Just this past Saturday I was lucky enough to install the latest and greatest from Raymarine Electronics, the Dragonfly. The Raymarine Dragonfly is a new breed of GPS Chartplotter and Fish finder combo that is a perfect addition to any kayak. I installed the unit on my Hurricane Aquasports Skimmer 128 and used a marine silicone to glue the transducer in the hull. The Dragonfly mounted great on my kayak using the supplied swivel mount that the head unit can be easily removed from. This unit also only has one plug in the back which makes connecting and disconnecting a breeze. This unit has the new CHIRP technology for...

I recently took delivery of a few items from Escape Watersports (UK based dealer), included in my order was a Guardian Expedition Light. It cost around £12 and to be honest I didn’t expect too much for that sort of money!. The light arrived sealed in bubble packaging and once removed I was left with the light, a clip and a set of instructions. The light itself is small, robust and well manufactured. It’s CE marked indicating that the product meets EU safety, health or environmental requirements. The light source is a high power LED which is visible for over 3 miles. Power is supplied from two CR2032 batteries...

On my drive to Bayou La Batre, Alabama today one thing drove me crazy and I could not get it out of my head, top water trout fishing!! From the moment I hit the twin spans over Lake Pontchartrain and then all the way into Alabama my mind was racing. When I made the approach to the lake I saw the light fog and slick calm waters, top water dream. I wanted to just pull over and start throwing my Texas Tackle Factory Dummy top water lure so darn bad. My favorite kind of fishing is throwing a top water lure and I have found the TTF (Texas Tackle...

Get your mind out of the gutter girls! I am talking about being a “Hanger”. That is what we hammock campers call ourselves, a hanger. For me it started a few years ago on a camping/kayaking trip to Pensacola Florida. We were camping in a state park there for a week to fishing from our kayaks. What we did not know was we picked a terrible week to go. For four days it rain like I have never seen rain. The whole campground was flooded and most of our tents were flooded. Well not mine because I was on what I thought was a terrible camp site. It sloped...

  That fickle temptress, Lady Luck refused to play any role in the last several attempts to achieve my recent objective.  Big red drum have been caught by several kayakers this spring, making my failed endeavors that much more exasperating. However, some of those unsuccessful fishing days did turn out to be great “nature days”.  Putting my angling frustrations aside, I took the opportunity to get shutter happy on the local wildlife. First up is a rare shot of a posing Rob Alderman.  Normally seen in the Outer Banks area, it is a rare sight in these neck of the woods. Next, Lee Williams got us all excited while pointing...