I bought the Ocean Kayak Malibu II XL Angler last year through Cabelas. It's 13.5 feet long, and 35 inches wide. It comes with two padded seats and two rod holders because its large enough for two, but seats can be removed to fish solo also. Great Kayak. Only Weighs 75 lbs. I bought the Thule 883 Glide and Set rooftop kayak carrier for it. Works great and no problems transporting it on my Subaru Outback. The Glide and Set even makes it easy to load and unload on my own.
I fish from a kayak and the bank. Just bought a new Spiderwire tackle bag in January. It comes with 5 storage boxes and there is room to add more. It also has plenty of storage pockets for hooks, pliars, line, extra soft plastic packs, etc. Highly recommend!
It's much harder to bank fish on a lake because I feel limited in the area I can fish. I much prefer ponds when bank fishing. I suggest an affordable kayak so you can get the best of both worlds.
It's pretty simple folks. If someone is on their dock, don't fish it! If someone is fishing from the bank, then move along and don't disrupt their fishing! If you are not an accurate caster then don't cast close to someones boat that is docked!
Early morning I like the Rebel Pop-R, Booyah Buzzbaits, Wakebaits, Frogs and Toads. Afternoon I like Texas rig or weightless worms, craws, and critters. Evenings surface lures are good and black spinnerbaits work well at night.
With color just match the color to the forage the bass are feeding on. Also, biologists have said that red and blue are the two colors bass can see the best.
I used to be a Quantum guy, but bought a Lew's casting rod and reel last year and now I'm hooked! Can't go wrong with any Lew's products. Lew's is all I'll buy from now on. I have two casting Lew's rod and reels, and one spinning Lew's rod and reel. I love them all.
Early spring here in Kentucky I throw a lipless crankbait. Once the water gets to about 60 degrees though you can start throwing just about anything. For Catfish I always like chicken livers.
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