Frank Browne
Final Approach
I have wanted to buy a Kayak for at least a year now, but never wanted to come off of the money for one. My boss offered to let me use his over the weekend as he was going up to his hunt club in Georgia. Kayaks are very popular around here as fishing boats. They let you get up into the marshes and creeks off the river and intracoastal waterway where the fishing for redfish, trout and flounder is good. Well, I just got home a little while ago and I must say...I'm sold! I had a blast! I fished around some grass islands in the Mill Cove area of the St Johns river and had two really nice hook ups, but nothing for supper unfortunately. I found out two things though. First, I found out what a Nantucket sleigh ride is! When you catch a fish from a kayak, you don't reel the fish to the boat. You reel the boat to the fish! Second, I found out that there are sharks much larger than the 2-3 footers I've seen caught in the river before. I was paddling across a deeper section of water between two grass islands when a very large dorsal fin rose from the water about 50 feet in front of me! It was a black tip shark, which BTW are excellent table fare. This shark had to be at least 7 feet long! Scared the crap outta me! I certainly wasn't expecting that!
But I'm definitely sold on yaks now. I'm thinking now I should spring for one.
But I'm definitely sold on yaks now. I'm thinking now I should spring for one.