At my age, I definitely do not want a kayak heavier than the two that I have now. The Radar for inshore fishing and the Propel to haul around to east Texas lakes on day trips. I'm still learning about bass fishing. Short handle rods from Manley are on my periscope at the moment. They have one for inshore/freshwater that is just now starting to ship. An Abu Garcia low profile reel for inshore will likely be the reel of choice for it.
Bill (all, too),
We will have to "cross paths" one day soon and meet up at one of the East Texas lakes. I'm north of you on
Lake Athens and it is a nice kayaking lake.
Another lake I want to kayak fish is
Raven in Hunstville State Park. That'd also be one of the better camping sites . . . . though I usually opt for large soft beds these days. I veered off of I-45 a week or so ago coming back from Houston to take a look at it and it has most of the attributes for a great day on the water in a kayak.
And, another lake during the cooler season that I want to try is
Fairfield. John Stockman floated past the back of my home several months ago, back in early spring, and said Fairfield was fishing great but to go out during week days to avoid tons of boat traffic. Power plant lakes are great in cold weather.
The list of lakes in east Texas is almost endless.
For those of us coming more out of the D/FW area to fish east Texas, there is Purtis Creek. And, there is a nice small lake in Canton,
Mill Creek Reservoir, I'd like to try.
Bill, let's see, if I recall, your "home lake" would be
Houston County Lake? How does it set up for kayaking, fishing, etc.?
Brad