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The bullfrog sunscreen with bug repellent has been my go to for years. I'm light skinned with red hair so sunscreen is part of my daily routine. If I'm fishing its always bullfrog

the article said they believe the fish was from the initial stocking of the lake in 1966

No experience with a kayak and this cart but this is the way we would transport our small sailing boats to and from the waters edge to the boathouse at my college. They worked great. They pulled effortlessly and were super stable. The only complaint was when retrieving, the tires would float the cart and sometimes if it was windy you'd have to adjust once it was on dry land. I doubt this would be too much of an issue with the weight of a kayak though.

I've had great luck with the Berkley Powerbait pogy swim shad 2" in basically all the colors.

Love my canoe, love my boat too. Different tools for different jobs. If I can't launch the boat I can carry in the canoe. Stability is remedied with some PVC and Mt. Dew bottles. My weight is offset with a bucket of water in the front if I can't get one or more of my kids to come with.

Creme topwater in sexy shad. Its only ~3" long and the bass in my local pond smash it.

IIRC, cone diameter is ~1/2 the depth for most 2D sonar units. In shallow water, if you are moving, by the time you see the arch on the screen that fish is behind you, left right or anywhere in between It passed through the cone to register on the screen but only the pixels being filled at the very right hand side of a scrolling display will show you real time information.

You are reeling to take up as much slack in the line as you can. When you feel the weight of the fish, lift the rod to set the hook. If you are free lining a bait, how would you set the hook? When you feel tension on the line you set it correct? It is the same with a bobber setup. The difference is the bobber provides an extra spot for your line to be tight against that is not the hook. Reeling up until the line is tight to the hook and then setting should help you catch more.

TM wiring: Positive terminal on the battery to one side of the circuit breaker, from the other terminal on the circuit breaker to the positive lead for the TM if you are protecting the TM with the breaker. Negative lead of the TM to the negative terminal on the battery. Yak wiring: Positive terminal on the battery to one side of a circuit breaker(different from TM breaker), from the other terminal on the circuit breaker to the positive lead for the yak plug. Negative lead of the yak plug to the negative terminal on the battery. Don't get the two systems wired together through the same breaker, the TM needs much higher amperage than you will want running through your yak system wires.

Gas leaking out when you add additional pressure by squeezing the ball might also mean air being sucked in when the motor is drawing by itself. It might be time to replace the gaskets.

The only way you're fishing a lure the wrong way is if you limit yourself to "it needs to be fished this way". Look at some of the more productive techniques with worms. Who in their right mind would have thought to rig it sideways for a wacky presentation? Someone did and it flat out catches. If it catches fish it is never the wrong way.

650 miles is a long time in the seat pulling a trailer if you are new to doing it. Unlike driving where you can do it at 70-75 on the highway, towing should be kept to a lower speed. The maximum I will tow at is 65. Over the short distances this only means a few extra minutes in the truck. Over 650 miles you might be adding an extra hour or so to that trip. Also, do you know how your mileage will change pulling a trailer and having the extra weight of 3 guys and their gear? Others have also said wheel bearings and I would agree on that, along with a spare tire for the trailer and the proper tools and jack to get the tire off if you have issues.

Yes your Garmin units can all be networked together assuming they have the Ethernet ports. You will need a network hub. The GMS 10 Network hub and cables should be all you need but there is a member on Bassresource that was making his own hubs for significantly less than what Garmin charges

What are your expectations? The helix should be able to show 2d sonar if your motorguide Xi5 is equipped with sonar. There is an adapter cable available from motorguide. If you want anything more than that, you need to switch brands of motor or fish finder. Humminbird with Minnkota or Lowrance with Motorguide