Vibe Shearwater 125, ICAST 2019

I was given a tour of the new Shearwater 125 prototype from Vibe Kayaks. This boat is designed to be an all-day fishing machine!! Packed with cool features, but the four position seat that converts to a raised casting platform really impressed me! Look for it to be released early 2020.

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Scotty Kayak Fishing Starter Pack, ICAST 2019

Checking out the new products in the Scotty booth, like this Kayak Fishing Starter Pack, a five piece set of some of their most popular add ons.

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Wilderness Systems Patrol 120, ICAST 2019

This is the new Wilderness Systems Patrol 120. 12' long, 38" wide, weighs 80lbs and has a capacity of 450lbs!!

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New Product Showcase Preview Reception, ICAST 2019

Made it to the New Product Showcase Preview Reception, in spite of traffic on I-4!!! This area, quite literally, holds thousands of the newest, latest and greatest fishing products from all over the world!

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ICAST Prep 2019

Getting the camper ready for the trip over to ICAST this week! I'll be posting from the show floor as always, seeking out anything fly fishing related! Make sure you follow along! Let me know if there's anything you'd like to see or know more about and I'll do my best to make it happen!

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Buddy System

This is why the buddy system is necessary when kayak fishing in Florida! They are fascinating creatures from a distance, but my biggest fear is that we'll both try to catch the same fish!

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Testing out a new seat...

Testing out a new seat set up for my kayak. So far I'm pretty happy with it, I just need to figure out a better way to mount it. I'm hoping to put a lot of miles on and land a lot of fish in this kayak this year, so keep an eye out for various improvements I'll be making for 2019!

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Made it!

Made it to the convention center and completed registration! Excited for this year's show, but now I sit and wait until the New Product Showcase reception opens!

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Smelling the Campfire

There's something uplifting about putting your favorite hat on in the middle of the week and smelling the campfire and recalling the adventures from the past weekend.

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Tomoka Lagoon

Felt good getting some paddling in yesterday. It had been way too long!!

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We made it over to Mississippi

We made it over to Mississippi this morning and found a gorgeous creek to fish!! I was warned against launching the kayak due to a VERY large alligator that frequents the area along with several recently confirmed crocodile sightings. There was an alligator and exotics farm nearby that had been compromised during hurricane Irene!! The fish weren't in a biting mood anyway, so we'll just have to go back!
 

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Having a late lunch bayside.

Having a late lunch bayside. 80 and sunny with a good breeze. Think I'll take the kayak out after lunch!

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Last night's bow view

Last night's bow view was of Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in North America! .

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At least I got a nice sunset paddle in!

Hope you guys did better fishing than I did this weekend! At least I got a nice sunset paddle in!

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"How do you guys transport your kayaks?"

@t0tallydan posed the question this morning "How do you guys transport your kayaks?". This is how I do it, and it works very well!! It helps to be able to hold the kayak over your head for a few minutes to load up!!

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Kayaking Tomoka Lagoon

After getting rained out yesterday and having an identical forecast today, somehow it turned out gorgeous!! So, I spent a few hours in the kayak on the Tomoka Lagoon. .

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You're never the only fisherman on the water.

You're never the only fisherman on the water. Fishing gives us some tremendous wildlife viewing opportunities if you can remember to stop and look around once in a while.

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Spent a little time looking over the bow this morning.

Spent a little time looking over the bow this morning. No fish yet in the new year, but we'll keep trying.
 

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Maiden Voyage

Found a picture of the maiden voyage in my Equinox kayak up on Lake Lanier!

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I'll Bite Your Face Off!

Went and checked out a trophy bass lake this weekend and spotted this little guy right next to the dock. I don't think I'll be fishing from the kayak here!

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