new to kayak fishing

[tennesseekeith]

I'm new to kayak fishing. Looking for a group to go fishing with. I live in Smithville close to center hill lake. But I have fished old hickey lake.
Anyone would like to let me join them on the water? On Saturdays or after work.
Thanks Tennessee Keith

[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by tennesseekeith

I'm new to kayak fishing. Looking for a group to go fishing with. I live in Smithville close to center hill lake. But I have fished old hickey lake.
Anyone would like to let me join them on the water? On Saturdays or after work.
Thanks Tennessee Keith

So you decided on Yaks ... Great choice !! Cheaper than Rangers ... We have the best of the best on this site when it comes to yaks ... !! <'TK><

[tennesseekeith]

Thanks TK
I'm looking for places to go fishing in my kayak. Maybe someone to fish with.
I have a Old Town vapor 10. It a starter kayak for now.

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by tkwalker

So you decided on Yaks ... Great choice !! Cheaper than Rangers ... We have the best of the best on this site when it comes to yaks ... !! <'TK><

Yeah, but Rangers go faster

[Reel Tune]

There will be a bunch of us out at Bledsoe Creek April 25th, 26th, and 27th. It's a tournament, but very relaxed setting, and a great place to meet others. If you want to compete you can, if you just want to hang out and meet others you are welcome to do that also. I would like to fish Centerhill sometime.

[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by MidTNKayakAngler

There will be a bunch of us out at Bledsoe Creek April 25th, 26th, and 27th. It's a tournament, but very relaxed setting, and a great place to meet others. If you want to compete you can, if you just want to hang out and meet others you are welcome to do that also. I would like to fish Centerhill sometime.

Jeremy, and the His great tourney fishing schedule ...You would learn a lot but an easy going atmosphere ... Newbie's or old pros ... These guys treat you with respect and will help out in any way ... Tell Bob you have to be there these days !! ... <'TK><

[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Yeah, but Rangers go faster

Yea they do but from setting patterns and cowboying all over the lake ... I have won a number of tourneys staying in one cove and listening to the cowboys running up and down the lake ... Yes the pattern may be points or stump structure ..etc.

The fact is .. (Now remember I use to do this !!) It feels good that you are fishing in a tourney .. you have reached the ranks I am better than the weekend fisherman !! NOT !! ... I was young and as I got older and learned from experience ... Speed has nothing to do with it ... Like most pattern fishing is what was printed in the bible of the Bass Masters mag every month in the 70's ...

SO I had a special built 14 foot 2 inch pad bottom bass boat made by Phantom in Old Hickory ... I installed my personal built 150 Inline 6 cyl .. 150 HP Merc ... You did not drive this boat ... You flew it ... Your right butt check on the seat .. your left knee in the middle of the boat on the keel center line of the pad ... 75 MPH ... And squirrelly as heck !!!

As time change and life style I dropped out of fishing for a few years and started drag racing ... ... Couldn't stand it and started fishing again .. Bought a tiller 9.9 merc and a sears tri hull all used .. just to take my relief out of my racing ckt. ... Well I could not run with the big boys fishing ... But I still managed to win 3 tourneys out of a 8 tourney schedule ... And I never left the cove I was in ...

So What did I learn ... I think everyone needs to reach back and listen to the wise young man called Isaac (CreekCrappie) ... He has learned and learning the basics of Fishing ... Patterns, weather, temps, colors, barometric pressures, etc. ... But the bottom line ... Are you a skilled Fisherman .... I'll take a skilled fisherman? ..a student of the game over any 70 MPH Ranger Bassboat !! ...... <'TK><

[browntrout]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

Yeah, but Rangers go faster

I have learned that if catch a fish while going more than 10MPH it will pull their bottom lip off. Just my experience.

Roy

[XxthejuicexX]

Originally Posted by browntrout

I have learned that if catch a fish while going more than 10MPH it will pull their bottom lip off. Just my experience.

Roy

You have to stick them in the roof of the mouth! I am aware of everything you say TK, I was kind of joking. I fish with a couple guys that used fish a weekday tournament on old hickory and fished out of a 14' flat bottom and did very well by staying close to launch and patterning the fish. I like the comfort of my bass boat, I have a kayak and it sits in my garage ( Due to wasp at the moment ) My kayak is not outfitted like my boat if it was I would fish out of it more but I have put my money in the boat not the kayak. I bet that Phantom was fun/scary, I have only been in one boat that did over 70 mph and it was a little scary.

[TNBronzeback]

Originally Posted by XxthejuicexX

You have to stick them in the roof of the mouth! I am aware of everything you say TK, I was kind of joking. I fish with a couple guys that used fish a weekday tournament on old hickory and fished out of a 14' flat bottom and did very well by staying close to launch and patterning the fish. I like the comfort of my bass boat, I have a kayak and it sits in my garage ( Due to wasp at the moment ) My kayak is not outfitted like my boat if it was I would fish out of it more but I have put my money in the boat not the kayak. I bet that Phantom was fun/scary, I have only been in one boat that did over 70 mph and it was a little scary.

Ive never done the kayak thing, but i was in that class of hardcore guys that was on the Float Tube kick for a several years. some good stiff fins and you got where ya wanted to go, no doubt, but i can assure of you of this, after leg kicking for hours on end, versus pulling a string and going VRRRROOOOOOOM down the lake....i will take the later anytime conditions allow.
i will admit, there was nothing more relaxing than sitting in that float tube on an august night up in crossville in the lakes up there, nice warm water, kinda reclined back in it, catching catfish....ya hook a 10 pounder and they would give ya a run for your money, certainly spin ya around in it.
Good Times!

[olddognewtrick]

Tennesseekeith,

There is a kayak angling forums which has a lot of people from mid tennessee, and some from other areas. A few folks are on both forums. I don't think there is competition between the forums....
TK - if it's not okay to post this link, just remove it and let me know
https://btnyakfishing.runboard.com/

[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by olddognewtrick

Tennesseekeith,

There is a kayak angling forums which has a lot of people from mid tennessee, and some from other areas. A few folks are on both forums. I don't think there is competition between the forums....
TK - if it's not okay to post this link, just remove it and let me know
https://btnyakfishing.runboard.com/

No problem here, But I do appreciate you asking .... Keith, Jeremy Meier Has a great site for his Yak tourney schedule ... Go to www.kayakbassfishingtn.com ... Great bunch of guys .... <'TK><

[MNfisher]

I was 15 years old fishing a tourney as a non boater. I got paired with a guy who had a 20' gambler with a 250 merc race outboard on it. The GPS said 83 as we went across the lake and it wasn't that calm. Scared the poop out of me!!

[TNBronzeback]

fastest ive ever gone in a boat was up in michigan in our big Lund. Lowrance read 47 and that was PLENTY for me and it was glass calm. thats pretty good for those massive floating tanks of a boat.
no desire to ever own a boat that goes over 35-40! LOL.

[tennesseekeith]

Anybody fishing this weekend? I join the tnyakfishing forum.