Darth-Baiter

I have. It’s kinda the catalyst. the first page alone is great. Thx

In my defense I’m not even a year into bass fishing. Especially not from my kayak. but the jig. I’m bordering obsessed. I’ll get the skunk off for the day and then I’ll toss the jig an extraordinary amount of time. Haha. it will happen soon I think. It’s so similar to me fishing a Tex-rig which is one of my confidence moves, it has to happen. I have some smaller jigs coming in the mail soon. fingers crossed.

I would use light braid. but 8lb flouro would be something I’d try. I don’t know if it works, but I spray my flouro-line with that line dressing. Occasionally if I remember. Makes me feel better and seems to help line memory.

Blanchard just did a video on San V I think.

My friend is a good paddler. he out fishes me two to one. He rides around in a Walmart yak he bought for $100.

Full disclosure. I wouldn’t even be fishing (kayak) if it were not for some guy killing it on my local waters. He motivated me by making me think” hey that looks like fun and I can do that!” some random YouTube dude that just offers enough secret intel to make me fairly effective as a fisherman. I do know if f he highlighted a bait, that same bait would be sold out at TW. The dude has juice. Frankly: good for him! I hope he is making money. If I could I would. I’ll never fault a person to get good at something and parlay it into a paycheck. If it be was easy; we all could do it. Some guys bore the hell out of me.

Thanks. Great responses id like to add. I was on my kayak for 9 hours. Only beached to strip off clothing layers and “nature walks” which was zero walking. Just beached it.

I started off bundled up warm. As the day progressed, I stripped off layers and stuff them into a dry sack. End of day I could have been in shorts. It did start to chill again as we headed in. fish are starting to cooperate

Man I’m sore! Stiff winds in both directions. yesterday a buddy and I huffed it to a spot that looked great on google earth. Our efforts were rewarded. We found a great spot. Submerged trees only kayaks can navigate. Bass boats were blasting past us. (Boat wakes in the trees are interesting) I think we did eight miles. I’m not at the electric motor place in my life, but the thought did cross my mind. This spot will get great as we warm up weather wise and the bass get more daylight hours. CBD laced pain ointment to the rescue. next time I’m gonna track my miles w GPS.

I use this hook. I like it weedless so I can whisper a prayer and huck it into a submerged tree. I pulled out 9 Clearlake bass from a single tree my first successful visit to that lake. (Kicking myself for not trying a jig). The weedless thing works pretty well. 1/0. With an o-ring or these clear plastic strap things my friend uses. I have only lost one fist I can remember and that fish stole the worm entirely

They’re out?! Oh no. i hope the y work, I got mine for $53. Haha.

This. Tex rig fishing is almost so slow it’s boring to me. Sloooow. But I love feeling the bait translate the bottom back to me. “Was that a stick? Freeze! Yup a stick...”. It’s when that stick taps you back while your frozen. Boom. ‘’I was a kid (relative kid - college) when a guy taught me the t-rig on a lake in Mexico. My brother and I got skunked on day one. Everyone else got hundreds. They handed us terminal tackle (before I knew it was called terminal tackle) and a few bags of motor oil colored worms and lizards and verbally explained the technique. I’ll never forget that first tap tap tap. My Mexican guide knew zero English but he somehow convinced me to set the hook when I said, “I think I felt something”. My brother and I learned something that trip. I just t-rig several bass on the California Delta last week. Brought back fond memories. I’m gonna go old school lizard t-rig this spring. Motor oil color! My bank fishing lake. I need weedless. I fish a t-rig with a TRD stick bait behind a 3/8 sinker pegged to mimic a Ned rig. I even use a wire worm hook 1/0. slow! I envision the bait floating up mimicking something feeding on the bottom. I’m gonna try the big TRD next time.

1-800-bait-monkey. Haha. admitting there is a problem is the first step.

Show-off!

Those shrewd marketing people; I don’t stand a chance. those Berkeley Flat worms have been very difficult to get. Well, they are in stock at TW. I grabbed a few packs. ( I love drop-shot fishing) The Siren’s song called “free shipping” is much to tempting. Bewitching almost. now I have a bunch of stuff on the way. $53 worth. Oddly enough I still forgot a few things I never seem to remember. Scent-stick, yellow dye marker, and lure knockers.

Great videos. His budget must be astronomical. I love his final products.

With traffic; is that a brutal drive? When I moved to a new town I kept two things. My dentist and my Toyota mechanic. Both are so honest, I can’t let them go. I have a dentist visit Tuesday. He fished lake Comanche exclusively. I printed a nap and I have a sharpie. He promised to pencil out a few kayak friendlier spots - with fish. I think that’s a 3.5 hour drive for me. I won’t fish it unless I can camp overnight. I have several lakes I categorize as such. but yes. I love options!

Amazing.

I have a tiny, very kayak friendly golf course lake 8 minute drive away. But it gets hammered, especially since COVID forced everyone to take up fishing and sourdough-bread baking. Decent fish in this lake but it’s a “Town meeting” most days out. my other spots. The California Delta is two hours + drive, Clearlake and Berryessa 1.5 hours. The mother-lode lake chain - three hours. there is one lake I archery pig hunt around 1 hour away, but it’s code is very tough to crack. Lake Sonoma. It’s been kicking my butt. And the easier arm to figure out is closed indefinitely because of the pandemic. im happy I have options but I’m racking up the Mike’s on my truck. I’m not even talking about the kayak miles. There is a honey hole 3.5 miles into the delta. Tidal currents could literally be “uphill both ways”

Bulldog talking about big swimbaits?

Look for sign on the fish finder. Bait and those suspicious toenail clipping looking things - arches.

I’ll never start a YT channel. Not that it hasn’t crossed my mind. but I’ve been shopping both dash cams, and I’m thinking of taking advantage of the GoPro trade in program to jump from my dinosaur GP3 to the new 9. it got me thinking. Wouldnt a dash cam work for fishing? It just loops until something cool happens. We all know fishing can be 95% boredom and 5% “hey, look at this”. I know a dash cam is not waterproof. There is that.

Slow cooking is my jam. I love a braise. I think COVID really put people back into the kitchen. Me? I cooked always. It’s how I landed my wife.

I’d almost call it “very good fishing” yesterday. We lost count. A few biguns and a few tiny squirts, but most were carbon copies of this. water was 53degs. Fish were shallow!

Things are turning here! they were chewing yesterday!