Where are these ponds? Great video

You can never beat a drop shot! Wish I would’ve learned about it years ago.

Share your favorite tips for fishing pressured ponds! My favorite: downsize my lure and/or use something less common.

The number one reason you should not add a trolling motor is because you remain sedentary when sitting there for a prolonged period. It is hard on your back and health. Pro inflammatory. Pro atherosclerosis. The only reason you need a trolling motor is to remain competitive on the tournament scene. Period.

Hello, I have a question that you may be able to answer. I’m looking at the Flint for the paddling. How do you think it would do with an 80# Lab dog on kayak with me? I’m 5’12” and 195#. I’m going to fish some but more for paddling with my dog. I really like the open deck. Hope to help you get more subscribers. Thanks Scott

Caught a small one too the other day and my answer is a bass is a bass

Loved the surface hit in shot #2. And your comment of maximizing fishing time while on the water makes it real. I had no intention of putting a motor on the pelican C. Mode 110 I got. But yesterday I was trying to get to the spot across the pond, against the wind... I have a spare motor, and a lithium battery for my small out board V-hull. SO yeah thanks, I am gonna figure out a transom so i can keep my skeg, I will just mount high to go over it and the motor will be there when I want to use it on bigger waters (the kayak is great but a bit of a tub to paddle). The higher mount will be fine for the longer neck on the motor.

Do you prefer fishing for largemouth or smallmouth?

what’s the lure?

Is fishing as good there as it is in Louisiana? Looks like a lot of fun!

Was that Lena lagoon? Looked like it.

That popping cork on the right days is 🔥.

I caught the biggest Black Drum last year in Dulac, LA. I can't wait to go back with my new yak and land some monsters. That water looks much cleaner than here on the Atlantic ICW, good job.

Great video! I kayak fish out of Hopedale all the time. I’m getting my kayak rigged up with a trolling motor this week. Looks like getting the extra distance really made a difference for you this trip. Hoping for similar results as well! Were you up in St Malo?

What did you use to catch him

Nice video and well done again. Man some good looking water. That kayak cruises now!! Interesting how after a hook set - especially with tide coming to you - the reds will run toward you so fast that it feels like you’ve lost them. That’s when a very high retrieve ratio on your reel pays off. Can catch up to that fish and keep tension on. I use Lew’s Speed Spools and either 7.5:1 or 8.3:1 ratio. Fun fishing with those spinner baits. I recently used a chatterbait and had same good success. Hoping for some morning topwater soon as well. Way to go and good luck ahead. Cheers!

I noticed a really cool hidden detail in the water after uploading between 07:15-07:20. Anyone else notice?

Very good video with excellent points. I have thought long and hard about putting a trolling motor on a paddle kayak or getting a pedal kayak. For me, a serious auto wreck messed up my back and spine. This means I would either need a extra long tiller handle extension (meaning I couldn't use my crate) or I would have to do a side mount that'd not only impact transportation but also functional usage of my port side. A few kayak companies are finally pulling their head outnof the sand and realizing many kayakers want trolling motors. Unfortunately, most kayak companies have no understanding of kayak angler. For example. Lifetime's new Manta Angler comes with a port side trolling motor mount and an area for a battery. This setup ironically makes it to where you cannot use a ceate and the trolling motor bracket makes it where you cannot use 2 of your 4 back rod holders. For the near $700 they want, and the near $500 you'd have to pay for the trolling motor and setup accessories, you're now reaching pedal kayak money. The best deal I've seen so far is Academy's store brand pedal kayak. It is 10' long, is set up for a fishfinder (i.e., recess in hull with attachment points for a transducer, transducer cover), and is made by Dagger (which is owned by Pelican). At $1k, it is the cheapest, best set up, angling pedal kayak for the money. FeelFree has a model with a relatively lightweight battery insert to turn their pedal drive system into an electric powered motor system. However, you're going to shell out thousands of dollars and their cheaper models lack this ability. Old Town is the first to use technology similar to e-bikes...which is now old technology. For this reason, since this technology is so old, and most of the industry is just copying Hobie's old pedal drive system; I am hoping someone will develop a univeral conversion kit to transform pedal drive systems into a hybrid system similar to an e-bike.

All that yappin but no fish in any of the clips

This is a great video man. I’ve had the flint and pivot drive for a while. I ordered the same trolling motor set up based off of your last video. So I’ll be uploading similar content in Tennessee. Keep it up!

ERROR CORRECTION: Bass cannot distinguish between black and blue or chartreuse and WHITE

I used to always say the weatherman was wrong but I learned that they will tell you the wind speed but before we go out we need to look up the wind gust , the wind speed can be like 13 with a 25mph gust , I hope this helps

I have a $200 t-motor & autoboat ($600) for a boat with motor and spotlock, I am fishing out of this kayak (SS127).

Excellent video again and great effort. And that trolling motor addition seems to work really well. Great job. And yes, you will often catch a lot of bass in the Rigolets marsh bayous. Reds of course also. In the winter that main canal (Geoghegan Canal) holds trout in deeper water. That canal drops to 16’ of depth and has great ledges. Can try the trout for a while and then back into the marsh bayous for reds and bass. Keep up the great work. Enjoy your videos. Cheers. Ps… lots of lure suggestions. I love the Whopper Plopper! Also use a Matrix Shad with a gold spinner and also a Chatterbait - can work both right above the grass in most areas. Good luck!

Great video and glad to have found your channel. Subscribed. Awesome to see the excitement of catching a big redfish - especially your first from a kayak. Hoping your channel does well and you keep catching. I’ve been blessed with some awesome fishing in the same areas after only being able to pick it up at the age of 52. Almost all from a kayak and days where I’ve caught over 60 reds!! Hope you will enjoy some of the videos. Cheers! ThePentUpAngler -Mark

Man it's so much better if you rig it up Right. Sterling with you feet leaves you hands free to cast. And I like the extra weight of the battery feels more stable to me.

Dont put a $1000 trolling motor on a $300 Kayak. Just Dont

Thats a fricken monster good work

Great catch

Definitely worth it

You should only use a trolling motor on your kayak if you are going to fish out of it!

Great video

Texas weedless with a 4inch paddle tail works well in the rigolet’s. Plenty of bass there, you can try a 1/4oz weedless gold spoon too for reds and bass will hit that too. I need to get back on the water!

I love mine....only fish on private water in east Texas so no registration needed...gets me where I'm going then I paddle....also great for wind and once I got an arm cramp and saved me from paddling one handed all the way home.. everyone is different but for a 50 yr old absolutely great

Next time you fish Hopedale, fish the rocks……speckle trout love that area and you could pick up a few reds as well. I used to fish all the time when I lived in louisiana but now residing in Clearwater Florida I try to make it in louisiana a couple times each year to fish for trout and reds. Here in florida the FWC has crappy fishing limits to the point I don’t want to take my boat out for 3 speckle trout and 1 red fish….🤬 enjoyed the video. Have a great weekend. 👍🇺🇸🙏

One thing good about wind in the marsh is that the gnats aren’t eating you up. I fished Delacroix a couple of months ago…..was nasty the entire week I fished. Water was so muddy you couldn’t see the bait 3” under water. Caught a few Trout and red fish but had to seek them out. Guess thats why they call it fishing and not catching.. 👍😂 enjoyed the video. Living in Florida I will head back in October to try it again…. Have a great weekend. 👍🇺🇸🙏

Fellow NuCanoe owner! Best open concept platform, IMO. Not sure if you've tried this- but I got a handle extension for my trolling motor. It's minimal, but it was nice not needing to twist my body around every time I wanted to get moving. Keep up the good work.

Nice catch

$165 to register mine. In Pennsylvania. Was a hassle. Got across the lake in 20 minutes tho

Great video! -- I am thinking about a Flint with Newport TM for my 1st fishing kayak as well. -- I would love to know how easy it is to stand up in, and did you feel like you could cast/fish/hookset while standing? - Thank you!

How long is trolling motor?

Awesome set up I’m gonna do the same for mine

Really good information. Learned a lot from this video.

super helpful information from a criminally underrated channel

What is your go-to lure whenever the fishing is hard? Let me know!

Awesome!!

Im in denham and going this weekend with a buddy east winds so prob wont do much just ready to get in the kayak

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First Topwater Speckled Trout!!