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Kayak
Fishing in Maryland 5/27/07 Mark
Burchick
Just like today's
Indianapolis 500,
this afternoons
fishing trip was cut
short due to
thunder, lightening
and rain.
After a 45-minute
drive, we got out on
the water around
5:30 or 6:00 PM.
We had every
intention of fishing
till dark, assuming
that our best
fishing would come
at sunset and on
until about 8:30 or
9:00 PM. But
noooooo!
My wife
Michelle and
I enjoyed
the brief
afternoon
with Tracy,
Jimmy and
Robert
Herriotts.
The
Herriotts
family
recently
purchased a
kayak for
their father
Tracy (left,
the gray
boat to
match his
hair), so
now all the
boys can
recreate
together.
( and yes
Karen, they
all had life
vests )
Robert takes a
nice bass from
near the bank
using a Storm
plastic worm and
4/0 ot offset
worm hook.
Tracy took
photos, and
caught Michelle
and I, wrangling
a few to the
boat.
I caught five
and Michelle
caught three, in
the hour of
fishing before
we had to
high-tail it off
the water.
Michelle got
a big fish,
probably
a 5-pounder to
the boat but
lost it as she
tried to elevate
it from the
water.
Having fished
only a time or
two previously,
she was
surprised at how
aggressive bass
fight when on
the line.
Robert did a
great job,
methodically
working the
shoreline.
I know he would
have taken a
good few fish if
the
unexpected thunder
storm did not
hit.
These kayaks are
great to
stealthily get
into shallow
water and work
the dense
vegetation along
the banks.
Everything they
needed for a
fishing
adventure fit
between their
legs. I
think Jimmy had
a boat load of
snacks.
You know how
teenage boys
graze all day
long.