Monday, August 16, 2010
An Evening On The Pond
Last night I was able to push off into the family pond for a couple hours on the Versa Board, with an eight foot Featherlight, and a couple fly boxes full of poppers of all sorts.
All loaded down and ready to find a few top water eaters. I'm finding that the William Joseph Conduit gear bag works nicely on the back of the Versa Board. I just need to figure out a way to secure it to the deck of the kayak for trips outside of the pond.
While changing flies I noticed a flurry of boils and cast a popper from Carolina Fly into the mix. One miss and then connection on the next cast with this nice bass.
Switched up and fished the Idylwilde Price's Warmwater Whammy for the last hour and had a smash after dark that really put a bend in the rod. He was smaller than the first bass but you wouldn't have known it by the fight.
The more time I spend on the family pond the more I am impressed with it. It certainly does not hold pushover bass but it is a beautiful spot to spend a few hours trying.
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3 comments:
Hey Cameron, where do you store your fly rod on the board while paddling? Can you mount a fly rod holder on the board?
Thanks,
JT
Hey Cameron... because of your posts! I am serious consider to buy a paddling board...looks like a lot of fun! Mark
JTWG...you can add Scotty mounts to the deck of the Versa Board or the Native version already has flush mounts installed. I'm keep this one clean since this kayak is Mrs. Manifesto's and she isn't cool with a lot of fishing gear sticking out of her board. HA...
Mark...when you visit we'll get out on the pond and you can see for yourself if the Versa Board or other SUP would be a good choice for you. I can't say enough good about the Versa Board for what I am using it for. Great kayak!
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