Hook2Jaw

I can definitely put a pulling load of 9 pounds on a reel from my kayak. They don't just instantly move, there is resistance. If the constantly echoed "kayaks get drug around by bass, hooksets, etc," were as true as some people believe it to be, I would land way less fish. The boat simply cannot move fast enough to counteract how quickly a human's physical movements can exert force. Honestly, though, I was just being silly about getting a rod. I knew it wasn't in the cards, but since you want to debate and remain on topic, there's my point and it's on topic. I can exert 9 pounds of force on a lure from my kayak should it be at all possible to apply 9 pounds of force to it.

The more you know! I'm still gonna need that iRod Genesis II "Fred's Magic Stick" because I'm pretty sure I can blow one up and you said we couldn't from a kayak.

Challenge accepted. Send me a Fred's Magic Stick and lemme see if I can blow it up on a jig set.

I don't buy baits expensive enough to consider swimming for them. When I was younger and wilder, I used to spear trash fish in the Ogeechee river. I also speared plenty that weren't trash fish. I once dove a deep slough and came face to face with about 8 or 9 foot of gator, and retired my fins right after.

I wanted to like Kastking because they're so budget friendly, but the only time I had one in my hand it squealed like a shot hog. I wrote them off and spent 65 bucks on my first Daiwa Fuego CT, and have been spooling up Daiwa reels ever since. If you don't want to drop the 80-90 bucks a bulletproof Fuego runs, my bottom barrel reel recommendation is the Abu Garcia Black Max.

I've been eyeing those Shellcracker G2s and one might just have to get bought soon.

I've limited myself to 150 for a rod and 150 for a reel. My most expensive setup is a Daiwa Lexa 300 and a Daiwa DXSB 8' Heavy Fast. My least expensive is a Daiwa Fuego CT on a Daiwa Aird-X. I'm also of the belief one should spend more money on the rod.

I've been fishing my closest lake for nearly a year with one limit to show. I think I've eaten my entire humble pie twice. I'm still lost, but I'm preparing myself to try some new things! Best of luck!

Send it. Seriously, though, that sucks.

Got electronics? I bet if you could find the channel anywhere you could tail it back to the intersections you're looking for!

Where is the place to be on any given day? I'll figure out the lure myself. Variety is the spice of life.

I pitch from a seated position in my kayak all the time, and it's accomplished by sweeping the rod sideways or at a diagonal. It's not as accurate as standing and pitching, which I also do, but it's close and helps me work shoreline cover while on the move at a much quicker pace than repeatedly standing. Your canoe seat should be higher than my kayak seat, so I imagine you can pitch with a diagonal sweep and get distance and accuracy close to a pure vertical pitch! Have at it and have fun! Most importantly, please wear your PFD. I'm 32 years old, climb trees for a living. Safety has kept me away from injury and death both at work and at pleasure.

I rock a Daiwa Tatula XT 7'6" Heavy Fast. It's a bad day for the fish on a jig, and I've drove a 4/0 through the side of a face and back into the fish, talk about hooked! A lot of people prefer a shorter rod, a lot of people opt for less power. My jigging is typically a ½-¾ ounce and then a trailer, so the heavy is a must for me. My jig fishing is either casting and then dragging, shaking, or stroking the jig at distance or pitching. The extra length benefits both. The only issue I have with my Tatula XT is she's a bit tip heavy, and your budget is higher than mine. I would opt for a Daiwa Tatula Bass 7'1" or 7'6" depending on your length preferences.

This devolved into we should all be using DC reels followed by someone saying Daiwa reels are the bee's knees and Shimano had to introduce computers to compate. Y'all know a Piscifun is like thirty bucks, right? Save the other reels for folks who don't want to argue like sissies and learn to discuss.

I have smacked fish on Dingers since I started fishing them and will continue to do so. I do it with most of YUM's baits. I'm certainly done with buying Yamamoto Senkos at 7 bucks a pack, I was done with that 3 or 4 years ago. I have no idea why they've added more to the package, but when I get home I'll check and see if the two packs I bought recently have an increased amount. Edit : it seems those packages have the F2 on them, indicating they're the old run. That may be why you have more in the package.

Half of them run on their side and the other half catch the occassional fish. I haven't been impressed in the least by the prerigged baits and recently the Storm 360 GT.

I'm a huge Hobie and Old Town fan, so they've gotten my coin when it comes to kayaks thus far. That said, take a look at the Feelfree Moken 12.5 V2. That's an excellent boat for 800 bucks. Also take a look at the Old Town Salty PDL and consider just dropping some bank and grab an Old Town Predator PDL 2020 at $2350.

I own 7 Fuego CTs and two Tatula 100s, you can't go wrong with either reel. I prefer the Tatula 100. You can't go wrong with either choice.

Generally, if I'm seeing fish on the clear body of water I fish, it turns them off if they were on to begin with and I won't get bit no matter what I throw in their face. If they refused the frog, I would switch to a fluke. I would put it on a beefy 4/0 or 5/0 and ideally toss it on casting gear to have enough power to get them out of the slop. 30# braid on a medium heavy rod in your favorite baitfish imitating color. Toss it into the weeds and walk it like you would a frog, and allow it to slip down into the holes and lanes. Alternatively, letting a stick worm flutter down into the holes from a cast distance away might get you bit. If that fails, peg enough weight to slip down into the thickest gunk you can find and rig a beaver behind it. I'll bet those fish are on bluegill and that could get you bit as well. My number one piece of advice for water you can see fish in is to not go visually hunting fish and make long casts to likely spots.

Two pounds makes me happy. Three pounds feels dang good. Four pounds is a less than common occurrence. Five pounds only happens a few times a year, and six sets me on fire. Seven and eight make me wish for a bit more girth to make them a nine or ten. Nine or ten will make me tie a fish to a bush and sprint to my truck for my scale. Overall, two pounds is my cutoff for a good fish.

I'm that guy. You should enlighten me on how to fish a spoon some day!

For your first question, I doubt that jig is spooking the fish. My reasoning being it's a smaller jig with a softer entry than the half ounces I typically use, and I get bites after heavy plops all the time. Plus, it's a campus pond and they're probably used to constant intrusion. As for your second question, I find most of my pond bites come off shoreline cover and I'm a huge fan of tossing to cover, wiggling and jiggling it around and a bit past that cover, and reeling it back in. You'll often get open water bites, but when I need a fish I send it to cover over and over again. Use the jig any time. You'll get many answers, and your mileage may vary. The jig is an amazingly productive bait and you can use them at any time of the year, in almost any kind of cover, and in any portion of the water column. Good luck!

Kayaker here, I don't use rod floats or tether my gear. I've tried it and really don't enjoy the line on my spinning rods slapping the foam, nor the added weight messing with balance I've become accustomed to.

This is bassresource, my friend. We're all 6'9" 290 with 10% bodyfat and smoking hot.

I've seen locations blurred, I've seen baits blurred, but this is my first time seeing a face blurred to keep other anglers from using an angler to catch fish.