My brother and I both purchased new kayaks this past Saturday from Wildcat Creek Outfitters in Zionsville, IN...he a Jackson Kilroy and me a Jackson Cuda 14. My brother Josh is totally new to kayak fishing and we were both anxious to get our new rides on the water for some bass fishing. So we planned a Sunday afternoon outing on Silver Lake here in northeast Indiana and my wife joined us in her Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120. Please excuse some of these pics as they were taken with a cell phone and some didn't turn out as nice as I had hoped.
A little background quick, but as you might notice from the following pics, my brother and I are total opposites in just about every way. We have very little in common, but when we do find something we can enjoy together, we have a great time. I was probably even more excited than he was when he bought his Kilroy Saturday, as I'm really looking forward to all of our future fishing trips.
The weather was just about perfect for a day on the water, except for a slight wind. We started out paddling to the entrance of a little channel that leads from the big lake into the small lake, and fished the mouth of the channel for a bit. A pontoon boat came out of the channel and my brother figured he would try casting into their wake. Sure enough, his reasoning paid off and he caught his first fish out of his new Kilroy...
We then paddled back into the smaller lake, trying to get out of the wind...
The fishing in the smaller lake isn't that great and sure enough, we didn't catch anything while back there. I don't know if the fish were just moody or...most likely...recent strong storms had them messed up, but the fishing was super slow all day. My wife even tried a bobber and worm, but to no avail...
I wanted to see how stable the my new Cuda was so I stood up to fish for a bit. As usual, getting up and down is the tricky part but once standing I was fine...
After we had enough in the small lake, without so much as a bite, we headed to my favorite part of the bigger lake. This gave us time to really paddle our new rides and it was enjoyable just being on the water...
Once at my favorite spot, it was time to fish "The Jungle"...
9 times out of 10 I can at least find a few bass that will explode through the moss by dragging a weightless Zoom Fluke across the heavy cover in this spot. Not today. Bass weren't even hitting.
As the day wore on without any bites, I knew it was time to head home. Sure enough I got a text from my wife, who was across the cove, saying we probably needed to head home soon. I was pretty bummed as I REALLY wanted to slime my new Cuda.
Just as I was preparing to put my rod away and pick up my paddle, a bass hit something on top of the moss right in front of my kayak. I cast the weightless Zoom Fluke past the spot and slowly reeled in. Sure enough, this little skinny fella took the bait and became my first fish out of the new Cuda 14...
I took the time to admire the fish for a little bit and then quickly released him back into the water. With a smile on my face, I put the rod away and began paddling to meet up with my wife and brother. My wife remained fishless all day and Josh hadn't caught anything else, but we had accomplished our goal of sliming the new kayaks. We headed into the launch with smiles on our faces and are already planning the next trip...
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