…..Have you ever hit something real hard that was submerged in the river with your kayak and feared you might have gouged or cracked it?  Well this has happened to me more times than I remember!!  So I could keep kayak fishing, I had to learn to repair my kayak myself.  This video will hopefully share what I have learned and help you somewhere down the road to do the same. It could also save you some $$$.

Would you like to video your own fishing trips?  Do you already have a video camera but only take videos of others but not yourself?  Well, here is a simple Do-It-Yourself video camera mount you can make yourself with only a few items you can aquire at a Home Depot, Lowes & Walmart……….. Read the full story

This video should show you how to upload your photos to Photobucket.com as well as how to POST them on a Riverbassin.com forum with two (2) different “alignment options”.  I RECOMMEND YOU VIEW THIS VIDEO IN FULL SCREEN MODE TO SEE THE DETAIL BETTER.  CLICK ON THE FULL SCREEN ICON ON THE PLAY BAR AS SHOWN BELOW. Once you finish the video,  hit your ESC key on you keyboard to exit Full Screen Mode:

This video should show you how to set the default size of your photos you will be uploading to Photobucket.com so they will be easily viewable and not take up too many resources on the Riverbassin.com server.  I RECOMMEND YOU VIEW THIS VIDEO IN FULL SCREEN MODE TO SEE THE DETAIL BETTER.  CLICK ON THE FULL SCREEN ICON ON THE PLAY BAR AS SHOWN BELOW. Once you finish the video,  hit your ESC key on you keyboard to exit Full Screen Mode:

….. Are you having problems trying to view the videos created by the Riverbassin™.com members? Are your videos stopping & starting repeatedly once you start them the first time?  Frustrating isn’t it!!!!  Hopefully this video will help resolve some of those issues and make your video viewing more pleasurable!

….. Are you struggling to catch fish on the “spinnerbait”?  You’re probably not alone!  I have been there and done that and can probably share stories with you that sound just like the ones you have.  I’ve recently found one of the secrets of this bait and want to share it with you…….

Article by: Dale Oakey (JustFishin)

Over the years I’ve probably canoed and waded a few thousand miles on rivers and streams east of the Mississippi.  As I’ve gotten older the two-man canoes I use seemed to have gotten much heavier. To compensate for age and to extend my river fishing life I purchased an Old Town Discovery 119 which has become my go-to boat. Why a canoe over other options? Primarily because Read the full story

Article by: David Rodrigue (Drodrigue)

This is a fairly inexpensive way to install a drag chain on a sit-on-top kayak. $48 if you have to buy everything listed. You may have many of the items lying around the house or shop.

This write-up may look a bit complicated, but that’s because I explain a lot of adjustments I made to my setup. It is really 4 basic steps to install:
•    Attached leash to boat
•    Install hook loops to guide the line to the back and control tracking
•    Tie leash to chain
•    Wrap chain in tape

Total installation time less than Read the full story

…By:  WaderJon

How many times have you made a trip to the river in hopes of having a day of repeated top water blow ups and rod jarring spinner bait strikes only to find that the fish were just not in the mood? That’s why I always have a worm or soft plastic craw tied on for just such occasions. Usually even on the worst of days when the fish are not cooperating you can mange to catch at least a few small one’s if you have the Read the full story