STLKayak wrote:
Joeroe wrote:
I live in Eureka mo and I think I know why you fish in Illinois. Not many public lakes around worth fishing in my experience. I've read good things about lake Shelbyville but haven't ever made the trip. You ever tried any of the lakes at pyramid state park?
Joe - I was there two weeks ago. As usual I had the whole park to myself. Fished Boulder. I used to go there a lot when I paddled my Cuda. Seemed a lot bigger before I got my PA14. I have fished 10 lakes of the main park and many of the sub-pyramid strip pits. There are a lot of times I go down to Kinkaid and will stop by PSP on the way home. It is a beautiful park, but I have never caught anything big there... but I have caught a TON of dinks.
Last year I watched coyotes chase a deer into boulder lake... that deer swan dived into the lake 50 feet from me, swam across and climbed up the steep bank across the lake like it was nothing. Oh and I got into a fight with a raccoon there once, who would have been turned into a hat if I was not afraid of Pita having me arrested for shooting an innocent raccoon. It was mostly a verbal sparring... not sure who won.
Took this picture two Sunday's ago...
You buy from Tri-State Trolling Motor? They are moving their shop. The old guy that owns the place can be salty, probably why I like them. Just added a Lowrance Elite-7 TI to my PA. Waffeling on PowerPole Micro. I want it, but then I wonder how much I will use it...and yet another battery to charge. I will be first in line to buy the 180 when it is released to us 2016 and older boat owners.
Let me know if you want to hit the water sometime. Your going to find the PA opens up whole new bodies of water to you. I actually prefer fishing on windy days with chop, where I used to dread paddling on those days.
Tri-State had a listing on Craigslist. They were selling some 2016 pa14's at a discounted rate to avoid moving them when they get their new building. I put $200 down on one, went home and realized Hobie was coming out with the 180 drive so I had them put the $200 down on a 2017. I like salty people. You always know where you stand with them.
I have a dragonfly 7 on my Coosa HD since it has a scupper designed for the Raymarine transducer. I went ahead and ordered a new transducer for the PA and plan on modifying the lorance ready plate. The Coosa HD is powerpole ready and a lot of the places I have been going will work great with it. I just bought an anchor trolley for the Pa for now. I figured my locations may change with the PA and the PP micro may not be as useful. The trailer on the other hand will be a must. A jeep with a 4" lift, Gobi roof rack, 35" tires, hully rollers and maco saddles is'nt the best option for this pig of a kayak. Adding the boonedox landing gear and a bunch of other stuff is going to make this thing pretty heavy.
Thanks for the offer and I will definitely take you up on that. I've only just begun taking fishing seriously so going with someone with valuable knowledge would be great.
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