Went out for a few hours on Saturday. Caught a few and had a great time just being back on the water.

This is for my kayak fishers. What are some cautions or dangers that you would warn new kayakers about? You guys are out there all the time and would be great sources of information for those who want to get into kayak fishing. Please share your thoughts and experiences.

This is the most expensive baitcaster that I have ever purchased. I got it a couple of weeks ago. It was $139.00 at Academy. I know that there are a lot more expensive reels but I want to step my way up so I can personally know the difference with different reels. I can tell a difference between this one and some of the others that I use. My next purchase will be a mid grade Daiwa spinning and baitcaster. The cost of those are around $300.00 each. I want to choose my reels based on what works for me rather than what is popular. What are some of you guys most favorite goto spinning and baitcaster reels?

For those of you who have BLats signature rods, what reels do you have paired with them?

This is the longest few days that I have gone without fishing! With the winter weather moving into my area it might be a little while before I get to go again. What do you guys do when you are not fishing? I am making some videos, editing some photos that I took a week ago, and trying to figure out where my next fishing adventure will be once the weather lets up.

Believe it or not, but this is my first set up on spinning reel and baitcaster using braided line. I have always used mono but decided to try braided after watching some of the Straight Up Fishing videos. I lost 3 nice fish in 2026 due to me failing to tie a knot properly. (I think 🤔) I want to be better in 2026 so I’m trying the braided. I also tried using a crank bait yesterday that did surprisingly well. It was a day of trying new things for me!

Question: I want to do some inshore fishing in Louisiana. I want to take my tracker 190 and fish out of it. Has anyone fished their aluminum boat in saltwater? What should I be mindful of?

My first bass of the year. Smallmouth bass were hitting today. Fun way to start off the year!

B Lat you got me! I had watched a few of the videos on bait retrieval last week. I was standing in the lobby of the hotel today and out of nowhere I caught myself singing “Pop Pop Pop and stop! Pop Pop Pop and stop!!! I laughed! I said B Lat the rapper done got me!!!

My boat trailer is a very important part of my fishing trips. Sometimes I travel 4-5 hours to get to where I want to fish. I plan on doing longer distances and more traveling in 2026. What are are some things that you guys do to your trailer to help make sure your trips are successful as far as traveling is concerned?

Question: If you could fish anywhere in the South this weekend, where would you fish?