Collins Lake Report 3/14

Went up to the Collins Lake looking for an upgrade on the trout since the Big Blue was a little swelly. I counted more than 20 powerboats and a couple of kayakers on the water in this little lake. Overall it was a tough bite. I only saw a few nets flying from the powerboats.

Thanks for the report. And for touching on the Piscifun reels, I noticed you use them often in videos and I was wondering how they held up. Kayak fishing ain't kind to reels. They seem tougher than the low price suggests.

Thanks for the report. And for touching on the Piscifun reels, I noticed you use them often in videos and I was wondering how they held up. Kayak fishing ain't kind to reels. They seem tougher than the low price suggests.

I'll vouch for the Piscifun reels.  I've been using a few (that I purchased using Moo's discount code!) for a couple years now - great reels for the price.  I've had 2 Alijoz 300s, 3 or 4 of the Torrents, and a couple of the Chaos in a couple different sizes - they all work pretty well, and I haven't broken one yet.  I like them for the kayak because if I lose or break one, it isn't crazy expensive to replace.  I also use old Penns for this reason too, for heavy duty applications. 

Thanks for the report and video Moo.

Not getting skunked is always a good fishing day.

In contrast to the unskunkable Moo, I am eminently skunkable 🦨…

Ya, sunday I got skunked on trout but landed a 15" crappie though not 18" but it will do!

Ya, sunday I got skunked on trout but landed a 15" crappie though not 18" but it will do!

Haha. Hey Ron, 15" inch crappie is BIG. Are the crappie spawning or did you catch them while trolling for trout? I need a crappie for AOTY. Teach me how to catch crappie 

Not spawning yet as of last Sunday. I was trolling for trout, 30' of water off an island with trees in the water. Water temp comes up 5 deg and it will be time to chase them. Rollins is going to be GOOD this year for 18" Crappie!!!!