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Departments EDITOR’S ANGLE
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PROFILES Dean Thomas: Living the dream. Features
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5:01 LAUNCH
The 25 best places to wet a paddle and huck a lure on the way home from work.
A PERFECT 10
The ways and means of 10 guides, writers, pros and every- day Joes who are living the kayak fishing dream.
2008 FISHING KAYAK BUYERS’ GUIDE
The complete guide to 99 rigged and ready fishing kayaks. Plus, what’s new for 2008: ultralights, plush outfitting, out-there designs, blow-up boats, mongrels, tandems and pleasure craft for women only.
ON THE COVER: CHRIS LEMESSURIER WITH A NORTHERN PIKE ON LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN. PHOTO: DAN DALTON. THIS PAGE PHOTO: KENDAL LARSON.
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See the best of what other readers have caught, photographed and released.
BUZZBAIT
The top-secret hunt for 400-pound monsters. // Soldiers in fishing kayaks put a new spin on post-war rehab. // What’s behind the tournaments’ fine print? // Our favorite made-for-kayaks gear from Shi- mano and other big companies for 2008.
LIP GRIPPER
16 Paddling: A worst-case-scenario guide to 18 Rigging: Tips and tricks to simple and
20 Saltwater: Kayaks have got the redfish’s 22 Freshwater: Take it to the river—how to
fish, paddle and travel moving water. TRAILER 51
Sometimes the kayaking’s so good, the fisherman in me gets scared.
rescuing yourself and getting back in your boat—sit-on-top or sit-inside, no problem.
fast fishfinder installation. Plus: Q&A with three pros on how to keep your eyes on the prize.
number dialed. Here’s how to find and foil the flats fisherman’s spotty-tailed friend.
Who gives a rat’s ass what a fishing kayak looks like—just so long as there’s no metallic paint.
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