When the wind picks up BIG time it will definitely let you keep fishing by slowing your drift. On Dennis Spike's Kayak Fishing video he shows a great technique for using a drift chute incorporating a bowline. I have done this and it really works great.

Let's see a pic of the lure!!!!!

What does something like that weigh???

Screws with a little marine goop. For me rivets are always a last resort.

Pony up. Rolleze baby!!!

Nice job Travis. I should have followed you up!!!!!!

I am beginning to think the fishing reports section should be broken into two subsections. "Catching" reports and "Skunk" reports.
I might have a record for most waters seriously fished with the most skunks from these waters.
Today Loon Lake was no different for me than my last FIVE or so reports. Nada. Zip. Zero. Donut. Goose Egg.
Got there early. Lake was pancake flat. Fish rising, a few jumping.
Trolled a dodger and mepps tipped with worm from the dam to the end of the lake. No love.
Went all the way to the tunnel at the farthest end of the lake. The water was pretty low but still decided to paddle into the tunnel. Got about 100 yards or so into it when I finally bottomed out. Too shallow. Pretty awesome inside if ya like caves.
I did some research on the tunnel  ( http://hydrorelicensing.smud.org/project/smud06ne.pdf  ) and was amazed at how many diversion tunnels there are in that area. I think this is the only one ( that I know of ) where paddling into it is no prob.
Of course to add insult to injury ( no fish ) the wind kicked up BIG time as usual and never at my back. Paddling felt like I was running 5 mph on a 4.5 mph treadmill going the opposite direction. needless to say I was 'later than expected' getting home.
I might try a trout farm in Apple Hill to get the jinx off of me. Something like $4 a pound when you catch a fish but it might be worth it to remind me what it feels like.

YEA!!! Finally a fish caught on a downrigger from a kayak!! Way to go Big E!!!!