I got complacent at Clearlake yesterday. The wind came up and I had to plow thru whitecaps to get to the launch.  Thankfully we have been fishing towards home all day and the final run was relatively short.  I pull the kayak on shore and felt it seem to take more effort.  Horsing it into my truck;  same thought.  Then I see the center hatch left ajar!   DUH!   I got home had had to empty my center bin which was full.  And sop up the hull with car washing towels.

I was basking in the glow of not skunking and forgot to secure the kayak for the very wet ride in. 

Lesson learned/reminded. Phew!

does anyone use a Japanese Deba knife to break down fish instead of a fillet knife?

I'll probably get torched for this. 

my wife bought me the Outback Hobie front hatch bucket as a gift once.  the sweet sweet lady didnt know I store my battery up front leashed to the mast tube.  so basically we use the bucket to store laundry bags.  haha..

plus my outback is water tight like a frog butthole and I didnt want to introduce anything to distort that front hatch seal. 

soooooo...I needed a bucket to brine my holiday turkey...if I only had a bucket that fit my 11lb bird, and also fit in my refrigerator....hmmm..

my wife this morning: " what about that kayak bucket I bought for you and you never ever ever used???"

I aint proud...this is better than going to a restaurant supply place and buying a pro-vat I will use only a few times in my life. 

hahahha...quite literally SALT LIFE.  a brine!  get it.?

I kinda dodged a health scare. 

soooo....I am a kayak bass fisherman thru and thru.  winters are hit/miss for me for the most part, so my friend (who absolutely sucks in the winter off his bass boat) decided to be snow birds.   we just booked a trip to MEXICO!!

I've been saving money to visit the rain forest to chase Peacocks again, but a trip to Mexico is literally a 1/3 the money and effort.  and my Spanish is better than my Portuguese!

My health scare?  required me to lose 10% of my body weight.  I complied with my Dietician and Doctors, and I am just about there.  I will meet my 3 month deadline, when I meet my Doc again.  I can run 3 miles now, and I do so every morning at 5:00am.  with my dog. 
Been a minute since I visited Mexico.  I was a 20 years old and had the best fishing trip of my young life at a lake down there.  now decades later...time to go!!  bummer it will be margarita-less.  BOO!

a kayak, even with an electric motor is AWFUL at towing a dude in a fishing tube.  hahah..

I tried it, to help a friend.  it SUCKED!!! 

save it for an emergency type situation.  sorry, no pics.  hahahaha..

I hope to do some road tripping to kayak fish.  I need to truck bed for camping gear and luggage. 

so a trailer seems like a fun option.  the kayak specific custom unit (friend just took delivery of one!) cost as much as my kayak, rigged.  not happening.

I think I could rig Hobie Cradles for my Outback fairly easily on this thing.

anyone do it?  I think trailer length is good, and the tires are bigger for highway speeding. 

I always wanted a Chet battery.  I opted for the Nocqua, but if I am being honest, this battery kinda sucks.  I have had 3 of them, and I am 100% failed.  none of them, charged past 12.11 volts in very short order.   I keep them around to charge up cell phones during blackouts, and they run my line of LED lights at camp.

I ponied up the cash for a Amped battery and it has been amazing.  I have run my 7" Garmin fish finder for 9 hours and it goes down to 13v on the fish finder overlay thing.  quick charge back at home and I am ready for the next adventure.  the thing wasn't that expensive. 

I run my trolling motor with a 24V 60aH Dakota Lithium, and I way overbought.  I think a 30ah would be a better fit.  i think I can go 3 days.  something like 8-9 hours.