So on Friday I am taking a boat test ride as I am thinking about getting a Freedom Patriot. An 18’ boat with a. 140 Suzuki. Adding a power pole, simrad GPS, and a trolling motor. What are some things I need to look at , to check out? Other than being on a guides boat I haven’t been on anything but a Kayak. It was/is a hard decision. Hell for the price of a boat I could book like 60 guided fishing trip. Thank you and I let you how it goes. Any advice is very appreciated.
Perry

Had a great day in the kayaks today. I had planned on going to East Matagorda but at the last minute decided to head to Texas Bayou. We caught a bunch of reds and trout. All the fish were caught on K Wiggler Wig A Lo in The Truth color on a 1/4 oz knotty Hooker Jig head. The water was in great shape, tide was slowly falling and I was surprised we didn’t seen any bait the entire day.

Started 2025 with a pretty decent day. Kenny and I took our Kayaks out to Sabine Pass for a 1/2 day trip. The tide was ripping out and probably dropped 18”-24” (mud lake was completely dry). We ended up with 9 trout the biggest was 22”’and weighed right at 4.5#. We caught 8 reds with the biggest one right at 29” and 9# on the Boga. All the fish were caught on K Wiggler Wig a Lo in The Truth and Bone Diamond. 1/4oz Jig heads fishing the scattered shell that is just south of mud lake.