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There are several species of fish that an angler can chase from a kayak. Being an avid kayak tournament angler I focus primarily on bass, practicing CPR; catch photograph and release. It is a great feeling to win the battle against a giant bass and put her back, watching her swim away knowing she will produce many more bass. Once in a while, it is just as fun (and filling) to l …
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The unseasonably warm December weekend (well, maybe not “unseasonably” – it is Tennessee) called me to go fishing. After fishing tournaments almost every weekend for a year, some might think a break would be in order...but then they would never understand the desire that drives us to compete...and fish, and fish, and fish...and fish...so, I unloaded my Hobie Pro Angler 14 …
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It was May of 2015. I was the guy fishing from the bank with no boat and too big to even think about getting in a canoe or kayak. I was talking to my good friend Jim Flowers about my frustration of limited fishing opportunities due to fishing from the overgrown bank. Jim said let’s get in the kayaks and get you out there, “fat guys don’t get in a kayak” was my immediate reply. …
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