Mon, May 27, 2013
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Personal views and rants about kayak fishing and more by YakAngler.com's founders and pro staff members.
It has been a special last couple days. My youngest son "CJ" and I usually take a camping trip up north around fours drive to the Valentine, Nebraska refuge lakes and Merrit Lake. We have some fond memories of those places. This year the weather didn't look too good with high winds and cold evenings. We decided to fish at…
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Today, I ventured to one of my favorite spots in SW Nebraska...ROCK CREEK! This amazing fishery is rated as the #1 bass lake in Nebraska. Recent increased pressure makes me wonder if that 8+ pounder is still lurking in the depths. With 30 to 43 mph winds I paddled to my favorite spots and used my ski pole and clip…
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The Kayak Fishing Classics was in town recently for the 10,000 Islands Classic. I decided, along with many others, to head down to Chokoloskee and participate. I was looking forward to fishing the area as it had been a couple of months since I last visited. I launched with Otis Cobblentz, Jeff Gabrick and Joe Corrigan onto the flats at…
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With a free weekend on the calendar and temperatures in Pennsylvania on the rise, I decided to visit my folks for their first paddle of 2013. The fact that their home water is a decent hybrid muskie lake made the calculus even easier, and I was homeward bound, hoping some fish would be going through the spawning motions.
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I have been fortunate enough to travel all over Florida, meeting and fishing with new friends and writing blogs about it. I have met a lot of people and learned a lot of new things. One thing that has really impressed me is the inventiveness of kayak anglers when it comes to customizing their gear. Whether it’s their tackle, accessories…
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Protecting myself from the sun has become one of my top priorities while kayak fishing. Long gone are the days spent on the water with my shirt off trying to get a tan. I try to cover as much of my skin as possible because I hate putting on sunscreen, I’m pretty hairy and the sunscreen gets all matted in…
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While planning the SWFKAA annual tournament, I was very pleased to find out previous clients and very good friends Aaron Peters and Tracey Ziomek were planning a trip from California to Southwest Florida to participate. I offered to prefish the tournament with them and show them some of my spots. It was roughly a year ago when I put Aaron…
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And you thought paddling out 10 miles and catching a billfish from your kayak was extreme, how about kayaking in boiling water! Professional kayakers Pedro Oliva, Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesberry were in Hawaii filming the latest segment of their Brazilian TV show, “Kaiak”. The expeditions had hoped to film rivers and waterfalls around the island but were ecstatic to…
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After two weeks of classroom time and no fishing, I decided it was time to hit the water. I made plans to fish with Jeff Gabrick who last week had a stellar night fishing trip to Estero Bay. I arrived a little before Jeff and Ryan Ravelo was already there. Ryan had already caught a nice trout and snook and…
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Not all kayaking adventures can start at the crack of dawn and last till dark. We all love to launch and fish at our own pace and not worry about the clock. Far too often though, we are struggling with work or other commitments that demand our time and every spare moment is precious. A kayak is tailor made for…
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