""Kayak Fishing"" | Tiberias - 22' | 02/08/11

have taken my boat out of the water for bottom painting. This has forced me to go back to how I first started exploring and fishing our backwaters here at Ocean Isle Beach, NC. I brought out my Perception 9.0 Swifty kayak and started paddling down the waterway. Wow! The wind was making travel a bit difficult. I had my heart set on fishing despite the conditions, so I grinded it out. It took me much longer to get to the fishing grounds than it did to catch one. I had a nice 19" fish to the boat in just a few cast. A few more cast with out a bite...I decided to make a change in my lure selection. First cast with a new lure and thump! A nice redfish was headed for the kayak...or should I say my kayak was headed for a nice redfish. After a few minutes I had a 26&3/4 inch brute in the back of my kayak. I gave it a few more minutes, but the conditions were brutal. Besides dinner was in the box and I had a long paddle back to the house. It was still a blast and I needed the excercise! You can bet I will give this a try again once the conditions get more favorable. The fish are shallow and I aim to get in there with them. See ya on the water!