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I’m not exactly a spring chicken anymore and I prefer sitting when I fish. With that said, I find myself standing to fish on occasion and never really have had any problems doing so. I have not fished out of an Unlimited, but I have fished out of a Frontier 12. The Frontier is extremely stable, but for me, it’s a motor only kayak. Best bet is to try to demo if you can. I really don’t have anything negative to say about my Shearwater as an all around kayak though. Seems to do everything well.

@@how_i_do_this7605 I haven’t shopped for them in awhile, but check out the area in Lowe’s or Home Depot that has all of the bungee cords for something similar . That’s where I grabbed mine.

Good question. This is kind of an oddball situation since I individually marked every stump in that area and some of them are just a couple of feet away from each other. That puts a lot of waypoints in very close proximity to each other so my assumption is that the Humminbird software looks for some sort of distance between waypoints in order for the casting rings to have relevance. Otherwise it would really clutter the screen. As long as waypoints are 10 feet or so or more apart, they show rings. Thanks for watching.

My transducer hangs over the side of my kayak. When it reads 1 foot, I pull the motor up and go to paddle. Anything over that, and I do ok. With that said, I have hit shallow spots, logs, rocks and whatever else quite a bit. I just kill the Bixpy if I have to and pull it up. Good luck to you.

I wear a 13 and have a pretty wide foot. My wife also wears them and normally wears a wide shoe. They work for us pretty well. Good luck and thanks for checking out the video.

Thank you very much. Best part is, it works! Tight lines and thanks for stopping by.

That particular jig is made by Siebert Outdoors. It’s called a Megalodon grass jig. The particular one I have on is 3/4 ounce with rattles In chartreuse sexy Shad with a Strike King rage menace trailer. Although the hook is exposed, I use it in pads and grass quite a bit. The design of the jig head along with the grass guard do a pretty good job of keeping the grass away unless it is super heavy. Thanks for watching btw!

Thank you very much and thanks for checking it out.

Susan hits a top speed around 4-4.2mph. Due to my size, my top speed is closer to 3.8. Normally though we dial them down a bit to conserve batter which means my typical point A to point B cruising speed is around 3.4. Hers is 3.6.

It was a gorgeous day for sure. Thanks for checking it out.

Thank you for checking it out. It’s such a clean and easy way to do it.

Texas rig the worm and I use specific grass jigs if I am fishing a jig in pads. Doesn’t mean I won’t get stuck, and if I do, I use heavy braided line to rip the lure out.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing I was told braided lines cut through the Lilly pads and make it easy to not get stuck is that true

@@187landen I use braided line for that reason. Anywhere from 30 to 65 pounds depending on the use of the rod. My worm rod for pads has 30. My frog rod has 65. It will cut through the pads but the right rod is important too.

I use a frog that floats and the hooks wrap up around the back of it upside down so you can pop it on and off Lilly pads works great

Thanks for the sub! You can edit, delete, rename waypoints so I’m sure you can turn them off as well, I have just never had the need to do so. I would go into the nav/waypoints area and I believe options is what you are looking for. If I remember, it allows you to choose “show” and even back then up to an SD card.

I’m a big Humminbird fan and they have worked great on my kayaks for years. Of course Garmin makes some good gear so I don’t think you can go wrong. It all depends on the features you want. Mapping is important to me and I prefer Humminbirds maps. However if I wanted a live shot, Garmin’s LiveScope is tough to beat at this point. Thanks for watching!!

Thank you. I appreciate it

Thank you very much. Thanks for watching.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing 👍👍I enjoyed it, my friend. Looking forward to more.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing You got it. I look forward to supporting your channel.

@@coopsoutdoors2428 that’s awesome. I will keep them coming.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing Good deal. I'll be looking for em.

Thanks for checking it out. I don’t think Mom went too far. There was a second fawn in the woods that decided to stay dry.

Glad you enjoyed it. I love fishing lily pads, but it takes some time to figure out how and where to target the fish. Good luck to you and tight lines.

It has been more than once. Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much. Whole lot of planning combined with trial and error. Makes life so much easier though.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing Looked good.

Hi, can I ask what tool boxes those are? thinking of a build myself.

@@ncallend hope the link works. They are from Rural King. Two of them are different brands, but they are all the same box. www.ruralking.com/catalog/product/view/id/38418

Really like that sr5 4 runner man very inspired!!

Great point. Sometimes every bit helps.

Glad to hear it’s working out for you Bruno.

Yes I am. So much to consider, but let me see if I can break it down a bit. Keep in mind, in general terms, the Helix is throwing out essentially an upside down ice cream cone with the big end of the cone, which hits the bottom of the lake, about a 1/3 of the depth. In other words, if you are in 19 feet of water, the big end of the cone is scanning a 6 foot circumference. Not a huge area. In 2D sonar, the two easiest ways to “see” the arches once you know fish are there, is to adjust the sensitivity and contrast. Again, in general terms, I run my sensitivity about mid way. My contrast however, I run about 3/4 of the way up. That way it cleans up some of the picture for you and allows you to see more of the “hard” areas, like fish, and knock out some of the clutter. This will get your confidence up once you start seeing what you are looking for. What is considered hard depends on the palette you choose. I use the one where red is my hard color, so when I crank up the contrast, the fish show up as the red arches on my screen. Keep in mind, everything I just said is fairly general, but I think it should get you in the ballpark.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing thanks for the pointers! I’ll keep tinkering with it. When I locate fish they’re always just smaller red dots. The bait balls show up good but any fish by them selves or that are paced out show up as smaller dots. Perhaps I need to adjust the contrast a bit to allow it to show the outline around the red dots.

They really are. They do a great job of keeping the water out.

Very true words. My wife started using this method after she lost what would have been her personal best.

Sorry to hear that, but atleast you learned from the mistake and now have taught all us a better way

No problem at all. Glad it worked out for you. I have two set up that way now and it is so much easier and works better than stock as well.

If you can toss it inside, to me, that would be the best option. I think ideally, if you can carry your yak upside down, it is probably the best way to do it because it helps prevent some compression to the hull from the roof rack and obviously keeps rain out. However, I always carry mine right side up just because it is easier for me and I haven’t had any issues in tens of thousands of miles of car topping. Even on my trailer I carry them right side up. Good luck to you and let me know how it works out. I also might have some more Expedition videos coming up in the future that you would be interested in, so keep an eye out.

Thank you for watching. My wife and I fish tournaments together, so we had to find an easy way to keep everything separated. This all does the trick.

You are welcome. I have two of them set up this way now.

I don’t have this unit any more, but I am thinking it was a G1. I’m not 100% certain what you are referring to when you say real time sonar. However, keep in mind, especially if the unit you have was purchased used, you can “hide” some of the screens that you see in the menu. There is a possibility that you have everything I do, but it is just hidden.

The one featured in this video does not. However, I also have a Helix 7 which has side imaging. My suggestion when using side imaging is to get at least a 7” model. It is difficult to see on a 5”. If you can get a 9” or bigger, even better.

Should have saved my receipts because now I’m guessing. But I’m going to say maybe &30-40. Fortunately, weapons are pretty popular, so all of these parts are readily available. I will say that since the video has been posted, I’ve used this set up at a minimum of every weekend for my typical 8-12 hour days on the water. It has held up great. No issues except a bit of sun fade.

Possibly, but definitely at a gun shop or on Amazon.

Thanks. It is really a pretty simple mod. Hardest part is finding everything you need. But once it’s on, it works great. Thanks for the sub!!

I became a big fan after I bought my first one. Now I’m replacing all of my boxes.

I moved up to a Helix 7 with Side Imaging. Next season I am looking at a Helix 9 Mega and my second kayak will get the 7. Obviously, I A big fan of the Humminbird units.

@@BillyReynoldsFishing I was looking at the 7 but it just seems big for a kayak. And a big price jump too. Do you have a video on the helix 7?

@@Bamaoutdoors as a matter of fact I do have one. ua-cam.com/video/kv_XT5ABqNk/v-deo.html

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for your kind words Jim. The video was posted two years ago because someone asked me if I could post up a high speed video for them so they could see how using the rudder only would control the kayak. I’m guessing that someone wasn’t you.