Thread: Reintrodction after 16 years

Welcome back to the addiction fella! BTW- I remember when Jordan was filled up back in the 70s. Crossed over the river when I was traveling to Raleigh and NC State for college.

Glad you're back. How do you like the Titan X kayak?

So far I've been pleased with the Titan X although I can only compare it with the Old Town Sportsman AP 120 as that is what I had previously. The stability is rock solid--even at my age I often stand to fish, or at least to just stretch my legs. The kayak is purpose built to be motorized (mounts already in place). I have the Newport NK300 stern-mounted on my main kayak. It's good for getting to further fishing holes as it will top out at 7mph. Once there, I use pedals to maneuver about. On my second titan, "friends and family", I bow mounted a Minn Kota Kayak Terrova trolling motor. This maxes out at 3.8mph but it provides Spotlock (virtual anchor), Jog, and allows me to effortlessly follow lake contours when coupled with my Humminbird graph. All in all, I enjoy both setups and switch between them depending on the type of fishing I'm doing. I still have lots to learn, but that's where the fun lies.

My buddy and I have the Titan and have looked at the newer model. I think we will stick to ours since neither of us want anything motorized. We actually are possibly looking for a lighter kayak like the Slayer.

Understood. All great kayaks. I pedal often and really enjoy it--I also mountain bike with my daughter--but it gets to be a bit much for me at times. I've also ended up in pretty rough conditions on the water and I wouldn't want to be without the assist. I'm an old guy though.

There's still lots of crappie in Jordan, though they have implemented an 8" minimum size restriction and a 20 fish limit there since you last fished.

Warmwater Game Fish Regulations - North Carolina Fishing | eRegulations

There's also WAY more White Perch out there than what there used to be, but I'm sure you've already realized that by now. Since there's no minimum size restriction and no limit on White Perch, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a round-up kind of tournament to help reduce numbers. The question is, what whould you do with all those caught fish?

I was out there 10 days ago and caught one on the front and back hook of my crankbait at least 10 times. The reason I quit fishing that day was the wind picked up and I got tired of unhooking those pests.

Jim

Thanks for your message, Jim. Oh, I know about the white perch. Between them and cats, it's about all I'm catching right now. I catch white perch on a bare hook on one rod as I'm trying to unhook one on another. And they invariably swallow hooks and jigs because they're so aggressive. When I hit a school, I just move on. In trying to find crappie on my graph, I almost always end up locating white perch instead. But then I'm new to electronics so I'm sure a more seasoned angler could spot the difference. I'm going to attempt to troll some flats next time I'm out to see if I can locate any crappie.

Welcome back!