Chatter COMMUNITY RE: KAYAK ANGLER’S STAR TURN
I was watching American Dad, one of my favorite shows on FOX, when I noticed a little surprise. An issue of Kayak Angler in plain sight behind Stan, the American Dad! What a surprise to get a little recognition from the animators. I took a screen capture to share with my fellow anglers. I hope it brings a smile to everyone’s face like it has to mine. —EXCERPTED FROM A LETTER BY DAN BUTLER, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.
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8 …KAYAK ANGLER EARLY SUMMER 2012
At an astounding 1,916 pages, Ken Schultz’s Fishing Encyclopedia is the largest single collection of angling knowledge. Published in 1999, it’s an amazing re- source, yet the entry for kay- ak takes up only half a page. In “The Encyclopedia of Kayak Fishing” (Summer/ Fall 2011, www.kayakangl-
ermag.com/0016), we of- fered a modest collection of 44 skills tips as an unofficial addendum. A short while later, we were de- lighted to hear from Schultz. Acknowledging “kayaks for fishing have
44 CLIMBING
BACK ON YOUR
WATERY STEED FISH FROM A KAYAK long enough and you’ll eventually fall into the water. To get back into a SOT kayak, follow these simple steps:
1. Swim to the upwind or upstream side of the kayak. Right the kayak if necessary.
2. Reach across and pull the far side towards you, keeping your elbows high.
3. Kick vigorously while pulling yourself across the kayak on your belly. With your head held low, twist your body and pull your legs into the foot wells. —Ric Burnley
3. Wiggle back inside. 2. Grab the far side. 40 … KAYAK ANGLER SUMMER/FALL 2011
ENCYCLOPEDIA of KAYAK FISHING
TIPS, TRICKS AND TIDBITS TO ADD TO YOUR STORE OF KAYAK FISHING WISDOM
(CONDENSED VERSION)
Ken Schultz’s Fishing Encyclopedia is an astounding 1,916 pages. That’s 12 pounds of angling know- how, as weighty as a trophy trout. The entry for kayak takes up only half a page. Schultz himself would say there’s a lot he left out. Here are 44 kayak fishing tricks, tips and tidbits, most of which you won’t find in Schultz’s landmark volume. Consider it an unofficial addendum to the largest single collection of angling knowledge.
1. Right-side your ride. PHOTOS: RIC BURNLEY
WHIRLED CHAMPIONSHIP
In November and then again in February, Aus- tralia and New Zealand each hosted a kayak fish- ing world championship. One required Hobie pedal power; the other was paddle only. Kayak Angler’s online readers followed along as U.S. Hobie pro Jose Chavez made an exciting charge to- wards victory at the Daiwa- Hobie World Kayak Fishing Tournament, coming up
evolved significantly,” Schultz surprised us by claiming a piece of kayak fishing history. “I wrote the first article that ever appeared in a national magazine (Field & Stream) on kay- ak fishing, which was fishing for bass in the backwater oxbows of the Mississippi River, of all places. I agree that more can be said about the subject today,” he wrote. Schultz feels that angling knowledge trans-
fers freely between platforms. “A few nuances change, but most of what is true about fish- ing out of a kayak is also true for fishing out of other boats,” he noted. He has a point, al- though we think that the differences are plen- tiful enough they’re worth hundreds of pages a year. Readers clamor for more via email, Facebook and phone. We’re a long way from writing the last word on kayak fishing.
just short. In New Zealand, TV personality Jim Sammons cheered fellow Ocean Kayak teammate Jai Sanders on to the inaugural Kayak Fishing World Cup. Rather than focus on the potentially con-
troversial schism between paddle and pedal, readers aimed below the equatorial belt. “Would now be a good time to announce the World Kayak Fishing Championship hosted by me, fished by me, and won by me? It’s at an undisclosed location,” wrote one who signed his name as “Guest.” Wes Higgins took issue with the choice of fish used in Australia to es- tablish championship credentials. “How can a ‘bream battler’ be titled the World Champion Kayak Angler? I’d like to see him come over here and do some bass fishing,” he challenged. Stew Rat found the whole thing overblown. “Fishing is worldwide but way too varied to be a world anything. You can be top bass fisher- man of a circuit, top sailfish or what have you but that’s about it,” he wrote.
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