I have been involved kayak catch, photo, and release (CPR) tournaments for the last couple of years, and in that time I have personally been penalized length from a catch, been bumped down a place or two, and even had fish disqualified due to a bad picture. Sometimes it was a big price I paid, but with every mistake there […]
Photographing your catch for CPR tournaments
Bitter sweet weekend
This weekend was pretty hectic. Chuck Staham, Chris Ravello, and I fished a two day redfish tournament that scored the largest redfish caught per day. We headed out to the east coast to an area that has always been productive for us when targeting redfish since the boundaries of day one permitted fishing anywhere in the state of Florida. Right […]
pretty awesome first person kayak trip
put this on full screen mode!!!! Ashlu Box Canyon from Fred Norquist on Vimeo.
Tagged Bonefish Capture!
The day started out like any other…convincing myself to get out of bed at 4:45am. It was tougher than usual after no fish with Sam Root the day prior…not to mention a series of unfortunate events. As I laid there the thoughts went through my head. This is what separates men who catch fish and men who sleep in. Somehow […]
HCKAC Exude Tournament
Report by Mark Knowles The 3rd of six HCKAC 2-man club tournaments for 2010 was held on June 19th. 15 HardCore teams braved early morning rain, a “not-so-great” tide, and late morning sauna-like conditions (90 deg F and 90% humidity) for this event. Anglers were provided with an assortment of lures featuring Exude soft plastic baits including D.A.R.T., Rt Slugs, Shrimp, and […]
Preventable mistakes
Technology has come a long way over the years and has drastically affected every aspect of our lives. We have gone from 8 tracks to I-pods, from using maps to “googleing” directions, and from sending telegrams to speaking on cell phones. Same is true of the boating and fishing world. Boaters now have on board sonar to monitor real-time weather, […]