Triadelphia

[namfos]

Took my new used Ultimate 12 kayak out to be fish slimed at Triadelphia Reservoir on Sunday, mostly 'cause it's close to the house. Caught some bluegills on poppers but the key to unlocking anything larger than that eluded me,  Probably didn't help I was out there in the middle of the day. Is it my imagination or do drinking water reservoirs in Maryland lack aquatic weeds, i.e. lily pads, etc?

Mark

[Bryan Lanier]

Nice rig!

Bryan

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:33 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:

Took my new used Ultimate 12 kayak out to be fish slimed at Triadelphia Reservoir on Sunday, mostly 'cause it's close to the house. Caught some bluegills on poppers but the key to unlocking anything larger than that eluded me,  Probably didn't help I was out there in the middle of the day. Is it my imagination or do drinking water reservoirs in Maryland lack aquatic weeds, i.e. lily pads, etc?

Mark

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[namfos]

Thanks, I like it. Still figuring out hows and whys of rigging it. For example there's a cleat on each side amidships that do nothing but bump into my arms and snag fly line - those will be coming off. Need a couple of mounts for rod holders in the integrated tracks and need a better paddle clip than the rubbery ones that came with the boat. But I'm in no rush - experimenting with rigging will provide ample excuses to take her out.

Mark

[TurbineBlade]

Yep -- my thoughts exactly.  The more crap you have on a canoe or kayak, the more problems for fly fishing.  On my inflatable, I removed the velcro "paddle holder" on the left side (since I cast right-handed), and the tiny "stub" left over still snagged the stupid line on occasion.  

Mounts and other junk are fine for spin tackle -- not so much for fly fishing. Rip any of that stuff off!   

That's a nice rig BTW Mark -- can you stand on it?  I basically have to be able to stand to have fun now.  So long as the canoe' or kayak is moderately wide and doesn't have too much rocker, I'm happy.  

BTW -- The middle aged lady who sold us our canoe lives by the Tridelphia and showed us a MONSTER striper she caught there not too long ago, and some other really nice fish.  She's a far better fisherman than I am -- 

Gene

[TurbineBlade]

Do you have an anchor Mark?  I find that to be almost a necessity to keep you on the good spots.  We use a 30' 3/8" rope tie to the yoke with a round turn + 2 half hitches, and a 5 pound weight tied to the end of it....works pretty well.  

If I paid the WSCC (or whatever) fee to fish the Tridelphia, I might enjoy getting out there....though I don't have a lot of experience with deep lakes like that.  

Gene

[namfos]

Gene, fly line snags on anything a little less slink than it is - that includes laces on one's boat shoes, leashes or tethers for nets, anchor ropes, bare feet or in flip flops, etc And yes, the fly line is stoopid. Verrrry stoopid.

Already pulled a bunch of stuff off that prior owners had attached. Awaiting arrival of track mount rod holders which gets me halfway to your "scorched deck" approach - I'll be able to take them off the tracks when I start casting.

I'm inclined to agree that one needs to stand to have fun. Even stuff that's fun lying down or even sitting can be fun do do when standing up! Only activity that's might not be enhanced by standing is probable sleeping. I can stand on this boat - I did at a demo day last month on an Ultimate and a number of other boats - after getting wet 3 times I realized primary and secondary stability are different concepts and that my own balance could use some work. I also confirmed the wisdom of putting my car keys (remote locking) in a water proof case that day. The tunnel hull of this boat seems to put one's center of gravity a little bit below the surface of the water so it feels a little steadier. Still it's comfortable enough to cast sitting down - 9 ft. rod helps too. I don't think I'd stand on this in moving water, but that's just me.

Mark

[namfos]

No anchor yet. Anchor trolley would probably be useful with one as well. I know Terry C at TPFR is big on using river rocks for anchors in case you have to cut your rope in moving water. At the WSSC office on Brighton dam road there are plenty of pics of stripers - looked like most were caught in Rocky Gorge (Duckett) reservoir - the next one down stream.

Mark

[bryan....@gmail.com]

I have a trolley system setup for my 12' sit-in. Very open cockpit. Use a mesh bag filled with a few medium stones as anchor. Very happy with this setup. I just added a Scotty rod holder. Haven't tried it. I do have to sit to cast. Thinking about adding a retractable pontoon setup for standing. 

Bryan

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On Jul 9, 2015, at 10:15 AM, namfos <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:

No anchor yet. Anchor trolley would probably be useful with one as well. I know Terry C at TPFR is big on using river rocks for anchors in case you have to cut your rope in moving water. At the WSSC office on Brighton dam road there are plenty of pics of stripers - looked like most were caught in Rocky Gorge (Duckett) reservoir - the next one down stream.

Mark

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[namfos]

Mesh bag with stones -  now that's a good idea - and just about every dollar store around sells mesh bags too. My boat came with a couple or three Scotty mounts but not rod holders plus two flush rod holders just behind the seat. Just received the Scotty fly rod holder I ordered - will scope that out and then look at a standard spin/cast rod holder too. 

Mark