Bob Riggins
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I love your photos. Very dramatic. That first on really pops out.
On your point about crossbreeding. I guess it’s OK, but I would much rather catch a 9″ native brookie. I do wish they would create a turkey with 6 legs though.
I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about when it comes to small streams, but when I was in the Smokies I used an SA Mastery XPS 3wt with a Lamson Radius 1.5 on a Tiger Eye 7’6″ 3wt rod, and it worked out very well.
Longer kayaks typically are faster and track better that shorter models but are slightly less manueverable.
Boca Raton is sort of a difficult place to fish without a boat. It is so heavily developed with limited access. I can’t help you with specific locations since I am on the other side of the state. I think you owe it to him to take a few days to go down and get him started.
He might try the Florida Sportsman website.
http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zeromain?id=1
The South section covers that area.
Mike,
No real need to get in a debate on whether it is a kayak or not. To my way of thinking, kayaks have an upper deck. SIK’s have a hole in the deck, SOT’s have an indentation in the deck. Canoes do not have an upper deck and neither do Ultimates. Go to the Native Watercraft site and you will see the Ultimates listed under Hybrids.
Looks like you have most everthing covered. I would go with a good paddle. My minimum specs would be a fiberglass shaft with nylon, asymetrical blades. I have a Bending Branches paddle that is good, but my Carlile carbon fiber paddle is noticeably better (and much more expensive). Paddle length for a 14.5 would probably be around 230 unless you have unusually short arms. Your dealer should be able to help you here. Besides Bending Branches and Carlile, Werner and Aqua Bound make good paddles. There are others that are also good.
The only other accessory I would suggest is a front (bow) spray skirt. Ultimates tend to take water over the front in a strong chop.
Alan, your blog has some beautiful illustrations. Did you draw those? Spectacular.
And dont worry about Zach, his panties get in a bundle when people say trout are stupid. But we all know, they are very stupid indeed.
My guess is that we will never see him again. It’s a shame, his blog looks very interesting and I was about to “engage” him (actually I agree with a lot he said). The drawings were very good.
Personally, I would not go anywhere in Mexico right now. The economy has colapsed, money is not flowing back from the illegals in the U. S., and people are desparate. Kidnappings are big business, even in the interior. Drug Cartels run much of the country.
If you go, good luck, have fun and make sure your life insurance is paid up.
In light of Zach’s post, I thought I would bring this up again.
Yes Zach, they are somehow affiliated with Backcountry.com. They run a single item at a steep discount until that item is sold out and then move on to the next item. You have to check periodically to see what is on there. I’ve seen a lot of higher end camping and outdoor stuff on the site.
I did buy a pair of Costa del Mar sunglasses from them at about 25% of retail. Service was good. I almost bought a Sierra Designs tent for about the same discount, but someone came in the office while I was looking at it and it was gone be the time I turned back to the computer.
There is also a way to register for notifications when items change, but I don’t use it.
