JORDAN PERKINS GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA
“It was my first trip of the New Year on the first weekend of the New Year,” Jordan tells us. “A guy fishing beside the launch told me, ‘Bite your bait in half, they want a small bait.’ After that I caught a fish every few casts.” PHOTO: SUMMERS PERKINS
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RYAN ANDERSON GRAND LAKE, NOVA SCOTIA
“Had a whole pile of rain with some warm temperatures that broke up the skim of ice covering most of the lakes up here,” recalls Ryan. “I couldn’t connect with any striped bass on this day, but I managed a personal-best landlocked salmon.” PHOTO: RYAN ANDERSON
one CPR photo with the angler wearing a PFD. The
photographer receives a Mustang M.I.T. 100 Inflatable PFD.
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DALTON REAMES
HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK, SOUTH CAROLINA Dalton enjoys fishing for speckled trout with paddle-
tail grubs in the creeks and lagoons in South Carolina’s low country. He primarily trolls or drifts with two rods secured in rod holders. PHOTO: BRIAN COPE
BRENDAN RUSSO CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS
Brendan caught this 37-inch striped bass, his personal best, just after sunrise on a topwater popper. “Definitely worth getting up at 4:30 a.m.!” he says. PHOTO: BEN DUCHESNEY
TIM SYLVESTER LEESVILLE LAKE, OHIO
“This 35.5-inch musky won the ‘Yak Ohio award in the VANG XIONG CATAWBA RIVER, SOUTH CAROLINA
Buckeye Kayak Fishing Trail,” says Tim. He caught the fish by trolling a Lee Sisson fire-tiger crankbait. “My family found it’s good for catching muskies.” PHOTO: TIM SYLVESTER
“This was my biggest striper at over 20 pounds and 35
inches,” says Vang. “I didn’t know what I had on because it pulled so hard and stayed deep for 10 minutes.” PHOTO: VANG XIONG
JULIAN FODOR COROLLA, NORTH CAROLINA
Julian caught this drum a mile off the beach. “A great way to spend a sunset,” he says. PHOTO: JOSH BUCKLEY
TIM TAYLOR PABLO HEIN SANTA TERESA, COSTA RICA
“This fish is called a Rockero snapper here in Costa Rica,” says Pablo, owner of Sea Kayak Adventures. “This is the biggest that I’ve caught.” PHOTO: PABLO HEIN
LEANDRO PERA DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA
“I have been a fisherman since I was a little kid,” says Leandro, “two years ago I discovered the adventure of fishing offshore on a kayak.” Leandro caught this sailfish on a live google eye in 250 feet of water. “The fight on this fish is amazing.” PHOTO: LEANDRO PERA
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND
Tim caught this kingfish on a topwater lure in 10 feet of water. “The kingfish grabbed the lure and took off,” he recalls, “the water was so shallow I thought I snagged kelp.” PHOTO: TIM TAYLOR
DAVID WRIGHT CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER, FLORIDA
Donna Wright sent in this shot of her husband’s 27-inch redfish that he caught on a silver MirrOlure She Pup. “This was the biggest redfish of the season,” Donna adds. PHOTO: DONNA WRIGHT
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