Smallmouth Bass Fishing

ICAST 2009 New Product Showcase Winners

ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, showcased some innovative standouts in the best new products showcase this year in Orlando Florida. Overall Best of Show - Hobie Cat - Hobie Mirage Pro Angler Freshwater Reel - Shimano American Corporation - Stradic CI4 Saltwater Reel - Daiwa - Saltist Lever Drag Freshwater Rod - USA Custom Rods - Camo [...]

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New Commander 120 Kayak by Wilderness Systems

Wilderness Systems just introduced their new Commander Kayak at the 2009 Outdoor Retailer’s show. Here is Chad hoover of the Wilderness Systems Pro Staff live from the show in Salt Lake City Utah giving us the preview of this new hybrid kayak. Here are some of the features (from the Confluence press release): All new, [...]

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Kayak Fishing Clinic Video with Jeff Little and Chad Hoover - Part 2 & 3

Here is part 2 & 3 of Jeff and Chad’s Kayak Fishing Clinic. Enjoy and stayed tuned for the last installment coming next week. Kayak Fishing Clinic - Part 2 Kayak Fishing Clinic - Part 3 Jeff Little is the author of “In Pursuit of Trophy Smallmouth Bass: My Life in a Kayak” and owner of [...]

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Kayak Fishing Clinic Video with Jeff Little & Chad Hoover (Part 1)

This is the first in a series from a one hour kayak fishing clinic with Jeff Little and Chad Hoover. There is one thing these guys like almost as much as kayak fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass, and that is talking about it and educating people that are interested or just getting into the [...]

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Appomattox River Company Kayak Fishing Clinics June 13th

DEMO DAY ON THE WATER FISHING CLINICS WITH THE PRO’S AT WILCKS LAKE, Farmville VA Join the regions fishing experts during Appomattox River Company Super Demo Day June 13th for on the water demonstrations and discussion of fishing strategies. 10am Kayak Fishing 101 with Wayne Bradby Wayne will discuss the basics for getting started in kayak fishing, topics [...]

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Creeks I’ve Never Seen

by: Jeff Little, Smallmouths.com Contributing Writer Exploring new water with a kayak and a fishing rod requires a few resources, proper planning, and a healthy sense of adventure. While sitting down to write this article, I decided to jot down all the different names of flowing water that I’ve caught smallmouth from. [...]

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Kayak Fishing for Smallmouth Bass

[Originally Published: 4-10-2004] Last summer, while I was wading in the Susquehanna River near my home, two kayakers came around an island and stopped a couple hundred yards above me where [...]

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How to Install a Kayak Flush Mount Rod Holder

Items Needed: –A flush mount rod –Screws –Caulk –Drill –Screwdriver Here we are using a straight flush mount rod holder but the procedure is the same for either straight or angled. Use the base of the rod holder to draw a circle. Cut out the circle. You can use the drill bit, jig or hole saw, or a dremel® tool. I use a [...]

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Installing a Kayak A-hatch

So you want to mount a hatch in a kayak. Its not hard. Just a bunch of simple steps. First make sure the surface area is clean. Place the template on the kayak and [...]

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Cold Weather Kayak Fishing

Kayaking, and therefore kayak fishing is an outdoor sport. It exposes its participants to the elements. As we know weather can be unpredictable. If you are caught unprepared the consequences and results could be life threatening. One of the hottest topics asked by people entering the sport is “What do you wear when the weather [...]

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