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A Hard Day's Paddle: When Kayak Fishing for Big Game, Persistence Pays I was spoiled and didn’t know it at the time. Everything went easily on my first big-game foray at California’s most productive kayak fishery some eight years back. My first-timer good fortune struck early. “Wow, that was easy,” I thought as I drove away from the beach headed for a feast of prime local yellowtail. If only. It took me well over a dozen trips to repeat the adrenaline rush. How to Stick with It

Safety Snippets: Tip to Keep you Kayak Fishing Oh no, not the safety thing again! Yep, its time for another save-your soul-primer. Stick with it. If you’re out on the water long enough, eventually trouble will find you. Will you be ready? Ok, kayak fishing isn’t so dangerous it requires a crash helmet... at least not most of the time. Still, bad things occasionally happen to good people. The fog rolls steals in, the wind and swell kick up, or maybe someone plays it a little too loose and goes for an unplanned swim. It pays to be prepared. Are you Ready?

I Want to... Learn About Kayak Fishing History and the MLPA Buzz Cut: Mow the Weeds with a Kelp Cutter Rig Kayak Fish Creeks and Streams with Biologist Sean White Land a Lunker with Redfishing Roughneck Dean Thomas Kayak Workshop: North Coast User Mods Shortcut the Learning Curve: California Kayak Fishing Guides at a Glance How to Star in a Weird and Wacky Kayak Fishing Tale Wade into the Wader Controversy Letting 'em Go: Releasing Fish the Right Way Scratching for Flat Ones: More Techniques for Hunting Kayak Halibut Ghost Busting: A Kayaker's Stealth is Only One Weapon in the White Seabass Arsenal Fish Chef's Big Sur Kitchen Stalk NorCal Salmon Find Flatties: California Halibut Get My Largemouth Bass On Bug Out: Hoopnetting for Lobsters Chase 'Tail: Summer and Fall Yellowtail Hunt Lingzilla: Targeting Big Lingcod Chase Kelp Creatures and Boiler Beasts: Kayak Fishing for Calicos Flyfish So'Cal's Bays Kayak Your Way to Abalone Score More of the 3Bs: Bass, Barracuda and Bonito Catch Supper from A Touring Kayak Hoop Tricks: Tips for Maximizing Your Lobster Haul Advanced Tips for Lobster Hoopers Halibut Wrangling: Get Ready for a Fight Hunt Big Off-Season Yellowtail

How Do I... Rigging Tips to Get Even More From a Hands-Free Hobie Keeping Tight the Bite The Saltwater Basser's Quiver: A Look at How Top Anglers Gear up for Plastic Navy Competition Hit the Water a Hot Stick: Tips to Get Tournament Trail Newcomers off to a Fast Start Down at the Launch: How to Get Started in Kayak Fishing Workshop: Waterproof Fishfinder Fittings Play Nice with our Bigger Brothers, the Sportboats Tricks of the Trade to Increase Your Enjoyment on the Water Use the Power of Tournament Teamwork Handle the Small Stuff: Easy Rigging Additions that Pack a Valuable Payoff Take my Kids Kayak Fishing Rig for Bass-Catching Success Hone a Winning Tournament Edge Navigate Safely Through Surf Avoid the Tax Man aka "Whitey" Mount a Rod Holder Install a Fishfinder Transducer Climb Back on My Watery Steed What to Look for in Your First Fishing Kayak Take a Mothership to Places Fish Have Never Seen a Hook Take Advantage of a Weather Window Fish Through the Off-Season Take My First Casts Find a Secret Spot Freshen Up Your Kayak Fishing Survive My First Kayak Thresher Encounter Kayak Fish the Night Shift Dare the Surf for Close-in Halibut Learn From an Accident See How Kayaks are Manufactured Care for My Fishfinder Survive the Surf Deal with Boater-Kayaker Conflicts

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