Seven Best Kayak Fishing Tips To Catch More Fish

Introduction
Everyone has started from the bottom, and even the best anglers started as a newbie.  If you are a beginner, intermediate, or an advance angler, here are seven tips that will help you put more fish in the boat!

Tip #1 Fish near bait
Let’s go ahead and start with a simple one.  If you want to catch more fish “Fish near the bait”. Fishing, in essence, is presenting food to a hungry fish.  Fish need to eat and they eat bait.  Finding bait, and particularly structure, where bait like to hide out and be protected, will help you get that big fish.

If the FF is a blank screen of  “NOTHINGNESS” chances are high that you will catch “NOTHING” which takes me to my second point.

Tip #2 Move and be Agile
MOVE! And be agile.  Moving is your best friend when it comes to catching more fish.  Most professional guides will NOT stay over a location that does not produce fish. They know from fishing, day in and day out, if the fish are not biting there they will be biting somewhere.  They move until they find where the fish are biting.

Two-time central coast slam down champion Ricci Chavez told me after winning his second championship what his “secret” was to his success.

“I just keep on moving bro”

If a reef, a drop off, a ledge, an Eddie, or a clam bank isn’t producing bites, move until you find one that does. Usually the area that produces bites shows signs of life, which leads me to my next point!

Tip#3 Look for birds, sea lions and signs of life
Look for signs of life.  Marine animals have very keen natural instincts that we have lost over the years. They rely on these instincts to know when a feeding frenzy is imminent.

The pelicans, sea lions, sea gulls and dolphins are very attune to this change in the atmosphere that happens right before a bite breaks wide open.  If they are clamoring  -- it is for a good reason. Head over and find out what the fuss is all about.  You may just find that GWS you have been looking for all your life. =P



Read the full article here:
http://thelostanchovy.com/kayak-fishing-featured-articles/seven-best-kayak-fishing-tips-to-catch-more-fish/

Thanks for another concise article. I always look forward to your write-ups. Randall

Good stuff...

Two-time central coast slam down champion Ricci Chavez told me after winning his second championship what his “secret” was to his success.

“I just keep on moving bro”

Definitely going to stick with me for a long time. Great read

Great Info, Thanks TLA!

I would add
   -ALWAYS USE A SHARP HOOK
   -TIE A GOOD KNOT

TIP#8

You can't catch fish on your couch.

If you are fishing new ground,  hire a guide or hookup with someone who know the area.

Sonny, I agree with you completely. I think the most important part of shelling the extra money, especially at the beginning, for a guide, is to:

Keep you SAFE
Teach you the basics
Get you on the Fish (Not waste your day)
Help you consider if this is right for you
Recommend the right set up for you

You guys can read all my articles, and have a feel for the sport, but I recommend getting a guide for the first few times. There a lot of unknowns they can fill you in on.

I had to recently rescue someone, i'm no guide, but it could have gone south pretty fast with the conditions.

Try out this guy. He's ok by me...SOMETIMES! -->> ABKING-->> LoletaEric--> Who knows whats next??

His Website:
http://www.loletaeric.com/



TLA

Try out this guy. He's ok by me...SOMETIMES! -->> ABKING-->> LoletaEric--> Who knows whats next??

His Website:
http://www.loletaeric.com/



TLA

Thanks, pal! 

Sonny, I agree with you completely. I think the most important part of shelling the extra money, especially at the beginning, for a guide, is to:

Keep you SAFE
Teach you the basics
Get you on the Fish (Not waste your day)
Help you consider if this is right for you
Recommend the right set up for you

You guys can read all my articles, and have a feel for the sport, but I recommend getting a guide for the first few times. There a lot of unknowns they can fill you in on.

I had to recently rescue someone, i'm no guide, but it could have gone south pretty fast with the conditions.

Try out this guy. He's ok by me...SOMETIMES! -->> ABKING-->> LoletaEric--> Who knows whats next??

His Website:
http://www.loletaeric.com/



TLA

My real question is how'd he get that fish to smile for the camera?? 

And if you're new to the Monterey Bay area, we have a famous guide there too!  I best you know who he is...Below is a clue 

SANTA CRUZ KAYAK FISHING Guide Service since 2004

Great article Chovy 👍👍

Where can I find the article "Seven Best Kayak Fishing Tips"? Is there a link to it?

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It's on Keith's excellent blog 'The Lost Anchovy', see:

http://thelostanchovy.com/kayak-fishing-featured-articles/seven-best-kayak-fishing-tips-to-catch-more-fish/

Thak you. It was interesting reading.

Craig

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