Have a buddy that is taking a few weeks to drive up the North coast and would like to do some crabbing from shore. He is going to start around bodega and work his way north to pretty close to the Oregon border.  Can anyone recommend a few places that he can crab from shore with a pole and snare?

Anyone have some good ideas for transporting kayaks inside a toy hauler?   Currently, I am just stacking them and strapping them down which works but I am sure there a better idea out there somewhere.  DIY or store bought doesn’t matter to me.  Appreciate any input. 

Getting ready for crab season. Looking for some ideas on how you all secure your traps for launching and landing.  I tried to search but apparently didn’t use the right words to find anything useful.  Any pics of your setups would be helpful. ( I have a Hobie and an eddy line Caribbean) that we will be taking out.

I am rigging a new kayak and was kind of considering putting a fixed mount vhf and carrying one of the new standard horizon hx40 in my vest as a backup in case I get separated from my kayak. It is tiny and will fit in a pocket. I honestly hate having a handheld on my vest because its always in the way and if I put it somewhere where it is out of the way, I can't reach it very easily because my shoulder range of motion sucks.

Hey guys, Need some advice from the Hobie owners out there.  I recently scored a ridiculous deal on a 2008 Hobie Outback.  It was owned by an old fly fisherman who used it a few times and decided he didn't like it for that purpose so it sat in his shop for the last few years.  The hull is pretty much mint condition with a few small scratches on the bottom. It has the V1 drive (regular fins) and small rudder.  I am planning on tearing the drive down and giving it some TLC.  My questions are: 1. While I have it apart, should I do any of the V2 upgrades that I see kits for? This drive really looks to have been lightly used so the original parts look pretty good. 2. Is it worth it to switch to the ST or ST Turbo fins? The fins that are on it have no tears and are in good condition.  Will be used in the salt quite a bit but I have recently started to do a lot of lake trolling and will be setting this up for that.  Thanks in advance.

My family and I recently spent two weeks travelling/camping and fishing the north coast from bodega up to patricks point.  We had a great trip but my AT&T phone was pretty much worthless the entire time. Any suggestions? Some said Verizon,some said cellular one is better for more remote areas. I just want something in case of emergencies.

Hey guys, Wondering if any of you have any input to help me out. I lost my SH HX300 last summer and need a new one. I was going to buy another HX300 but now I dont know. It looks like both the HX300 and the HX290 have optional battery trays to use with standard AA and AAA batteries. The 300 uses 3-AAA and automatically switches to low power (1watt) when powered this way. The 290 uses 6-AA and it doesnt mention that it reduces power output when on standard batteries. How big of a consideration should that be for me? I would like the option to operate on regular batteries because we do a lot of dry camping and don't have access charge the battery outside of running the generator just for that. Second, I seem to remember someone mentioning that they no longer float when regular batteries are installed. I cant find the post that mentioned this. Anyone remember that? Thanks in advance and see you soon.