FryDog62

Yep… 👍

I hope my winnings be enough to replace my tooth that got photoshopped out along with the Marlboro & Mustache look that got added in - lol…

Was the only kayak in the tournament…. Won $100. It’s also my birthday, and my “friend” doctored up my winning photo as a gift…

You’ll likely get interference when combining various electronics off of one battery. I did, and went with Amped Outdoors 32ah FFS battery and haven’t had any issues since.

The body of the FG knot is the smallest, however when you tie the hitch knots at the end - they are on par width-wise with an Alberto knot which is easier to tie and extremely strong. I really hear the hitch knots of my FG knots going thru the guides, never been hung up, but the claim of being the thinnest is not entirely accurate.

You know, I think that’s the one I was trying to remember that is fairly decent cutting through light/moderate grass… How about “Cajun Gill” color !?!

Any squarebills you guys like?

Good to know, I was going to try a Hybrid Hunter jr. But will likely stay with a lipless.

Murphy’s Law on the weather but you’ll get there. Glad you’re keeping your Helix just in case. I had mine up for sale and a couple interested buyers when I realized the GT52 just wasn’t as good. That’s when I made the center bar and kept them both. Won’t know til you get on the water with the GT54, but I’m really interested in your input on this. Thx

Which crankbait do you use that is especially good at shedding nuisance light/moderate weeds, so you don’t have to “rip” it free quite as often?

Good for you, I think you went the right way with Livescope+ over MegaLive. I will be curious how you like side imaging with the GT54. I got a GT52 with my 93x last year and it did not pick up the rock piles I’m used to seeing on my Helix 7. That’s why I did the center mount and kept both units.

I would guess most co-polymers are like YZH and therefore “neutrally buoyant.” I have watched my jerkbait depth on Livescope and have used both YZH and Invizx fluoro and they are about the same depth. YZH maybe retrieves a little higher in the water column (6-12 inches higher?) but that may be as much due to the fact it is a slightly thicker diameter line (.010 vs. .011).

Ha, true... I actually learned the history of naming it that first hand from the guy that gave its moniker. Not creepy, but funny, and it stuck. Will tell you sometime ..

FRYAK-1 ??

For the Tiny Child Rig - try the Z-man Neko Shroomz weight and a dab of super glue… have caught 10+ fish on one TRD many times. …and guaranteed the fish will throw it up if swallowed because it tastes like a turd lol…

Wow, sounds like a really tough day. You plan for these things and the wheels can still come off. You and I are going to skip Lake Murray, maybe something will be in the cards later this season or next year.

Yes, I have 4 pocket fisherman laid out on each side of my front deck… you never know when you’ll need to cast a variety of different lures - or maybe rattle off a bunch of julienne-cut fries!!

I wonder if that includes her trailer as well. OTW trailers can run another $3-5k. I went the cheaper route but still spent $1k for a freeway-grade trailer....

I'm a combination of both sit/stand but probably sit 2/3 of the time. And that's exactly why I built the center mount for my kayak. Side mounted electronics definitely got in the way for me and I needed a new solution. I really like the mount I have because it sits down low and out of the way, yet has great visibility. Honestly, if the Sasquatch bar were available when I needed one I probably would have bought that. But as I look at it, it sits up another 3-4 inches higher than the one that I built. That would be a legit concern for me, but at the same time I haven't heard anyone that has one say that its a problem, because its so much better than a side mount. As far as pulling the motor up to clear weeds, the center mount is not in the way either... I mostly agree, but... while I miss my bass boat often, there are some advantages of having just a motorized kayak. I can get into some areas other traditional boaters can't and secondly I can go back and forth between freshwater and salt and not worry about ruining my boat.

Koz, I'm in your exact boat... aka kayak AP120. Similar age, same ambitions... I had been planning on my first Kayak Bassmaster tournament at Lake Murray and maybe one other. Life happens and we moved 2000 miles and I started a new consulting role Jan 1 so doesn't look like the plan at least for this year. Yes, I took the Livescope plunge last year. I had it on my bass boat before moving and couldn't imagine exploring new water on my kayak without it. I have a Garmin 93x and a Fishing Specialties mount. The side imaging for the Garmin transducer I have wasn’t as good as my Helix 7 so I have both set up. Hard to beat Humminbird SI in my opinion... and I believe Livescope+ (which is generation 3 technology to be superior to Mega Live which is Gen1). I really don't like the side mount electronics so I DIY'd my own center mount for about $80. I couldn't be happier with it - its light, sits low and out of the way and is incredibly sturdy. The acid test on a center mount is if you could fall on it (it happens) and not bend/break. This passes that test and other aftermarket options I've seen I'm not sure (no way on the Hobie rail mount but maybe on the Sasquatch bar). And yes, the kayak monkey is real...

Its all you need...

That's where I cut my teeth on white bass - with my dad fishing near Wabasha, or Camp Lacupolis, etc. Back then we didn't have electronics, we'd just watch where the birds would land in the water and cast a Mepps. Ancient times lol...

There aren’t any Stripers or Wipers in Minnesota… but there some rivers and lakes with a good population of White Bass. When I lived there I found 2 lakes with low-medium density, but the average size was 17-18 inches. A friend of mine and I caught some 19.5-19.9 and within a few ounces of the state record (4 lbs 8 oz). They were great to catch before the bass season opens in Minnesota in Mid May (silly, I know). Whities were legal all year round yet very few spent any time pursuing them. This despite being ferocious fighters and good table fare. I’m not sure which fights harder - a 3 pound smallmouth, or a same sized White Bass. If I had to put a wager on it, I’d probably pick the latter especially in cold water. When I first got Livescope a few years back, I really learned its value in chasing around wolf packs of those silver slabs!