Fished my first national level kayak tournament on Champlain weekend before last. It was a really dope experience. A larger field than I’ve been up against with some of the best competition around. Managed a 95th out of 158. Happy with that. One thing I did learn personally is how deadly FFS can be. I’ve used it on others peoples boats, but in your own hands In your control it was a different ball game. I caught my limit of 5 and all of them but one I caught using the tech. Whether it was seeing them or targeting submerged cover I benefited from it. Practice was horrendous days prior & this my first time with it on the kayak. All in all I’m really proud of myself getting out there and conquering some fears and accomplishing some growth.

Check your livewell!

Evidence of what they are eating! 8,786 crawfish spit up in Brian Latimer livewell at the ST Lawrence this past weekend. Great way to stay on top of forage they prefer. Little tiny 🦞.

Question for everybody:

Have you ever seen this before? Anything odd you’ve ever seen in your livewell?

For those who asked in the roundtable, I did a podcast on men’s mental health and a bit of my journey through life. A podcast about the angler behind the fishing. Have a great day.

Thanks for listening if you can 🙏🏽

https://youtu.be/RjTAGtrtQiA

YouTube video link

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wDfFmJKxiEhRueDj4q3Hd?si=hrOAvTfaQDGneeDiamPFEQ

Spotify

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-angler-s2e13-w-christopher-waters/id1693032466?i=1000713383946

Apple Podcasts