JACKSONVILLE KAYAK FISHING CLASSIC www.jaxkayak fishing.com/tournament


This is the big daddy, the one and only largest kayak fishing competition in the world—some 430 threw down in 2010. Mike Kogan of Jacksonville Kayak Fishing works wonders coordinating this scramble-style CPR extravaganza that pulls in thousands for charity each May.


TIP SHEET Frank Gregg has haunted the JAX Classic winner’s podium since 2005. Although anglers can stalk the inshore slam any way they want, he sticks with artificial fish tricks. Gregg starts the day looking for trout with a bone-colored Bomber Badonk-A-Donk, walking it over channel edges and drop offs. Once the sun comes up, he tempts reds with a Gulp Ripple Mullet rigged weedless on a ¼-ounce jig head. “I fish that with short twitches along the edge of a marsh shoreline,” he says. To get his flounder, he slows the presentation and drags the jig across the bottom. “It’s deadly,” he says.


FORGOTTEN COAST KAYAK


FISHING CLASSIC www.for gottencoastkayak fishingclassic.net


The stretch of Florida’s west coast from Panama Beach to St. Pete is desolate. Many people forget it exists. The FCKA Kayak Fishing Classic tournaments may change that. With tons of local support, a party each night and big prizes from major sponsors, the event makes a big impression.`


TIP SHEET 2010 Slam Champion Blake Beltz encourages anglers to fish until time is up. “Even though it’s been a long day and you’ve made a thousand casts,” Beltz says, “don’t quit.” But make sure to allow enough time to drive to the weigh-in. “Don’t be late!” he stresses, “If you are, it’s game over!”


DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT… D.O.A. C.A.L. Shad Tails and matching Jig Heads. “I catch more fish on this bait than any other lure in my tackle bag,” Beltz says.


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PHOTO: RORY GREGG


PHOTO: KENDAL LARSON


PHOTO: KENDAL LARSON


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