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I've got a ride 135. I love this boat. It is heavy as hell, and a workout to paddle, but I doubt there is a more stable kayak on the market. I use this thing for fishing everywhere. I have even hit class III-IV rapids in this thing while loaded with camping/fishing gear. A smaller person would probably love the ride 115. The 115 is probably easier to handle in rapids. This boat has so much weight capacity that I have paddled across a lake with a 200 lb buddy standing in the back storage area. We were taking on water back there, but if i put scuppers in, it would have been fine. lol. Thing is a tank. Upgrades -Humminbird 698 SI fishfinder - ghetto rigged anchor trolly that I use with an anchor and a sand spike. You can see it attached on the right side of the kayak. -No crate because I throw my 50 lb dog in the back storage a lot of times. -Permanently attached lure retriever

pantyhose work too. Don't ask me how I know.

Weird. It double posted, and didn't include the pic I attached. Lets try this again.

Actually, I have a wilderness systems ride 135 kayak. Very good boat for standing. A little too windy to stand today, but i managed to snag a 23" snakehead today! First one! Great fight. Knew it wasn't a bass or a cat the second I hooked it. Smoked it on the smoker, and it was delicious! Caught him on a chatterbait real shallow. Also, there was some talk of stomach contents earlier. This one had a 10" snake in its belly! Couldn't tell the species as it was half digested. I've got pics on my friends phone. I'll try and post them when he gets them to me. I guess reading this thread answered my own questions. Thanks guys!

Actually, I have a wilderness systems ride 135 kayak. Very good boat for standing. A little too windy to stand today, but i managed to snag a 23" snakehead today! First one! Great fight. Knew it wasn't a bass or a cat the second I hooked it. Smoked it on the smoker, and it was delicious! Caught him on a chatterbait real shallow. Also, there was some talk of stomach contents earlier. This one had a 10" snake in its belly! Couldn't tell the species as it was half digested. I've got pics on my friends phone. I'll try and post them when he gets them to me. I guess reading this thread answered my own questions. Thanks guys!

I fish out of pohick bay and mason neck park from my kayak. Any suggestions on snakeheads in this area? I catch tons of bass, and a fair share of catfish on lures, but as of yet not one snakehead. I've fished back into cane creek, little cane creek, and so far no luck. Do they like certain types of grass over others? Anyways, any help would be appreciated. I may just be fishing too deep most of the time.

Cool. Thanks for the reply. Now that i think about it, I did hit Burke lake not to long after that last big storm. It's not my favorite lake to hit in this area. I am very hit or miss on Burke lake. I have had days when I catch 20+ fish on top water, when they are hitting baitfish over 30 ft of water. But for every one of those days, there are probably 5 days that I catch absolutely nothing. Or only a couple of dinks. I do really well when I fish for catfish in there, but I'm normally targeting bass unless I'm with a friend that doesn't fish often.

Any good spots in the area that you know of that won't be as affected by the rain as occ res? I know the res is pretty bad after heavy rains for a few days. I'm looking for a spot to take my kayak out. I frequent the res, mason neck park, occ river, pohick bay. Do you think any of these places would be better than others tomorrow?

If they won the tourney, they should be charge with felony theft if the amount warrants it.

It doesn't matter what is in front of the rowers. They will do absolutely nothing to avoid collisions. You could be anchored for four hours in the same spot with a laser light show shooting off your boat in every direction, and if they are heading your way, you better move. I've considered getting a mega phone myself, and following right along next to them screaming at the coach for the duration of their practice. Aren't you supposed to stay to the right when in motion on the res? Why do the rowers not have to follow this rule? They think they own the reservoir, and I don't blaim them. The counties gave them 3 of the 4 launches found on the reservoir. Id think I owned the place too.

Don't get me started on the rowers. Haha. Can't stand when they are out full force on occ res. Nothing like enjoying some peace and quite out on the res until 6 teams of rowers come through one after another. Each group 8 boats wide, taking up the entire width of the reservoir. Not to mention that each group has a coach screaming through a megaphone. They do not give a flying f who they wake, or whether someones fishing or not.

Hi Charlie. I have been reading your fishing reports for a few years now. Keep up the good work! Where do you get all the info? You must have a lot of fishing buddies. I don't have a bass boat. Can I compete in a kayak? Haha.

Yep. Basically a citation fish is a fish that is a certain length and/or weight for any give species. Here is a list of what is considered a citation fish in good ole VA. And calling someone a yank in the wrong part of Virginia might get you shot. lol. Just kidding. Or am I? Largemouth Bass 8 lbs. 22" Smallmouth Bass 5 lbs. 20" Crappie 2 lbs. 15" Rock Bass 1 lb. 12" Sunfish 1 lb. 11" White Bass 2 lbs. 8 oz. 18" Striped Bass 20 lbs. 37" Hybrid Striped Bass** 8 lbs. 24" White Perch 1 lb, 4 oz. 13" Channel Catfish 12 lbs. 30" Blue Catfish 30 lbs. 38" Flathead Catfish 25 lbs. 40" Rainbow Trout 4 lbs. 22" Brook Trout 2 lbs. 16" Brown Trout 5 lbs. 25" Chain Pickerel 4 lbs. 24" Muskellunge 15 lbs. 40" Northern Pike 6 lbs. 30" Walleye 5 lbs. 25" Sauger* 2 lbs. 18" Yellow Perch 1 lb. 4 oz. 12" Gar 10 lbs. 40" Bowfin 10 lbs. 30" Carp 20 lbs. 34" Freshwater Drum 6 lbs. 24"

I'm in NOVA. They are blossoming everywhere around here. I was on a potomac river creek two days after this report, and absolutely crushed between 1-3:30 during low tide. I'd tell you which creek, but I fish from a kayak, and don't want my spot blown up. Haha. Trying to fish there tomorrow. All fish were caught in less that 2 ft of water. Most fish were concentrated near the mouth. I was fishing moving baits extremely fast near grass with occasional pauses.

What would be the point in stocking a community pond and not letting people fish there? I'm assuming that it has been stocked since Peacocks are an introduced species. What is the point of building a pond for a community if not to fish? Mosquito breeding? I'd tell everyone that approached me to f off until I was approached by a cop. Any "HOA laws" will not stand up in a court of law against a good lawyer anyways. Especially if you have permission from a home owner. It is after all the HOME OWNERS association. The HOA in my neighborhood ticked a lawyer Home owner off so much that he basically took them to court and forced them to abandon most of their bylaws. It's a townhouse community with two parking spots assigned for each home. He apparently was getting nasty letters from the HOA because his extra car was always parked in visitor spaces. Well now there is no assigned parking at all in the entire neighborhood and even though the spaces are numbered still, you can technically park wherever you want. The lake in our neighborhood has signs all around it saying that it is for residents and guest use only which is fine with me. In actuality, anybody can fish there because the dam was paid for by the county for drainage control. The only reason HOAs think they have so much power is because nobody challenges them. They assume that they actually have authority, and they don't. Our HOA will soon be a civic association that pays only for landscaping in common areas, and that is fine with me.