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I only WISH I could interest my wife in yakking or even fishing...but NOOOOOOOOOOO... it's too wet, too hot, too buggy or too cold. So, she plays bridge and I fish and yak... don't even think of mentioning camping. Her idea (and probably mine too) of camping is a Four Seasons Resort under some pine ...

I have Costas with progressive bi-focal lens. Big $$$, but the clearest sun glasses I've ever had on. Awesome.

The loop knot mentioned or a clinch/improved clinch knot to attach flies to tippet. For saltwater flies, the loop knot or uni-loop know probably allows more fly action.

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my 65 lb Greyhound is too big...and would probably sink like a rock if she jumped overboard... ;-(

Maybe I missed it, but what do you do for the red/green bow light? TP&WD regs (and Coast Guard) specify a red/green bow light when on the water before sunrise and after sun down...?????

Acetone should cut the surface layer...you also might want to rough it up with some fine sand paper.

DARN...sorry I missed your silent message...the engine is a bit loud while I'm motoring up stream... and for some reason, I think the sandies are further up stream, which is NOT the case as you mentioned and other, whom I passed, mentioned on another forum..doah...

Will that RAP-370 holder also hold a Fly Rod? It looks like it will, but I really can't be sure...

Thanks.

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No too much action yet, but it will grow.

David

Only one fish...glad the a lot of folks I meet are here or on the Texas Fishing Forum!!1

Cheers.

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Guess I should of just stopped and anchored...but yesterday was an exploration, learning experience. Trophy Club charged me a full $5, ...next time I'm gonna tell them it's a kayak...wonder if I'll get away with it? I got one heavy fish way up at the riffles, where there was some actual current. The...

I talked with a number of people way past the 377 bridge...I went a long ways past the junction where Denton Creek splits off. No one was really catching much. I followed a big Jon boat with 115 Merc, who was my guide up the creek. There was one guy about 100 yds past the bridge that did seem to hav...

Thanks...it was fun.

Top speed was 14.5mph...with average around 11-12 mph...idle about 3.5 mph. did 14.5 miles, trip total according to the GPS...would have been a brutal paddle with the gusty south winds of yesterday here in the DFW area.

Nice weather, all legal, so went to the Creek feeding Grapevine lake on Sunday morning. http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff342/dlcole/Initial%20Voyage/P4030641.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; loaded on the trailer and all hooked up http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff...

Not sure what the sandies need to spawn...somewhere in the 60s, would be my guess, from previous years...with flow being important.

We had a little rain on Monday, but I don't think that will be enough to turn on the Sandies. I'll be venturing to Marshall/Denton Creek on Sunday AM to give it a go and try out my new boat. Hope it's less eventful than my first outing in my old Hobie Revolution!!! Should be, as I have a bit more ex...

How flat does the floor of the Yak have to be for the finder to function correctly? My new boat has a gentle Vee all along the bottom. The flat surfaces on either side of the Vee will force the transducer to be about 5 degrees off of a flat install. Will this mess up depths because it might be shoot...

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Got here yesterday. Got the hull numbers. Now have to complete the installation. The maiden voyage will probably be on Sunday!!

Carver wrote:I am excited for you. Hope it surpasses all your expectations. Keep us posted.

See all ya'll (I hope) at the DFW GTG at Roberts on the 16th.

Delivery on March 29, from 12-5pm. Then TPWD hull numbers, oil in the engine and off to Trophy Club Park for the maiden voyage on Wednesday!!!!

I always mark my launching spot on my handheld Garmin GPS (waterproof), so I can get back. If I went out at night (and I don't), I'd carry extra batteries, lights, etc. The individual obviously did not understand the potential for problems he was facing...maybe it's just me...but I am always careful...

Phill, Some more comments from a former Hobie owner and still supporter of the Mirage Drive. It's awesome. Period. not much better. But there are some drawbacks. In REAL shallow water, like Brown and Root Flats on Aransas, at low tide, some times even the flutter kick doesn't work..you will have to ...

Not a pipe dream as I am ordering one tomorrow. Think Light House Lakes and getting TO the LightHouse in about 30 minutes (or less) instead of an hour+ of dedicated paddling (at least in my experience) or launching at Adolpho Park on the Arroyo Colorado, motoring the 3 miles out to the Lower Laguna ...

This is one of the better reports on CBSP that I've read...most people are getting skunked or almost skunker. Glad you caught some fish.