I you haven’t already, make sure you add a Kayak Fishing the Chesapeake Bay 2 to you kayak anglers Christmas list! Kayak Kevin’s newest DVD hit the stores this week and by the looks of the trailer, has all the tips and techniques to help you land your next citation fish. This DVD focuses on the warm water species in the lower Chesapeake Bay but is still full of a ton of hard core kayak fishing action.
Fishing in the VA tidewater area is really heating up. Reports of speckled trout are pouring in from all over with various MirrOlures and jighead n soft plastics getting the job done. I wasn't able to get in on the trout action, but I did find a few other species.
So I was sitting there in my office, being productive, getting my work done, feeling good after the recent tournament, when I decide to give Kayak Kevin a call to wish him a happy birthday. When he picked up I could tell he was excited about something. It turns out he had a 46" red drum in his lap! My palms instantly got a little sweaty and my mind started racing (I know, I have an addiction). I immediately wanted to be out there fishing for those powerful bulls. He went on to tell me the story, which I'm sure he'll share on his website, then hung up to chase some more. He was under the CBBT fishing for sheepshead when the reds showed up. About 10 minutes later, I get a call from Kevin's buddy Lee Williams and he says "dude, I was on your piling fishing for sheepshead when I hooked into a massive red!".
Who's Awesome?!? My wife! That's who! She agreed to hold the fort down with both kids while I made the annual trip down for the TKAA tourney. I got permission to leave Thursday night and soon felt a good binge coming on. It was like being back in college and it was the first day of spring break. I smiled as I thought... I'm going to get crazy hammered on some fishing then hang out with all the cool kids at the biggest kayak fishing party in VA. WooHoo!!!
I got lucky. I was expecting to have to work with my dad at his shop while my mom got in on some quality time with her granddaughter. But my dad got it covered so he told me to just go kayak fishing. Bingo. Bango. Weather looked good and the tides were alright so I launched at one of my favorite summer time spots, the CBBT.
In the saltwater kayak fishing community of Virginia, no other kayak angler has achieved what Kayak Kevin has. Many avid non-kayak anglers find it very difficult to do, but he reached "expert angler" status in the Virginia Saltwater Tournament, not only once, but twice (2006 & 2007). Catching 6 citations (trophies) of different species in one year all from a kayak is no easy feat. But on Tuesday, July 5th, he brought yet another goal into realization and I was privileged and honored to be a part of it.
Doing my typical interweb searching last night had me land on on of our newest YakAngler's blog www.robchoi-fishing.blogspot.com. Checking out his site I couldn't help but be reminded of another famous Chesapeake Bay kayak angler Kayak Kevin. I'm not sure how he'd feel about the comparison but it could be worse... I could have said he reminded me of myself! Enough babble check out this latest compilation video!