Hey Perry, the peddles are actually up far enough to where with proper line control I can cast just fine without tangling with them. The only time I use a striping basket is in a canoe.
I use a powell 9wt for bass and the salt. I use a commercial shooting head made by teeny about 350 grain . It cast s just fine. LC 13 is just to much of a chore cast, it takes all the fun out of it. I hooked a Ling Cod by the kelp beds at a tounament in Santa Cruze that looked about 3ft, I fought it until it was within a few feet of my yak. It bent my rod to where the tiptop was even with the rod handle.I thought sure my rod was going to explode. If not for the fear of breaking my rod I might have caught the fish. I'm going bigger I'm not sure how much.
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Why do I paddle a kayak instead of a pontoon boat or a float tube? I like seeing where I'm going not where I've been. http://www.paddleandflies.com/
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