Sophomore Sesion of kayak fishing

Lots of great things happened in my Sophomore season, of kayak bass fishing. 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, and 3 more top 25's



 

November 15, 2015- December 15, 2015	KBF Thanksgiving,  online nationwide tournament, 32 anglers ·  Finished 10th, three fish 56.75
November 15, 2015- December 15, 2015	CA KBF RCS 1115, California anglers online tournament, 10 anglers ·  Finished tie for second, three fish 48”
November 6-8, 2015	KBF3:60 free-for-all challenge,  online Nationwide tournament 137 anglers ·  Finished 25th three fish for 43.25”
October 15, 2015-November, 15,2015	CA KBF RCS 1015,  online month long tournament 22 anglers ·  Finished in 1st place three fish 61.5”
September 14, 2015-November 15 2015	KBF Gear 360 Challenge,  online month long tournament 263 anglers ·  Finished in 64th  Five fish for 75.25”
September 14, 2015-November 15 2015	California – KBF State Challenge Series,  Online month long tournament 37 angles ·  Finished  in 11th  Three fish for 51”
August 1-31, 2016	Fishing For Chattanooga,  Online Month long 87 angles ·  Finished 46th   Five fish for 60.75”
June 1-30, 2015	College Kayak fishing 2015 National Championship Bass,  Final online event ·  Finished 3rd  place Six  fish for 97.25” ·  Tie for big fish 21.75”
April, 2-30 2015	·  College Kayak Bass Fishing,  Online Division April  ·  Second Place Four fish for 64”
April 26, 2015	Western Kayak Bass Series,  California Delta, Sugar Barge ·  Finished first place Three fish for 51”

Rigging my Kayak

So after my first session of fishing the delta kayak bass series now called the western kayak bass series I knew I had to get a little more competitive for the upcoming series. Last years series was held on the California Delta in two locations Tower Park twice and Tiki Lagoon once. I was able to finish in 13 overall for the series and placeing in the opening tournament.  Me being completely new to kayak bass fishing it was definitely a learning experience. Of course I made some mistakes but I'm learning from them and I'm trying to get myself ready for this upcoming season. I had an anchor trolley system to the kayak and purchased the stakeout pole. My second goal for rigging kayak is a depth finder I fished all last year without a fishfinder and I definitely know it hurt me at times. I am going to put in a Larawnce HDS 7 touch with sidescan.

California Reginal Kayak Bass Fishing 10/15

As a follow up tournament for the state challenge, KBF held a set of regionals California was its own region. I was ready and this was, as an opportunity to extend my 2015 fishing season. The event was hosted by TournyX.  I put in two, five hours days on the water at Rancho Seco, looking to a few giant bass to see if I can boost my chances on qualifying for the National championship in 2016 on Kentucky Lake TN. On my first day I landed three fish.  My fish came on the S waver, and dropshot. My last fish was a little 12.75 and I almost did not photo graph it thinking that I would most surely will be upgrade that fish that day but no more bites. I finished the day with 42.75. 

 

 

 I waited until the new moon and it was also a few days after a few nights of frost. I was hopeful the bite would be good, and on my second cast, I set the hook and I could tell it was a good fish, I landed the fish shortly and my great day of fishing started, as I put it on the hawg trough it went 21.25. I continued to work a weed line as I made my way out to the main body of the lake. I was watching my graph and saw a nice arch suspended in 12 feet of water I quickly make a toss behind the boat, and as the boat costed pass the line and rod loaded up and I set the look it felt like another solid fish, it spun the boat around and pulled drag I began to back reel the fish until I could get the boat in the correct position.  As it came up I grabbed the net and landed my second fish on my seventh cast and another 20”+ fish this one went 20.5”.  Wow! I have never had over 40” for two fish, could this be the day to get to 60”? I continued fishing the same bait, as I was working my way out to some offshore structure. I hooked up on a small fish and as it jumped the hook came out.  Not the size of fish I was hoping for, I position the boat on top of a rise I casted it deep and let it sink down to about 18’ before I began the retrieve. With about 10 rotations of the reel, I was setting on another fish. This could be the one to get me to 60, I was thinking it was fighting much more than the other two, and it had the advantage he took me into the weeds. I could feel my line rubbing against them and I could not fell the fish fighting any longer. I used the rod, reel to get over the fish and as I gave just a little bit of slack hoping the fish would free its self. Nope no pull back, it must have gotten off and my hook must have stuck in the weeds. I put my hand on the spool and began lifting the rod, I expected the line to brake but as the rod bent over, it came free, I was pulling up a big pile of weeds from the bottom as it came up slow I would pump the rod and reel down. When the weed were just visible I saw just a little white from the fish is lower jaw. I kept moving the weeds and fish up to the edge of the boat and netted the whole mess as I pulled the weed free, I was almost in shock that the line did not break. I put this fish on the board and 20” on the dot.  I got to 60” for the first time ever and it was in a tournament. I continued fishing, and has three more fish two 17” and a 15”. I went home an culled all the fish on TourneyX and posted these three to take the lead in the tournament and eventually win, clinching a sport in the Kayak Bass Fishing 2016 National Championship.