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![]() ![]() Action started within 5 minutes of tourney. I metered a shelf that ran a bit of ways. Paddled past the shelf and cast back in it. I started to rig another rod to drop, but had no need. Ray took me across the bay. Yak weighs about 70 pounds, I weigh 278 pounds and away we went. He wrapped me to a buoy on the other side and that was that. ![]() Ride led me to another dropoff and I hooked up on a legal sandbass. I have a Malibu Stealth 12. It's got a baittank right in the cockpit. Kept that bass alive for 5 hours no problem. ![]() I'd work the shelf for a bass, then go work docks for a bit. Caught a few in a particular dock by the entrance. Even a short hali. ![]() Never been to that area before so I worked structure. I ran zigzags around these buoys looking for dropoffs, structure... Looked like I was running slaloms or evading torpedoes, but just searching ![]() Ran into an angler by check in, he had a bigger bass than mine so I released mine. About 5 hours catching him, he was fine and went down real fast. ![]() Fish Count 1 Halibut 2 Spotted Baybass 4 Sandbass (1 legal) ![]() The Stealth 12 is a pretty good ride; very stable and lots of space. Comes with 4 built in rod holders. There's 3 hatches in the cockpit. On the left is for access to the plumbing, middle is a bait tank and right is for tackle (good size too) ![]() Basicly, the white part you see filters any grass or kelp from getting in the plumbing. There's a pump in the kayak, smaller than a soda can. Pump puts water in the bait tank. Inside of the bait tank there's a nozzle that you adjust the flow of the water. Turn it one way and you get lots of water, turn the other and you get less. The bait tank has 2 holes on the side to allow water from inside to flow out, thus circulating the water. The exiting water leaves right out through the scupper holes. The yak is a very dry ride, even with the holes. Bait tank also has a clear top that you can twist open. Makes it a bit easier to get bait inside or put fish inside, rather than opening the entire hatch. |
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very nice pictures.
I noticed you have the stealth 12'. Do you think it's a good option for a 240 lb guy like me? After so much research I have decided on the stealth. I already had a chance to paddle a stealth 12' and it was great. It's cheaper (tight budget ![]() Being a 1st time kayak owner I am not sure if this 12' yak is good for me. I will be fishing in saltwater and freshwater. |
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Nice! Glad the S12 is working well for ya and catching fish...........I hate bat ray hook ups!!!
![]() Great fishing with you all! Big Bass Weigh-in this morning drew 34 entries for a $170 pot. 2 in the junior division, Matt turned Gabe's $5 into $10 with a sand bass. Travis won the rest of the cash ($160)with a 2.3 sand bass. (2.4 covered with sand) Couple 2 pound sandies (Wbrewski and Sea Eagle) tied for 2nd and a spottie that went 1 15 Heard of some heartbreaking calicos to the boiler rocks and spotties to buoys. I managed a couple sand bass, spottie and a halibut that thought it was way bigger than 25 inches ![]()
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ah i found u rich.. looks good.. well fish soon.
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I'm 278 and I really like it. Met a guy that had a Hobie paddle drive, he rolled it twice. He was bigger than I though and a bit on the older side. I'd still test drive one. |
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