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First Kayak Bass Fishing Trip of the Season, By Rox Davis

I finally got out in my W500 for the first trip of the season in my yak. I launched at 10:30 am at lake Congamond in Southwick Massachusetts. Today was a picture perfect day. Slight wind with sunny skies, I … Continue reading

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New England Kayak Fishing Trip Report: Chunker Bass and Rats, Minus a Pig Lost, By Rox Davis

Well the weather has been great here in Connecticut, and I took advantage of it. Sunday, November 27th and Monday November 28th. I took the W500 with the 1.2hp outboard and headed to lake Congamond in Massachusetts. The motor comes … Continue reading

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A Day Bass Fishing Out Of My Motorized Kayak, By Rox Davis

Perch, crappies and dace were very active, but I wanted SMALLIES! So I was motoring in my W500 kayak looking for steep banks coming off the flats, and rock walls—- I bring her back up and snag her in the net.
SWEET!! Another Fatty, 19 1/4″ of pissed off Smallie!! Continue reading

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Rox And Lisa Kayak Bass Fishing Adventures At West Twin Lakes, Connecticut

She cast the dinger up on the pads and worked to the edge, and as it fell…………………….BAM ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, then all you see is the W500 being towed
and Lisa’s pole bent to the max……….then the bass buried itself in the weeds, and she drops her tip and says its gone.
I told her to put pressure back on the line and hold her ground, hoping the bass was still there……..then the rod tip starts bouncing, out of the weeds and into the air she comes. Continue reading

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Chris’ New Kayak Fishing Trip Report, Massachusetts

I have been kayaking on the East Branch of the Ware River. The water is at its highest ever since Tropical Storms Irene and Lee and most of the beaver dams are below the water level.
I took a nice bass (picture included) in a quite part of a turn in the river recently.
The higher water level allows me to go further upstream, but the vegetation and current can pose challenges as one picture attests to. Of course coming back downstream is a blast because the challenge (and fun) is not to portage down an obstacle but to kayak over it! Continue reading

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