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Although I paddle, and fish twelve months a year. Even here in Tennessee there are days that the conditions are just not worth the effort. So for the last couple of cold windy weeks. I have found myself dreaming of warm weather adventures to come. Its sorta like cabin fever I guess. Within these thoughts and dreams. I have found the urge to go experience the Ozark's in …
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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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As the water temperatures cool down each fall, we as kayak anglers have to start thinking about how we are going to keep our feet warm and dry as we enter and exit our watercraft. In the past, I had used knee-high rubber boots. The cost was nice and they got the job done from a functional standpoint so I tolerated them for a couple of seasons. There was one major drawback to …
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A beautiful spring weekend in North East Tennessee, camping with the family on the bank of the Obey River just below Dale Hollow Dam. A weekend filled with good food, camp fire stories and trout fishing. The weather was absolutely perfect, mid 70’s during the day and 50’s at night. We decided to leave the kayaks at home for this trip and opted for waders and bank fishing. Afte …
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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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