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| | | Supreme Being
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| UG! I am exhausted! Hit the water at 7am and wasn't dry until I got outta the shower around 8pm. There was a kayak fishing tournament yesterday and the weather was much less than pleasant. Strong winds, VERY thick fog and drizzle. Plus it was a cool morning at 65. Water temp was close to the same. I did pretty good but once again fell short of winning. This was a slam tournament. Well I found my red and trout early on and then lost a snook that I needed to complete my slam late in the day. No one slammed today due to the hard conditions. If that snook had not thrown the hook I could have won. ARGH!!! 3rd tourny in a row where I fell just short. They say you have to pay your dues and put your time in. Well I must be getting close to that now. So close but yet so far...
As I said. It was a long wet chilly day. Also a great amount of fun. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Now here are some pictures.
My very first cast of the day put onto a mud flat about 6 inches deep was pounced upon by a feisty but small red.
The fog was already thick and would only get worse.
After missing several fish including the snook I needed to complete my slam I managed to get into a bunch of small trout that at least kept the excitement up.
After my last trout Jeff decided he wanted in on the action and drifted between me and the fish I was catching. Whata hole jumper!
The fog really started rolling in here. There are two kayaks in this picture. Close to the land.
Still getting thick. There is another kayak deep in the fog here as well.
Needing a change we moved to a different spot where after many ladyfish and some trout Jeff finally managed to find a snook. You would think a guy who uses the screen name "snookfinatic" would be able to put us on more than just one snook. 
Well the day was done at that point. We headed back to the cars, loaded up and went to the weigh in an hour late. Some friends were still there so we got to chat about the poor fishing and relax with a few beers and a good burger.
Ypu it was a long wet chilly day but one that was full of fun, friendship and fish. I would do it again in a heatbeat. Just not today since it is really cold and windy
Vegetarian: Old Indian word for bad fisherman.
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| | Sounds like you had a blast. Too bad the weather was bad, but still looked like fun. Where was the tourney at, and what did you have to do to get into the tourney? I am looking to get into kayak fishing sometime and just wanted to know. Thanks |
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| | | Supreme Being
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| great job i missed this one due to family stuff. will be at the one in march it seems like that happens to me to i loose the one fish i need every time.
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