You should try it with and without the stand. Maybe it's not a bad idea for protecting a high-end reel, if you don't mind the extra weight.
That handle will switch to lefty, too. It's the only way the stand would attach.
Also, I just ordered a dust cap for mine. $5.00
I use palomar knot or improved clinch.
ABSOLUTELY CHECK YOUR GUIDES. It could be that simple.
Danger25 wrote:
Thank you...I generally fish saltwater and use strips of squid or other cut bait....was wondering what works in freshwater....i have soft tails...just havent used them....yet.
I've heard cut bait works just fine in FW.
Also, haven't tried it...yet.
smitty wrote:
striper migration map ...On the Water magazine
i get it in my gmail when the season is on right thru the summer
gonna be a while b4 they make it up th Maine
Yup. I swear it's the longest month of the year!
And....Mono doesn't actually float, but sinks much much slower.
I find straight braid to lure gets me wound around the lure/hooks sometimes. Could be my technique.
also, a good size TA clip and flouro leader can submerge the plug too much. and, flouro sinks, so maybe a good mono leader. I'd go braid to swivel to mono to direct loop knot. 2-3' leader?
this is strictly for topwater.
Roof rack, a few straps, (not ratcheting), they're too strong and could crush your kayak, and a few towels (do you don't scratch).
A lot of people are switching to barbless. It's better for the fish. It's easier for you. And it'll help when you get a hook in you. It's inevitable.
Just keep tension when you hook up.
$2G will get you a 2021 Hobie Passport with kick-up fins! easily
Premier rod, with a Stradic 1000. No complaints. little over your budget
FS Digest wrote:
I know the shimano tranx is the "holy grail" of reels, but I was wondering if kastking reels are any good? It's half the price and has similar specs to the shimano tranx. The gear ratio is lower, but the drag and line capacity is higher and it weighs less. Should I just bite the bullet and spend the money on a shimano tranx or get the kastking and a new rod?
https://kastking.com/collections/casting-reels/products/kastking-kapstan-elite-size-300-baitcasting-fishing-reel
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I love my Kastking Kodiac. I love my shimano much more.
I just got 6'6" st croix premier and it's great.... probably just like the Okuma!!!
oh yeah. 5 year warranty.
get him a NICE spinning combo!