First kayak trip.

[Alphahawk]

Decided to go to VFW to try out the new Coosa. Had to wait out a pretty steady...heavy rain for about and hour. There is an old sofa at the game checking station on the front porch so sat there just listening to the rain and watching wildlife..pretty neat. Put the boat in the water even though it was a slow drizzle. Spent the first 45 minutes trying all the holes I was used to fishing from the bank. Was not catching much of anything and looked out to the middle of the lake. Saw what I assumed were trout rising. Paddled over and started casting. Not trout one but started catching huge Gills....most from one half to three quarters of a pound...and had the occasional one pounder hit. What a day. No pics as the rain never let up down there. Plus I got to tell you I have to get used to fishing from a yak. Just not comfortable doing too much reaching around in it yet. Fished for 4 hours and landed over 80 big Gills. Spotted some Shell Cracker on bed and will try for them when my son goes down with me Sunday. If my aching back and muscles come around I am going to love this type of fishing.


Regards

[Reel Tune]

It does take some time getting used to it. I like to get comfortable in the craft first by taking it out in protected water and seeing what the limits are, seeing how well it tracks and just what I can do with the boat. When I do this it's usually warmer out. Keep your head in the center of the craft becaus if your head gets off center that's usually where your body is going.

In the Coosa I would recommend starting out in the low position and getting used to the boat first. The high position for a new paddler or someone not familiar with the Coosa seem tippy at first, but once oyu spend some time in the boat you will get more comfortable. I wouldn't worry about standing for a few trips, and would install an assist handle to help getting out of the seat from the high position.

I'm glad you were able to get out and hook up with some gills, and sounds like some nice ones at that. I've been researching some UL outfits, and think I'm going to go with the Shimano Stradic CI4 Microline, but don't know which rod.

Jeremy