Alright, I know the title is bad grammar, but I’m quoting Tom Petty. That should count for something! For a couple of years I’ve said I’m going to learn how to tie flies. I kept putting it off for one reason … Continue reading →
I went to one of my favorite haunts this afternoon, Canoe Kentucky in Frankfort. Man have those guys been working! They’re carrying more fishing kayaks than ever plus now they have Yak Attack products, Scotty mounts, the list could go … Continue reading →
The Kentucky Kayak Fishing Association (KKFA) has the 2012 Membership Drive in full swing! We urge all kayak anglers in Kentucky to come on board with us, Making Kentucky Better. We have set our goals for the year and they … Continue reading →
A couple of months ago the Outdoor Blogger Network had a gear review give away opportunity for one pair each of men’s and women’s Bogs® Boots. I threw my name in the hat and crossed my fingers for a win since … Continue reading →
January 6th, and it’s my first angling outing of the New Year. I hope it’s a sign of how my fishing is going to go for the rest of this year! After having our first Kentucky Kayak Fishing board meeting over … Continue reading →
As we bring in the new year I can’t help but reflect on 2011, the highs and the lows. The world has lost some legends, and personally we’ve each lost good friends and dear family members. We’ve finally seen the … Continue reading →
Infidel’s First from Brandon Robinson on Vimeo. Though I still haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Brandon, I have had the pleasure of getting to know him if only a little. One of these days we will fish together I’m … Continue reading →
Recently, the Pro Staff team at YakAngler.com put together a wish list of the gear they’d love to get for Christmas this year. So if you or someone you know is a hopelessly addicted yak angler, this will definitely get … Continue reading →
Now that we are squarely in the shadow of an all-too-rapidly approaching winter I’ve been reorganizing my “go-to” baits for colder conditions. After all, it doesn’t make sense to keep clinging to my larger or faster baits when we know the fish are … Continue reading →
As Director of the KY Kayak Fishing Association I’ve recently been spending a lot of time looking for sponsors to help us with some of the initial funding for our non-profit. I’ve also been looking at different directions we can … Continue reading →
I did a guide trip Saturday. We fished from Canoe Ky to the 127 bridge. The creek was beautiful. The water temperature was 63 degrees and the flow was alittle over 100 cfs. Fishing was slow but not as bad … Continue reading →
All I can say is I had a terrible day. I only caught 3 bass. I couldn’t find them. The water is clear and the flow was alittle over a 100 cfs. The only thing that was good was it … Continue reading →
I went to Taylorsville Lake this afternoon. It was alittle windy, but that is normal for Taylorsville. I put in at Van Buren. From Van Buren up into to the river was muddy. The rest of the lake looked great. … Continue reading →
Boy did I have a hard day. It was one of my worst days fishing Elkhorn. Thank goodness it was a beautiful day. I never did find a pattern on the fish. I used about everything I had in my … Continue reading →
I went to Guist Creek Lake yesterday (Sunday). I have not fished Guist Creek in several years. The water was low, down about 4 feet. The water looked great. I always start in the small creek just west of the … Continue reading →
I was finally able to go fishing yesterday. (Tuesday) What a beautiful day partly cloudy and in the low 80s. I want to thank Wes for being able to hook me up with Eric for the shuttle. I had the … Continue reading →
I went last night fishing for Hybred Rockfish at Herrington Lake. The water was clear and 82 degress. I had the best night in several years. They started hitting at around 9:30 pm. I had a limit caught by 10:30 … Continue reading →
I went fishing today with a fishing buddy (Russ) at Stoner Creek. This was the first time for Russ to fish at Fryman’s. I can’t say that we had a great day but we had allot of fun. We caught … Continue reading →
Sorry this is a late fishing report just been very busy. I fished Elkhorn on August 17.The water was clear and it was running at about 250 cfs. Things started alittle slow. Although at the first deep pool after the … Continue reading →
I met my nephew David at around 2 pm. We put in at a friends below the dam at Fryman’s. I can’t say we had a great day but we had fun. The pattern was anything you wanted to throw … Continue reading →
This is the sad truth, but I have not fished the creek all year! Sure, I have thrown a line here and there, but have not hooked into anything this year. Now I can still talk the talk... but I figure I better back it up. So myself, Wes, Chris D. Eric, Spence and Chad put on about 6 PM at Knight's Bridge. The fish were htting all evening... no one time better than the other. I was throwing a 2" Pumpkinseed grub jig, and catching lots of smaller fish. Only about 2 in the slot. Chad was the man of the night! He was throwing a Chartruse double bladed spinner, small, with a 3" twister tail grub trailing. He caught about 12 fish, and I would say that all of them were in the slot. One was pushing 18"! At one point, he boated three fish in three casts! So overall a great night! Get out there and give it a shot... and plenty of practice will make you ready for the fishing tournament coming up on Saturday, August 27th! More details on that can be found by giving us a call at: 888 CANOE KY or check out: www.riverbassintrail.com Happy Paddling Nathan
As many of y’all already know the Jackson Kayak Coosa boasts one of the widest standing platforms among fishing kayaks. In order to create such a wide platform certain structural features had to be implemented to add rigidity to the platform because plastic will otherwise flex when spanned over wide flat area. The structural features I am referring to on the Coosa is that the center of the standing platform is raised about 3/4″.
Since I don’t always face forward when fishing, and I like to turn sideways and backwards, I decided to modify the standing platform to make it easier to stand in those positions. Now, I could already stand sideways and backwards in the boat directly from factory, but this modification makes it even easier because it really ‘flattens’ the whole standing platform. Notice in the pictures below how this simple modification flattens out the standing platform.
The modification is simple. First, I bought some anti-fatigue foam mat (which is basically mini-cell foam) from my local hardware store and then cut it to fit in the Coosa. I then added some Gorilla Tape on the underside of the foam mats to secure them in place. That simple! While it’s not necessary, this simple modification is designed to make your Coosa standing experience even more enjoyable! Plus, the plush anti-fatigue foam is soft enough to pamper the ‘softest’ of kayak anglers out there, even guys that paddle pink kayaks!
I have now been able to paddle and fish out of the Coosa a few times now and this simple modification has been working very well. The foam mat has not been gotten slippery when wet, although I know some foam mats may. The foam mat weigh next to nothing so it doesn’t have an effect on paddling. I have paddled and stood in the Coosa with this modification using all different kinds of footwear and everything has worked well, even my bare feet in December! Ahhh, the pleasures of living in the south! Also, the Gorilla Tape has been holding surprisingly well and I haven’t had to replace it once.
Pink drag chain leash courtesy of fellow Jackson Kayak Fishing Team members, Tim and Adam Parker. Thanks guys….I think! Haha!
Go catch that big one!
Sean
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