Very nice. Good stuff.

I followed Tote’s QRAS exactly and it’s been absolutely perfect. No trolley, it’s simple and perfect. Maybe it’s my phone, but the pics aren’t coming up on the tutorial. That’s a bummer because it’s a great DIY tutorial. http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=16289.60

However, there is a decent pic of the system on the last page of the thread. I don’t have any pics of my own system right now. I forgot I had my YouTube linked lol, glad you liked those shitty long ass videos haha. I’ll let you know next time I’m going out, my hopes of getting out Wednesday already got smashed so maybe Tuesday now, I really don’t know. But IMO this is the best time of year for sturgeon, so I’ll be going any chance I get.

The homies baitnbeer and Chewy4 showed me the ropes out there. I put in a shit load of time out there and skunked a lot before I started figuring it out. I use a wire leader (18”) and 6 or 8oz pyramid weights- the bait HAS to be sitting on the bottom for a Dino to eat it. Also bait buttons work well for keeping my grass shrimp on the barbless hook.

As far as rod holders go, I think the best thing is to somehow prop up your rods directly in front of you with the base of your handles kinda by your crotch. That way when you get a bite you are already loaded for a hook set. You have to constantly stare at your rod tips, if you miss the bite your hook will be bare and you’re out of the game. Especially if there’s a bunch of shaker stripers around, they will peck your shit clean and your hook won’t have anything on it and you won’t even know it if you’re not constantly watching. I’m almost always a weekday guy, DM me your number and I’ll text you when I plan to go, because it might be a day or two notice.

Yeah, I launch from McAvoy’s, if you don’t have a trailer they usually don’t make you pay, just don’t park in a trailer parking spot. Definitely get a bigger float, once you disconnect that little float is gonna get sucked under and you’re going to have to wait for slack tide to get it back- maybe. Be sure you let out another 15’ or so after your anchor hits bottom or else it’ll for sure get sucked under in a heavy current. I’ve been out there where it’s moving so fast my boat bumper almost goes under. The clam cleat is just a wedge type thing (you can get them at west marine), the idea behind the design is that it will automatically pop free if your float slides up to it when something fouls your anchor line. No thinking, no moving, it just pops free. When it happened to me, by the time I figured out what was happening, it had already popped free and I looked just in time to see my boat bumper go under. Could have been in some serious shit if my line didn’t free itself. Thinking about maybe going Wednesday afternoon out of McAvoys to fish the outgoing…

Uuggggghhhhh that sucks. Thanks for the enlightenment on the subject. I guess I’ll just wait until I find a used AI.

FisHunter had stripes painted on the bottom of his boat when he got taxed, I don’t think anything short of a Shark Shield is gonna work.

What up everyone, been a long time.  I’m looking for racks and bars and all that to go over my truck bed to transport my kayaks. My previous method won’t work on my new truck and to tell you the truth it was a hassle anyway. This time I want to go top of the line and I want it to be as convenient as possible. I’m super close to buying Yakima Heavy Duty Truck Racks, Yakima HD Bars, Yakima Handroll and Deckhand. I haven’t seen anything from Thule that looks as good as the Yakima stuff but maybe I’m just not seeing it. So before I drop a bunch of money, let me know what you think! What would you do if you were me? Those of you with truck racks, how do you roll? I know this has been posted before, but it’s been a while since the last thread and I’m sure a bunch of new products exist. Thanks fellas, I’m looking forward to getting some time out there, I’ll definitely be tossing swimbaits for big bass soon, and prime sturgeon is about it hit! Just gotta get my transport game tight.

YAKIMA - Overhaul HD, Adjustable-Height Heavy Duty Truck Bed Rack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MDSP8T8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_O8GnEb10VRM0E
YAKIMA - HD Bar, Heavy Duty Crossbar, X-Large (78") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MRDGDX3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RbHnEbRVK9XYE
Yakima - HandRoll Rooftop Mounted Kayak Rack for Vehicles, One Set of Mounts https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N14U5DD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8bHnEbJ3MNN55
YAKIMA - DeckHand Roof Mounted Boat Rack for Vehicles, One Set of Mounts https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYC94YS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jcHnEbE42CEWM

You have to see it for yourself. You cannot motivate someone to do the kind of work they do, for the hours they do, with the kind of pace at which they work. I'm sure someone might think that there are people who would love to have their job even if it were at minimum wage. Like I said, after seeing these guys work, in the conditions they do, at the pace they do, for as long as they do, you will never be able to find someone else that can match their work for what a civilian would be paid for low skill manual labor like them. The people willing to do ConCrew work would quit and find an easier way to earn a wage worthy of unskilled labor. Because believe me, anything is easier than what they do. You have to see it to believe it.

our legendary albion camping trip where he walked 17 miles and i slept cozy in a lighted room LOL legendary!

That's probably the best NCKA story I've ever heard. Lol