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ZATsol

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  1. Meet him only once at Sanibel. Very nice person. Thank you, HillTop for starting this thread and remembering BFD! Happy New Year!
  2. Thank you, dbjpb! Yes, it's old Prowler 13. I think I got it back in 2006. Red box is diy Li-Ion battery for my fish finder. 16.8 volts, about 35 AH. I used recycled cells. Small SLA 12 volts battery lasts about 2.5 hours with bigger screen FF. So, I had to replace it. Thanks!
  3. Thank you for all good information! Basically, I want to replace my old OC Prowler 13 with similar size SOT boat but may be lighter if possible. I’m cartopping my kayak. About 14-foot length and no wider than 30 inches. Planning to install fish finder, rudder, anchor and Torqeedo on new boat. C14 FS seems to be a good candidate. But I’m open to any suggestions. I will do installation by myself. Maybe I can do little fiberglass molding on the back to support Torqeedo and rudder if necessary. But C12 FS (they do not have C14 FS in the store near me) does not have obvious premolded spots for the rudder cables on the deck. Or may be I missed them. And you are correct, gellfex, about factory mounting for Torqeedo. I had to do two spot mounting for the Torqeedo tube. About 10 inches apart to mage it more rigid. Thanks!
  4. I’m thinking to replace my older kayak with Caribbean 14 FS. It does not have rudder installed. So, if you are familiar with C14, what rudder kit will you recommend? Planning to install my Torqeedo motor on it as well. Thanks!
  5. I’m planning a trip to Marathon Key West in the last week of May. I wonder if somebody can recommend fly fishing guide there. Interesting in tarpon. But will be happy to catch anything. Thanks in advance!
  6. Sorry for delay, Nine! I'm not sure the name of these fish. Palm size of some kind of tropical fish. Two or three different shapes, colors. Took shrimp looking small flies. Hope this will help! Thanks!
  7. Same here. Fished with Laurenz 5 years ago. Very nice and honest person. However, very limited places to fly fish in Aruba. I think we did two stops only that day. I fished beaches on my own and got few small fish. You can go to Baby beach, but it could be crowded. We snorkeled there and I saw a lot of fish. You will need a car to get to Baby beach.
  8. 59, almost 60. I have OK Prowler 13. Also, installed Torqeedo on it. Thanks!
  9. I'm few years into fly fishing and not considering myself as a good caster. But my first impression after watching these clips, you have to slow down. Looks to me too much power in the beginning of stroke. But it should accelerate smoothly thru the stroke and stop sharply at the end. Once again, I’m not an expert, it’s just my impression.
  10. I have an Orvis one. But I was not allowed to take it with me on “Spirit”. They said it’s too big. So, I’m using it as a storage at home or when I’m driving. Anyone take it on airplane? I guess you can check it in. But I do not want to take a risk to lose my expensive equipment. I wonder if somebody else has similar experience flying with it. Or it’s just me?
  11. Very nice flies! I'm in! Thanks! ZAT
  12. Thank you everybody for good information! I will be offline most of this week due to work assignment. But I will check whenever I can. Thanks again!
  13. We have a family trip scheduled to South Padre Island TX, starting November 6th for a week. Looking for any information about fly fishing. I’m thinking to take one guided trip and rest will be DIY. What to expect this time of year? Where to go and what type of flies to use? I’m not looking for anything in particular. If I catch something, I will be happy. I’m planning to bring my inflatable SUP. I hope it will help. Any advice about guides welcome as well. PM me if you prefer. Thank you in advance!
  14. I'm using cheap net from Walmart hanging on the back of my vest with magnetic holder. You just need to cut the handle short not to interfere with your cast. My friend added leash to the net just in case. This setup is working for me for years.
  15. Just my two cents on bone fishing. Spent three mornings last week on the SUP board on Long Key flats looking for bones. I did not see a single fish. Maybe I was doing something wrong, not sure. Well, I hope next time.
  16. Got this as a present recently - see pictures below. I never used double handed rods before. So, I'm not sure what line to put on it. What grain, taper, etc. I'm not even sure where to use it. Mostly fishing for trout in local small creeks with regular 4 weight. And steelhead fishing with 8 weight. But there is no room to cast this double handed 10 weight. I guess I can use it on vacation for blue fish and stripers in Atlantic Ocean. But I need to learn new type of casting. Looking forward to new adventure! Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
  17. It did not work out in Baraboo. We had very limited time. We took boat tour on upper Wisconsin river. Very beautiful place. I did see few bass boats on the river. But it was high and muddy after the rain. I did manage to go to Root river at Racine on my way back. Landed couple of kings. Almost end of the season for salmon. All fish were dark and spawn out. Thanks!
  18. Thank you, Jr Spey! I will try to contact Black Earth Angling. At least I can try to fish Wisconsin River around the town. Thanks again!
  19. Thank you, Jr Spey! I do have 10wt with RIO Outbound short. I think it should work for musky. I have few big poppers for saltwater. I think they could work as well. I can buy couple more big streamers. I just not sure where to go. Any places where I can wade from the shore? I will have limited time. So, whole day of fishing with guide is out of the picture. Please PM me if you prefer.
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