View from the Cockpit, June 23, 2009

MAKING HISTORY AND MOVIES - Panama is said to mean "place of many fish." That's definitely the case as the Kayak Fishing Game On 2 action sports movie crew discovered this spring. They were the first to charge the area's exotic tropical islands from modern fishing rides.

Led by big-fish expert Jim Sammons, the team dueled jacks among wave-chewed reefs, dodged a flying crocodile, hitched rooster-fueled rides, and followed a procession of dark-spotted porpoise to popper-hungry yellowfin.

All incredible, and just a small smattering of the adventure available with the fish-rich Pesca Panama floating lodge operation. And all over-shadowed by one BIG fish. Check out the details in Hot Bites below.

Hot Bites:

La Jolla Kayak Fishing guide Jim Sammons travelled south to Panama to shoot the sequel to Kayak Fishing Game On. He found himself one heck of tuna out on the Hannibal Bank. How big ?

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On the Horizon:

July 11: Dana Pt Jetskit and Kayak Center hosts Fishing with Friends, one of the low-stakes fun runs soaring in popularity. More at www.danapointjetski.com.org.
July 19 : Head south of the border to Ensenada for Peskayak's Torneo de Pesca en Kayak - in plain English, that's the latest edition of their annual Kayak Fishing Tournament. If its anything like last year's, your $40 US will buy a heck of a lot of fishing fun. www.peskayak.com.mx
July 19 : Central California's Fisherman's Warehouse hits New Hogan Reservoir for a striped bass contest. fishermanswarehouse.com
July 25 : Woot! Great White Kayak Company's moved its one of a kind weekend of fun to Albion River. The new location for 'Kayakstock' dumps the horrid Elk hill climb in favor of an easy paddle out - but keeps the excellent lingcod fishing. Details on the forum at www.norcalkayakanglers.com
July 25 : More summer fun, Southwind Kayak Center hosts the championship of its 2009 Newport Harbor Bass Series. www.southwindkayaks.com

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