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Couldn’t agree more!

Thanks!!

Thanks! The motor actually ran good without having to tinker with it. It just needed a paint job for cosmetics. LOL! My wife and I just had our first child two weeks ago, so no time for these types of projects for a while!

Ran into this one time fishing up in Maine as well. In the lake I was fishing, smallmouth was considered an invasive species that inhibited the native land locked salmon that most of the locals were after. I heard the locals were even known to throw them on the bank if they were caught. A shame to think since the lake is actually a great smallmouth fishery producing an abundance of 5lb+ smallies.

I had to make this same decision when I got my Ultimate except the difference was between 12ft and 14.5ft. I went with the 14.5ft and couldn’t be happier I did. The only time it feels too long is when I paddle so far up the creeks that I wouldn’t be able to turn around with a 10 footer either lol

Came across this pic on social media. Apparently a musky got caught in a tree (either jumping to feed or trapped in the shallows after flooding conditions) and a bird nested in its mouth. Pretty wild!

I have a boat and a kayak. The boat is great if I am going out with the family or someone else, but when fishing solo I take the kayak 100% of the time. I will actually bank fish/wade my local river before going out solo in the boat. I enjoy the minimalist approach to the sport.

Ned rig and small poppers (<2in) are pretty universal fish catching lures for me. *edit: Ned rig might be a bit big for a gill but the rock bass and crappies sure like them.

I mainline 50lb braid and have used up to a 15lb fluoro leader with no issues when casting. However, when flipping you will want to make sure your leader is short enough that your knot is outside of the guides. That is the only scenario where I have had it hang.

Mine was on the second cast of the day and the very first time I ever tried fishing a fluke. On top of that, it was a day that I wasn’t at the lake to fish; I was there to paddle with my wife and brought a rod just to toy with. After searching for my first five pounder for a year and a half, I had finally made the mark a week before with a 5-4. Then I happened to hook into my 6-6 a few days later while I was barely even fishing. Just goes to show that you never know when it’s going to happen!

In my state (PA) it is only a requirement to have a PFD in the vessel. The amount of kayak fishermen I see with their PFD on the deck still amazes me. Outside of the obvious safety benefits, it seems foolish to me (from a fishing standpoint) to have a PFD taking up space on the deck. I have spent so much time figuring out how to maximize working space in the yak that even a pair of pliers has its proper place. Having a PFD to store some of my gear on my person has been a huge win in space management for me.

From the boat I throw them on a 7’2 MH moderate. On the bank when I only have one rod with me, I use a 6’8 MXF spinning. It does just fine as well.

I am a relative newbie having switched from crappie fishing to bass fishing in 2017. That being said, I feel like paying attention on this site has earned me more knowledge of bass fishing than I would have been able to acquire on my own in a decade. No substitute for time on the water, but in the “getting started” phase, this site is invaluable.

Thanks! Yeah you never know when that lake is going to shut off. That one pictured is 5lb 4oz. A week later I caught a 6lb 6oz. Those are the two biggest I have pulled from that lake. Since then it has been 2 lbers, and in the last week or two the bite has slowed down considerably.

Hahaha yeah that would keep me out too! I don’t even know if I would have the guts to be out in the kayak with those around!