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ANGIE FUNK SHOW OFF YOUR CPR
ALEXANDER GASHNIKOV EASTERN SHORE, VIRGINIA
Alexander was fishing a secret creek when he scored this fat redfish. “Picture time!” he called out after the catch. PHOTO: RIC BURNLEY
Send high-resolution digital photos of your best catch to cpr@kayakanglermag. com. Tell us the fish story; who is the angler, who is the photographer, where, when and how was the catch made?
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, ALABAMA
“I am mighty proud of this picture,” says Chris Funk about this photo of his wife, Angie, and her first solo-caught fish. “She is a great angler, but she usually likes to have me nearby.” Last summer, Angie decided to strike out on her own. “She has caught several bass so far,” Chris reports. PHOTO: CHRIS FUNK
MICHAEL LAMMERS LADY BIRD LAKE, TEXAS
Michael caught this 23-inch largemouth on his weekly after- work fishing trip. “Second cast and the fish hit,” he writes, “this is one off the prettiest bass I’ve caught.” PHOTO: MICHAEL LAMMERS
FIL MARTINEZ CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL, VIRGINIA
“Caught this 24-inch sheepshead while fishing off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel,” says Fil. “Couldn’t have done it without my Hobie Adventure, it handled the chop like a champ and let me stay close to the pilings in the strong current.” PHOTO: FIL MARTINEZ
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MATT GRIFFIN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
“I caught this 40-inch snook using a MirrOdine on light
tackle,” writes Matt. “Once I realized that it was a snook, I just kept saying to myself, ‘don’t fray the leader!’ This is my personal best fish from a kayak.” PHOTO: MATT GRIFFIN
DEE KAMINSKI TREASURE COAST, FLORIDA
When a big fish inhaled Dee’s lure, she thought the fight was on. “But the fish came unbuttoned,” she tells us. So Dee cast back to the same spot and hooked up again.
STEFANO NORCIA BERGAMO, ITALY
“The fish ran straight for me and got tangled in the grass,” she continues, “I couldn’t move it.” After a short prayer, she beat this 26-inch bowfin. PHOTO: ROD “GATORBAIT” SALZAR
At first, Stefano thought he was snagged on the bottom−until the bottom moved. “My reel started to sing,” he tells us, “this 26- inch pike was on the other end of my line.” PHOTO: ANTONIA ZAPPALA
JAY DOHERTY CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS
Jay had never experienced a striper topwater blitz from a kayak so Kayak Angler web editor Ben Duchesney threw him into the Ocean Kayak Big Game, handed him a rod with a bone colored Heddon Spook Jr, and pointed towards the fish. “It’s the kind of
ANASTASIA BORBON OMAK LAKE, WASHINGTON
According to her father, seven-year-old Anastasia is already a veteran angler. “This is her first Lahontan Cutthroat,” Dad writes in an email, “she was thrilled.” PHOTO: RAYMOND BORBON
experience that you should realize you’re lucky to live,” says Jay. PHOTO: BEN DUCHESNEY
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