A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the fun of finding some new land base places to fish. For many of us the finding some challenge in fishing is what keeps it fresh and exciting. While fishing from the land may not seem like fun to some that grew up here with boats, which was how I grew up, fishing from the land was a new challenge and embodies what many people find fun about fishing. I recently read a fishing report in the Kayak forum that sums up the adventure of fishing for me. A guy trying something totally new that challenges his abilities and his fishing knowledge. I hope you all enjoy this read as much as me and thank you to “OutdoorsEric” for the great read and the reminder of what fishing is all about. There is a link at the bottom of the article you can follow back to the original report and pictures on the site.
So it all started yesterday when I was reading the Charleston fishing forums and I saw 2 reports with pictures of people who caught Kings off the end of the folly pier. So of course I spent the whole night at work thinking about going to the end of the folly pier and catching myself some kings. That’s when I thought, what the hell I will just drag my kayak down the beach and paddle myself off shore and troll (paddle) for some kings. So I tell some guys at work what I am going to do the next day and they all get a good chuckle out of it.
So this morning I wake up, load the yak in the truck, and drive down to Hadrell’s tackle shop. I reluctantly tell the guy what I am going to do cause I need some info and help. The guy says something like “In theory I guess it should work” when really he is thinking, this kid is nuts if he thinks he is going to catch a king today. But any how I end up buying a small gaff, some 20# mono since braid doesn’t have enough strech for kings fast runs, and I head off to the beach.
I get to the beach and unload my yak from the truck, set everything up and immediately start regretting the idea. It is a long as drag with the darn heavy kayak.