Tubes For Winter Bass by Scott Brands | Dec 1, 2018 | Fishing, VideoOn the way to the lake, I noticed some other bodies of water are starting to form skim ice along the shallow edges indicating that ice up isn’t too far away. These are some of my final opportunities for taking out the kayak this year, and I want to make the most...
Rod Maintenance by Scott Brands | Oct 29, 2018 | FishingEach winter when the lakes ice over, I like to get all my equipment cleaned up and ready to go for next year. Here’s my method of cleaning my fishing rods to make them look and feel like new again. To get started there’s a few things you are going to need: Pledge...
ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN by Scott Myers | Oct 10, 2018 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing FeatureOne of the quickest ways to find yourself stagnating in your development in any skill is to continue to only do what you’re already good at, instead of challenging yourself to try new techniques and new activities. In terms of fishing, I feel that fishing tournaments...
Top Water Toads – Kayak Pond Hopping by Scott Brands | Sep 25, 2018 | Coosa FD, Fishing, VideoThe summer to fall transition is taking place in Colorado and the bite is hot! In this video I do a little bit of pond hopping in my Jackson Coosa FD. Immediately in the morning the top water bite was on! Once the early morning top water bite stopped I picked off a...
Largemouth Bass Fishing in the Jackson Kayak Coosa FD by Scott Brands | Aug 24, 2018 | Coosa FD, Fishing, Uncategorized, VideoAn early summer morning out on the Jackson Coosa FD. This time of year I am always trying to fish during low light periods to take advantage of prime feeding times while avoiding the heat of summer. In this video you’ll see a few different techniques to target...
Bass Fishing the Dog Days by Scott Brands | Jul 24, 2018 | FishingWith the days consistently over 90 degrees, the dog days of summer have arrived here in Colorado. Most fishing reports you hear are not all that good as many people tend to fish for trout despite water temperatures hovering around 75 degrees. Anglers targeting warm...
RICKS CABARET/PUGLIA’S SPORTING GOODS TOURNAMENT 2018 – CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR by Scott Myers | Jul 5, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsThis tournament is one of those “only-in-Louisiana” type experiences – sponsored by the Bourbon St Cabaret Ricks, and featuring plenty of the Ricks entertainers. It was pretty incredibly hot that day, which might explain the almost complete...
EARLY SUMMER REDFISH PATTERN IN ST. BERNARD by Scott Myers | May 31, 2018 | FishingOne of the most common thought processes people go through while reflecting on their work, hobbies or pursuits is “what would I do differently?”. I occasionally field questions from folks getting into kayak fishing, asking some general...
CKFC Boyd Lake Bass Tournament Recap by Scott Brands | May 3, 2018 | Coosa FD, Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, TournamentsThe Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) started the club tournament season with a Bass only event at Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO. This was the same location as the first tournament which I won in 2017, but this year the conditions were much different. In 2017, Boyd Lake...
2017 Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Bass Series (Part 3 of 3) by Scott Brands | Mar 18, 2018 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, River Bassin Tournament, Wrap UpsAfter Chatfield, the next tournament was to take place on Pueblo Reservoir. I was not able to attend this tournament which meant that this was going to be my lowest scoring and therefore dropped event for the year. This tournament was won by great stick, Michael...
2017 Colorado Kayak Fishing Club Bass Series (Part 2 of 3) by Scott Brands | Mar 8, 2018 | Event Coverage, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap UpsWith the first kayak tournament under my belt, it was time to see if Boyd Lake was a fluke or if I could keep the momentum going at a lake I’ve never been to before: Chatfield Reservoir. Chatfield, unlike Boyd, was more of a drive for me. Whereas Boyd was about 3...
What Are They Biting? by teamjk | Dec 29, 2017 | FishingNow that’s a saying I’m sure we’ve all heard a time or two. In fact, I bet most, if not all, of us have said it ourselves! “What are they biting?” If only this age old question was easily answered. The problem is conditions are always changing, fish are moving, and...
