Lexington Rez 12/16

  Well then congratulations on the new baby blue!

jmairey, I had a test report by the local water company (if my memory serves me right) and it was a pdf file. I will try to locate that and post it here. But it might ake me some time to find it. Basically it was a report on the Guadalupe water basing and it included Lexington. I will post that when I find it.

"the kayaks are good but they blow all over the place. I was thinking that some kind of deployable drag device and fins like tubers use would give you the best of both worlds."

Have you guys tried dragging  a 2 lb lead sinker to slow down. I do that sometimes on the tube. Changing the line angle allows you to adjust for speed. The fish don't care. I think it may even attract them as they are curious creatures and want to come and find out that that thing is.

I didn't think there were smallies in Lex either.

Can someone confirm this?

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MolBasser

Congrats Z!  that would beat one of them bass-pro guys stringers!  Way to get out in that COLD and "Drive that Hook!"

jmairey,

I posted the water report on a new thread to avoid hijacking this one any further. 

I didn't think there were smallies in Lex either.

Can someone confirm this?

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MolBasser

Mol -

I will have to check my photos from the summer. They may have been small LMB's although the markings looked more like SMB.

Scott

Cool.

It would be great if they were there.

MolBasser

Nice stringer Z  I always thought that the bass were less aggressive during the winter months - thus, making slower presentations a better tactic. You proved the theory wrong  It just goes to show - if the fish are hungry, they will do what it takes to feed no matter what the water temperature is IMO: timing is EVERYTHING

[Sorry for the hi-jack!]
Compa is one of the nicest guys I've met through these fishing websites. We've fished together a couple times.
I've been looking for a good deal on a kayak for him lately. We'll get him on a kayak soon enough...until then, he will probably continue to outfish me in his tube or pontoon.  

Thanks for the report guys! I wanna take my dog out in the yak now!
PK

Thanks for the kind words Sin Coast. It's frustrating to bargain hunt sometimes, lol. Every time I see something good someone else get's to it first!

Nice stringer Z  I always thought that the bass were less aggressive during the winter months - thus, making slower presentations a better tactic. You proved the theory wrong  It just goes to show - if the fish are hungry, they will do what it takes to feed no matter what the water temperature is IMO: timing is EVERYTHING

Thanks FH and Mooch! And you're right, timing is everything!

Z

the kayaks are good but they blow all over the place. I was thinking that some kind of deployable drag device and fins like tubers
use would give you the best of both worlds.

J

J, I think the fins would be very stressful on the lower-back.When in the flt-tube the feet/fins are low in the water and your able to get action(thrust) on the up and down kick.I think when in the Yak your feet/fins would be higher(almost on top) in the water,resulting in minimal-one-way thrust and a helluva back ache (IMHO) but I'll try anythig once......well, not everything.

adam, could be, but they make small fins for fitness swimming. those might be enough.

J

I know you guys are joking...but maybe other might think its OK to spear LMB. And it is definitely illegal....unless, of course, you're in a pond in your backyard. 

PK

adam, could be, but they make small fins for fitness swimming. those might be enough.

J

May be you need something like this  :

That looks like a pig to paddle tho! I think a narrow kayak where you hang your legs over the side works pretty well for speed
and then being a fairly comfortable platform to fish from.

J