The road in used to be terrible, how is it now?  Close to 30 years since I was there.   Don’t know if I would want to take the truck camper down the road in the old days.

When I fished from my 14’ Valco, launched at Loch Loman a lot.  But now, much cheaper the drive the 21’ boat from Richmond.   Hard to launch bigger trailers there, as well as near $26 to cross bridge with tandem axle.   Just don’t fish the bay with the yak that much.  Keith was always helpful. Maybe why he was a great coach and teacher for so many years.

My trailer experience are with an out of state purchase, and they just checked VIN and mistakenly had me weight the trailer.  Which I did at San Leandro dumps, after dropping the boat at San Leandro marina.   Only required for commercial trailers, so cost me an extra $30 for launch and certified weight.   Other was home built race car trailer 60 years ago and they looked at trailer and hammered a VIN number in to the frame.

Ditch the motor and kayak small lakes and protected areas first, until you are comfortable.   Ditch the motor, at least for now.   If it has a motor, then the kayak has to be registered.  When and if you register, say you just got the motor and only have to register now, or they will gouge you lots of back registration money.   Forget about fishing for the nonce and learn to control the kayak and self rescue.   I originally practiced at Shadow Cliffs near my house.   Had a very unstable kayak with a single occupant.  Stayed near the shore, So, I could drag the boat to shore, if I could not yet get back in.

Milk in tea?   Unless you are English like my sister in law, is bad stuff.

I think closed rock fishing, delta and lakes are main areas to target.  Stripers and bass in delta.

I think 5/16 is easier on the hands pulling.