Would love to make it. Have reservations for the 11th weekend in Bullards bar.

At times I bring fish onto my lap.  Does this ruin a dry suit?
I winter fish in Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake (NV) and fish SF Bay.  I want to stay warm and although I have never had to swim, I want to survive a cold water dunking or rough water washing/spray/rain/snow exposure.

Kayak fishing dry suits have an extra layer layer for bringing fish into your lap. From kokotat “It features strategically placed 330D Hydrus Tough reinforcements on lap, seat, knees and elbows, to withstand the demands of kayak fishing.” I’ve never had an issue with fish in my lap.

For really cold water fishing (I fish Tahoe in the winter as well) a dry suit with warm layers under is the way to go.

As graciously modeled by 2023 winner Poopsmith here https://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=101563.15 there is a championship belt for the 2024 winner. It is currently sitting in a garage cabinet patiently waiting to see who gets to take it home.

Its way more challenging to take a picture of a reflective object than you would think BTW.

I’m glad you like it! I thought putting a crappie in it was funny since you didn’t have one in your top 10 fish 

Welcome!

The outback is a great platform. Me and the significant other both have them.

In healdsburg you can fly fish the Russian river for steelhead right now (maybe not right now cause it’s blown out), Shad in a few months, and smallmouth bass in the summer/fall. Lake Sonoma is a fun fishery for bass both large and smallmouth, as well as trout and catfish. Same for lake Mendocino. Clearlake is close and if you can’t catch a bass there I don’t know what to tell you     Berryessa is an awesome multi species lake as well. Lots of smaller ponds like riverfront park, spring lake, howarth park, nakasawa park and annadel park hold bass and sunfish. Plus we have salt too! Sf bay, Tomales bay, bodega bay, the whole friggen coast!

At any rate read thru some posts, ask some questions, and if you see a hookup post join on in!

Looks amazing!!

Sad. I always liked going into the shop.