buzzed bait

sweet fish, hope that shoulder heals up so that you can keep muscling these beasts out of there

Whoa! That's a monster!

Thanks fellas

Can someone point me in the right direction on getting more info about reading my depthfinder? I have a Garmin Echo 150. I know it is very basic, but I still need some help in terms of how to interpret the screen, how to set it up, how to know where the objects on the screen are in relation to me. I have a kayak and the transducer is mounted in the hull with that putty stuff that I cannot think of the name at the moment??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

if it were only one it would likely be a braid as well. but as others have said before just one doesn't really cut it. like i said, i'd choose braid but i don't like braid on topwater lures which is my favorite way to fish. if it were me i'd say 1 type of 50lb braid and 1 type of 12lb mono and that would be it for me, so there's you 2

Nice! Still looking for #2 over 5 myself....

I appreciate the input man!

David, I'm still working on the rover and had a question for you.... Do you tie yours directly to the eye or do you use the oval split ring that came on it?

Was on Lake Norman in the kayak over the weekend and got into some fish! It was overcast, cool and drizzling but the fish didn't care neither did I... The best part was that I was able to pick up on a pattern early and stuck with it. They were all over my SK 1.5 in sexy shad and especially in white/green back shad. I caught one early on the buzzbait and then managed another 8 in the boat on the 1.5's. I also lost 3 fish so there's that, one of which was easily the big boy of the day at around 3-4 lbs. All of the fish were small spots around 1-1.5 pounds but all fighters! Almost every fish caught on the main points in about 8-10 feet of water.

NIce fish on the swimbait

If you are in Canada, it may be different.... In the Southeast, there is no permit required. I would suggest trying a few kayaks if you can to determine what size, style, etc. you like. Craigslist can be a great place to buy a used kayak

Lake James is about 30 minutes from Black Mountain, I suppose it depends on how far you'd want to travel.... but there's some good fishing in that lake

a bunch.... BPS, Gander Mtn, Academy, Dick's, WalMart, Amazon for online it's pretty much Tackle Warehouse. awesome selection, good prices, good service and the higher quality items that i'm looking for these days

Terribly sad story

Pop R

Cool, congrats!

Is 35lb braid too small for pitching a 3/8oz jig into moderate or heavy cover? Would 50lb be a better choice?

That would have been a dandy spotted bass! That's a good looking fish either way! Where are you fishing at since you don't have the location in your profile?

nice fish

jigs, jigs, jigs.... i need to understand what the jig world knows that i don't....

From what I've seen/heard watching fishing videos, many of the pros are using the thumb technique and they're fishing reels far and above that $100 price range.... I think you start doing it and you never really get away from the habit of it.

I live in Atlanta and want to make a weekend trip to Guntersville. It's about a 2.5 hour ride from my house so I'll make a weekend trip out of it. Couple questions..... 1. Any advice on where to put in/fish from a kayak? Not to say I can't cover some ground, but don't want to launch at a place i have to paddle far to start fishing... 2. Any suggestions on a good spot I could camp in the tent close to or even on the lake? 3. Is there a "bad time" of the year to go there? 4. What is your go-to bait/method for fishing Guntersville? Thanks for the input!

Agreed, you've put forth a better effort here than most of the other posts in the sponsor section. At age 14 you've got a bright future! Strive to do well in school and start looking at colleges that have fishing teams/clubs and aim your sights on the higher prize.

Also tried the wacky rig senko, but did not have much luck nor enjoy the technique so much

I've never had any luck with floro myself. I only have mono and braid on all my reels, except for last night i spooled my new (used, but new to me) calcutta with 20lb CXX so hoping to have some good results with that as my small/medium swimbait reel