CATCH PHOTOGRAPH RELEASE
JOHN WILLIAMS CHOUPIQUE BAYOU, LOUISIANA
John—he also goes by the moniker Dances with Reds—said of his 28-inch fish, “I thought this was a beautiful red, rugged, beautiful and unique. The donut spot on its tail is the only one like this I’ve ever seen.”
BILL SIKORA LAKE OST, FLORIDA
Kayak Angler forum regular Bill Sikora, aka Snook One, used a Lake Fork Trophy Lures Hyper Worm wacky rig to fool this nice fish at the inaugural Florida Bass Paddlers meet-up last January.
BROOKE KNOTTS SECRET SPOT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Brooke’s bass snacked on a Yum Money Craw. “It is the first fish I have ever caught from a kayak but it won’t be my last,” said the lady who was fishing with Kayak Angler contributor Brian Cope.
BRIAN MILLER ARTIST LAKE, NEW YORK
Any first kayak fish is a big deal, and that includes crappie, especially nice ones like this.
ALLEN LEEPIN RUSSIAN RIVER, CALIFORNIA PETER ZADEK SHELTER ISLAND, NEW YORK
The Hank Parker Signature Series Outback strikes again! Peter pulled this five-pounder out of a small pond—perfect kayak water.
14 …KAYAK ANGLER EARLY SUMMER 2011
Allen jumped right in the river when it came time to gently release this living jewel, a wild steelhead.
ERNESTO DEBLASI LAKEWORTH LAGOON, FLORIDA
“Jack attack on the ‘yak. Ernesto with a double- header, two 10-pound jack crevalle caught simultaneously,” wrote photographer Greg Miller. Get this, they were caught in December.
PHOTO: JARED ENGSKOW PHOTO: GREG MILLER
PHOTO: NEIL PREJEAN
PHOTO: CRAIG GREENFIELD
PHOTO: BRIAN MILLER
PHOTO: COURTESY ALLEN LEEPIN PHOTO: BRIAN COPE
PHOTO: RICH JONES
TIM STEWART MT. ISLAND LAKE, NORTH CAROLINA
“How ‘bout a little winter love for the summer edition?” Tim wrote of his personal best spotted bass. The Provision Co. Kayak Fishing staffer was aboard his beloved 12-year-old Dagger Bayou when he caught this Christmas fish.
MIKE LODEN GOODLAND, FLORIDA
30 pounds of flying fish! Mike tricked this aerobatic tarpon with a Zara Spook Jr. Rich Jones was quick on the shutter.
PHOTO: JON TILLY
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