Not the Trinity.

Its a pretty good drive outside of DFW, which is probably why the water is so clear.

Shaun, I love my neck gaiters. They are actually pretty cool, especially my light-colored one.

I got them at REI.

Yeah there arent any rocky cliffs like that in DFW.

Yes there are. But there are no rocky cliffs that have a creek that wide running between them.

Do all new Malibu's have this hinged cockpit hatch?

I have an older xfactor, and while I loved the idea of this hatch, I find it just slightly too big to open while seated. Plus mine is not hinged.

Nice fish.

thats what I meant. Looks like either in Okie land or somewhere southwest of ft worth.

Nice pics amigo. Hopefully we won't have too much fun Sunday to get up early Monday.

Very nice!

Thanks everyone. I had a really good time taking these photographs, despite a few comical events. I had my first 3 keepers on a stringer, and when I pulled over to take a break and photograph them, I accidentally pulled on the wrong part of the stringer and they swam away. Luckily, it was a good day, and I caught plenty of other photograph-worthy fish.



I think they all come with the center hatch, but I'm not entirely sure.

I absolutely love the hatch on my Mini-X. I pretty much keep everything I need in there. In fact, it's almost part of my angling philosophy: if I can't fit it into my hatch, then I don't need it.

I don't really have any problems accessing mine, but I'm a pretty lanky guy. The good Lord blessed me with chicken legs.

does that center hatch ever leak? I had a cobra with a hatch on the floor area and it leaked slightly. I swore Id never get another kayak with a floor hatch

This spot actually reminds me a lot of the little creek at Turner Falls, which is an excellent spot if you guys are ever in the area.

A few years ago, I absolutely annihilated those bass with a snoopy pole and a zara spook. True story. Those little snoopy rigs are actually pretty fun.

Completely water tight.

I've filled the seat and footwell area of my kayak to test it. Works like a charm.

We'll just start drinking early so we can get to bed at a decent time. Bubba will just have to deal with it.

Honey creek is it's name. I have never been there when there was enough water to float, but I have waded it. Too many people at the falls now and access is limited.

My xfactor is 5+ years old. I stand on it and throw a cast net which usually puts a bunch of water in my cockpit. I don't think my center hatch leaks at all, however I have had 5 years of problems of scupper leaks in this boat. I wasn't very nice to that boat at an early age.

My hatch is not hinged though, and it doesn't float. Never been a problem to date, but I like the hinged idea much better.