Matthew Pye

Imo it's a bad idea. You want something removable that won't damage the hull.

Anything I was actually trying to catch one on.

I LOVE my Revo S

New two newest

Nice!

I bought a pelican the catch 110 hydryve 2 kayak and love it so much I dream about fishing from it lol! It was $1200. I also bought a Pelican Icon XP paddle kayak for the fiancee which she takes out every week. This was $540. Since I bought the kayaks, I literally haven't taken my boat out once because I find it so much fun. Just my $0.02

I'm just dead set on finesse fishing for bass. Even though I have not actually caught any yet this way, I find it SO relaxing and exciting at the same time, for a reason I cannot explain. I have two dedicated bass combos right now, both Abu Garcia Revo S combos. The spinning setup I have 10lb fluoro on, and the baitcaster I have 20lb fluoro on. I also use Abu SilverMax combos, of which I have three, all set up specifically for catfishing with 30lb berkeley mono.

Yep! Just trying to learn! Bluegill hands down. Pound for pound, they're HARD fighters. Resears are fun as well

CraigP: So you are using 1/0 gamokatsu octopus circle hooks? I have a bunch. I'll definitely give it a shot! Thanks for the advice!! P.S. I use gamokatsu circle hooks for catfish, usually 7/0. Caught three today in fact. Smallest was 2.5lbs, largest was 9lbs. Had to fight lots of snags though. soflabasser: yes, I'm primarily a bream fisherman. It's usually what I target in my kayak, and had many 100+ fish days. Fewest I caught in one trip this past summer was 34, so I have no problems catching lots of bream. I've become addicted to kayak fishing so much that I haven't even taken my boat out since I bought it this past April. Bass fishing from a kayak would be like Christmas every day for me since my hunting days are unfortunately over...can't hold a rifle or shotgun anymore after needing surgery on my arm...so fishing it is!

What kind of hook did you use wacky rigged? I've been using my same EWG worm hooks, but have lots of different types including various circle hooks and j hooks. Wacky rigs is what I've been trying along with weightless texas rigs, figuring I'd see the line take off easier. As far as cast accuracy, I'd say I'm better than average, able to skip baits under low hanging limbs, etc. I mainly have soft plastics, 1 frog, 2 spinners (white, black/blue), a chaurtreuse buzz bait, and a Rat-L-Trap. Plastics are pumpkin green senkos (one pack pumpkin green w red flakes), berkeley stick baits in the same color, and watermelon green baby brush hogs.

Thanks for all the advice! I'm gonna head out to a BREC pond tomorrow to practice some of this :)

I've just heard that they just "barely tap" on it. The ones I've accidentally caught while bream fishing, I had zero problems knowing I had a fish. There was no light tap...they always hammered it. I just always hear about that bass barely are felt on senkos, etc Perhaps I am just thinking that more bass should be biting? Or I'm just "wishing too hard" on all the bumps I feel lol and end up over thinking or confusing myself by trying too hard.

You know...I never thought about using circle hooks! Since I catfish slot, I have tons of em, and certainly have some 1/0 octopus circle hooks. Thanks for the tip! I use em for catfish in muddy water expressly because the fish hook themselves, so I can see why they'd work on a wacky rig, too. Thank you!!! I'm gonna head out Thursday to a pond and practice. I appreciate all the help, I certainly need it lol

That's a good idea to get me started....thanks! I don't know why, it just has a certain mystique about it to me, like it's the "ultimate" in fishing to use a soft plastic worm or creature bait and know how well enough to regularly catch bass.

Good point I suppose. I mean, I could stick to crankbaits, spinner baits, or topwater, but there's just something appealing to me about learning how to fish with soft plastics.

I see LOTS of sticks and debris being yanked into the kayak in my future lol

Thanks! I'm new to bass fishing, but willing to learn anything!

I'm assuming using a spinner bait is very similar to beetle spins for bluegill, so my real question is about detecting bites on texas rigged soft plastics. I have ZERO idea what I'm doing with them besides just throwing them in the water near laydowns.

Similarities between bream and bass? I've had multiple days of catching 100+ bluegill, and a couple accidental small bass in the process. I DID notice that the bass I catch were on live worms, as I usually catch bream on worms under a cork or on beetle spins. I have an assortment of yamamoto senkos and baby brush hogs. I have trick worms as well, I just can't tell if I'm getting a bite or not, or how to tell if a tap "feels different"

Hello from South Louisiana! I fish mostly from a kayak, a Pelican The Catch 110 Hydryve2 model and love it. I've always fished for bream and catfish with much success, but want to try my hand at bass. Here's hoping for some tight lines, and nice to meet you all!

I've been a lifelong fisherman, but I've only ever caught bass by mistake. Primarily, I've always gone after either catfish or bream, and have always been very successful with both, but I've always wanted to try my hand at bass fishing. I bought an Abu Garcia revo S spinning combo, and a revo s baitcaster coupled with a heavy/extra fast veritas rod. I bought an assortment of soft plastics, spinner baits, shaky head jigs, and crankbaits. My problem: zero bites (or I have no idea if I got a bite or not). Anyone have any advice for a guy that just wants to get into the sport as a way to have some fun? What does a bite feel like? I don't wanna look stupid setting the hook on every bump. I've seen videos of guys on YouTube getting a bite looking back at the camera and going "there he is got a fish on!" and then 5 seconds later setting the hook...how do they know there's a fish there and any advice about what it feels like through the rod?