I did a solo bass opener last weekend in the Adirondacks. Remote canoe and tent camp with my 12' Hornbeck canoe. The bass fishing was great and super fun and I caught some beautiful hard fighting bass using a Fenwick HMG Med light rod with 6lb test on a Phluger spinning reel. It was mostly calm all weekend, although it rained quite a bit at times, but that didn't slow down the fishing. Being up there in the quite with loons, deer and eagles was pretty refreshing too. I can't wait to get back up there.