Originally Posted by
LocalCenters
I'd like to follow Terry's slight thread drift and elaborate on the fish finders.
The Fishin'Buddy is nice, and it's easy to read but can be cumbersome. I've gone to a system I feel is far superior--Humminbird Smart Cast, which consists of a small screen worn on your wrist and a floating sonar device that you can attach to your tube or small boat.
It's much more accurate, despite its size, than the FB, and most certainly does work on trout. A couple of years ago on Crowley when I first got it, I spotted a huge pod of what turned out to be Browns around a submerged stump. I must have popped 12-15 cast after cast until I got bored (indicator fishing). My friends' FBs did not pick them up at all.
Smart Cast can be used with any small craft, and it's only $100.
I also agree about the downside of kayaks for positioning. I started using them on Natoma about 25 years ago, and it was fun but I was spin fishing then. Fly fishing takes more body movement and more accuracy, and I never felt completely comfortable after I started with fly fishing in the late 80s, and that was in a 16' Chinook. A sit on top is probably better for stability. It's a challenge to attach rod holders and all the stuff we use, but lots of people seem to enjoy it.
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