I would estimate speed dropping to 4-4.5 mph. I run my AI with one outrigger and the trampoline set-up almost exclusively. I'm in freshwater and my best crappie spot is about 4.5 miles away from the launch (Camanche Lake). Start your peddles easy and slow until speed builds up. The outrigger makes the rig much more seaworthy and less stressful in high-traffic/rough water boating lanes. Lots of room to spread your gear when water conditions are mellow. Only minor negative is it can be a little tricky putting on a trailer with a couple more straps needed to even the load.

I'm in the Adventure but I have gone with the one outrigger set-up almost exclusively for the last couple of years. Typical day is 11 to 13 miles. I did a very fast-paced 17 mile day some years back at Berryessa and ended up having a heart attack walking up the hill to retrieve my car and trailer in the darkness.

The one outrigger set-up slows me down but allows me to bring a ton of extra stuff to spread out on the trampoline and not have to reach around to get rods, tackle and cooler all the time. I'm never pushing it either. I troll almost the whole way to a spot I have on Camanche (5 miles) and maybe half that length coming back in unless it's already dark out.

The only time I've ever had knee pain was trying to sit more upright and not getting full leg extension vs lounging back low in the seat with full peddle strokes. Makes a difference for me. I have the mirage drive on the far setting so I can get full extension on each leg. For short work for positioning etc. the more upright posture and less than full strokes seems fine as long as I don't punch the pedals.

Never really went crazy with the speed when I operated with just the clean kayak (no outrigger). The boat is really fast when you get on it. Probably for me 8+ mph. My normal semi-relaxed speed without having a line in the water is close to 6 mph clean and 4-5 mph with the (Adventure Island) outrigger and extra gear.   

Nice size. Congrats. Looks like it might be a white.

Stained and cold water in both lakes. The only luck I've had is with small ice fishing type jigs baited with a mealworm. Dropped strait down and fished very gently and slow near the bottom with light mono. The bass and crappie will be almost albino white in color when you get them.

It's about crappies! Berry makes big crappies      This year lots of little baby crappies will start the next growth boom if we get a good spawn with all the habitat returning again.

Here's an oldie but goodie from the last high water year (2013).

David,

I had a roughly similar situation on Lake Natoma (near Sacramento). I was kayak bass fishing well away from any other boats/people while tied off on a sunken tree away from shore. I watched a kayak with two teenage girls in it come right toward me. I was wondering when they were going to turn away from me. They never did. Came paddling within a foot or two of my kayak and actually lifted my fishing line out of the water with their paddle as they tightly circled my boat. I could reach out and touch their boat easily. They TOTALLY ignored me. Didn't even acknowledge my existence as I quickly moved my fishing pole to avoid hitting them. It's very much like I was invisible. I was speechless. I just couldn't imagine people so disconnected with others or their environment.   

This was soon followed by other people on those stand up boards and other kayaks in a large group but at least they stayed 10 to 15 feet away from me this time. I was thinking maybe they were geo-caching (or whatever) and I happened to be fishing right on top of one of the way points or something. Never saw any GPS units though so I'll never know for sure.

Outstanding find! Congrats to your son. Probably paid for the detector the first time out.

Detecting is a great sport. It's much like fishing in that you can spend unlimited amounts of money for the best equipment and then watch someone else with a cane pole and worm catch the fish of a lifetime   

Save that nugget to baseline the unit tone for the next time out. You're in the right area for nugget hunting.