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Just bought my first fishing kayak yesterday, an Ascend FS10. Been wanting a kayak for a while now. This'll replace my float tube. http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo45/ndschwartz/Kayak01.jpg http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo45/ndschwartz/Kayak02.jpg http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo45/nds...

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I got a Caddis Navigator II float tube. No special rigging except for a small tackle bag zip-tied to the side to allow for extra storage.

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Yeah, 12 lbs should be fine. 10, 12, and 15 lbs is all I use for crankin'.

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Great video! Thanks for posting this!

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Awesome! The float tube is what I mostly fish from. It'll be great to hear how other tubers approach their fishing. Thanks for setting this up!

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Great video! Makes me want to blow up the float tube right now and hit the water!

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If you want to avoid the really curvy roads, try taking 580 to 101, then drive up 101 until you reach the 20. 20 will take you to the lake.

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I think the worst encroachers are those air boats at Clear Lake. You could be busy fishing a weed patch, and those noisy air boats will go right over the weeds your fishing, spraying them and ripping them up. Makes me rage, cause I almost always run into them at Clear Lake...

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Nice! Thanks for posting this! I've always had a hard time fishing Clear Lake in November. I'll be up at Clear Lake next week too, camping and fishing the state park in my float tube Sunday-Tuesday. Looking forward to some hot bassin' and catfishin'!

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I'm not from the Northwest but I come up to Portland a few times each year to hang out with my brother, and we do some bassin' on the Columbia and Willamette River as well as Henry Hagg Lake. Some nice smallmouth in the rivers.

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I'm mirin' that green hoodie. Gonna have to order that this fall when the yucky weather starts to roll in!

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I mailed Shimano a broken rod last Thursday, and received a replacement this Thursday. It only took a week! I am flabbergasted haha! Great support on their end!

That's all I wanted to say lol...

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I agree with the above. Let the fish decide. In addition to what they suggested, you can also try quiet cranks when the fish are under a lot of pressure. When a bunch of folks are tossing noisy cranks at them all the time and they ain't biting, a quieter crank might end up being the ticket. Try this...

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The major media corporations hate him hahaha. Unfortunately, media coverage is a vital aspect of the election process - but without fair and balanced coverage, it's not quite a fair and balanced election either. One has to turn to smaller media sites on the internet to get better coverage. If you ai...

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Cooch wrote:Everyday this week has been an adventure with The Bird! Our Delta bass ain't the only big green toads that can't resist this bait! HAR! HAR! HAR!

Looks like I can retire my giggin' stick from now on!

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Great series so far! Thanks for sharing!

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The rod I use for horny toadin' is the same rod I use for buzzin': Shimano's Cumara Reaction 7'11" Medium-Heavy Rod w/ the Extra Fast Tip. (CUCX711MH)

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I've done my best drop-shotting with Roboworm's straight-tail. I generally use the 6" worms, but when I sense the fish are wanting a smaller presentation I'll downsize to the 4.5".

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Very cool design! Gonna take note of this lure to include in my next shopping spree.

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Wow, you're brave driving that close next to a vehicular mishap!

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I'll be camping at the State Park Mon-Wed. I guess we can bathe in the pleasant swamp smell together, eh? :lol: Anyways, I was at the State Park during the same time last year. Despite the algae mucking the area up in the evening time, we had an awesome amount of topwater action in front of the stat...

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Nice set-up. Mine used to be similar, but now I prefer to keep my worms in their bags, and I organize all the bags together with shower curtain rings. I keep my color choices to a minimum these days though.

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I've got a camping trip planned for the first week of August. I'm a little worried about the algae and toxins. Was camping at the same time last year and managed to have an awesome topwater bite for a few days before the algae hit, thanks to the silver sides. By the way, does anybody know how the wa...

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Thanks for the heads-up guys!

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Hey fellas, I've got a trip planned on the last week of this month for San Diego. Was wondering what spawn mode the bass are in at the moment in southern cal.

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I almost ordered a nice, tax-free custom F-150 while I was out in Iraq, but then I made the mistake of mentioning to the dealer that I was getting out of the service - I'll never make a mistake like that again.

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That's what I like to hear.

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Welcome to the boards! I'm afraid most the folks here are Californians though. I've never noticed anybody from Colorado here, but I guess I can't say that now!

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I use 5 to one reels for cranking. I do not think you can effectively slow down the retrieve on a 7 to one. Most of the time I am not burning a bait so the 5 to one gives me better control and feel for the bait's contact with structure and wobble. +2 I tried a 7to1 on my cranking rod for a while, b...

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Haha, I wonder if it's a camera pointed at him, or a gun...

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Black and white. It's what I find myself using the most (though when I'm at Clear Lake I'm often throwing the tweety out there alot too, but b&w is all I throw at the Delta).

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Beer:
1) Pyramid Apricot Weizen
2) Shinerbock
3) Widmer Hefeweizen

Drinks:
1) Goldschlager/7-Up
2) Mojito
3) Jim/Coke

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Very interesting setup! I'm going to have to test it out on the water in the future. Thanks for sharing, Marty!

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I use my snowboarding jackets and pants for the rain. They work great and keep me plenty warm.

I wear my waterproof Rocky work boots to keep my feet dry.

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For the most part, I only use mono for crankin. I prefer the Trilene XL and Trilene Big Game for crankin. I occasionally use Sensation for carolina rig leaders and split shotting. For almost everything else I use fluoro and braid.

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Tell me about it! I was using the frog a lot out on Clear Lake on Friday, but I got stuck using a heavy 8'6" rod which was very awkward and tiring to use from a float tube - especially from a short-armed guy like me! My hand is still sore from popping that frog with that cumbersome rod... but i...

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