Suited up and showed up after the rain storm 1/23/24 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jruiz · 01-24-2024, 08:44 AM

I need to rig my dual sport for fishing. It would be nice to camp in mammoth and make a run to some of the lakes that are only accessible by 4x4 like Laurel

MITCHELL · 01-24-2024, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jruiz

I need to rig my dual sport for fishing. It would be nice to camp in mammoth and make a run to some of the lakes that are only accessible by 4x4 like Laurel

I totally agree I'm going to be 65 so my klr650 is to big for me to offroad it's just for asphalt.
But I plan on getting a Yamaha tw200 is prefect for me doing exactly what your talking about
90 % of my driving is on the bike.

MITCHELL · 01-24-2024, 09:17 AM

Is lighter on the bumper too, pulling my trailer.

moaty · 01-25-2024, 09:09 AM

I've used my KTM 790 AdvR for all kinds of 'tent' based fishing. I just listed it though...I find I'm using my Honda CT 125 more and more.

tacmik · 01-25-2024, 09:36 AM

If this is the lake I think they are stocking this week. Thinking of going tomorrow

MITCHELL · 01-25-2024, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tacmik

If this is the lake I think they are stocking this week. Thinking of going tomorrow

In campsite 44 come up or flag me down on the lake.

monstahfish · 01-25-2024, 11:06 AM

I've done a bit of research on this and I've rented and ridden a tw200 off road and on. It's a decent bike but it feels super old school. Honda has a new bike called the XR150L that's super cheap at 3k vs 5k of the tw. It's 4 pounds heavier and the seat is 1.7 inches taller so maybe still go with the tw200. I really trust hondas for reliability. I just sold my 84 xr250 in the spring and it was still running strong it just got hard to find parts to do some things I wanted but didn't need to do to replace the shift shaft.
There's also a crf230L I would look for. I had a non street legal crf and I loved it. Never should have sold it honestly. They're 11 pounds lighter than the tw and the seat is only .8in higher, but that's a needle in a haystack. I like your idea of these kinds of adventures and may have to get one myself.

01-24-2024, 09:17 AM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,258	Tw200 Is lighter on the bumper too, pulling my trailer. __________________ Duke Mitchell

01-25-2024, 09:36 AM	#5
tacmik Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East County Posts: 914	If this is the lake I think they are stocking this week. Thinking of going tomorrow __________________

01-24-2024, 08:44 AM	#1
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,002	I need to rig my dual sport for fishing. It would be nice to camp in mammoth and make a run to some of the lakes that are only accessible by 4x4 like Laurel

01-25-2024, 09:09 AM	#4
moaty Junior Join Date: Nov 2023 Posts: 4	I've used my KTM 790 AdvR for all kinds of 'tent' based fishing. I just listed it though...I find I'm using my Honda CT 125 more and more.

01-25-2024, 11:06 AM	#7
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 407	I've done a bit of research on this and I've rented and ridden a tw200 off road and on. It's a decent bike but it feels super old school. Honda has a new bike called the XR150L that's super cheap at 3k vs 5k of the tw. It's 4 pounds heavier and the seat is 1.7 inches taller so maybe still go with the tw200. I really trust hondas for reliability. I just sold my 84 xr250 in the spring and it was still running strong it just got hard to find parts to do some things I wanted but didn't need to do to replace the shift shaft. There's also a crf230L I would look for. I had a non street legal crf and I loved it. Never should have sold it honestly. They're 11 pounds lighter than the tw and the seat is only .8in higher, but that's a needle in a haystack. I like your idea of these kinds of adventures and may have to get one myself.