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Post by troutman on Aug 20, 2012 10:22:54 GMT -5
Trey and I will be taking off Some time Thursday and prefishing near Titusville Friday and Saturday before the Tournament on Sunday. Stay Tuned, we will post to keep you guys/Gals up on whats going on down there. Dont expect to many PIX/descriptive posts....But we will let you know whats going on and post pictures after the tournament. We will represent CGKF well, and hope that more people fish these tournaments with us in the future!!! ;D www.ifakayakfishingtour.com/  |
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Post by laughinggull on Aug 20, 2012 14:03:00 GMT -5
I can't wait to start fishing the IFA tournaments in the future after my little ones get a bit bigger & I can get some more free time. Good Luck guys and represent CGKF well!!!
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Post by nubby on Aug 21, 2012 7:24:42 GMT -5
May the force be with you.
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Post by 3spots on Aug 27, 2012 14:18:29 GMT -5
Here is a general run down of our trip: Kevin and I arrived in Titusville around 7pm on Thrusday and checked into the room. Got our tackle and game plan ready for the next day. Got up early Friday and hit the Banana River (No Motor Zone). We fished probably a 5 square mile area catching trout right off the bat and trying to figure out where to fish. The trout were small but fun on topwater lures. We fished near the mangroves in the shallows and saw a few fish. Later on Kevin finds the trough that runs through the area and gets into some trout and small jack crevalle. At one point we were fishing a few hundred yards apart and he calls me and says he just caught a monster redfish. I paddle over and saw that he caught a toad of a red, measuring 32". We played with a few more trout in that area and then called it a day due to the winds blowing even harder than they were blowing already. We got up Saturday morning and fished the upper Indian River lagoon with some friends from Jacksonville and Charleston. The water was dirty and there was grass everywhere (they say that they have had a bad algae bloom lately). We had several trout blowups at topwater baits, but never hooked up. I ended up seeing a red in really shallow water just sitting there. I tossed a DOA Cal a popped it by him, he did a 180 and ate it. He put up a fun fight and measured about 22". We got off the water and did some scouting, but due to the rain storms we didn't get back on the water. One of our friends caught a 30" trout while scouting in the Mosquito lagoon that afternoon. That same guy had caught a 37" red the previous day. We planned and plotted that evening, probably over analyzing and over thinking our whole plan, but that's how it goes in an unfamiliar area. Tournament morning we launched on the west side of the Mosquito lagoon and planned to fish behind some barrier islands to stay ( somewhat) protected from the winds and rain storms of Issac. We say bait everywhere and yes, the grass was carpet thick there too. I ended up catching a 16" redfish early on, but never got another fish. I have to admit, he was a good looking fish. He was real bronze colored with a nice spot on his tail. A couple of our guys caught mid twenty inch reds, but nothing else. Going back to the ramp, Kevin and I saw a tarpon (about 100 lbs.) jump completely out of the water (over a manatee). We were only about 20 yards from it and yes, we threw baits that way in hopes of getting broke off after a powerful sleigh ride. It didn't work out. Hahaha It was a great trip and great learning experience despite the bad weather and algae bloom in the Northern areas. I plan to go back during the winter for some pig redfish in the Banana River. I forgot to mention that we saw more Manatees in our 3 day trip than I'll ever see in Coastal Georgia! Here are a few pics of our trip:    I'll post more pics later. |
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Post by 3spots on Aug 27, 2012 14:50:53 GMT -5
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Post by fishingwithblue on Aug 27, 2012 15:06:21 GMT -5
Outstanding! I would like to fish these tourneys with you next year!
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Post by troutman on Aug 27, 2012 18:29:11 GMT -5
Thx for posting the pix Trey I had a blast! Can't wait till the next tourney!
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Post by jerseyjoe on Aug 27, 2012 21:15:21 GMT -5
Awesome. Nice job fellas!
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Post by laughinggull on Aug 28, 2012 8:43:06 GMT -5
Nice fish guys. Too bad they didn't cooperate for you on tournament day. Good to see y'all made it back safe. Maybe next year will be better weather.
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Post by nubby on Aug 28, 2012 9:31:05 GMT -5
Hopefully so. It would be nice to get a team from CGKF together and fish most of the tournaments next year. Lets see what a year brings.
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