As a kayaker, you might not always want to run the white water. Sometimes, you want to take it easy and do some fishing.

If you plan to fish from your kayak, you will need some necessary gear and accessories. Kayak fishing gear is easy to shop for and fun to use! You will find a variety of gear to make your kayak fishing trip that much smoother and organized.

The access bar is the first accessory that you must buy. The bar attaches to either side of your kayak and is where you can hold your fishing rod and GPS system, if you own one.

Serious fishers also often invest in seats. You will probably find yourself sitting in your kayak for long stretches of time. Seats will come in handy during these times.

Bait tanks and anchors are two other fishing-gear requirements. When you find that hot fishing spot, you know you want to stay there, which will make your anchor come in handy! Bait tanks are excellent if you fish for minnows. Depending on the style of fishing you are practicing, you may or may not need these items.

Fishing gear is essential, especially because you are fishing from a small boat. The key to this is to make sure everything is as organized and compact as possible. This will help you feel that you have plenty of room and, therefore, much more comfortable. Gear for kayaks is designed with organization and practical use in mind.

You will find some awesome gadgets for your new kayak fishing adventure! Convert your kayak into a professional fishing boat with only a few accessories that can add fun to your fishing trip.

You will soon be able to combine two of my favorite pastimes – fishing and kayaking – and be having a great time.

You will be able to find such fishing gear at online kayak and fishing retailers.

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I have this obsession with lever drags. They’re practically useless on the Skyway but the technology fascinates me. But for trolling… a whole other story.

During my last trip to the Bass Pro Shop in Orlando i checked out a couple of Penn’s newest reels… the VSX and the Torque. These reels are practically replacing the old international series… which is why just about every store has them on sale for super low prices now. It’s also the reason for the price drop on the Penn 113 Baja Special from $249 to $149.

So here’s what fascinates me with the NEWEST Penn Torque… the 300LD… a lever drag! Penn developed a newer style drag for the star drag Torques. With the new lever drag Torques, they went back to the old H-100 style drag discs. WHY!??!

The answer is my number 1 reason for disliking lever drags… lateral load on the handle and bearings. The new Penn Torque 300LD is able to relieve that load on the handle with the use of a drag stack. I dont believe it! I’ll have to hunt down one of these new reels and see for myself.

For those not familiar with lever drags and lateral loads… when you tune a lever drag, you increase/decrease the entire ramp of the lever. You can turn it way down so you get 4# of drag at strike and 6# at max for kingfishing or turn it way up to say 26# at strike and 32# at max. At the upper limits of the ramp, the drag pressure disc is pushing on the drag disc so much that it starts to push up against handle and spool bearings. You start to lose freespool and the handle requires more pressure to turn. It’s pretty annoying.

You know when you have a fish on the line and the handle isn’t so easy to crank? Same idea.

One other side note… the TORQUE reels are high speed reels and the VSX series are lower speed (2speed) reels. Why didn’t they switch the names around?

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