Weedon Island Mangrove Tunnels
12:17 AM
I recently purchased a new kayak, as I had sold my Heritage Redfish 12 a while back. I purchased a Emotion Grand Slam Angler. With the new kayak my father and I went to Weedon island to do some exploring.
We decided to ride the tide out to the bay through the mangrove tunnels in the southern kayak trail. It is a wonderful 4 mile paddle, through all of weedon island preserve. Be wary of tides as it can be quite tricky to navigate if the tides are too high or too low.
We paddled around in the bay threw some plugs and got some trout. I spooked a a huge redfish sitting in a hole. Overall we did not fish to much, as we spent most of the time exploring and enjoying the wonderful scenery and weather.
If your interested in seeing real Tampa bay and its wildlife try paddling the Weedon island mangrove tunnel trail.
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April 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM
i am going to pick up my new grand slam on friday and so exited, is that your dad in the bright orange non angler version, that is the exact one i am getting, how do you guys like you kayaks? do you have any good tips to let me in on? anyway your pics are great and would love to run the same paths some day, good luck and have fun. Dan
April 5, 2011 at 11:40 PM
Dan,
Congrats on your future purchase. Yes that is my father. We love the grand slam. It is a BIG boat for sure. I'm on the smaller side and it is definitely a tank. I love the flush deck, making standing in it very easy. It tracks great and its one of the quietest kayaks iv ever paddled. A great place to get tips and meet new paddlers would be the Hardcore Kayak anglers club. They have a forum you can join online and meet new paddlers and ask questions. Some tips would be don't overload you kayak sometimes less is more. Also most of the time you dont need to paddle miles from the launch to get to a good fishing/ paddling spot. And lastly a good paddle makes a world of difference, especially when its windy out. Thanks for the kind words, keep checking back for all the new content.
Regards,
Dave
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