Brent Graaf

I kayak fish and use 5' to 5'6" ugly stick elite rods. Ultra lite. Paired with 1000 shimano Stradics and 4lb fluro. I have a 6'6" US elite med/lite with a 2500 stradic with 6lb fluro. Use this rod for jerk baits.

Thanks for the tips guys. Im relatively new to kayaking and fishing. My GF got me hooked on trout fishing last year floating the Niangua. Ive got a couple kayaks now. Ive been using my Native Slayer 12 on como. It is a 12' SOT. I mainly have 5 to 5'6" rods. Ultra lite and lite with shimano stradic 1000 reels. I have a 5'6" shimano med rod paired with a Lews pro magnesium baitcaster. The baitcaster is giving me fits. All ive ever used is spinning reels and havent gotten the feel for the baitcaster yet. I wadded it up bad sunday. Had to cut my line. Put the line in my mouth. While trying to clear out the mess on the bail i felt a tug on my mouth. Sure enough.... nice trout. 14-15". Had to reel in with hands. LOL. And yes. I understand the rules on fall creek. 12 and under can keep and 20 and over can keep. Anything in between has to be released. 4 limit per day. With only one brown 20+. Spinners. Jerkbaits and flies only in trophy area. I wanna try catching a big brown. Does anyone ever catch big browns on the lower section of the lake? If so. Wheres a good area to look. My personal best was last friday evening. 17" rainbow. Fun times! Thanks

Hello. New to the forum and also new to fishing the upper portion of the lake. I have been fishing the lower portion in Rockaway the last few weeks with great success from my kayak, using powerbait. My question, and sorry if its ignorant, but does anyone kayak fish the upper portion of the lake from dam on down? Ive never seen them generate and not sure how safe it is if one was to get caught while they are generating. I understand they blow a horn? Would it be good to have a troller on kayak? I also use an anchor down by Rockaway so i dont drift. Thanks!