Chatter COMMUNITY RE: KAYAK OR WHAT?
Jay Kania’s DIY solar-powered, sail-driven MirageDrive fishing vessel fired up debate online (
www.rapidmedia.com/0098).
“That’s not a kayak, it’s a boat. Paddles aren’t even used...
“If you or nature is your only propulsion, you’re in the club,
in my opinion.” —ROBERT FIELD ONKAYAK ANGLER’S FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
Fishing for Aliens
They come from distant places, they have strange faces and they are taking over. Not spacemen, it's alien fish species that are invading local waters. In the Summer/Fall 2013 issue of Kayak Angler magazine, Her- schel Finch’s article, “Alien Species” (www.
rapidmedia.com/0099) reported that some anglers and scientists decry the effect non- native species have on the local ecology while others cautiously celebrate the addi- tion of a new fishing target. The debate con- tinued on Kayak Angler’s website. “Introduced fish are everywhere now,”
In the iPad, Android and desktop editions of Kayak Angler
If you’re not reading this on your tablet, smartphone or desktop, here’s what you’re missing:
Host of
30milesout.com, Ty Southerland, teaches trolling tactics (Tow the Line pg. 34).
Mad scientist, Jeff Little cooks up a batch of psychedelic soft plastics (Mad Science pg. 36).
Learn how to rescue your buddy from the water with Henry Jackson (Man Overboard pg. 42).
Watch for this icon throughout this issue of Kayak Angler to see additional photo and video content.
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writes Dave Hutton. “If they bite a hook and put up a fight it’s all good to me.” In fact, Finch’s article points to studies that indicate native bass populations have grown in areas that host the invasive Asian snakehead. Dave Walker adds, “No one is trying to get rid of smallmouth bass from Washington and Ore- gon, even though they have had big impacts on salmon.” On Kayak Angler’s Facebook page, Eric Bonneman ar-
gues that, “[Peacock bass] revitalized fishing in our [Mi- ami] neighborhood.” Allen Morgan drags Virginia’s blue catfish into the fight. “They sure have been a huge eco- nomic boon.” He explains that area guides, outfitters and commercial anglers depend on the non-native catfish. Still, opposition to the alien invaders is strong. “Kill
‘em all!” cries Jeff Young on Facebook. Parrott Head Jim backs him up, “Those things are nasty.” But Greyson Far- ris takes the scientific approach. “You’ve got to stand for conservation first and foremost,” he says, “what will you say when your historical fish population disappears en- tirely due to competition, predation or exclusion?” In the end, Dave Nacrelli tries to calm the waters,
“They have tried everything to control [invasive spe- cies] and have been unsuccessful. I say let’s make lem- onade out of the lemons.”
Spiders, snakes, sharks and beavers, oh my
Isaac “Rocket” Brumaghim’s You- Tube video of a shark stealing a tuna off his fishing line drew over 10 million views (www.rapidmedia. com/0054). In the “Editor’s Angle” of the 2013 Summer/Fall issue, Bru- maghim says, “I was shocked and marveled by the encounter, but not scared.” For kayak anglers, run-ins with dangerous wildlife are just part of the fun. On Kayak Angler’s
Facebook
page, readers shared their stories of close calls. Texas angler Glenn
Madden met Jaws off Corpus Christi. “I had a bull shark, around 500 pounds, hit my kingfish just as I was preparing to gaff it,” he tells us. “Still not sure how he missed biting my foot, but he took 35 inches of my fish in one big bite.” Adam Gilvarry also ran into a Texas bullshark, “Wa-
ter exploded and the bow of my Hobie jumped up,” he writes. “Spooked the hell out of me.” Mike Hughes had another type of cold-blooded encounter, “I got out of my kayak to wade fish and stepped on something that was wiggling around under my foot. I lifted up and no- ticed a banded sea snake swim off. I found out later it is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. Quite a sobering thought.” It can be a dangerous world out there for kayak an-
glers. Jason Marcucilli was fishing with his daughter when a beaver attacked their kayak. Australian kayak angler Annie Hess shared a newspaper story from The Katherine Times about a saltwater crocodile that charged a pair of kayak anglers. According to the pa- per, witness Gary Hickey said, “I’ve never seen anyone paddle and pedal a Hobie kayak at the same time.”
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Still awesome, just not a kayak.” —JASON SELF ONKAYAK ANGLER’S FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
PHOTO: JEFF LITTLE
PHOTO: ISAAC “ROCKET” BRUMAGHIM
PHOTO: COURTESY JAY KANIA
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