From Bass fishing to Bowfishing
Two weekends ago was beyond busy...busy with fishing! With the recent warm weather than we have been having I knew it was time to break the cabin fever. It also meant I finally get to take my brand spankin new Hobie Pro Angler 14 out. I was like a kid in a candy store as I spent all week getting it rigged up for its first voyage. Ain't she beautiful! Now that the pre-excitement stage has been set...to the good stuff! Sunday is when all the adventuring began. I was meeting quite a few KBL members and other area kayak fisherman at Coffeen Lake, a local power plant lake in Southern-Central IL, for a preseason shootout (aka a friendly competition). The day began for me around 3:30 a.m. Even though it's only an hour and a half drive and we were meeting at 6 a.m., I could not sleep any longer! I was so excited to try out my new yak! I paced as the coffee machine slowly but surely poured my caffeinated jolt that would get me to the boat ramp...