Interesting. I can see that being very useful. The two closest local lakes are both small with lots of little coves and places to troll tight to the shoreline. Gonna have to try one of these out!

Good call on garage sales - most of the garage sales down here have mostly either striper or salmon stuff. Will keep an eye out though.

Anyone use a trolling rudder? I assume this goes in front of a dodger? Looks handy to keep spinning bait/lure from twisting your line by forcing the swivel to spin.

https://www.sportsmans.com/fishing-gear-supplies/hard-baits/luhr-jensen-trolling-rudder/p/p134395

Eric's advice is spot on. I would add that you don't really need a lever drag for halibut - those seem to be more for bait and wait for big stuff like sturgeon, or trolling big baits for tuna. Star drag works great for trolling, ball bouncing, jigging, and drifting.  Clicker is also best suited for bait and wait - can use it for trolling too, but don't need it.

I have an 8ft light medium ugly stick tiger. Great rod for the bay and inshore stuff. Sensitive tip and lots of backbone. I have a Piscifun Alijoz 300 on mine - I like low profile reels for in the bay. I also have a variety of round baitcaster and conventional reels. Sometimes you gotta try a few things to find what works best for you and your methods.

I would also add that you will 100% lose some gear while fishing from a kayak. I've lost rod combos, nets, etc. It happens fast. I don't really fish with any combos that cost more than about $200 because of this.

I can tell you I lost the biggest lingcod I have ever hooked while fishing on a black shrimp fly with a tip of squid.

Interesting.  I've never had a lingcod take a shrimp fly, but I don't fish them that often anymore. We used to use them a lot when I was a kid - two shrimp flies and a big lead lead head jig with a grub.  Lings would usually take the grub, or hitchhike with a rockfish on a fly.  I did catch a nice cabezon a couple years ago on a green and yellow shrimp fly.

Do you jig them up and down a lot, or more just let the swell provide the action for you?

Those turned out pretty good! Hope they catch you some fish!

Nice work!

Nice work!

Is that like the deeper ones? I think Garmin makes a castable one too. Seems like a cool idea, but a regular striker 4 is only like $120 or so. Many of us here use the Striker 4 - they work pretty well on a kayak.