ULs in the yak

[INFrank]

With the weather warm enough for a couple weeks and the water temp up to 64F, I took the kayak out for the first few times this weekend. I only took a couple poles with me at a time so as to have some variety, but not too much.

There's a small reservoir not even a half mile from my house, which is super convenient. I hadn't fished it at all last year thinking the big reservoir a little further out was a better bet. Turns out I was missing some good fishing in my own backyard!

Combos used were:

- TCB rod, Ultegra 1000, 4lb Xbraid (used on both trips)
- Imprimi 5'6", Tsurinoya Lanius 800, 2lb Reaction Tackle Ice mono (trip 1)
- Major Craft Aji Do 5'6", Miravel 1000, 2lb Reachtion Tackle Ice Mono (trip 2)

Four species caught (the ones below, plus a yellow bass that slipped off into the yak and got its head stuck in a scubber hole before I could get a pic) and 15 or so fish between the two trips. Myself, I was rusty and clumsy at first, and kept getting tangles, snagged on stuff in the boath, and landing lures in trees. Also had an issue with the Xbraid catching on the velco traps of my rod floats -- I ended up taping those down on the second trip since it was fraying the braid.

While I caught the most fish using a 1/32oz tube jig on the Aji Do rod, I had the most fun running spoons on the Iprimi. Anything over 6" feels like a battle on that rod! The TCB is a great all-rounder, and I mainly used 1/16oz spinnerbaits with it.