Yakhead

                                                                                         Pick It Apart There isn’t a more important skill In kayak fishing than being able to maximize a small area. This can be a double edged sword, though. Knowing the area to devote attention to is just as important as being able to pick that area apart.                 This week I’ll dive into how I go about picking a good “kayak area” and once that area is established, being able to catch as much as possible. If you follow tournament fishing, you will at some point hear the term “being too spread out.” What this means is that an angler has too much going on in diff...

  What’s wrong with kayak bass fishing tournaments                     This sport is means the world to me. I’ve competed locally for five years now, and 2023 will be my third season on the national trails. It’s been said before by myself and others that some of the best people in the world fish out of these little plastic boats. As far as people I want to spend time with, I couldn’t ask for more. As for talent, we have that in spades too. More than just a few of the top anglers fishing the Hobie BOS, BASS Nation Kayak series, and KBF would be more than competitive in any bass tournament setting they were placed in. There is no arguing our talent is top notch and our personalities are as unique as our culture. As a group we check all the boxes. The accessibility of our sport is also second to none. Nearly anybody can jump in an entry level kayak and give it a go at any level they se...

  RIP specialist: part three                     The sheer volume of information and techniques at our fingertips Is overwhelming. Everyday we are bombarded by an enhancement in electronics, or a new lure or new technique. Progress, innovation, and new products are the fuel that feeds the engine of the fishing industry. It’s not all hype either. I’ll use the original chatterbait as an example. When it first appeared a lot of established pros wrote it off as an infomercial gimmick. Slowly but surely it became a staple and is probably in the top five winningest tournament lures of the last ten years. Knowing what is hype and what is true innovation can be tricky at times. When you find a technique or lure that hasn’t been introduced to the masses you can get ahead of the curve and go on some serious runs. Brett Hite did it with the chatterbait, Paul Elias with the Alabama rig, the lis...