Author: Mike Cheatham
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…new opportunity…or not?
The beauty of this life is that we can re-create ourselves with enough determination, especially if the right trigger sets us in motion. I lived a life of alcohol and drugs, then my daughter was born. It was not an easy or immediate transition back to me; but I made…
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ohhhhhh yeah….I got one for Valentines Day!
I was out tonight with the best catch I ever made – my Joy – sharing carrot cake and catfish from….wait for it…the Catfish House. We found each other late in life, but fortunately, not too late. She understands me, and in spite of me, loves me. I don’t get…
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Calhoun Thelma…without Louise….
Get up at three to head home – nope – woke up a five thirty dead tired – left anyway – check. Stop at Bass Pro in Chattanooga to buy a rigs (they had none) – check, well without them actually a fail Stop at Bass Pro in Nashville to…
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Why does the old fat guy have to take pics?
Bienville….day ahhhhh one….day ahhhhh two, ahh three….. How many days does it take to get to what kayak fishing is really about to me? ….three….. Some of you may not understand the reference to an old commercial, ‘cause you ain’t that old, but it was about the chocolate center of…
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…..no……
The child in me wants to say “NO….LEAVE ME ALONE!” so I don’t have to talk about the first tourney of 2019. The KBF Tenvitational sponsored by Dee Zee. And technically, I don’t have to share at all….I do control the typing after all…but, I am not six…and I can’t…
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494 more times….
Bienville….day one. The four inch Senko was doing some serious damage, they were pounding it! And, had we been in a crappie tournament, the crowd would have been calling my name…but it wasn’t, so not my best day! Well, I have learned this is how some days will go when…
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2019….let’s do this…
The Nissan has just shy of 120,00 miles; almost 30,000 of those miles came from last year. It definitely does not have that new truck smell – more like fish slime and dirty clothes mixed together. The R-Pod, our camper, has new tires and a new fender; the old fender…
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Dream Tunnels….and Larry.
Over the last couple of years, I have traveled thousands of miles fishing kayak tournaments. Along the way there have been opportunities to make new friends, learn new techniques, fish new waters…so many adventures and memories have been made! But as I reflect on this time, the trips where I…
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is the paddle holder half empty or not?
I am most likely in the minority, but I carry a full Bending Branches paddle on my Hobie for any tournament or outing. Over the last two years I traveled to many different waters and quickly learned that I never know what I will encounter, or when I will need…
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Till later my friend.
Usually after a tourney, I like to share what worked (what didn’t). But not this weekend. I lost a member of my kayak family on that water. I woke up around 2 a.m. on Thursday morning. Half awake, I opened Facebook to find a post from a fellow CAKFG fishing…
Topwater Moon 