jdmidwest Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I had to wash off the mud on the duck boat kayak this weekend. We floated the Whitewater River above Sedgewickville for a 5 hour float. The water was lower than expected and running clear. There were several pullovers, but fish were in the deeper holes as expected. One deep run had a school of 50 goggle eyes running around in a cluster. They did not pay much attention to any lures. Several single goggle eyes hiding out around rocks were fair game and took white twintail jigs fairly easy. My buddy caught several of the goggle eyes, largemouths, and a few smallies. I was keyed in on largemouths, I landed around 20, the largest was 18" on a white twintail. We had cool weather and cloudy day except for a short sunny period when the fishing turned off. I was trying out a new lip gripper from BPS, worked like a charm, I can hold the fish and stay away from the trebles on a shad rap. Kept my fingers dry and warm also. I have a few pics, one is of a unique balance rock on the side of a bluff. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
shawncat Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Great pics jd.You refer to your kayak as a duck boat.Is it?Will it hold a gun and some dekes?
jdmidwest Posted March 19, 2008 Author Posted March 19, 2008 Pamlico 120 by Wilderness System. Gun straps to bow in float case, dekes go in back hatch, decoy bag goes on top of hatch, any extras get towed behind. Depending on how and where I am hunting, I can safely carry over a dozen standard mallards in the hatch and between my legs and keep the boat lite and trim for waves. If it is still water, I can carry on the back hatch and tow a bag also. I attach leafy camo sheets and some burlap and disappear for a blind. Pack a blind bag, motion decoy, cooler, and am comfortable all day. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
shawncat Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Excellent,thanks jd.You have giving me one more thing to daydream about.How shallow of water do you think it will float in,fully loaded?
jdmidwest Posted March 19, 2008 Author Posted March 19, 2008 4 to 6 inches easy. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jdmidwest Posted March 31, 2008 Author Posted March 31, 2008 Just received a couple of more pics with the boat and fish. I was trying out the BPS lip gripper that I bought, worked great. Kept the hands and gloves dry and away from trebles. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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