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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.

Great weather, tide and wind not bad, a bit of chop.

Had a full day.

There were three red skiffs, four kayaks and two float tubes pounding a certain dock...not much happening there and everyone left.

Except me...got a bite as I was leaving and hung around a while....and the USN security boat ...

I will try to do more Spanglish next time bro sorry about that but it is a pain to do subtitles on all the vids because I don’t have a fancy daw

Check in with Dannicus

Ran into him a few weeks back at El Cap and saw his tube setup. He's running a sweet little Bixby kit. Very clean setup.

I got stuck in the back of Pine Arm with 100+ temps and 20+ mph winds and it took me nearly 4 hours to kick back. Along the way I figured that there’s got to be a better way. This is what I came up with.

Outcast Super Fat Cat with Robotic Thrusters!

Chose the afternoon sted morning.

Coronado side of bay.

Pros: calm weather, rode the tail end of the tide out and back, confirmed the effectiveness of a certain newish lure. Hung out for a few hours after dark with a couple of guys (Andy and Bryce) bait fishing; got to see 'em land a few bat rays ...

"I have seen people take a lot longer though."

"People" checking in.

I do a lot of layering at the water's edge...and taking stuff out of the bucket and putting it in the right compartment on the tube takes a minute or three. taking the shoulder straps off the tube and stowing them...extending ...

I love my zippered waders! Absolute game changers. I found Paramount Outdoors over a year ago and the Deep Eddy Zippered Waders that I got from them are the best I have ever owned. After purchasing them I reached out to them telling them how much I loved them and let them know I make YouTube Videos ...

The Outcast float tubes are very comfortable, whether the Fish Cat or Super Fat Cat and whether foam or inflatable seats. I can fish 14 hours straight at Barrett without a problem.

The Crush City baits are nice too. I especially like the BLT on a Ned head.

Carpkiller has some Cumberland tubes he ...

All pads and d rings glued on, motor, battery, fish finder and rod holders mounted. Fold up wheels installed. Swing away bait tray mounted. Yep, she's ready for her maiden voyage tomorrow.

Wasted a good tide by fishing where the fish weren't.....and kicking across just about the hole darn bay to fish one hole....that wasn't where I thought it was.

And that was after getting lost in the fog. Moreso than usual.

But it was a nice day, and once again the homemade "whatever you do, don ...

For those of you interested in adding a motor to your float tube I highly recommend Bixpy. It will mount under virtually any tube with their glue on fin mount.

I've been running a Bixpy motor under my float tubes for over 6 years now, fishing an average of 4 days per week, and it has been a ...

My experience came from running a full Electric Powered Bass Boat on Mission Viejo Lake. A 36 Volt Motor on the back with three 12 volt batteries in series, 1 deep cycle 12 volt battery running a 48x18 inch livewell under the middle seat plus the fuse box to the lights and radio. Then a 16 Volt deep ...

Cals or Shimano drag grease . Blue marine grade grease on gears and for coating parts . Bearings get 0-20 oil which the blue bottle 3 in one is . . Clean and lube often is the key , particularly after a salt water dunk . Note , Cals is good stuff and I know people that use it for all grease needs ...

I’ve used these in the past. They work well

Mendit “melts” the plastics together. It is a liquid and leaves a rubber like substance when dry on the bottle but as far as the plastic worm etc, it actually melts the plastic and seals it together leaving the repair pliable. You can put too much on and the tear will actually open up. I’m no ...

I always dropshoting with weedless hook. My 2nd favorite is Gamakatsu widegap #2. I also use the same type as owner down shot offset hook. My worm usually soft hand pour which last one fish per worm for nose hook. I can manage a few more fish per plastic with weedless hook type.
I switch to roboworm ...

Really depends what spice is your target and importantly lure weight.
If you are mainly target bass and use normally bass lure down to about 1/8oz, I think L (rated BFS) or Modern ML 1/16-3/8 oz is the way to go. It is soft enough to lunch 3-4” weightless worm or 1/8oz hair jig a good distance and ...

For spinning, I use a 7' Shimano Crucial dropshot rod with a 1000 series reel with 6 lb Nanofil or Gliss. It casts even light weights a long ways and has plenty of backbone. Most people would use a 2000 or 2500 series reel for dropshot but 1000 is more than enough and you have better sensitivity ...

Neuroshima wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:06 am That's going to look so nice in the sun.

A little bit better, I just wish it is more deep purple and not as dark.