Darth-Baiter

ouch.

It was breezy as heck. Bass were plentiful but dinks. I headed out against the wind and seemed to have the place to myself. When the sun came out, so did boats. All types of boats. Even Big cigarette boats. Huge, fast and loud. I can weather boat wakes with minimum management. I casted to rocks in a narrow channel, on the deep side. A finesse jig. A wake boat came in near me and I rode out his wake. I saw the same wakes batter the shoreline I had casted to. It immediately snagged me up. I paddled above the jig and tried that “pluck” the line thing to try to bounce the jig loose - nope. I was positioning myself to grab the line with my hands to break off, when another boat came shooting out between tule islands. He veered away from me and passed at around 30 yards. As a kayaker, it’s not good to be up against the riprap when a wave hits. I froze like a knucklehead and I chose to kick away from the rocks and point towards the tsunami, and my kayak surged up and over; my rod in my hand snapped. It was surreal. I should have lowered it, pushed the spool release. Something. the mental cussing was epic. I rigged up another jig setup and kept going. now? I’m trying to contact and connect with the shop in PHX to get a copy of my receipt that I misplaced. I am within the 1 year warranty, but I’m dead in the water if I can’t get a receipt. (My next rod will prob be a Dobyns). totally my fault. The breakage, (the missing receipt). I shouldn’t have gone to shore with boats in that narrow channel. Not when I was on the deeper side where the boats favored. I’m thrilled I stayed upright and didn’t lose all my gear. Thankful. This is a mere blip in my fishing history. A teachable moment. Next time I break off from the get go. interesting observation. Boaters never look back to see if I stayed upright. Haha. a bad day of fishing is better than any day at work. Nope. Not always. Haha. Try not to flame me folks. I know I messed up.

The Dobyns DX744 is a nice rod for lighter t-rigs. I fished my friends rod when we traded gear fir an hour. It’s fantastic! He was using my X-bites. He didn’t like my setup. Mostly for my reel. rods feel interchangeable

i'm checking it now for Manana! looks like manageable kayak winds tomorrow on the CA Delta! 6am launch, and go until the wind gets double digits. with this, i know when i have to point my kayak towards my truck. tide is kinda sucky

when overnight temps start getting cooler. i think the bass go to rock for warmth. dunno.

congrats!!!

Me too! @king fisher me too! i wont say a thing!

no better way to figure it out than to just try it. i have my way, that i have confidence in and that is what i go with. This is the only fortune cookie note I ever felt compelled to keep. Totally applicable here.

that truck is a beauty. i paid cash for my new truck and it might be my last rig until i check off this mortal coil.

1 rod for medium/heavy t-rigs/jigs over 1/2oz, occasionally used for c-rigging and heavy jighead with keitechs. i would opt for the MB FMJ. totally in it's wheelhouse.

nobody remembers its original common name. the yellowbelly spectulous.

i heard the surrounding woods, or desert, or swamp is pretty good for Snipe hunting.

huh? different actions and lengths make it not the same rod no? i have always wanted to try a tatula rod.

i dont let it dangle. a dangle tangle (:D) in a kayak is miserable. no thanks.

I’m using mine for my heavier jig rod. Where I fish I need a long caster to to reach bass that haven’t seem me. It pitches fine too, so it’s gonna work out.

thanks FT!

i tried to get my friends to participate in a fishing tournament where we HAD TO fish with our reels upside down. no takers. none. they actually quit taking my calls for a week.

the NOAA tabular feature has been dang accurate. +/- hour for the most part. it is a fairly accurate dart.

HELLO back at you. Welcome.

its the layout of the info. i dont care if Saturday morning is gusty..i need to know when on Saturday morning is it gusty.

a 20 lb bag is 5 four pound fish?

i have questioned a few mod decisions, but this forum is just for fun - and i focus on that. i literally do not have a dog in the fight. i like the info i gather here. sadly much of is some bait/lure i didnt know about, and now i MUST HAVE! i like the banter with total strangers. it helps with the day to day mundanese of it all.

i like an XF for bottom contact. in my mind, it bolsters sensitivity.

@FishTank windbuster? no? that one is on my list.

i bet that big bass is happy to munch on new baits. to add: we had a local pond get drained for the exact same reason. the engineers dont typically put the outfall inlet at the very bottom of the lake (Lake Mead might be the exception) so they let it drop to the bitter end. and then came in and fixed the problem. it sat that way for a long time, because of our drought. but then, the skies puked rain and rain and rain. i got a small bass out of there!! some survived. i think in the long run, the bass will bounce back, hopefully healthier and BIGGER.