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Red Dawn

CooKnFish — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:52:30 GMT

Another rockin' trip in the kayak. The new Fiji Chicken shrimp from DOA was the MVB (most valuable bait) of the day. Caught about 30 snook (10 on fly), 1 over slot red, 1 upper slot red and trout to 18-19"

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Manatee Cove

Cracker11 — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:22:31 GMT

My buddy Steve showed me a new spot to use when the NMZ is Blown Out.....Instead of turning Right onto Hall Rd. to go to KARS Park,turn Left,go to the end,turn right,go about 2 miles,and Manatee Cove Park Entrance is on the left.....Free......Go to the back of the park,and you will see the Launch.

Launch the yak and head North 50yrds,then turn left,that will take you out into the Indian River,about two coves south of Rinker Canal.

I hit the first Island to the north,and found some fallen tree`s off of the west point,and found this fella ready to fight....LOL

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Great spot if you have any kind of a East Wind,Steve hooked into about a 40" Red just South of the Cove :w00t:

Breaking in the New Year

CooKnFish — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:16:36 GMT

A pair of waders and a rain jacket, I'll fish in anything mother nature can throw at me. I launched around 8 and was ready to wrap it up by 8:30 but Jeff was just getting there. I threw back a couple of keepers just so I wouldn't limit out so early. After Jeff finally paddled out there most everything was short of legal. The rain wasn't bad but we had a blast of wind that came through and lasted long enough for me to joke with Jeff about calling the Coast Guard to rescue us 50 yds from shore. We continued jerkin perch until the wind died down a bit and then we paddled back to where we started. I took 3 fish home and Jeff took 2. Released a nice over 20" fish to continue making dinks.

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Kayak and shore fishing videos

DOA — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:19:10 GMT

This first vid is from the pond behind my apartment with a live cast-set-and fight footage with instructions (for those who need it) on how to catch pond bass. Educating our future :) with a little humor added.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USIZM-D8stQ

Recent saltwater compilation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TndSmxvRfp8

Enjoy

what is best kayak for my kind of fishing ?

ejchastain — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:05:56 GMT

I fish an inlet channel that meets up with the ocean the water is shallow to 6 feet deep i have used ocean prowler 13 there my dad and brothers and i like the rudder and fish finder on my dads. just wondering what is everyone favorite kayak and why what you look for in a kayak and what brand is the best. i have been looking at ocean big game, malibu x factor, cobra fishndrive and was realy trying to see if anyone owns the hobie paddel drive kayaks or knows how they are for a fishing kayak. i am really looking for a stable kayak to fish for snook, tarpon reds in shallow to moderately deep water up to ten feet want a kayak i can stand up in and pole or push along.

Went looking for Kings...

Vlap — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:26:14 GMT

Unfortunately the water was too warm (85) for kingfish and there were only shark, Tarpon and Spanish Mackerel.

Over 8 miles paddled with tarpon and Mackerel caught... Cooknfish jumped a large thresher or spinner shark as well. Photo is blurry. I need a new photographer! It works though!!!

It all started with a nice sunrise.
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The peace was soon shattered.
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Lucky for me I had a good coach during the fight. (I think the smile on Dave's face is due to the fact that Mark's pliers are rapidly descending to the bottom of the gulf.)
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What a fun fish to catch!
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Now how do you get the hooks out?

Who here fishes

MangroveFisherman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:38:58 GMT

Who here fishes the dunedin causeway/ caledesi (spelling?) area with a kayak?

Just curious to know who fishes this area, cuz if i do buy a kayak, thats where ill be fishing most of the time, when i can. If im not fishing that area, ill be over at my lake, fishing the cat tails for some mogan bass!

Thanks!

Recent Fishing

DOA — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:13:47 GMT

Here are a few pics from two trips I took recently with my kayak newbee buddy Jason. He picked up on it reel quick. Our most recent trip did not produce anything but two reds but the week before that we slayed em on top water in the rain (hence no pics) but I did manage to bust a nice snook which Jason snapped a shot of with his phone camera fortunately in between showers.

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This was Jason's first snook ever!

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Tiny Tarpon

CooKnFish — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:56:35 GMT

I've been busy this summer. When these guys go away I'll have more time to post. They are every bit as addictive as the bigger ones.

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My first kayak

FreeflowFisher — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:27:03 GMT

I went kayak fishing with a buddy a couple weeks ago and fell i love with it. i found a Future Beach kayak at Dicks marked down to $399, for the price you would be surprised at what you get, and I was on a budget. 13'4", 30in wide, 3 dry storage, rides stable and straight. I took it out for the first time at Dummits on Sunday. Between the 5 of us we got 3 reds, 1 trout, and a catfish but it was a great time. The natural beauty I expirienced could not have occured if I wasnt in the yak. The dolphins came out and that slowed the fishing down. One dolphin didnt see me and almost hit me head on, when it was about 5 feet away from the bow I slapped the water and startled it. Went out today in Banana just north of Pineda, got a bunch of trout on topwater. There were some dolphins doing some Sea World type acrobatics nearby, I have never seen that in real life. After the topwater bite slowed i started throwing a MirrOdine. After a few casts I got what felt like a good sized trout but turned out to be a good sized catfish. I couldnt believe it, the MirrOdine catches everything. I used a disposable waterproof 35mm for the pics. I'll post them when I get them developed.

fishin off the yak

irl jeff — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:38:48 GMT

i seem to get my hands on alot of different things. gheenoe, jon boat, kayaks, flats boats, it floats im willing to borrow or go with. lol. labor day i was off l pond rd on gheenoe going towards black point seein massive amounts of large black drum, reds all over and trout. and also just beside the channel 10 guides chasing spawning mogans. long story sort, big black drum, not prepared. gave up at 1. but anyway i borrowed a kayak yesterday, my sleeping habits r so out of wack i didnt even sleep and around 5 i was outside anxious, preping tackle and organizing. i was there exactly at sunrise putting off of L pond road, the water was low and i slowly made my way toward black point. the flat is dead!!!!!! no blacks no where, and today i bought 40 shrimp, slowly kept yaking toward black point. zig zagging tryin to find reds or anything. absolutley dead!!! of course. i yaked toward the shore and literly find reds within 5-10ft of shore beneath all the floating grass. kept going for 2 miles. spooking reds every 50ft. i casted shrimp at them had 3 bites but still not much. caught one no pic. paddled 45mins against the wind to get back. i still didnt mind being out there wasting my time. and the water rose a foot and half by the time i got off the water. i never knew tides effected that far inland.

7½ miles

CooKnFish — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:41:30 GMT

It was a beautiful morning before BOB (big orange ball) came out. The reds were feeding and they loved the pink/glow CAL jerkbait.

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As it became light I could see just how beautiful the morning was.

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These hole jumpers saw me catching fish and tried to get in on the action. :laugh:

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On the way in I found some tarpon that jumped all over the DOA BFL (Big Fish Lure). And I do mean they "jumped" all over it! It's not easy taking pictures while fighting tarpon in a kayak. My settings were all off.

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I can't wait to do it all again tomorrow!:cool:

need help for yak

MangroveFisherman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:35:57 GMT

Hey yall!

Went 'yakin at Dunedin Causeway sunday afterfnoon-no sun screen and im payin for it now- and i had a lot of fun. I had so much fun that im thinking about buying a kayak.

I was thinkin on the Hobie Mirage pro angler because it can hold a lot of weight-Im not small hehe :D- and it has pedals intead of using paddles.

I can go further using my legs rather then my arms. I learned this when i was paddling thru some somewhat big waves because jet ski guys and people in boats find it hilarious to make BIG waves. It was my first time paddling, turning, speeding, and most importantly BALANCING! When i first tried getting in, i tipped over and i fell into the water. I didnt plan on swimming so i went with jeans and my yellow polo shirt...If any of you saw a rather large feller in blue jean shorts and a really baggy polo shirt at teh kayak rental, that was me:w00t:

Anyways, i got too tired using my arms to paddle and stuff. Id like to use the leg things on the mirage, so i was wondering if thats a good kayak for me to use.

Thanks!

B.A.C.K Club Gathering.

Vlap — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:27:21 GMT

Got to the launch at 0 dark 30.
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We headed out with the rising sun in pairs for a club fishing tourny.[IMG]http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb172/Vlap/Aug%20Goomba%2009/823G2.jpg[/IMG]

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There were some areas to hide from the wind.
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Eventually there wasn't anywhere to escape the rain coming in.
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My partner and I were not deterred and kept fishing. Here is Sam still casting in the downpour.
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We did manage some decent fish in the rain.
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Well the storm passed, moving straight to the east and as we were returning to the launch for lunch the rain returned. Lucky for us we had a dedicated cook who would not abandon her post at the grill.
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Hamburgers and hotdogs for everyone!
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Once eating the storms returned and we all huddled under the shelter telling stories and eating some good chow.
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A great day on the water despite the rain. Thank god the lightning stayed away!

first trip in yak....NIRL 7/9

psj nick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:59:44 GMT

I went out on my first trip on a kayak……they are officially awesome! Lot more stable, comfortable, fishable then a canoe im used to, I just wish I could stand.
My plan was to hit up the NMZ today but when I got there it was closed b/c of the shuttle…..lame! So then I decided to see if I could fish the southern lagoon…..drive all the way and no luck, all shut down.

I decide to fish dummits cove, I finally get out on the water and the sun is all the pretty far up. I clear the mouth of the canal and didn’t see anything on the way out. Then the sun disappears, great! No more sight fishing…..

After quitting on trying to sight fish reds I just start drifting, I drift all the way from the mouth of dummit to granny cove and only pick up a couple of small trout and a 20” trout on the skitterwalk casting at potholes. Made another cast to a pothole and a big trout inhales it and starts pulling some drag…..I thought it was a tarpon at first b/c all I saw was a big splash and a shiny silver side but it didn’t jump. I don’t know quite how long it was (didn’t want it out of water to long) but it’s pretty damn long, my big arm makes it look small but you can kinda get the idea on the size by looking at the size of the skitterwalk compared to the fish: scaling off the skitterwalk it measures 28".......
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I sat in the mouth of grannies for a while with gulp soaking but nothing. Start heading in about halfway to dummits I finally see signs of reds……tailing 10’ in front of the yak!!!! I couldn’t believe it didn’t spook. But it slowly just swam off after the yak drifted almost over it made a cast in front of it and bam! Fish On!!! After a little battle I get it to the yak, grab it, unhook it and reach for the camera and it flips out of my hand and back in the drink……oh well. It was prob. 30” or so.

I kept heading toward home but it was pretty windy and no sun so by the time I saw the reds I was on top of them…..I prob. Spooked 5-6 more single reds just lying in the grass (im guessing they are waiting for the sun to get active)

I start to round the corner of dummit and finally see the tails in the air (this time from a distance) I stake out and throw my gulp crab over to it…….about 15s later fish on!!! Starts to rip some drag and it comes off……..DAMN!!! Somehow my crab got foul hooked so the point was hidden……

From there I went it at about 11:00……not the best day on the water (would have been great if the sun was up) but I had a great time in my first yaking experience.

Camera Tri-Pod`s for the Yak

Cracker11 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:01:18 GMT

I just picked up a Targus "Grypton Pro XL" Tri-Pod for my Digital Camera to be mounted on my yak,but wasn`t looking foward to drilling screw`s into my lid`s or yak,for a tie-down :w00t:

The Leg`s on this Tri-Pod are Modular,and can be formed into any Shape,so it will grip the lid of my certer consoule in the yak.....it can be wrapped around my leg to keep it safe,....wrapped around my Paddle for Underwater Shot`s.

Wally World........$20.00

I`ll get some Pic`s tomorrow for yall ;)

show us your kayak

diehardfisherman0812 — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:35:18 GMT

every show what your plastic ride is on the water.

Heroes On The Water

pag_yaker — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:40:32 GMT

All - here's a link to a recent article concerning Heroes On The Water:

[b][url=http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?437]Heroes On The Water[/url][/b]

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Best Kayak/Wading trip

DOA — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:24:40 GMT

Dad and I headed back in to our salt marsh only to find the paddling to be extremely challenging because of the freshwater dumping in from the solid week of rain we had. Once we got to the spot where I usually catch reds in the morning, we found the water to be high and tea stained with no baitfish activity. It was not looking good. With lots of casts with no hits we were about ready to look for a new spot when I decided to try off a nearby oyster bar. On the first cast I caught a nice red and then dad wades over and on his first cast..

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Cast after Cast we pulled in reds and snook! Once the action slowed down there, we ventured around the marshes steady catching more reds but never got on the snook again the rest of the day. Here are some more pics..

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S68WIjlEj90

This is why I love the rain

backwater bandit — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:52 GMT

I just graduated high school last saturday and have been doing a lot of hardcore fishing. I have been catching some nice size trout and even some inshore grouper. Also, the tarpon and huge sharks have also rolled in on the flats. However, today I loooked at the weather channel at 7 a.m. and it said 70% chance of rain. Now this is where most people say "well looks like i am not going fishing" but with me it was the complete opposite. I got together my gheenoe and made a short drive to the launching place. I caught some bait and started fishing. It was looking really promising bc theyre wasnt any wind (yet) and I caught a jack after about 5 minutes of arriving. A little later I hit up this other spot and saw my bobber go under and this is what was at the end of it! [w00t]

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After the 5 minute fight on 20 lb leader I let the old fella go to swim another day and then it started to downpour so I headed home. But what a morning it was on the water :D

Flatoutfishin Kayak shirt

flatoutfishin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:54:26 GMT

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to get some feedback on my new kayak design. Let me know what you think at flatoutfishin@verizon.net

Keep in mind the shirt color is easily changeable.

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FS Tarpon 140 kayak

sp ultracast — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:38:36 GMT

Look under the classifieds

Turnbull Basin is heating up !

Cracker11 — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:40:35 GMT

With all this new water getting dumped on us,the water levels in the North IRL has come up a Foot or better,and has pushed a Butt-Load of fresh 3" Finger Mullet out into the basin,and everything is keying in on those Tiny Mullet ;)

Red`s are tight to the shore,ambushing Rookie Fingerlings as they pass by,make sure you lure is going the same direction as the bait is flowing ;)

Trout and Snook are on the Point`s.

Juvi-Poon`s are rolling everywhere :w00t:

This area can be accessed off of Shilo Marsh Rd.

Turn-Off: 28* 49.677' N 80* 51.056' W

Launch: 28* 48.019' N 80* 50.771' W.....or at the Chain when they close the outside along the river.

I went yesterday.....4 Trout,3 Red`s,1 Snook...........all 18" to 20"

Today : 1 Trout,and just missed about a 20lb Red....she smacked my Top-Water 8 times on one cast,with her Fat Head comming out of the water each time,twice right next to the yak....WOW

Trout Colored Skitterwalk was the only thing to see action......nothing on Gold Spoon,DOA CAL Paddle Tail on a jig,DOA Split Tail rigged weedless with a Chug-Head,DOA Bait-Buster......they wanted it slow and loud.

And I was never more than 100yrds away from the truck :D

I didn`t post this on the REPORT`S Section,wanted to give the Yaker`s here first shot at it ;)

This is why I kayak/wade fish

DOA — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:31:32 GMT

Last Thursday I headed out with a friend of mine who bought a kayak based on all the fish I have been telling him about. We got back into a creek that lead to a nice shallow flat off of the ICWW. I told my friend about a spot the reds always seem to feed every morning no matter what the tide is like and I don't think he believed me until his second cast produced a nice red. All in all we caught about 12 upper slot reds standing in one place, this was one of the biggest

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After the sun came up and the reds eased away from where we were, we headed to a nice hole I usually catch them in on low tide, but the tide did not get low enough for the action to get hot, but just as we were thinking of leaving, I get a strike, and I could not move it, then it took almost all of my line on a blistering run. The fight was long and I wondered if I could ever get the upper hand. At first we had no clue what it was but then after noticing a non-stop shake in the fight I knew it probably was a jack, finally it was confirmed.

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Goomba Photos

CooKnFish — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:23:05 GMT

The BACK (Bay Area Canoe & Kayak) Club monthly paddle gathering we call a "Goomba".
This month we visited Robinson Preserve. It was windy but we still managed to find a few fish and see a lot of nature. Then again, I'm sure Vlap will point out, we saw some things that just weren't natural.

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The two Jeffs mud wrestling.
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When Nature Calls...

CooKnFish — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:20:41 GMT

Crap happens. :D

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Reds were out to play

Vlap — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:26:25 GMT

Launched with the sunrise today. Reds were active and mullet were everywhere. I saw tails out of the water all around whether they belonged to mullet or reds I am not sure. I threw everything but nothing got any attention. Well almost nothing. They loved to knock my topwater around. 5 big blowups, chases and tugs later I finally hooked into this nice mid to upper slot red.

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Geoff was pushing a skunk around all day despite multiple hits until this nice red decided to play.
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It was a beautiful day on the water.

Easter Red

backwater bandit — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:06:55 GMT

This past week was my spring break so my dad and I took out the john boat and we found a school of about 50 redfish! However, they would not bite anything.

So Easter morning before I went to a party I decided to go out to the same area in the old plastic. I caught some bait and paddled over to the area. Few casts later I had nice snook come unbottoned! So I rebait and whip my bait out in the same spot and ZZZZZZZZZZ! Fish on. I faught this redfish on light tackle for awhile before I got him in. I took a quick picture and let him swim another day. A little while later I had to leave for my Easter Party. He was just below 24".

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Thanks for reading along :cool:

March B.A.C.K. Club Report

CooKnFish — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:11:21 GMT

This month we invited Dr. Ron Taylor from the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute (I think that's what they call it now). Anyway, he's the Snook Doctor. he has been the leading snook research biologist for more than 20 years.

Ron was as entertaining as he was educational. They have been tagging snook and logging migration patterns in rivers on both sides of Florida. In a 3 yr span, they found that not all snook migrate out of the river in the spring as we all once thought. In fact, one fish they tagged never left the river in 3 years. Another fish left the river in the middle of winter. The most amazing story was of one snook tagged on the east coast that showed up on the west coast. It is thought that he made the journey through Lake O! Absolutely incredible information we all learned that evening.

Our monthly Goomba was held at the south end of the Skyway today.
It turned out to be a pretty bearable day despite the blustery conditions. We did well to stay in a protected bayou most of the day. There were plenty of fish for everyone!

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Cheryl found a nice little beach for our shore lunch but she kept escaping from the camera lens. The Cheryl is an illusive creature but they do exist.

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The guys were made to stay in the water.

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Thanks to everyone for braving the weather forecast. Next month will be better, I promise.

A little sunset action

CooKnFish — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:05:07 GMT

From 03/14/09

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I love this stuff !

Cracker11 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:56:26 GMT

I`m starting to get very comfortable on my Yak,witch free`s up the mind for fishing again....:D

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Columbia Sportswear JaxKayakFishing Classic May 1-2 2009

KayakMike — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:54:16 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, FL – February 3, 2009 – [url=http://www.jaxkayakfishing.com]JaxKayakFishing.com[/url], Northeast Florida’s online kayak fishing community, has again announced plans for the world’s largest kayak fishing tournament to be held in Jacksonville, Florida on May 1-2. The [url=http://www.jacksonvillekayakfishingclassic.com]6th annual Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic[/url] promotes kayak fishing in Jacksonville with a fun conservation-oriented format and raises funds for children’s programs at [url=http://www.danielkids.org]Daniel Memorial[/url] and the [url=http://www.guyharveyoceanfoundation.org/]Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation[/url]. The [url=http://www.columbia.com]Columbia Sportswear Company[/url], the global leader in active outdoor apparel, is the title sponsor.

Officials expect that more than [b]300[/b] kayak anglers will target Redfish, Trout, and Flounder in a catch-photo-release format with more than [b]$75,000[/b] in prizes and gifts. Last year’s Classic had a world’s largest attendance of [b]341[/b] paddlers with more than $60,000 in prizes and gifts. The event raised over [b]$28,000[/b] for local children’s and conservation charities.

The captain’s meeting is scheduled for May 1 at Jacksonville’s Ramallah Club. Check-in, awards ceremonies, and a banquet are set for May 2 at Jacksonville’s Ramallah Club. The entry fee is $60 and includes a captain’s bag, rights to fish, entry into the raffles, and banquet. A special VIP entry for $110 is also available that additionally includes a new technology custom-embroidered Columbia fishing shirt and a Norton Brass Rattler Fish Grip. Anglers will be launching and fishing at any inshore location within Duval, Nassau, and St. John’s counties.

Trophies, kayaks, fishing gear and gift certificates will be awarded for first place through fourth place finishers in four open divisions and first place through third place in the fly fishing division. Divisions include: the redfish-trout-flounder slam, biggest redfish, biggest trout, biggest flounder, and the redfish-trout fly slam. There are also contingency prizes, awards for top Jr. Angler, top Lady Angler, top Sr. Angler, a Mystery Fish prize, a raffle for the Best Dang Tackle Box, and raffles that include more than $20,000 worth of kayaks, equipment and tackle.

The event is co-sponsored by many of North Florida’s finest kayak and fishing retailers, including Strike-Zone Fishing, Black Creek Outfitters, Gander Mountain, Dick’s Sporting Goods, All Wet Sports, Black Fly Outfitters, and AquaEast. The world’s leading fishing kayak and accessory manufacturers are also sponsors: Hobie Kayaks, Malibu Kayaks, Ocean Kayaks, Emotion Kayaks, FreedomHawk Kayaks, Native Watercraft, Cobra, Wilderness Systems Kayaks, and Accent Paddles.

Many prominent national tackle brands such as Costa Del Mar, XTools, Penn, Daiwa, Shimano, Guy Harvey, Tilley Hats, Berkley, Mirrolure, Fishbites, Slayer Lures, Lowrance and DOA Lures are also major supporters. The Outdoors Show, Florida Sportsman, Florida Fishing Weekly, Kayak Fisherman Magazine, Florida Sportfishing Magazine, Kayak Angler Magazine, Coastal Angler Magazine, Fishing Connection, Canoe&Kayak Magazine, Paddler Magazine, and Great Atlantic Outfitters are promoting and advertising the event.

Kayak fisherman can register online at www.JacksonvilleKayakFishingClassic.com or can also pick up an entry form at Strike-Zone Fishing, Black Creek Outfitters, and Gander Mountain. More information, rules, and prize details are also available online.

Sponsors for the 2009 Jacksonville Kayak Fishing Classic include: Strike Zone Fishing, BlackCreek Outfitters, Accent Paddles, Hobie Kayaks, Costa Del Mar, Malibu Kayaks, Emotion Kayaks, Advanced Elements, FreedomHawk Kayaks, Wilderness Systems Kayaks, Ocean Kayaks, Native Watercraft, Gander Mountain, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Black Fly Outfitter, All Wet Sports, XTOOLS, Guy Harvey, Berkley, Great Atlantic Outfitters, Thule, CCA, Bending Branches, Creative Feathers Studio, Florida Kayak Fishing, Outdoors Show, Florida Fishing Weekly, BullFrog, Mirrolure, Daiwa, DOA Lures, Calcutta, Crack of Dawn, MTI, Surf To Summit, Malone Auto Racks, Shimano, Lowrance, KayakFishingSupplies.Com, Kayak Amelia, B&M Bait&Tackle, Talic, RAM, Polar Bear Coolers, Otter Box, Scotty Rod Holders, Key West Paddle Sports, Daiichi Hooks, Hook1, GearKeeper, Pier 17, Slayer Lures, Fishbites, ThermaCELL, Penn Fishing, Exude Mister Twister, Stohlquist, Fish-N-Drinks.Com, AquaEast, Bite-A-Bait, Wheeleez, White Shell Bait&Tackle, Arlington Bait&Tackle, EvergladesKayakFishing.Com, Extrasport, Carlisle, Ugly Braid, Tilley Hats, 3rd Grip CrateMate, Precision Pak, Spot Personal Locator, 321Fish.Com, Dri-Grip Sunscreen, Fisherman’s Seafood & Bait, YakLife.Com, TTI-Blakemore Fishing Group, AT Paddles, Wang Anchors, Yak-Gear.Com, Skwoosh, R.L. Haines Roofing.

Interview and Public Relations Contact:
Mike Kogan
JaxKayakFishing
PO Box 330465
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
O: 904.382.5007
E: mike@JaxKayakFishing.com
W: www.JaxKayakFishing.com

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Who needs a paddle!!!

fish4reds — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:13:54 GMT

Saw this thing a month or so ago on BBC America, brings a whole new meaning kayaking.....

http://playak.tv/view_video.php?category=mr&page=1&viewkey=ffa2b3ff8c02ebfd5659&viewtype=

My new Ride

fish4reds — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:02:46 GMT

Here she is.....

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I picked it up today, she's a 14' American Eagle weighing in around 70lbs. Can't wait to pole her around the NMZ:D

Web Sites ?

Cracker11 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:44:02 GMT

I`ve looked through the For Sale Adds here and on FS........Are there any sites that show a good selection of New and Used Yak`s in Florida ?

RedFish

biteme25 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:10:35 GMT

This was the first ride I took by a 25.5" redfish while I was in my kayak! I also caught a 15" sheepsie on a jighead tipped with dead shrimp. The fish were caught the day after the full moon on the incoming tide and the tides were very negative and very positive.

web site

gheenoe.fisherman — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:45:26 GMT

since moving to north GA.still cant keep from missing the waters of tampa bay. have got alot of found memories of fishing there before my life took a nose dive. but having trouble trying to log on paddle-fish.com. if any one could please help me find the site many thanks would be in order. john:)

January Goomba

CooKnFish — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:39:17 GMT

The Bay Area Canoe & Kayak (BACK) club held their monthly "Goomba" gathering today. We had a great turn out despite the chilly temperatures. We had 17 entries for the Large Trout Tournament. Not everybody caught trout but there were stories of big jacks being caught that were worth the $5 donations. Ladyfish were pretty thick as well. We had a couple of anglers find a hole full of silver trout but that breed does not grow as big as the speckled trout. When we gathered back at the lunch site (yes, I said "lunch) we found that it was a woman that won the Gentleman's Bet.

1st Place - Sharon (RockinNReelin)- 19"
2nd Place - Norm (Norm)- 18½"
3rd Place - Mark (CooKnFish)- 17"

The potluck style shore lunch was very tasty! Cuban sandwiches, black beans, chips and salsa, tuna pasta salad and a couple of adult beverages. Good stuff!

The launch...
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2 of the winning fish came from a bar within yelling distance of the launch.
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Parking in the rear.
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1st Place - Sharon
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2nd Place - Norm
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3rd Place - Mark
Sorry... I was the one behind the camera.

Feeding time!
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CooKnFish's new Year's Trout Trip

CooKnFish — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:57:24 GMT

The wind is my friend... the wind is my friend...

I made my annual trout trip this morning with Sharon's brother, Butch. It is a CooKnCrew tradition to have a trout dinner on New Years Day as a token of good fishing for the year to come.

The wind sucked paddling out to my spot but once we got there it didn't bother us so much. We got out of the boats and stood on the oyster bar and I caught my limit in less than an hour. I spent the next 4 hours releasing fish while I waited for Butch to catch something. :lol: The trout ranged between 17"-21", also caught a couple of small flounder and a ladyfish.

Pan fried fillets met with my homemade tartar sauce between the halves of a bakery fresh sesame seed bun. Here's to a full year of many trips and tight lines!

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A kayak angler is born... part deux

Vlap — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:46:50 GMT

Wednesday I took my uncle out for his first kayak fishing trip. While the fishing was slow for us I did manage to find some trout for him. I decided to do some exploring at the very low tides and while working a deep hole I had my uncle casting the edge.

The lure of choice was a mirrodine(chartreuse belly and back).

As the mirrodine was worked back along the edge in some seriously skinny water I see my uncle's rod jump hard as the water in front of him explodes. It comes right back up as he missed the hook set. Well the fish wasn't happy with that so it turned and charged the lure again. This time the water explodes again and this time the hooks hold and line starts ripping.

The fish never came up so I was hoping he had a good red and not a snagged mullet. After several more runs and a great fight my uncle landed this nice snook.

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This snook was a surprise to me out there but with the warm days we had prior I guess the snook had journeyed out to warm itself on the flats.

We moved on back to join Mauso1 where my uncle caught a few more trout.

Maybe I have influenced a father and son to take up this great sport we all enjoy.