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2,500 mile round trip

Traveled from VA through WV, PA, OH, IL, IN, MS, AR, and TN

Canoe floated w/ a very good friend whose handle is GrubThrower in Arkansas. Very high water conditions to...

Here's another hint - don't plop into the chair from high up. Either roll into it or sit lightly into it.

Coosa has a problem with plastic cracking at the seat posts - they reinforced the plastic...

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get the plastic tires not the rubber ones

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I'm w/ Deathb4Disco

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Can you swim?

Are you comfortable in water?

If not, that should answer your question as to the PFD you buy.

I have a perception pescadore & a bad back.

Forked out the money for a Surf to Summit GTS and haven't looked bad. Not cheap, but my back was worth it.

Get a kayak you can afford to start. Then after you become familiar with the pros and cons of the kayak, sell it and get something closer to what you want.

A class is a good idea - but realize...

I'm strictly catch & release, so no bait for me. But I will sweeten bait with plastic or pork trailers.

The only time I break this rule is for little kids. I want them to catch fish & see the...

I built a 7' St Croix 2-piece UL Avid that's the cats meow for tossing light weight jigs a mile. Sensitive too.

Looks like a nice little piece of heaven you're floating on.

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Not cheap, but have pulled my yak through 1/2 mile of off road fire trails to back country area's with ease. Also had another yak strapped to mine & it worked.

DO NOT get the inflatable...

Just picked up a used Ride 115 this weekend.

Will be passing the Coosa onto my buddies daughter that I gave the Old Town Rush to because she's 6'1" now & needs a bigger boat.

Other than the ding in my wallet, awesome. Back luv's it.

I go through a kayak about every 3-4 years because of the rocky ledgy rivers I fish.

Here's the latest - a Perception Pescadore
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class II - or so BMP told me.

I've seen that on a car topped kayak after a down pour.

I told the guy to flip the yak over & mount it, but Noooo, he knew better.

That he did ;-)

That's me ....

I've yaked allot during the winter - not for the faint of heart.

But any bite you get'll be a pix fish

Actually, the last couple years I've been feeling my age and tend to go...

Just stick it onto the stern

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I installed Yakima's on a hard top - the racks were 6' long and the mounting bracket was for a camper shell for a truck - took some modification, and silicon, but it worked for years

I modified an old pair of jumper cables by splitting into two pieces, cutting the clamp off of one end & adding a carabeaner, and clamping the clamp onto any brush or small limb

Same lower back problem from a major car accident - I got a surf to summit seat & problem solved

Remove the old seat, fill hole, new seat installs with no drilling - if you want get some closed...

Luv the custom trailer pix.

I'm a river rat. Messed up my back almost 7 years ago, so got rid of all sit in kayaks for a sit on top. I run allot of rapids up to class III so still want something...

Carabeaner in the handle & jam cleat by the seat - far enough away so I dont scrape a knuckle when I paddle

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Nice post Ship. You definately have the teaching gene. Never loose that y'hear?

I have no problems sharing technique. After all, a couple old timers took me under their care & taught me. ...

hemostats to prevent eye from clogging
fluid bed
alcohol burner
fluid bed

If you dont have a fluid bed, sprinkle paint onto jig w/ paint brush or strainer

My son made one. Got a square white package box and but 'windows' in the box, then taped scrap wrapping paper for shirts over the 'windows'.

Sets the jig in the box with a regular light overhead...

I like artic fox fur, but like the action of rabbit fur in the water better.

For the price, rabbit gets my $$'s.

The acetone in the clear coat (fingernail polish I'm assuming) changes chartreuse to orange.

So when life hands you cherry pits instead of cherry's, go with the flow ...
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Depend on the angler and the fish they're targeting.

I just had to modify a mold to pour 1/8oz on a 2/0 Eagle Claw 630. That's one BIG hook.