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8/13/09 at 7:24am
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Though you guys might enjoy this little off-season hobby.  Striper fishing from a yak in NH.

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8/14/09 at 8:27pm
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I met a guy who trolls for salmon in  Puget Sound and does pretty well. He had a nice 20 plus pounder  on  near Brown's Point and could maintain a nice trolling speed,

The simplicity of his operation using no fuel and  hardly affecting his surroundings with no mechanical contrivances was a very pure and peaceful approach. 

We were in a big damn powerboat with three downriggers and usually got  fish  yet I felt the kayaker was much the better fisherman. We used 50,000 dollars of equipment . He had a cheap kayak and  basic  gear yet competed nicely with simplicity as his guide.

 
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8/14/09 at 11:23pm
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I once caught a monsterous (30 lb) Barracuda from a 20lb inflatable kayak.  No need for fancy drag when the boat can be towed all over by the fish.  Still one of my best fishing experiences.
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8/15/09 at 6:29am
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 Cool.  My dad does this too, up in CT.  He files the barbs off his hooks for easier catch/release (once and a while he keeps one).  There have been times where he'll get right in the middle of a hot spot and catch stripers with every cast.

I fish for striper when they come upriver in late spring here in VA (the locals call them "Rockfish" at that point, which caused this New Englander some confusion at first).  Sure is a good eating fish.  

I have yet to fish from my kayak, but my dad keeps telling me it's the way to go.
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8/17/09 at 4:23am
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Thanks guys.  Couple tips...

Anchor is important.  Does not neeed to be much.  Window weight works good.  I have a commercial folding anchor.

Old phone cords make good paddle  / Rod leadhes

Milk crate or grocery store shopping basket.

Rod holder.  Mine is a Scotty mounted between my knees.
 


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8/19/09 at 9:58am
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Do you rig an amah?

 anticooler than you

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