I have one of these and it does come with a skeg that attaches to the bottom.  its not the greatest to paddle, so my father and I built a trolling motor mount that i put a 55lb thrust minn kota on.  attached a photo from a recent trip to Camanche.


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Very cool! I will look into adding a trolling motor on mine if I cant get it to go straight by just paddling!

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience.

Wow way better info/tips than the 15+ reviews I read on Amazon. Especially the tip on air pressure. Thank you!

Ill let you know how I like it.

Not a negative review!

I bought 2 of the drekar series reels and the drag malfunctioned on one of them after a couple uses. Some sand got lodged in the drag mechanism and it somehow caused a piece of aluminum to start grinding against the gears. I opened up the reel and found metal shavings. The drag still works but is no longer audible after I took out the mangled piece of metal. 

I still very much like the reels despite this so I contacted sixgill for a replacement. They are sending me a new one, no questions asked!

Let me know if you guys have any issues with your reels. I am very happy with their customer service.

-David

Small reservoir with a bunch of trout. Planted Lassen trout are fat and delicious. I live in Fremont so I frequent Quarry lakes and Shadowcliffs with my wife. Will be at SC this Sunday fishing from shore!

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Trolling with Kastmasters is effective.  Picture is from Shadow Cliffs yesterday, from 16 to 19 inches.

I was there on Sunday and caught a few with powerbait from the shore. Water wasn't very cold. Did you catch those on a downrigger?

Thanks for the info, Luke! I did a quick google search and this must be it....Amazing.

http://media.thedenverchannel.com/photo/2012/09/30/Trout-big-Don-Walker-13435987_173238_ver1.0_640_480.jpg

I do love the mountains... Sounds like I need to pick up fly fishing!

-David

I'll be down for a day trip or two, depending on my luck. I'd stay overnight but I dont have a tent. I could just sleep in my car if someone has a site they can share?