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The Best Fishing Rods and The Best Fishing Kayak, by Jeff McGovern

Here is a shot of my desk yesterday. I forget sometimes how much trouble it is for other kayak anglers to relax and fish. Here in my W500 I’ve got all my gear right on hand, easy to reach and a great work surface right in front of me. I do keep it simple since over gearing leads to lost fish finding way to exploit all the extra stuff we hang on our kayaks. Of course I’m also the guy who prefers window cranks on my truck since it’s far less to go wrong, some people do love all the extra stuff. I really need to find out who the so called kayak expert is calling for anglers to have rods at least 7′ long in order to fight fish effectively. I’ve seen nothing but tangled rods and broken tips from those how surround themselves with a forest of over priced rods. Those little Emmrods on my desk on much easier to deal with, far stronger, and the casting distance particularly with baitcasting reels is wonderful. Continue reading

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Another Look at Redfish Magic – Article by Jeff McGovern

It’s time for another look at this style of bait and the rigging that works best.  I just got back from another of the McGovern family trips to Canada fishing Lake of the Woods.  As with the last three years, … Continue reading

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Jeff, a Kayak Fisherman, Commenting on the Kayak Fishing Market

-”It’s all hype so far. In comparing the Kayak Angler guide to a much wider distributed magazine or rather catalog the information is about the same.  I’ve got both [brand of fishing gear stores] and [brand of fishing catalog] catalogs … Continue reading

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Jeff Reviews the Fishbites and Gulp Lures

Jeff’ McGovern’s new kayak fishing article is called ‘Good As Live Bait?’. It’s a review of the Fishbites and Gulp lure brands. Jeff writes: -”The brands I’ve been using are “Fishbites” (Carr Specialty Baits, St Augustine, Florida) and the more … Continue reading

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Short Rods for Kayak Fishing

Jeff McGovern’s new fishing tackle review is about the Emmrod fishing rods. Jeff explains what their advantages are, and how they fit certain kayak fishing needs. While these rods are good with any fishing kayak, Jeff recommends to use them … Continue reading

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