re: The Official Kayak Thread

Yes. A long mother scratcher too.

I can't recall ever being in my yak and wishing I had a sonar unit.

I use sonar for 2 reasons.......

1. It tells me when I may need to start "fluttering" the mirage drive to avoid hitting bottom.
2. Finding deeper cuts/ledges on channels. This is particularly helpful when I find these in the summer so I know where the fish may be stacked up when the water gets cooler.

If you are going for bass, I’d go to Lake Martin. If bream, Henderson. Sacalait, also Henderson. However, most of the people I know catching sacs in Henderson are catching them in places that would require a long paddle.

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Any advice on bait?

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There’s lots of duckweed and grass. I avoid exposed hooks. So, treble hooks on a spook might prove difficult to fish. Frogs are good in the slop. You could maybe get away with throwing a spinnerbait in some spots. Weedless swim baits or chatterbaits. But I’d probably have a TX rigged fluke or senko in my hand most of the time.

I have a pair of the Magellan nylon pants that are pretty comfortable. I either wear that or blue jeans. I’d rather sweat than wear sunblock.

I've got a pair of Columbia fishing pants that are light and breathable, that's the key. I wore some of my non-breathable Kuhl pants a few weeks ago and was suffering in the heat. My Columbias have zip off knees and I'll sometime unzip the partway for additional airflow.

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Columbia fishing pants

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I need to find some in either white or aluminum foil.

Hmmm, do they come in white?