Kayak
Some key spots along the Gulf Coast offer paddlers their best bet to tie into a kingfish without the astronomical fuel bill.
Text and photos by Joe Richard/
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HEN you think of chasing kingfish, a picture of a kayak doesn’t immediately come to mind, but
kayakers are increasingly targeting kingfish each summer, and the sport is evolving beyond a few novelty catches. Kingfish landed from plastic boats pro- pelled by muscle power alone, without fuel, may still be a novel concept for most of us. From a pocketbook stand-
The real Mecca for kayak kings is the sugar beaches stretch- ing from Panama City, Florida to Orange Beach in Alabama.
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point, it is the polar opposite of blasting offshore in a triple-outboard center con- sole at high speed, with a 300-gallon fuel tank ticking inevitably towards “E.” Dig around a little and you can find plenty of stories of kayak-equipped anglers landing kingfish along Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts, even the middle and lower Texas coast, where coastal winds often rule out such endeavors except during late summer. Of these locations, though,
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