That was probably me. Launched at the river and ran down to Shipbuilders. Cold water everywhere, about 34.5 degrees, 6-12 ft. Picked a couple small browns and lost a couple more. My earliest I've been on the water in 35 years.
Hobie's are nice but they have one draw back I don't like, you can't back up. That's why I went with a Native ultimate propel kayak. I do a lot of bass fishing around docks and this gives the ability to stop quick and back up. Of course with the propeller it's useless in the weeds. In the weeds the propeller comes up and the paddle comes out.
Sorry but this is from the DEC about Black Lake. Fish Species:Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Brown Bullhead
Nice report. I had the same thing happen to a rod and reel a couple years ago, planer board line caught an eye and lifted the rod out of the holder, bye bye.
Last year they were manning the launch for a week or two before they had the passes so you had to pay to launch until the city got around to bring the passes to the launch. As long as I intend to buy a season pass I don't want to pay the daily rate.
The city sold a season pass that was $100 and $65 senior that was good for both launches. They always seem to be to slow every year making them available.
1st trip of the season, went 6 for 7, all browns. The last one in the boat was a 17lber. Tough to boat by myself. My biggest ever. Water temp was about 40. Worked the usual 6 to 12 ft of water.
Yes it's a SOT. Ocean Trident 11. About 2 ft shorter and 15lbs lighter. It's not as stable as the ride but it's ok. On one hand less stable but on the other more maneuverable and easier to get up on my Xterra.