Congrats! Been fishing out of a Wildy ride135 for the last 3 years. Love it, and not sure I can go back to shore fishing. Just fish it as is before doing any permanent mods. Lots of stuff out there and on a kayak, less is more. Let me know if you got any questions.

Big fan of my Chronarch ci4+. I've been kind of dabbling between Shimano and Daiwa and trying different reels. My latest kick has been the OG zillions and TDZ's. This day and age, I don't really see you going wrong with any of the new Shimano and Daiwa offerings at the 200$ price point. I like some ...

I'm going to give it a go this season. I picked up a Helix 7 SI GPS. I've heard that you can get away with 2.5-3mph, I think I can paddle that fast. We shall see.