I had been scouting out launch areas for months. I kept coming back to a place I found on Google Earth. I spent the day before hanging out with Sawyer driving to a few other places. That evening, Sawyer, Mom, Grandma, and I went to checkout the spot I’d found. When I was describing where…
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Sawyer Took a Dip
Sawyer loves getting in the water and has really wanted to kayak lately. This was our second outing in kayaks together. I’m impressed at how well he paddles and balances! There’s been very little instruction other than containing him in an area where he can explore skills on his own. As you see in the…
First Fishing Altercation
I had about 30 minutes to kill and headed to Lake Jacomo. I went to Ligget cove which has a few spots good for bank fishing. That’s what’s in the image above. When I pulled up, there were two people on the rocky side to the east. A car and a truck were parked in…
Where I Started
My father-in-law took my kids and I to a youth pond to fish. I helped them out with baiting their hooks, but I didn’t know how to do anything else. This was 2016. Fishing was all around me, and I realized that I had never caught a fish. That’s not exactly correct, I did catch…
Fishing Report – From the Boat With Sawyer
Sawyer and I took the bass boat out to Lake Jacomo. We put in at the Marina and headed north from there. We saw a ton of common carp, but nothing else. We then headed east and went back in a bunch of the coves. We were getting bites in 4-5′ of water mostly just…
Caught a Limit In April!
My first tournament goal has been achieved! I’ve submitted 5 fish to the Mo-Yak April Online Challenge! All in I have submitted 7 fish. There were 4 I didn’t submit because they were small. One darted around a stump and broke my line. And another (18″ of course) that I lost. I wasn’t prepared and…
First Bass Fishing Tournaments!
While the April Online tournament is technically my first tournament, May 8th at Lake of the Ozarks will be my first real, 1-day tournament. The links will take you to the leaderboard if you’re interested in following along. Entry is paid. Hotel is booked. I’ve been scouting launch areas and mentally planning my day. I’m…
Fishing Report – Lake Remembrance
This evening was the best evening for me to get out on the kayak and get some bass on the bump board! This started miserably. It was raining steadily, windy. I left my fish finder in the truck and just paddled along the bank to the north, then along the dam. Nothing. I was throwing…
Fishing Report – Lake Jacomo
This trip was on April 3rd, 2021. I’m signed up the for April Online Tournament through the Mo-Yak Fishing Series. I’m taking every chance I can get the the kayak on the water and get some bass on the board. I set out late in the afternoon, around 6 p.m. and went to a cove…
Fishing Report – Bennet Spring, Truman, Lone Jack Lake
This trip was on April 2nd. My friend invited me to go fishing down at Bennet Spring and offered up his travel trailer so we could stay the night before. I drove down the afternoon of the 1st. We drove around the campground in his golf cart, hung out with some people, drank some beer…