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GARY WHITE TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
“After three of us finished lunch, we were talking and as the others moved away I decided to make a cast,” says Gary. “Bang! Fish on!” Guess you don’t need stealth to catch a 24-inch” sea trout. PHOTO: RICK REEVE
one CPR photo with the angler wearing a PFD. The
photographer receives a Mustang M.I.T. 100 Infl atable PFD.
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WILLIAM BERINGER MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS
TIM POPE NAVARRE BEACH, FLORIDA
Tim was fishing with pro guide Brandon Barton when he hooked this king mackerel off Navarre Beach. Barton tells us the 38.5-inch king was caught on a live hardtail in shallow water. “It pulled some good drag,” he says. PHOTO: BRANDON BARTON
“When I’m moving from one fishing spot to another, I troll a swimmer or a soft paddle tail,” says William. As he crossed a sandy flat, this fish hit like a freight train. PHOTO: MATT ZIMMERMAN
MATT ZIMMERMAN IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS
"This was one of many striped bass caught on the fly that day,” says Matt. “The fish ripped me into the backing and almost wrapped me around two different mooring chains.” PHOTO: MATT ZIMMERMAN
SAM OLIVIO NAVARRE BEACH, FLORIDA
SANDRA RAMSEY MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA
This seven-foot sturgeon took Sandra 45 minutes to reel in. When she hooked the fish, another kayaker dragged her to shore where she was able to land the big fish. “It’s the biggest sturgeon I’ve ever caught!” PHOTO: ROBYN MACALPINE
Sam caught this 20-pound red snapper on a live cigar minnow. He tells us the fish bulldogged back into the wreck but he saved it from breaking off. This is his first catch in a kayak. Welcome to the club! PHOTO: BRANDON BARTON
KYLE MOXON LAKE
ST.CLAIR, MICHIGAN
While fishing the shallow edges and creek mouths of Lake St. Clair, Hobie pro Kyle Moxon nailed this fat carp on a basket rig with boilies and corn meal. “In the spring the lake edge warms up first and that's where the most active carp are.” PHOTO: KYLE MOXEN
ROBERT FIELD LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
KEVIN MCCULLOUGH CUMBERLAND RIVER, TENNESSEE
“I was lucky to catch this fish,” says Kevin. “My scale broke but I got a length of 42 inches.” This is Kevin’s personal best striped bass. He caught six fish that day. “Three of them were my biggest ever.” PHOTO: MATT CASE
TIM TORMA JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA
Tim caught this 17.5-inch smallmouth bass sight fishing with a Senko, Texas rigged behind a small bullet-weight. “I watched the fish swim up, gave the lure the slightest twitch and BOOM! Fish on!” PHOTO: CHRISTINE BLINCOE
At the Beer & Gear event in Lafayette, LA, Robert scoffed when local Scott Bienvenu said he only casts when he sees a redfish. “Scott made his first cast of the day and hooked into a solid slot red,” Robert recalls. Five minutes and a huge explosion of water later, Robert had this 33- inch slot red at the end of his line. PHOTO: SCOTT BIENVENU
TODD DOWDLE NAVARRE BEACH, FLORIDA
Todd’s first kayak king mackerel towed his boat for a ride. The 25-pound fish exploded on a live bait. PHOTO: BRANDON BARTON
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