I've noticed that I really don't share much on here, and I want that to change. So now when I do a trip you all will be informed and will get a recap, like it or not.
Alright for the past two years I have been hearing about the JKF it’s a Kayak Fishing Tournament in Jacksonville Florida. The proceeds go to the Down Syndrome Foundation of Jacksonville, and this is the largest kayak fishing tournament in the U.S. This is something that has interested me and it would give me a reason to go back to Jacksonville where Sarah and I lived for four years. It was easy talking Sarah into going all I had to say was Florida and fishing and she was game.
We planned this before Sarah got a job so I went ahead and planned the trip for 9 days. Well in the meantime Sarah picked up an awesome job, so she couldn’t make it the entire time she ended up flying down on Wednesday.
My plan was to head out on Friday the 6th and drive straight to Jacksonville. 3pm couldn’t come quick enough at work; I was already packed and ready to go with a quick stop by Sarah’s office to tell her goodbye. Well with Wade in Atlanta I had to try to meet up with him. So a quick stop at the Vortex http://www.thevortexbarandgrill.com/ for a burger and chat with Wade was great. Back on the road around 9:30p. The drive was great not really any traffic, and I enjoy driving by myself I don’t get any of those (What are you thinking about questions). I arrive at my buddy (Boris’s) house in Jacksonville around 2:30am. I got some good rest that morning.
Saturday we woke up and just took it easy. We went Black Fly Outfitters http://www.blackflyoutfitter.com/ , The Salty Feather http://www.saltyfeather.com/ , Strike Zone http://www.strike-zonefishing.com/ and Black Creek Outfitters http://www.blackcreekoutfitters.com/blackcreek/ where I paddled my first Paddle Board, and Boris jumped in a Tarpon 140. The paddle board is a different creature and I think I will stick with the kayak. Boris really liked the Tarpon 140. We met up with John Stewart aka JohnYaxJax on most forums he came out of retirement for Black Creek Outfitters. We both spoke with John for about two hours. John and I made plans to fish later in the week (Monday May 9th).