Hey Everyone,

Eric Tebbets the owner of Pro Kayak Fishing and Central Coast Kayaks in Pismo Beach read about Steph situation and wanted to do something to help. He contacted me and asked if I'd like to set up a raffle for a Guided trip for 2 out of Pismo Beach area. So of course I said yes anything to help Steph.

www.prokayakfishing.com

Here's the details.

You are bidding on a guided kayak fishing trip for two, a $300-$400 value, from Central Coast Kayaks/PRO Kayak Fishing located in Pismo Beach, CA.

At PRO Kayak Fishing our guided fishing trips are great for beginners and experienced anglers alike. The waters along the Central Coast offer a diverse fishery and our guides have been fishing these waters for years and can help get you on the fish.

Whether you have your own kayak and gear or need to use some of ours, our experienced guides are happy to hit the water with you. The fishing in our local waters, along San Luis Obispo County, is usually very good with assorted rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, and perch being the most common species. Depending on your kayaking experience, fishing experience, and water conditions we can tailor trips along our coastline for beginners or advanced anglers.

What's included:

- 4 hour fishing trip

- Dept. of Fish & Wildlife licensed fishing guide

- outfitted fishing kayak

- rod and reel

- PFD (life jacket)

- bait & tackle

- water and light snack

What's needed:

- a CA state fishing license

The raffle tickets are $10 ea and the winner will be drawn at the same time as the raffle for the kayak on April 29 @ 12p
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=D63BJNY5QB2PC

Wanted to give Mike Lavoie WINGSHOOTER a shout out as he is leaving to fish the KBF Nationals in Kentucky.

Good luck Mike can't wait to s e how you do.

Kickass bro

Hey Scumbags,

So at 4pm Saturday we will be doing the wedding reception and it will be a potluck. There will be a lechon being prepared onsite for everyone. Please take a minute and post up what you will be bringing.


I will be bringing 4 honey brined smoked chickens.

If you're just getting into kayak fishing and especially if you're new to the salt I highly recommend this class. It might save your life or the life of your friend.

CCK will be putting on another fishing kayak safety class on 8/20/2016 from 9am-4pm in HMB at Pillar Point Harbor. Follow the link for more info on the class.



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Needless to say but I've struggled getting out on the water with all that I've been dealing with as of late. I sure hope my desire to fish comes back soon

Yesterday I got up early and was planning on doing some work on the garage and install new sounds speakers in the truck. Jump in and got the new speakers installed and it was already starting to get hot. So I look over and see the yaks hanging there all hot and dry. Next thing you know the yaks on top of the truck and I'm pulling out with no clear destination other than some high back country.

As I'm driving up I am thinking I'm gonna do a new lake. So I chose Weaver Lake as today's adventure. After a short stop to top off my thirsty ass truck I hit the dirt. As I was rounding bowman I see the road up to Weaver and it's no joke right from the start. Switch in lot 4-Lo and slowly start to climb. The trail eases up a bit but still 4x4 access only. I get up to what I believe is Weaver and see no trespassing signs and I'm like okay this sucks. So I turn around and head back down. Well I didn't do good enough map recon because that was McMurray Lake and Weaver just a little fatter out. But that's fine I will fish Weaver next week for sure.

After getting off the trail I head towards Sawmill/Faucherie. I ended at Faucherie and find some shade to take a nap for a couple of hours. While I was hoping for some peaceful sounds of nature the group campground sounded like they had a dance party going. After tuning out the blaring music I was able to get some rest.

I hit the water around 3:30 and 10 minutes into the troll I hook up and land a 13" brown. YES!!! I so need to feel the battle between us. I keep trolling and not long after I get another hook up that came off after a short battle. I ended up getting a total of 4 hook ups with just the one fish landed.

As I was nearing the end of my time on the water I went over to an island where a dad and two kids where camping. I had been watching the kids fishing on a canoe all day. I went by them earlier and they asked me if I had caught anything. I responded I had one and they excitement of me catching something in their voices was almost magical (instantly brought a smile to my face). So as I get to the island the kids are still out fishing and I ask the dad if they would like my trout. In disbelief he says the kids would love it. So I get close to the island and we introduce our self and I hand him the fish. I could tell that it meant a lot to him.

I head across the lake to load up and as I'm packing I hear two little voices yell across the lake "thank you so much" and right then I felt better.

After loading up it was a long drive out 4x4 by headlight is pretty exciting. Got home about 11pm and quickly passed out.

Hope you enjoyed the story and the pics.

- James

Is anyone doing estero? Thinking about doing it but wanted to possibly carpool

This is so sad. Prayers to a fellow kayak angler and his family.

This is a very dangerous sport. Please, please, please take every precaution to keep you safe while on your kayaks. Use a buddy system and stay close enough to help each other, take classes to help you know how to react when things get out of control, practice annually or more frequently so you are always ready, know your abilities and plan for the worse, and this is one of the most important ALWAYS WEAR YOUR PFD!!!

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Searchers-Find-Body-of-Missing-South-Texas-Kayaker-374383951.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DFWBrand