'Yak Fish

The other week I was interviewed online by the guys at YakAngler.com. I was surprised, to say the least, that they wanted to interview me for their Angler Spotlight. Previous kayak anglers featured here include some of the biggest names in Kayak Fishing like Jim Sammons, Kayak Kevin and Howard McKim. The interview was great, and I had fun answering their questions. You can see the interview in the Angler Spotlight section of YakAngler.com. Sign up for their site while you’re there. There is some great info and people on their social networking website. You can also find out how to save 15% on orders from Austin Canoe and Kayak this month while you’re there.

Next week I’ll be on Lake Harding, Georgia, beginning my pre-fishing practice for the Georgia Kayak Tournament Trail. I’ll be joined by Mark, Adam, and other crew from YakAngler.com. I can’t wait. I’ve already shipped my rods and some gear, and will be taking the rest in my luggage. I might have found a source of live bait near the lake, but am fully equipped with a handful of swim baits that should help. Thinking out of the box, I’m probably going to bring a couple salmon lures, just to see what happens….

This week a participant list was posted. We’ll be fishing with some popular names in the Kayak Fishing world including Kayak Bass Fishing author Chad Hoover, Stan Laughlin of Capt. Dick Enterprises, and more.

Good news on the broken handle issue on the Trident 15: I emailed Ocean Kayak about the failures and they have a new set of handles on my way. According to the person that responded to my message, these handles are made from a stronger, more durable nylon. We’ll have to see how things go.
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Twice now I’ve had this happen. Now I do not have side carry handles. This is getting old. What good are the side handles if they can’t support the weight of the boat for the short trip from garage to car?

I’m going to try and find some steel reinforced webbing to make new ones.

The crew at YakAngler.com have been ever so gracious by inviting me to fish with them at the first event of the 2010 Kayak Fishing Trail tournament on Lake Harding, Georgia.

Whoa.

While the event is 6 weeks away, I’ve been scrambling. I have never been to Georgia, let alone fished there. In fact, I’ve not fished anywhere further east than the Weber River in Ogden, UT (and that was a single day attempt at fly fishing). We’ll also be fishing for fish I’ve never even fished for. [Read more →]

So I finally got the Ocean Kayak (OK) Prowler Trident 11 Angler (T11) I won at the Oregon Rockfish Classic back in September. I figured now would be as good a time as any to do a side by side comparison of the Trident 11 vs the Trident 15 (T15). If I was smart I would have taken some measurements of Craig’s (aka INSAYN) Trident 13 (T13) while I was standing next to it earlier today. Oh well.

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