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  1. KayakFisherman

    Spring Stripers Are Moving - Misfit Kayak is In the Mix

    Not a remarkable day particularly, fishing-wise. My purpose was to stretch out the territory a little and maybe even try for some carp. The rain that was forecast never came. It was a warm morning and there was only one other person, a boater, out there with me. That said a lot; that there was...
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    Housatonic Kayak Fishing - Large Scale Catches

    Twenty-seven degrees and time to catch some striped bass. The drive along the Housatonic to the launch site is always relaxing. Water and air temps were both in the low 30s most of the afternoon. 4-inch silver/white pan-tailed soft plastics on a small umbrella rig with 1/10 oz. weighted...
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    Misfit Kayak Fishing on the Housatonic: Learning Recipes

    The short report: We got about two dozen stripers between the two of us, none bigger than 26 inches, on 4" Silver/white pan tails. The long report: We knew the weather was going to be great, but it was even better than we could have anticipated. The Misfit crew were hitting the bass right into...
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    Shinnecock Stripers

    Got out In Shinnecock Bay with "Pistol" Pete Kelly in search of stripers close to home. Conditions didn't allow a launch at Montauk but we were not disappointed. Between us we had over 55 fish, 54 of them bass. The biggest was only about 32" for both me and Pete, but the action was non-stop on...
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    A Good-Ass Night Kayak Fishing

    So what really separates kayak fishing from other types of fishing? If you ask me, in most cases... nothing. In my opinion there are a lot of folks out there who are really just fishing from a kayak. You find out the difference when conditions become challenging. That's what made last night so...
  6. KayakFisherman

    Ponquogue Bridge

    Trolled deep-swimming (10') plugs under the bridge through the top of the tide last night. Plenty of bass between 24 snd 30 inches and some small, 20 to 24 inch blues. The bite dropped off about two hours into the outgoing.
  7. KayakFisherman

    Looking Up at Ponquogue

    By the way, the author is a proud graduate of the Hampton Bays High School Class of 1982.
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    Looking Up at Ponquogue

    ? I'm persistent.
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    Looking Up at Ponquogue

    In my line of work, faith is essential.
  10. KayakFisherman

    Looking Up at Ponquogue

    Picture this, if you will: You’re kayak fishing. You hook up with a small, 24-inch bass which you easily land. As you pull it from the water to release it, you receive a standing ovation from hundreds of cheering fans. A dream maybe? Nope. This was my Monday. OK, so as usual this isn’t as much a...
  11. KayakFisherman

    And Then it Happened!

    The Longing First you imagine success. Then, if it matters enough, you learn in ways that help you achieve it. Too many times before Pete had followed me out to Montauk and either the conditions prevented our launch or he landed fish that, while entertaining, were fairly unremarkable. Pete had...
  12. KayakFisherman

    The Hook, The Point and Sadness at Sunrise

    Right now the Misfit Kayak Fishing Team is spread out in search of the behemoth bass that have pushed into our waters. Alan and Ian - The Jersey Boys - are fishing the back bays around Toms River. Pete was in Jamaica Bay Friday night/Saturday morning and I was going to try Montauk Point. Pete...
  13. KayakFisherman

    What Every Kayak Fisherman Should Be Doing Right AbouT Now

    It used to be that I stowed away my kayak gear sometime in late November (or early December even) and even if I stuffed everything into a closet “rode hard and put up wet,” invariably in the spring I’d devote a week to gearing up again. The hardware, accessories and apparel all changed as my...
  14. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock is Happening

    I had almost no blues out east last year. I've seen a big increase. DEC was asking me if I'd been seeing more this year. A little conservstion goes a long way.
  15. KayakFisherman

    Shinnecock is Happening

    The bass have been here, especially around Ponquogue Bridge, if you can time it. It's hit-or-miss if you're not paying attention to the tides. That said, until this week it was almost exclusively cookie-cutter bass. Now it's bass and blues competing for bait. Guess what: Blues always win. So...
  16. KayakFisherman

    Jamaica Bay Tradition

    Got out with the crew for our annual spring jaunt to NYC. Jamaica Bay the weekend after Mother's Day was when and how our fishing team was formed over a decade ago, and we honor that tradition by returning every year, even after "Captain Kayak" Jerry Collins stepped back from organizing a...
  17. KayakFisherman

    Housatonic, Here We Come!

    I also want to give a shout out to the Hook, Line and Sinker Restaurant/bar which is located a stone's throw from the launch. Great comfort food, great portions, great prices, cold beer: just what the doctor ordered after a day on the water and a way to support the local economy.
  18. KayakFisherman

    Housatonic, Here We Come!

    With 2020 in our rearview and cold weather upon us, the heart and soul of Misfit Kayak Fishing was back out on the water in pursuit of the first stripers of 2021. Pete had spent a warm afternoon on the Housatonic recently and landed over 50 bass. This was NOT that day This was a 19-degree...
  19. KayakFisherman

    Teen Disappears while Surf fishing in Moriches

    ...And I have a 16-year-old son who loves to fish.
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    Teen Disappears while Surf fishing in Moriches

    In high school I was mating on charter boats and fishing definitely kept me out of (more) trouble too. There were a few of us who worked on the water. It was also those years that I first had a friend die doing the same things I was doing. Billy Daniel was a 16-year-old classmate and friend who...

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