter about double digit bass and the author commented about how big bass are reluctant to chase fast moving lures and like to lay dormant during the day and come out at night to do most of their feeding. I belong to a strip mine club with ultra clear deep water and i had one of the guards at the guard house tell me that if i want to catch the big bass i should take up night fishing and come out around 10 pm and fish till 2am or so.I happen to be a morning person so i never could stay awake long enough to test his theory.I have caught all my bigger bass during the day on soft plastics working them slowly and deadsticking them at times,its painful but it works. Once you locate where the big bass are hiding try working some soft plastics or jigs and slow down.

My favorite is black & blue.I have green pumpkin and watermelon but i have the best luck dragging or hopping or swimming a 5/16 black & blue color,you would think the greens would work better in the clear water but i also have great success with a 7"berkley power worm in blue fleck color in the clear strip pits on cloudy or sunny days.

I fish some crystal clear strip mine pits and stealth is the key,like ww2farmer stated the key is to not be seen and heard.I fish mainly soft plastics and jigs and i have caught bass on all sizes and colors.I have been out there fishing on flat calm sunny days and would see bass flee from a good distance just by turning on my trolling motor.The best thing i ever did was buy a fishing kayak,they are so quiet and stealthy that i have bass and turtles swim up to it and try to figure out what the heck i am.I caught the biggest bass of my life at the strip pits on the very first time out in it,she was 24"long and over 7# easy and i caught her on a wacky rigged 4"watermelon yum dinger at 1.15 pm on a flat calm sunny day,the worst type conditions for clear water fishing. Long casting distance is a must so all my spinning set ups i use are the u s supercaster reels,the wide spools give you better casting distance.

I fish strip pits that you can see the bottom at 20 feet,I use 10# moss green power pro braided line with a 6# floro leader and have no problem catching bass,even on sunny calm days.

Has anybody tried one or bought one ? What did you like or dislike about it?

I have been tempted by the tackle warehouse sale to upgrade from my legend elite spinning rod (es70mf) which is 4-5 years old to a nrx spinning rod.I have never owned a loomis rod and i was wondering if i pulled the trigger would i expect a huge difference in sensitivity between the two?

I fish clear strip mine pits and my favorite lure over the years on calm sunny days has been a wacky rigged 4"watermelon colored yum dinger. One the other rod i will tie something faster moving like a 3"watermelon colored grub rigged on a 1/8 oz jig head .i use 10# power pro braided line in moss green color with a 6# floro leader.I rarely shore fish anymore since buying a kayak but i would think you would have better luck shore fishing with a chop on the water or overcast rainy days so the bass are roaming more and not so spooky,night fishing is great on clear water also. Don't be scared to throw the kitchen sink in clear water on because i have caught bass on all kinds of lures and all kinds of colors but on flat,calm,sunny days (which can be tough) i always go with my two favorites i mentioned above.

I have been disappointed so far,hopefully better commercials are coming after half time.

Another vote for the eyecon.I bought a 7ft lite model and its my go to rod for finesse and ultra light type fishing.

I am an avid collector of soft plastics,eventually your wife will reach the point of shaking her head at you to shaking her clenched fist at you.lol

This ruffles my feathers also.Shame on bps for picking on the little guy.I plan on spending my money elsewhere also

Tackle warehouse for me also.The only time i go to bps is if i get gift cards for the holidays or an emergency outage.