East Bay here too...what are you into? I'm bass guy and looking to meet other bass folks. Let me know!

hey Sean, welcome! I'm WC way too! I just got my yak a few weeks back and been on water once so far but keen to learn and meet other fellows. I usually fish reservoirs near us or hit the delta and fish for bass.  Will send you a PM, let's see if we can make something work!

They should be biting well top water...around there i would do frog in the am and the flip/senko/dropshot in the afternoon. But tides is the key.  If they're biting well, try chatter, if windy, try spinner. Good luck...damn wish i could join.

hi @usetheschwartz, i just picked up my rig this weekend too and will start slow in east bay resorvoirs to get me going. Once my confidence is up i'm hoping to hit some no wake zones on the delta. Would love to meet up if you're game. I'm Walnut Creek way, mid 40's too, fish mostly for bass. PB is 7.4lbs.

hi Herb Super,

I think using the J-bar/kayak at an angle was catching wind/making it wobble too much. Especially for a heavy fishing kayak (90lbs), so i will skip j-bar from now on.
I assume by upside down you mean like photo below? I end up strapping mine with bottom to bars. I will, from now on, also add a cord to bow and stern.
Do you use cam or ratchet straps? And do you loop once or twice per cable?

Upside down


How i did it in the end - without the foam...straight to bar.

I just got my new (to me) yak - Wilderness Systems Radar 135 pedal drive and it comes with a boonedox landing gear but not installed.
At the back of the seat, i see two grey looking patch which i assume is someone's attempt at installing the boonedox? The boonedox did NOT come with the backing plates i see on youtube so i'm guessing someone couldn't figure out how to put the backing plate UNDER the yak, so they decided to epoxy(?) it on top hoping it will give it strength?

- Any guesses folks? Has anyone seen it done this way before?
- Should i mount the boonedox on this epoxy? is it strong enough? or i really need something UNDER the yak? The current grey stuff is not flush, surely i need to somehow grind it flush to install the boonedox?
- If under, i could order another set of backing plates mount it with 2 plates (above and below yak)? leaving the current epoxy one in place? overkill?
- Or should i somehow remove the current epoxy and recover the plate? would that damage the yak?
- Or should i just install the boonedox further back of the yak (e.g. after the cart) and leave this mess alone?

Any thoughts/suggestions welcomed!!! many thanks in advanced!







How should i make sure i have enough space for the boonedox and my cart? it seems a bit short with these big SAND wheels

@Beniciahd Congrats! I just picked up my new rig too and have yet to get it wet. San Pablo is very close to me, let me know if you want to meet up as I have no idea what i'm doing!  I'm strictly a bass guy though.