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KAYAK ANGLER ONLINE - October 2008 Edition PDF Print E-mail
Whitewater Muskie Hunting

Whitewater Muskie Hunting

A wild whitewater weekend chasing the biggest meanest freshwater fish is all fun and games until somebody loses a toe... Or worse. Read More

KAO: Publisher's Blog

KAO: Publisher's Blog

Well it took me almost a year, but here it is. You’re looking at the first edition of Kayak Angler Online. Eleven months after announcing the upcoming launch of a monthly online magazine, I’m still not exactly sure what it will become. Read More

Alabama Fall Tournament

Alabama Fall Tournament

Extend your ‘yak fishing season this November. Join Alabama’s annual statewide autumn kayak fishing tournament in balmy Mobile Bay. Read More

Lobster Season In California

Lobster Season In California

Lobster season is open in Southern California. Leave your rods and reels at home – we’re going hoop netting for “bugs” ‘yak style. Hope you’re not afraid of the dark. Read More

 

Skills

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Better preparation = better fishing. How to avoid spoiled bait and fishy-tasting lunches.Read More

Kayak Fishing Hotspot

Timucuan Preserve, FL

Jig or Fly? The choice is yours in Florida’s flounder- and trout-infested inshore waters.
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Tips and Tactics

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Think like a fish. Surefire strategies for stealthy autumn smallmouth.

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Kayak Fishing: Start Now

The first big questions in kayak fishing are: How do I paddle a kayak? How do I fish from a kayak? How do I rig my kayak for fishing? Get all the answers and get started. Read articles...

By the Numbers

To increase their chances, early peoples developed hooks 30,000 years ago and barbs only a few thousand years ago, then made out of bone, wood and stone.

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Rigging Tips

Stop Your Riggin' Around

imageAs Jackie Smith says about rigging, “There’s guys that have everything on there except the coffee maker.” Forget the kitchen appliances. All you need to turn any kayak into a fishing kayak is a rod holder. The rest is gravy.

Here's the basics on installing the best gravy. Start decking out your ulitmate fishing kayak today. Read article

Paddling Skills

Power Strokes

imageProper paddling technique is important to learn because it will allow you to stay out on the water longer, increase the area you can comfortably fish on a given day and help you to avoid overuse injuries. Simply put, developing good paddling technique will enhance your kayak fishing experience.

Learn how to paddle forward, backward and turn with Capt. Scott Null and Joel McBride. Read article...

Fishing Styles

Catching Fish from a Kayak

imageFiguring out the best method for catching fish from a kayak is easy—it’s just a matter of adapting your current fishing style to the craft. No matter what you’re after, you can handle just about anything in a kayak with six simple strategies.

There are many ways to catch a fish, here's six that work. Read article...

Landing Big Fish

Game Plan for Big Fish

imageWhen you hook into a big enough fish, you’ll suddenly find yourself being pulled across the water. The coolest trip you’ll ever have in kayak fishing is when a truly big fish decides to head for the horizon with you in tow. On a perfect calm day just kick back and enjoy the ride, but when it comes to landing these big fish you need a game plan.

Having a strategy is the secret to landing big fishing in small boats. Read article...

Trailer

Kayak Fishing's Little Secret

imagePeople have been out there fishing from kayaks for a long time, all the way back to the Arctic inventors of the kayak. But, there weren’t very many of them, they weren’t in the media, and they weren’t communicating.

The sport of kayak fishing is taking off for one reason—because you catch more fish. Read article...

Catch of the Month

Catch of the Month-October 2008

Kayak Angler Regional Editor Lucian Gizel and his (unconfirmed) kayak fishing record 37-pound Chinook salmon, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. PHOTO TIM SHUFF Send photos to cpr@kayakanglermag.com

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