Darth-Baiter

Bummer about the eye my friend. Thanks for comments.

My family was directly affected by cancer. I take it fairly seriously. there is no avoiding the sun when it comes to kayak fishing. I bake out there. I’m covered up. I wear a face hood, hat, long sleeve sun shirts, and I never wear shorts. When it’s hot I wear men’s swim tights. The kind the marathon swim guys wear. To preserve my modesty, I wear shorts over my tights. it’s not the best look. Haha. my friend go barefoot! One guy peels annually like a reptile. I just bought a swim shirt with a built in face mask and hoodie. I’ll look like ninja. Hope the fish don’t laugh themselves to not biting. what is your sun strategy? Shirtless?

Once a week is no problem. Even twice. Burning Friday to Sunday? I get eyeballs

You all that have fishing wives/husbands -“oh good for you!” This discussion really isn’t for you. this is for the married folks that still enjoy time spent with spouse. next week fishing should be awesome. I’m tapping out and planning a long weekend camping trip with my wife to recharge our nuptial commitments. Fun! I did get that quick grimace when I thought I could fish the long weekend. (If I’m being honest). I will sneak in some surf casting since we are camping on a remote beach. gah. Why is the best camping the same time as great fishing and spring turkey? What cruel timing. Hehe. I wonder how long flowers with last at the campsite?

I did well last spring with a Ganatrel Jr and the 6” mag draft freestyle. The bass strike is exhilarating.

I initially thought it would awesome. go out the back dock, and launch. need lunch? call Alexa to start the rice cooker, beach the kayak to go poop., etc. but I am not sure I want my life to orbit around fishing that much. I like various bodies of water for their nuances, and would hate to get logistically tied to one. I am too lazy, I wouldn't venture anymore. plus I think it would benefit friends more. they would hound me. haha. I do however WANT a friend with a lake house. I would rather live near the other things, like good places to eat. I'll drive a bit to fish.

hell yes! but my Tacoma has a drinking problem. I need to go fill up today after yesterday. but I have made a mental note of excuses to NOT go with my friend on his bass boat. I can't afford my half of gas. I bet it would be $160 my half..plus the occasional gallon of the best fuel-oil money can buy (his words, not mine). not thanks. I am saving for live-scope. hehe. congratulations!!!! I have 6 more years. I'll buy a big Hobie then as well. something an old man can't fall out of easily. hehehehe.. again, congrats. reach out if you need advice/unsolicited opinions/out right lies.. you get the 360 drive or the 180? I have two..much to my wife's chagrin. I call it my "client boat", the extra one. hahah. on related note. I told my brother he could have it. but he said, he can't afford the gas in his big diesel to come and get it. hahahaha...

I went to a undisclosed location and found warm waters. 61 deg actually. fish were bedded but not aggressive. but the ones hanging out deeper "thinking about love" were. we got lots. not many big fish, but it was a slugfest. fun story, and it is true. I hooked a bass and it immediately dives into my friends fishing line. he opens his bail and I fight the mess to me. first order of business was to take the jerkbait out and free the fish. I let it go and work on the tangle. my friends line was still in the water. as I am picking out the mess in my trebles, the lure almost JERKS into my hand!! I tell my friend, "I think a bass just hit the other jerk bait!". they think I am nuts, but we convene and I hand him his line and say, "start hand-lining". he pulls up another bass, which I was quick to take credit for. well, half credit. jerk bait bite was en Fuego.! I fully got a BFS fish.. cast, hookset to the fight. success. and I fully slimed my new Curado MGL150. good reel. a few backlashes from growing pains..but whatever. its our ritual. I like the drag on it. it seems to stay right were I leave it. (might be mental)\\ not sure you all need pics of 1lb bass.

HOBIE Outback if you can swing it. to stay closer to your budget, Hobie Compass. I have done 14 miles days in each..(more days in the Compass, I think). wind, current? pfft. the Hobie drive is the best leg power on the water. it has a "holeshot". you kick and it immediately moves. none of that brrrrrr..droning sound I hear from my friend's propeller drives. I have been in tidal currents going against wind and had to offer my assistance to tow some big prop-pedal kayaks to shore. I have taken both kayaks to tiny bodies of water where I needed to portage from one tiny lake to another. (super secret location!). to the gargantuan bodies like Clearlake and the California Delta. (soon the Pacific Ocean!) there is NO PERFECT kayak. I have been known to curse the bulk of my boat while lifting it over a fence to reach a launch, or hauling it up a hillside, or wishing it was bigger as I looked at whitecaps between me and my truck..but for the most part, I opted for a something in the MIDDLE with respect to my uses. I have buddies on both sides with lighter paddle boats and buds with HUGE pedal boats. I am in the middle. everyone will complain once in a while. I wanted a multi-taster kayak. one in the middle. Outback. more fish friendly ready out of the box, awesome storage and organization. heavier. Compass, needs a few mods to make it more fish ready, lighter, I say faster by a nose, tighter turn radius. both I can stand up and paddle like a stand-up paddle board to look for beds/fish. casting and setting the hook standing is a confidence thing. I was puckered early on, but now I just pop up and I dont have to look at my feet.

I’m catching, but I’m working for them. Like I’m casting for Muskie. 10,000 casts. admittedly, fuel prices will temper my spring madness a bit and I won’t fish quite as often or stay closer to home. (Smaller fish). this was a slow March for me. Low numbers. You all doing better? I might need to hit the delta less, and Clearlake more simply because the drive is shorter. or carpool with buds. I’m not going on my friends bass boat very often this year. $$

Haha. Helpful. I’d never call them. They would never suggest a Phenix rod instead. I think all my Dobyns rods have the ideal use printed on the rod itself. I’d would go with the. 3 power. Comfy grip for sure on that rod. And the bait holder hook is in a decent position for me.

Fishing = fun. Simple.

When I was a kid I remember doing well with gold colors. Cotton Cordell double deep, rapalas, etc. my friends (now) all buy red. im gonna try My old color. Kinda. I picked up these. My kid self couldn’t afford Megabass but the new me CAN. HEHE.

Not including Apple, I’m not brand loyal at all. im all over the place.

OP. You’re living room reveal is perfect. I’ll take it off your hands for proper disposal. bare minimum, you gotta cast it. Into the trees if you’re like me. But cast it.

I’ll report back after I actually use it. one thing. It’s the first baitcast reel to favor laying the line down on the right side. I had to jog down the block with the drag loose to pull off line. Cranked it all back in and it laid down uniformly. Weird

Took longer than usual to get the MGL 150 from TW. No prob. It was nice to kinda forget about my purchase. history. I have the 200 and a BFS as well. I put the new 150 on an extra Fury 703 I have. Laced it up with sunline Sniper 12lb flouro. I tightened the spool just beyond the side to side lock up and turned the brake to 3 (?didn’t have my readers). I let it rip with a 3/8th practice plug. Just a gentle side pitch to get the feel. That thing rocketed across my culdesac. I think I can get good distance even on conservative reel settings. I didn’t get that first backlash as I did with most new reels I can’t wait to have that physical altercation with a decent bass with it. I might take it to OK for my upcoming Striper Fishing trip ! it’s a nice reel.

Not sure what it is called. But I have a new spinner baits on the truck coming to my house. ( it’s in a box w a Curado 150!) It will bring my spinner bait collection to a grand total of Three. the one I bought has a red kicker blade. Hoping to capitalize on a bit of the red craze everyone is touting for spring. Go time!!!

Odd post. As I get older I’ve learned to give two-F’s to what people think. Sounds like you’re still hanging on. They are your achievements, nobody else’s. the getting old statements I reserved for aches and pains and losing my mind

I did fish it. Caught five fish. One 5lb “goodun”. I haven’t been back since. I had that crap stuffed into my transducer pocket tight! It was not fun to clean. I think it will directly affect the underwater weed growth. Time will tell.

I got a few packages ?of Bounty Fish top water baits to twitch past the California Delta Bass population.

Nobody directly; My mom got us a subscription to a couple of outdoor magazines when we were tiny kids. The fire lit from there.

Brother is local vacationing. He’s a couple hours away. He wanted to fish Clearlake. Tomorrow. But the wind is horrible tomorrow. Dangerous even. So we are going today. He’s driving in. Not knowing traffic he’s stuck in it. haha. Hope the afternoon/evening bite is on. During the wind event, we will hit smaller local lakes. im the only punctual one in my entire family.

Looks like duck weed. It will eventually cover the surface. My lake is covered. The county is gonna skim it off soon. I hope.

Hahaha.