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I would look for a good deal on a used one. check out some of these. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/d/perception-striker-fishing/6215438697.html https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/boa/d/fishing-kayak-ft/6227923437.html https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/boa/d/typhoon-sit-on-top-kayak/6216220847.html Chances are you would spend this much trying to modify something.

Since Kayak fishing has become so popular there are lots of outfitters/ outdoor stores that schedule on water demo days.. Check with some of your local suppliers like an REI or Cabelas etc. There are some fishing/ kayak guides that rent Kayaks, as well as hire for fishing trips. This is good because you get to test out their boats and his engineering for rigging. You may find you love some and hate the placement of something else. This way you can go in and choose a comfortable well aid out boat for yourself.

Pressure treated wood will indeed eat the aluminum. My friend and fellow BR member Kris documented his whole boat restoration which included fixing a ton of tiny pin holes in a 16 foot aluminum boat he turned into a great all electric reservoir rig. Take your wood decking and paint it well with several coats of a decent paint. I did that with the deck I rebuilt on the first boat I owned. My friend Kris actually used that composite wood or as he says "plastic wood" for all of the framing pieces. It will last for a good time. If you send me an email I will give you the location to read his whole article. Unfortunately the pictures have been removed due to the changes at photobucket. They require us to pay for third party hosting so all of the old photos are no longer available unless you pay their new ransom. My email is fishnkamp@comcast.net

Since kayak fishing has gotten really popular there are some guides now offering kayak fishing trips. I recommend looking into some of these opportunities. You can learn not only how to fish out of one better, but by fishing out of their yak you can see how they prefer to rig them and use them. This will give you experience so you will know if something was put in a bad spot for you, and know what YOU like before you plunk down any money. Here in MD there are two guides I have seen that rent kayaks, do guided fishing trips and sell kayaks, both new and their last season boats. Just might be worth a trip or teo. The other thing is many kayak outfitters and chain stores will frequently have a demo day on the water to test out some different models. That to can be handy. Funny thing for me is I have been boating for 40 years,and I have owned 11 canoes, jons, aluminum bass boats and 2 big fast fiberglass rocket ships. I would have to do some demo and guide trips before I would plunk down big money to purchase and rig a kayak.

Drop in to "Bass Fishing North East forum and say hello. I personally like to try and fish with other members. So try this check in on that forum and ask who lives out your way. Tell them you are looking for info on the area and perhaps walk a banlk together.

Welcome to BR. I used to live near Duncannon PA. The furthest west I fished was Joseph Sayers Lake and once I fished Lake Erie. Good Luck and you will find a lot of general knowledge here so do some surfin around the board.

Gary himself has said they carry a full warranty.

The Tatula family goes like this. First they brought out the original sized Tatulas and Tatula Type Rs. The Type Rs have a few minor upgrades which included a spool that was a bit lighter, and one regular bearing was upgraded to a Corrosion resistant bearing, making the Type R have a total of 2 CCR bearings and the rest normal bearings. I have cast both and there is not much difference. I love all of my Daiwas so I am not insulting any of the reels, just calling it as it is. I own 1 Exceler, 4 Type Rs and two CTs. The Tatula CT is the newer body. It is a bit smaller and palms a bit nicer. The Tatula CT is available in the regular Type R and now the latest version is a Tatula SV TWS. This is a merge between the CT and the more expensive models with an SV spool. The advantage of the SV spool is to cast lighter baits. My suggestion is to go with a Tatula CT or the Tatula SV TWS.

wet-dream I see you are located in southern NJ. How far from the town of Northeast MD are you. That is where all of the big tournaments go out to fish the upper Chesapeake Bay. If you were interested I would be willing to do with you exactly what I did with the other member. I would meet you at Anchor Marine and go to an area nearby for some hands on with your gear and mine. I can help with both your Tat and MGL. That location is about an hour and 20 minutes from me. OP here are 3 links on the Tatulas. Note Bret is talking about a Tatula SV TWS which is the latest version. It is built on the CT body. The Mag Force on all of the Tats get adjusted the same way.

Here is my experience and it comes from my own fishing and with meeting up with local BR members and helping them get their gear adjusted correctly. I just did this last week with one local member. He purchased a brand new Shimano Chronarch MGL. That is a really nice reel. He stated he could not get the internal and external breaking adjusted to cast without backlash issues. Keep in mind a friend introduced me to the Daiwas several years ago and I have since sold off all my Shimanos and currently own 7 Diawas. I own one Exceler, 4 original Tatula Type Rs, and 2 Tatula CTs. If you choose to get a Tatula go with the smaller body CT. I had the BR member show me what was happening. He had the internal brakes set with 2 on and 2 off. We set the external dial to half way and then carefully adjusted the spool tension till the 1/2 ounce jig dropped slow and steady till it hit the ground and caused no overrun. He was amazed how well it cast with just a few minutes adjusting it. He nearly cast into my neighbors yard, across the stream out back. Next i made him feel the amount of side play the spool had within the body of the reel. There was essentially none. This was one of his first baitcasting reels. He had never cast a Tatula so I brought out my Powell Max 683 CEF rod with a a Tatula CT 6.2-1 ( this is a 6'8 MH Extra Fast tipped rod that I use for regular jigs and swimjigs). I had a 1/2 ounce jig on this as well, so the comparison was close. I showed him I had the external dial set at 10 out of 20 and the spool tension is set so the spool has about a 1/16 of an inch side play. The Tatulas need to be set totally differently than any other reel out there. I actually run the reel a touch looser but had it set this way since he was unfamiliar with it. He was very impressed with it although it did not cast any farther than his reel. If you understand how the Mag Force Z brakes work than you can make the Tats work well. Take a look on You Tube under Daiwa MagForce Z and you will find a video covering 3 Daiwa brake systems.

Take a look at an Irod Genesis II rod. The entire Genesis II rods are light handle and balance well. They are also designed for specific techniques by tour anglers that specialize in that specific technique. Look at this one. The rod sells for $149.00 RG7113CC “Fred’s Crank Launcher” Fred designed this rod for deep diving cranks but will work with mid divers and larger shallow divers. Not your usual crank rod, this rod is all graphite and is not whippy and soft like others. It’s tip is strong enough to drive in a hook set yet forgiving enough to play the fish without ripping out the hooks. It will also cast any crank bait a country mile which is needed to get the big cranks down deep. Length:7’11″ Lure weight:3/8-1 1/2 Line weight:8-20 Power: Med. Heavy Action:Moderate I fish several Irod Genesis rods and they fish very well. I like the feel, the balance and the components. Powell offers two nice rod to consider. Look at a Powell Max 3D 7115 or a Max 3D 755. Both of these cost $160.

J Francho You sir are correct. It was a mistype on my part, somewhere between my brain and fingers there was a disconnect. I must be getting old. LOL I read the entire story on another board and was just thankful Steve stood up and had them removed. The article I read was written by someone that saw it go down. Apparently Strike King was not the only manufacturers whose property was illegally copied. There were some illegal copied Yum Paca Craws and some other companies' baits as well. It has to feel pretty shameful to be marched out publicly and have your illegal property confiscated! The best place to have this happen is a place like ICAST! Let it happen in front of all the media and the major players in the fishing industry.

Check with The Tackle Trap. They carry a lot of parts to upgrade reels with. They also have lots of goodies to add bling also.

We will survive. I hope he had a good time. The little bit I heard about ICAST was that a Chinese company had the audacity to show up with knock off baits and got all of it confiscated and themselves thrown out. Good for Strike King for standing up to themselves and other companies like Yum baits. They claimed that last year they approached legit companies with an offer to build product cheaper for those companies. Instead they apparently took time to see what to copy. This year they said they were there to showcase the good job they could do for these companies. BS Glad they were thrown out. I hope they are exposed worldwide. Copyrights need to be honored.

I am sure glad Glenn is working on it. That is getting on my nerves and this is the slowest website I visit. It will be nice to get back to normal once he figures it out.

I do not think it has any thing to do with "moving the bait with the rod" I fish a total of 7 Daiwa Tatula Type Rs and 2 Tatula CTs and have never had it do that to me. I fish jigs, texas rigs, carolina rigs, crankbaits, frogs, and jerkbaits on these reels. I am not sure what the issue is but a T wing should not cause it.

Why not order it straight from Daiwa?

That prop needs to be properly repaired to avoid damaging your outboard further and costing much more money in repairs.. I would remove the prop and look for a local prop repair shop. Filling out your profile on this board allows other members to see what state you live in so we can try to help you. Not knowing where you live I will give you a couple of choices that I know do good work. You could choose to send it to one of these or find one near you. I know a lot of guys with finely tuned bass boats use Mark Croxton. He runs Marks High Performance Propeller. Here is his website. http://www.marksprops.com/ There is a good prop shop in Soddy Daisy Tennessee (near Chatanooga TN). It is called Dan's Prop Shop INc. Here is his website. http://danspropshop.com/ If you line anywhere near MD we use Miller Island Propellers. They did an awesome custom job for me l2 years ago. Here is their website. http://www.millersislandprop.com/ To repair it correctly they will need to get it back into shape, and rebalance it most likely. It is much more complicated than just banging on it a little. Trying to do it yourself will probably end in a cracked ear and a trip to the prop shop anyway.

For a rod to throw shallow to mid depth cranks take a look at a 6'6 Medium moderate Berkley Lightning Shock rod. They retail for $49. If you check a few local Wal Marts some of our members have found them on an unmarked clearance. They purchased them for $15.00 . You have to find the rod in stock and have it price checked at the checkout counter. You could match it up with something like an Abu Garcia Black Max. I fish two more expensive rods for cranks normally. During fall striper season I need 4 rods on deck to fish 4 different rattle trap baits so I pull out two of these rods matched with a pair of Bass Pro reels on them. They work just as good as my expensive crankbait rods. As for a good frog rod look at a Dobyns Fury FR 735C which runs around $110

My vote would go to the Daiwa Tatula CT. I have sold off my Shimano Curados and Chronarchs and do not miss them at all. I fish with 1 Daiwa Exceler, 4 Tatula Type Rs and 2 CTs. It is personal preference I am sure.

The op is a friend of mine. I know when he got the rod and I cast it just a few days after he got it. It broke the next day. That was the first Champion Extreme I have had a chance to cast. What a nice rod. Heart braking for sure.

That reel is a good one. I fish one myself. It sounds like the lure you want to throw does not match a medium rod. If that reel were match to a mh 7 foot rod then I would tell you that you probably needed to crank the magnetic brakes up a click or two.

Welcome to the site. Everyone one of us has been the newbie. The benefit here is there are lots of us old farts with decades to make mistakes.. oops I meant to become the PROS we are. LOL I take a definite approach with new anglers. Instead of making them think they need to own a Bass Pro Shops worth of tackle I always suggest an approach that says lets own a simple group of lures that catch fish everywhere and learn how to fish it as many ways as possible. I believe a rod like yours is a great tool. There are many finesse bass baits that will be deadly on that rod. I believe a 6'8 to 7 foot medium spinning rod is the most versatile tool to own next. Once these two rods are in your arsenal a 6'8 to 7'3" medium heavy baitcasting rod makes your next weapon of choice. Those three rods can fish baits that run from tiny to 3/4 of an ounce and catch a lot of bass, I fish with 3 spinning rods and 12 baitcasters on board most times. My spinning rods include a ML and medium rods. I fish different baits on each one and they account for a lot of fish caught. I was trying to attatch an article I wrote to another new angler on this board. I think you will find it helpful. I guess I can not send it for some reason here. Give me an email at fishnkamp @comcast,net and I will send you as copy. Using this technique of deciding to buy a specific bait like say a tube bait from Strike King Coffee Tube. These can be rigged weightless with just a hook, they can be rigged on a hook like an Eagle Claw Shaw Grigsby HP hook and use their small weights. This rig is more weedless and falls slowly since it is so lightly weighted. A tube can be rigged using a simple 1/8 or 1/4 ounce texas rig or carolina rigged using a few split shot. They can also be rigger using a jighead inside, this way they can be fished with an exposed hook or with one that has a wire weed guard. All of these different rigging options can make the bait act differently and the body of water helps to determine how to best rig them. How fast is the current, are you pitching them under docks, or grass etc. I hope this help make you think a little more and I can help you pick some baits and go over rigging options.

Take a seat around the old campfire and I will tell you a tale. A long time ago there were some members "discussing" the quality of that brand. It got into a shouting match ( I am being polite) and the manufacturer became aware of this. Rather then let things like this go on and hurt its brand they contacted Glenn. He is the owner of Bass Resources. Anyway he was told to censor any mention of their brand or face legal issues. The shame of it is that their stance may have been their best choice back then, but the quality improvements that they have achieved in the past few year is to commended. Now most of the discussion would be super positive. My personal favorite line of reels is Diawa Tatula, Tatula Type Rs, Tatula CT and their newest version a Tatula SV TWS. I have had older Shimano Curados (the green ones) Bantums, and even a Chronarch E7. None have performed as well for me as my Daiwa Tats have.

I do it often for members here on this board. I own 4 spinning and 12 baitcasters. Just last week I met with 2 anglers that live within an hour of my home. We met at a local tackle shop that caries some really good brands and then we came back to my home. In one case the member was struggling to get his baitcaster adjusted correctly. He watched as I explained how to set his reel up, and then I gave him a few casting pointers. He quickly gained distance and line control. Then I let him play with a couple of my combos. He had never cast a Daiwa Tatula and so we went over how they setup differently. He also had a chance to cast some rods from Irod, Powell, Dobyns, and Falcon. All brands he never or almost never played with. The other member we redid some gear to eliminate some line issue. At the tackle shop we spent a good deal of time going over lure/rigging techniques that would do him well around the bodies of water he fishes. I get a lot of enjoyment when I get to help someone and they return my favor with new fish pictures. I have met at least 4 or 5 new fishing partners just this summer. One of the things we members should do more often is find other members that live close to you and partner up with them for fishing trips. I have done this with some from 3 fishing websites. It is fun to learn from each other.