Recently, I moved to a new home where I am blessed with ample storage for any and all of my toys. After buying a house, all the furnishings, tools, and things needed to get a large garden going I wanted to get something fun. There is a real pretty pond across the street as well so the decision was pretty easy, a new kayak was in order. It was really amazing to see the advances that have been made in kayak angling over just the past few years.
At first the sensible side of me was thinking, "all I really need is a decent sit on top with a rudder." But then the Native watercraft yaks crossed my path. The propel drive then became something that seemed almost a necessity. Then I was torn between the Titan and the Slayer. Both are pretty big boats, but the Titan is called the Titan for a reason. I was just about to pull the trigger on it, but then I asked how much it weighed. I think its like 160 pounds. That and the large width kind of made me gunshy. I wanted a boat I could take on big water, but also would feel right at home in the marsh or smaller rivers. So I grabbed the Slayer.
Of course the day it came home, it had to get wet and I was hoping to get a little slime on it too. Launching right across the street from home onto the pond was really quick and easy. The pond has a lot of sunken timber and submerged cypress trees. It looks like bass heaven. The looks did not deceive. My first trip on the pond I caught only a small bass, small crappie, and a large bluegill.
The next day I was back out there, and some nice bass fell for a large rubber worm. The day after that I was off to the coast. I fished behind Emerald Isle in the sound bouncing gulp shrimp around docks. Caught a lot of sea robins and not much else while making my way to the bridge. At the bridge I changed tactics, switching to a redfish magic. The first cast found a short flounder and I started thinking it was game on! After making many more casts with no more action, I called it a day.
I had to take the 'yak off the truck for the work week. But once my weekend started I was back on the pond. This time catching chain pickerel and small bass. All in all lots of good times so far and I have only had my new boat for about 2 weeks. Hopefully the wind dies down next week for my days off. The coast is calling me back for some red drum, flounder, and trout fishing.
Tight lines!
