A Different Kind Of Tournament

by Maxwell DeRussy | Jun 5, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, Wrap Ups

Over the last five years I’ve heard about a tournament in Virginia small-town USA. I would hear things like, it’s not about winning the tournament, there’s great food, awesome camaraderie between team mates as well as others who love the sport of Kayak Fishing, it’s...

Yak A Bass first tournament

by William Pfingst | May 26, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Kraken, Tournaments

Yak a bass is the only bass tourney club in northern California. They held there first tournament at lake Camanche in the mother load of northern California which I won the tournament by .75 of an inch. I have written a report about this lake in the past. Last times I...

Road Trip to Central Ohio

by Noah Heck | May 25, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Trip Reports, Trips, United States

The excitement of hitting the road on the way to Erie for our Kayak Anglers kickoff event it made the impending cancellation even worse- I still managed to get some fishing in skirting some nasty weather which ultimately left my fingers and toes about half functional....

New Obsessions

by Herschel Finch | May 18, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Fly Fishing, Internationalisation, Mayfly, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

So what does a poor pro-staffer do while waiting for the last month and half (grrr) for the waters to become fishable on his home river? You can only rearrange tackle boxes and bags so many times, and clean, lube, and restring the main reels until the child-bride...

River Bassin Recap – Rock Hill, SC, April 29th

by Drew Gregory | May 5, 2017 | Drew Gregory, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Freshwater Fishing, Internationalisation, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, United States, Wrap Ups

Rain pounded the Carolinas the week before this event and, yet, the River Bassin’ nation still showed up, with 71 anglers willing to brave the high, stained water to go River Bassin’! The folks at Visit York County, SC, welcomed us with open arms again...

Best of the Best Shootout

by Matthew Ball | Apr 23, 2017 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Mayfly, Tournaments

Over the past year, during my reign as the Kayak Bass Fishing National Champion, I have had many incredible opportunities come my way. I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet many people from many places across the Nation, fish in some of the most beautiful...

My craziest experience kayak fishing (so far)

by Jon Hummel | Apr 2, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

I don’t know about you, but growing up, my granddad could spin some serious fish tales. The story I’m about to share with you might seem like one of those tales, told late at night around the campfire to the amazement and awe of grandkids. However, my...

PAC Redfish Series

by Eli Braud | Mar 31, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

For a lot of kayak anglers in South Louisiana, tournament fishing is a big deal. We’re a competitive bunch. Maybe some not quite as much as others, but we like putting ourselves to the test. When I was first getting started with kayak fishing, tournaments were...

Coosa Riverkeeper Lay Lake open

by joshtidwell | Mar 26, 2017 | Coosa, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

The early morning of March 11th found me driving down Hwy 231, toward Lay Lake, to kick off the 2017 kayak tournament season here in Alabama. The forecast called for partly sunny, temps in the 60s, with storms arriving in the evening hours. More on that later. I hate...

My First Kayak Fishing Tournament!

by Sam Hanggi | Mar 1, 2017 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, River Bassin Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

It was the summer of 2014 when I fished my fist kayak fishing tournament. I was thirteen years old and fairly new to the sport, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. A few weeks prior to the tournament I had found the River Bassin tournament trail online which...

Pond Hoppin’ in Paradise

by Jon Hummel | Feb 9, 2017 | Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

The second stop on the Peach State Kayak Anglers tour rolled into Paradise Public Fishing Area near Tifton, Georgia on February 4, 2017. Paradise PFA consists of 68 lakes / ponds totaling 525 acres. Anglers were able to launch on any body of water that was currently...

Alabama is Ready For a Great Kayak Fishing Season

by Eric Atkins | Jan 17, 2017 | Coosa HD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments

There is a new kayak fishing tournament and a new resource for kayak anglers in the state of Alabama. As with most of the rest of the United States, fishing from a kayak is only getting more and more popular in Alabama. With ten active kayak fishing clubs in the...