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 it. For example at The… Read more

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 member Matt Spencer. “Chad is… Read more

For the second time in my kayak tournament career, my body aches. It is not due to the high winds like I fought at the Stick Marsh in Florida (the first sore day), but because of the strong current of the New River around Galax in Virginia. To be honest, it was not just the… Read more

I should have never ventured to Erie. Foreign and far from what I know, but worse, my head was states away. Now before I go any farther, some of what I write will sound like excuses…some like whining…some just plain crazy. None of those are my intent. Today, it is about catharsis. Maybe too personal….so… Read more

The question keeps coming up since I moved to the Hobie PA14 – is it better than the PA12? Comparing an awesome kayak to its big brother doesn’t seem fair, there is no loser with either of the kayaks. But for those who have asked, I am going to give my view – or why… Read more

So…going to share my thought process, or decision making process, for a trip to Hinton West Virginia to fish the KBF event; along with how I caught fish, and finished. I think some will understand….most will not…but sharing either way. Early in the week, I was out for the trip. New River is a type… Read more