It all started with a couple deliveries from Santa's rejects. Not the gifts, the people that deliver them. Ya see I thought Santa only came once a year but I found out with a Discover Card and a little time he will sub-contract that work out to just about anybody willing to drive a delivery truck. The first elf brought me some carbon fiber goodness in the shape of a new paddle.
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| The performance difference is really noticeable between this paddle and my old one. |
I always thought elves were little tykes man was I wrong. The next one was probably three inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than me. Polite enough but definitely not feeling the Christmas cheer I was. My guess is he had been sitting in that hot assed truck for about 12 hours and had all the human contact he could stand for one day. Any ways he dropped of a box of really shiny stuff mainly in bream patterns. The one I was most interested in looks as good in person as in the pictures online.
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Dude these are so cool!
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Well my normal Friday pattern held up and I got some time on Friday night to get on the water for a couple hours. I start off tossing a toad around and stuck one about 1.5lbs. no biggy but a fish none the less. I wanted to throw this new bait for a while before the lights went out; so I tied it on and BAM!!! on the first cast! A three pounder! Normally I'm not too excited about threes but this time I was.
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| To give perspective that is a 6" bait. |
Saturday morning I met with Hobie Pro Staffer Aaron Rubel and MBKFA member Elana Carson to be presenters on kayak fishing at a function called Becoming An Outdoor Woman. The program was sponsored by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Foundation. This is a great way for ladies to get involved in outdoor activities in a non-threatning environment.
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| Nice legs. |
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| Elana's enthusiasm is infectious not to mention she cracks me up! |
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Aaron is a great ambassador for the sport. It was a pleasure working with him.
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After the classroom time we got on the water and the girls seems to have fun and a couple even caught a fish. That may not sound like much but to be able to control a kayak and fish at the same time is a skill that takes some practice to get good at. I was honored to be able to be a part of this and looking forward to next year.
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| I think I was more excited about the fish than she was! |
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| This gal had a fish get away boat side but she seemed to be excited about hooking one anyway! |
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