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One of my best days ever for El Cap!

Launched about 6:30 and headed over to the island that used to be in the front part of the lake. Started off with the frog on got a chunky little guy on my third cast. Two casts later I got a 3 pounder that choked it. Two blow ups, two fish. Thought it was on at ...

I fished Saturday at El Capitan in my new float tube. It's pretty amazing on the water. Fastest I've ever seen because of it's design. I was worried that it might get really hot being black, but honestly, I really didn't notice any difference over my other tube on the water. I was so anxious to get ...

With the Murr closed I decided to go to the captain yesterday after dropping off the kids at school. I didn't get on the water till a little after 9, and caught the very tail end of the morning busters.

I got 1 on a Gunfish early, and then had to move down in the water column. Picked up a few more ...

Green gnats seem to be a yearly plague at EC!

Decided to get in a short evening el cap session after watching football for the day and managed to land 3. A little rain, but got two on the drop shot and one hit the top water. He hit it under a boat wake so didn’t see a blow up haha. Shoutout MrEastside619 from YouTube too. Saw him fishing the ...

Was there in my kayak from about noon- 5:30pm yesterday. El Cap is always a blast. Definitely was slower for me than it was last weekend, but I missed the morning bite which is usually my jam.


Ah...there for a rare afternoon of fishing eh? Don't see you
doing that too often. Anyway...glad you ...

Sometimes you just need a little break and decided it was time again to hit Murray in the morning before it gets too hot. Did not get an early start as I finally was on the water around 7:45a.m. Not much surface action so I decided to flip a little with a Tokyo rig. I probably mentioned it a number ...

I just wear swim trunks in the summer.

Having good fins (Forcefins) will increase your time on the water and reduce foot cramps.

Never tried a drill paddle, but I've never been in a spot where I needed to travel long distances.

Some additional tips: https://www.sdfish.org/viewtopic.php?t=38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsmDx9C8-s4
Good morning all!
I have been wanting to do this video for a long time and have had lots of people ask me to do it. Last week I finally purchased my first new float tube in over 19 years. I had (and still have 2) Outcast Super Fat Cat tubes that I ...

Happy to help! I can't use the drill rig. It kills my wrists. Plus you can use this like a trolling motor and go forward.

Awesome.

You have a nice setup for a newbie’s tube.

I'm pretty sure that most of you have seen this, but this is what I use for my Super Fat Cat. I'm happy to answer any questions on it.

Tig welded aluminum

Hold the valve open
15 second fill with makita (low pressure/high volume)
Top off with hand pump

If you want the INTREPID of tubes, the outcast prowler. It’s now unfortunately a $700 tube. Has a 5 year warranty

If you want a decent tube for a big boy, the classic accessories big horn tube. I fished it for a few years, great tube. You sit lower in the water as it has the old school non air or ...

Clips or no clips re-tie often.

Thank you! What a great story behind the Allan Cole's AC Plug.

Haven’t been fish much for the past year or so while giving all my time to golf. Finally time to get back to my favorite hobby. First off got a new reel to start for next season Daiwa Salamandura SV 70 (just for the heck of color). Then time to clean all the reels. I don’t deep clean the reels ...

CorsoEnthusiast wrote: Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:48 am I just bring my security system along
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So glad I met you that time near Dicks sporting goods for a fishing tackle transaction.........because your security system looks heck of a lot better
than my 4 Arlo cameras......ha ha