Bucket List Goals

by Robert Brown | Sep 9, 2019 | Fishing

As the days get longer and spring slowly inches closer, a lot of anglers are starting to get ready for a new season of fishing. Old gear has been sold and new gear is in hand or on order. Tournament folks have been studying the schedules and locations trying to...

Keeping a Fishing Journal

by Robert Brown | Jul 19, 2019 | Fishing

A journal can be a powerful tool with a wide variety of uses. Journals give you a place to write down memories, reflect on events, analyze decisions, and help identify patterns of behavior. The same is true for a fishing journal. By recording and analyzing...

Big Rig HDFD Rod Stager Mod

by Robert Brown | May 15, 2019 | Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional

The 2019 Big Rig HDFD comes with a lot of new features, two of those being the left and right side rod stagers. The stagers allow you to store four rods (two on each side) that are within easy reach. The tips of the rods are inserted into the tubes at the front of the...

Dress for Success

by Robert Brown | May 5, 2019 | Fishing

As anglers, we spend a lot of time out in the elements. It is important that our gear can handle the environment and that we are prepared for changing conditions. One condition that is almost always a constant is the exposure to the sun. Overexposure to the...

JKrate/KKrate Lid Mod

by Robert Brown | May 4, 2019 | Accessories, Fishing, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, JK-Rate (J Krate)

I love my KKrate.  For those who may be new to the game, the KKrate is a version of the JKrate that was a standard accessory on the Kraken when it was first released.  The reason I love it is because of the volume.  I can fit four 3700 Plano boxes, two...

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler

by Robert Brown | Dec 1, 2018 | Fishing

In my early days of kayak fishing there was always one fish that kept coming up, one fish that other anglers would talk about. I decided it was time to chase this finned celebrity my friend Vince and I headed to Florida in hopes to check this one off our bucket list....

Old School Fish

by Robert Brown | Aug 13, 2018 | Fishing

One of the main advantages of fishing from a kayak is the ability to access water that larger boats or bank anglers cannot reach. These backwaters can be prime areas for fish that do not receive the same pressure as their kin in more public friendly areas. Some of my...

White Whale No More

by Robert Brown | Jun 30, 2018 | Fishing

So what is it that drives you in the sport of fishing? Is it trying to best the field in tournaments? Is it getting out on the water and spending time with family and friends? Or, is it just getting away from the hustle of daily life and recharging? No matter your...

Suwannees and Sharks and Reds Oh My

by Robert Brown | Jun 8, 2018 | Fishing, Fishing Subjects, Kraken, Saltwater, Saltwater Fishing

For the last few years, a group of friends and I have been traveling down to Florida from North Alabama in order to partake in some saltwater therapy. We first started going to fish a tournament; however, after last year we agreed that the next trip would be for fun....

Fishing for the Past

by Robert Brown | Mar 22, 2018 | Family Zone, Fishing

Fishing has always been a part of my life. It was something that my father and grandfather did almost religiously as well as most members of my mother’s side of the family. Fishing to us was more than a hobby or a competition, it was a way to spend time with friends...

Kilroy Was Here

by Robert Brown | Jan 20, 2018 | Fishing, Kilroy

A few weeks ago a group of friends and I were planning a trip to Tennessee in hopes for some muskie. After losing one and missing a few others on my first trip, I definitely had my hopes up to land one of these toothy critters. But as luck would have it, a front moved...

Feeling Froggy

by Robert Brown | Aug 10, 2017 | Fishing, Freshwater, Kraken

I was first introduced to “frog fishing” a few years ago. It was later in the summer and I was going fishing with a local tournament angler on Lake Guntersville. In planning the logistics, he asked if I had a frog set up. At first I thought this was one of those...