May18

Carolina Yakfish #3 – Jordan Lake

by KFNC on May 18, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Posted In: Tournaments

Tournament three of the four-part series was held on Jordan Lake. Turnout was a little low, with only 18, but 18 still means plus funds raised for H.O.W.

The forecast wasn’t great, with thunderstorms projected for the afternoon. Thankfully the weather man was wrong, surprise right?. We did have a nice, short but heavy shower. Worked out well for me since I skipped showering before leaving the am. Catching was tough, to say the least. 7 of the 18 blanked how ever the winner, Harrison Zellers, came up with a three fish limit of 50.25″.

I had birthday festivities to attend and only was able to stay until 1pm. I don’t fish Jordan much at all, in fact the tourney was the first time I’ve been on it this year. My first stop was a gradual drop that tends to attract larger baitfish and larger predators. Even though I found a few larger fish by sonar, whatever they were were not in the mood. The strategy of fishing slow for larger quality fish  didn’t pan out and after spending too much time with that I switched to a stick bait in an effort to cover more water. Fortunes turned and led to fish, just not multiple Bass. The stick bait brought Crappie, White Bass and Catfish to the yak… and only one Bass, at 9.5″, surprisingly worth 9th place.

Congrats to the top three finishers and the 4th and 5th place finishers who won $50 gift certificates to Get:Outdoors.

1  Harrison Zellers 3 LMB 50.25″
2  Shelly Efird 3 LMB 35.5″
3  Garrett Phillips 2 LMB 31.75″
4  Joey Benevenia 2 LMB 25.75″
5  Rick Rowland 1 LMB 20″
6  Jeff Ratliff 1 LMB 18.25″
7  DJ Myslinski 1 LMB 15.25″
8  Henry Veggian 1 LMB 10″
9  Philip Ruckart 1 LMB 9.25″
10  Joey Sulilvan 1 LMB 9″
11  Ron Washburn 1 LMB 6.5″
12  Joe Angelcyk 0 LMB 0
12  Josh Ferguson 0 LMB 0
12  Bob Dainton 0 LMB 0
12  Jason Scott 0 LMB 0
12  Mike Langer 0 LMB 0
12  Andre Smit 0 LMB 0
12  Wayne Butler 0 LMB 0

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May17

Haw River Kayak Fishing – 5/17/2013

by KFNC on May 17, 2013 at 9:42 pm
Posted In: Trip Reports

Spending time on the river has been a challenge this Spring. Frequent and heavy rains have consistently placed levels above enjoyable. After a week span of calm weather, Rodger, from Durham NC, joined me for a Haw River float.

Some days the fly carries more of an advantage that conventional tackle. Today was not one of them. The Bass were hugging the banks, in and around logs and limbs, a difficult place not only to get a fly in but also get a fly back out. Rodger is a die-hard fly guy and I tip my hat to his casting skills and persistence. Only Redbreast Sunfish were willing to come out from cover to meet his flies.

Carp were high in spawn mode. Once they’re done getting their groove on, we’ll be back ready to feed your pucker faces.

Thanks Roger for the handmade foam poppers. Look forward to giving them a whirl.

Roger

Roger

Mussels on the half shell

Mussels on the half shell

Rogers foam poppers

Rogers foam poppers

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May10

Cane Creek Kayak Fishing – 5/10/2013

by KFNC on May 10, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Posted In: Trip Reports

Two short trips in two days is better than…. well, it’s better than nothing at all!!.

High winds weren’t fun. Bass weren’t overly aggressive and I lost two good bites. One to a flyer and one to a break off. What’s the exclamation?, pffft! That’s fishing and it’ll take a lot more than that to keep me wanting more!

 

Roll 'n or pedaling

Roll ‘n or pedaling

They hop into your hands

They hop into your hands

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May09

Shearon Harris Kayak Fishing 5/9/2013

by KFNC on May 9, 2013 at 10:25 pm
Posted In: Trip Reports

Short trip, short summary.

Heavy fog started the morning. Headed to the North end in search of post spawn Bass leaving the bedding areas. Haven’t installed electronics on the Slayer yet so I was blind above water from the fog and below it with no sonar. Found a few fish blind casting off points with a 1/2 oz chatter-bait. Fog stayed around until 10:30-11am. Take advantage of the time you have, even if it is short.

Worth getting up early

Worth getting up early

Young man, you have an appetite!

Young man, you have an appetite!

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May04

2013 Get:Outdoors Charity Kayak Fishing Tournament

by KFNC on May 4, 2013 at 2:35 pm
Posted In: Tournaments

The 2013 Get:Outdoors Charity Kayak Fishing Tournament is in the books. This year we switched things up from previous years. Instead of a captains meeting the evening prior to fishing, a unique photo identifying number was issued by email. Also, the format was a three fish aggregate. This years charity was two-fold. The Haw River Trail and Haw River Assembly. Though separate entities, collectively they work to protect water quality and provide recreational land and water access along the rivers 110 mile length.

Being a charity tournament, we rely on the generosity and support of manufacturers and friends for product donations. We are grateful to the following for their support; Hurricane Aqua Sports, Native Watercraft, Werner Paddles, MTI Adventure Wear, Malone Auto Racks, YakAttack, Thule, Astral Designs, Stick-It Anchor Pins, Immersion Research,Acrylic Werks and the NCKFA. Thanks to our anglers, approximately $1,300 was raised. (official amount TBA).

To continue reading please visit our site sponsors blog site at Get:Outdoors Tournament report

(L-R) Scott Inge, 2nd Place. Ray Montes, 1st Place and Joey Sullivan, 3rd Place

(L-R) Scott Inge, 2nd Place. Ray Montes, 1st Place and Joey Sullivan, 3rd Place

 

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