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AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

9-17

Hit the water with my brother in law looking for some crawlers...

saw a lot of reds but no hookups, i threw one times haha let my brother have at it and he was a bit rusty with lures lol...

wind was going to pick up and a storm was brewing so we headed back

i hit up my little drum friends that are always at launch and my brother in law hit a tailer

called it a day..

9-18

Met up with corpus fisherman toyakornottoyak and osopup, osopach from Team Oso

Hit the water about 6 o'clock and we had a lightning show the whole drive...

waited about 5 minutes at launch and we all decided to head on out

the other guys were blind casting while i was trying to find some crawler reds...

only time the sun tried to come out

found one oversize and i turned around nobody was near so i waited to pup to catch up and by then it had headed for deeper water

come to find out pup broke his paddle a good 1.5+ mile away, but thanks to toyakornottoyak the day was saved...ya got some good karma coming your way brotha

we headed down the shoreline and found 2 more reds that got away from us

conditions werent that great to be sightcasting ...super cloudy little windy, worst conditions but we tried..

i headed off to the rest of the grazing field...drifting and blind casting in guts i had a big trout hit right in front of the yak a good 25+ but drag was too tight..couple jumps and headshakes and it was off

kept moving down the shoreline hooked into 4 reds...that came unbuttoned =/ what is going on here

met back up with the gang and found out pup had hit a oversize red that spooled him and spit the hook...was one of those days for all of us...

had a little fun for a bit shared some stories joked around

toyakornottoyak tried to stand on his kayak haha highlight of the trip

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despite the amount of fish lost it was still a good morning have to do it again guys, no doubt![/url]

Mayor of the Bluff · Finger Mullet Joined: 24 Feb 2011 Posts: 34

Nice. The last time I was in Baffin I hit my head on a rock. Havent recovered yet.
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toyakornottoyak · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:16 am Post subject:

I thought I told you to get my good side! lol Rolling Eyes

I would like to take that karma and trade it in for a big fat RED, like the one that spooled pup! When I saw that beast splashing 25 then 50 then 100 yds away I knew it wasn't going to be good! It just kept going and going and going, AMAZING! Sorry PUP I wasn't laughing at you, it was just a nervouse laugh, I promise! Wink

It was a good morning and will definitely do it again! Very Happy

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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

good stuff man, thanks for the report.

Toyakornottoyak, fight the urge to stand on it like a skateboard, and face forward with your feet shoulder width apart. That way you can balance better and adjust to the left/right rocking of the yak. Those WS tarpons are actually really stable when compared to other kayaks, it just takes practice. This morning I got a limit of reds and then some while I was standing on my kayak and poling around in about 6-8 inches of water. Many of the reds were tailing, but others sat just below the surface making no wake at all. If I hadn't been standing I would have never seen them. Once mastered its an awesome way to hunt for reds. I would think it would be great for fly fisherman too, as it seems like it would be easier to cast standing instead of sitting.

Bummer on the paddle - what type of paddle was it?

AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

yea standing helps a ton! Those reds are beyond sneaky almost never get a wake from them

pup had a marine raider paddle from academy...i use the same one when poling around glad i never broke mine..had to make a push pole from pvc today in fear of that...

toyakornottoyak · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:55 am Post subject:

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

I usually stand in front of the seat, kind of where my legs are normally when I'm seated. I think you are right about the center of gravity. Being short helps me big time.

I like to use my paddle/pole to help me balance, but that can be dicey too.
YEsterday I was poling myself over some hard sand going pretty quick to get in casting range of a tail - when suddenly my paddle sinks into a hole of thick mud. Kayak keeps going forward, and the paddle (which I am relying on for balance) stays put in the mud. You can guess what happened next. Laughing

Needless to say I missed that red.

surfdragon · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:51 pm Post subject:

Nice pics and video thanks for the report.I kept two of your photos for
my archieves. Cool

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OSOFARAWAY · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject:

I've seen that picture with the fence on several posts where is it?
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