Chatter COMMUNITY
“I was having so much fun blitzing bass, I forgot to turn on the cameras. I hooked one, started reeling, then went to start the camera to record the madness—the bass photo-bombed me while I was setting it up!”
RE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU’RE FOCUSED ON PHOTOGRAPHING THE CATCH, NOT LANDING THE FISH?
From a comment emailed to Kayak Angler by Brian “Vince” Vincent.
Land vs. Sea “Kayak fishing makes it easy to access the water so I spend more time fishing,” Hobie pro and guide, Cory Routh says in “Moonlighters” in the Early Summer edition of Kayak Angler (www.rapidmedia. com/0247). The feature profiled nine of the top pros in kayak fishing to learn how they balance life on and off the water. Routh, like many pro kayak anglers, holds down a day job while he chases his dreams. Readers chimed in with their own stories of
squeezing the most kayak fishing out of life. “If only I could spend every minute on the water,” dreams John Fraser on Kayak Angler’s Fishing Forum (www.
rapidmedia.com/0248). Randy Vining, a Johnson Outdoors pro, responds, “It’s all about the decisions you make in life. I focus on fishing, so all other deci- sions are based on that.” Patriarch Ed Mashburn combines family and fish-
ing. “How did I find more time to go fishing?” he asks, “the answer is in my shed.” Mashburn has five kayaks hanging from the rafters. “One for each mem- ber of the family,” he laughs, “and Momma always takes me to town when we go fishing.” For newlywed Lee Youngblood, kayak fishing
comes down to economics. “If I want to spend time kayak fishing, I have to earn time by making dinner and doing housework,” he complains, “who said kay- ak fishing isn’t expensive!” Kayak Angler contributor,Mike Cline chimed in on
the forum thread with some sage advice. “I have an advantage that I’m old and semi-retired,” he starts, “it’s not about the time that you take to go fishing, it’s about making the most of the time you get on the water.”
8…KAYAK ANGLER
Life Saver
Kayak Angler’s Wear Your PFD, Win a PFD contest has been a great success. We’ve received hundreds of grip-and-grin photos of readers wearing their life vests, and we’ve awarded a pile of Mustang MIT 100 inflatables. We’ve also received dozens of messages and posts about life vests saving lives. One of the first stories came from Ryan Howell
of Central Coast, California. “We got caught in gale- force winds and seas on the backside of Catalina Is- land,” he recalls, “if I hadn’t had my life jacket and used the buddy system I probably would have lost my life.” Facebook friend, Daniel Roloff has his own
story: “I got tossed in the water off Big Sur and the PFD kept me afloat, but my wetsuit kept me warm.” Another reader was adamant, “PFD! Just had a man from my area fall out of his ‘yak with no vest and he didn’t make it, so my tip: PFD!” crowed Che Corm- ier on Facebook. Ryan Anderson posted this story on Kayak An-
gler’s Fishing Forum: “I was fishing a local pond on a nice afternoon, so I had my PFD in the back of the kayak. A couple of golfers decided to use me as target practice. I was very lucky I didn’t get hit. It was a very good reminder that you never know what can happen on the water.” See pictures of Wear Your PFD, Win a PFD contestants and learn more at www.rapidmedia. com/0249.
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In the Apple, Android and desktop editions of Kayak Angler
If you’re not reading this on your tablet, smartphone or desktop at
Rapidmedia.com/0250, here’s what you’re missing:
Rig your kayak to troll for striped bass with Alan Battista (Slow Ride for Striper, pg. 36).
Kayak Angler web editor Ben
Duchesney goes to war on Ocean Kayak’s Big Game II (Splash, pg. 44).
Test paddle Wilderness Systems’ new Thresher with Kayak Angler editor, Ric Burnley (Splash, pg. 46).
throughout this issue of Kayak Angler to see additional photo and video content.
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PHOTO: BRIAN “VINCE” VINCENT
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