INSAYN's 2013 Summer road trip.
Hey buddies!
Had a blast cruising the highways of America last summer with the family in tow. Two adults, two teens, 3 small dogs crammed into our crewcab for 7.5 weeks, covered 20 states and 7500+ miles. Thank GOD I installed the smaller Polar Cub AC unit in favor of the 13.5K Dometic that was up there. My lil Honda 2000 ran it like a champ!
My parents followed us in their brand new Honda Pilot towing their Aliner popup trailer, of which I installed a portable upright AC unit from Homer Depot.
The goals of the trip I set for me was to make it the entire trip:
1. No break downs. (Check, kind of)
2. Find something from the Civil War with my metal detector. (Check)
3. Catch a big fish in the Gulf of Mexico from my kayak. (Check)
No break downs on my rig, just a bad wheel bearing on my parents trailer, which I fixed in a hot Georgia supermarket parking lot.
Found a spent mini ball in the back woods behind a carpet manufacturing plant a few miles from a major Georgia battlefield.
Caught a 43" / 36.5# Bull Redfish under the bridge going to Grand Isle Louisiana via kayak. HOLY******that was fun!
The skinny on it, is that I ran out of bait (chunk mullet) to use on my big stick. Put that down and tossed my homemade lure tipped with what I had left of the mullet over, tied to my UglyStik Lite bait rod, running 10# mono. I was attempting to catch more bait. Second drop down, and the Bull hit like a freight train! Over the course of a half hour fight, it nearly spooled me 3 times and towed me in a huge circle around the bridge legs and out into the bay. Got it to the boat 3 times, and only the 3rd time it was finally tired enough to lip grip it, and bonk it. What a rush!!!
Now, with that...I need your help guys!
I posted a picture of my Bull Redfish on Paddling.net to try and win another kayak for my kiddo to use.
If you will please click the link and hit the green "Like" it button. Try from home, and from your Smartphone using the cell not the WiFi.
Check back daily and "Like" again! It goes till July 31st.
http://www.paddling.net/fishing/photoDetails.html?pid=113
Had a blast cruising the highways of America last summer with the family in tow. Two adults, two teens, 3 small dogs crammed into our crewcab for 7.5 weeks, covered 20 states and 7500+ miles. Thank GOD I installed the smaller Polar Cub AC unit in favor of the 13.5K Dometic that was up there. My lil Honda 2000 ran it like a champ!
My parents followed us in their brand new Honda Pilot towing their Aliner popup trailer, of which I installed a portable upright AC unit from Homer Depot.
The goals of the trip I set for me was to make it the entire trip:
1. No break downs. (Check, kind of)
2. Find something from the Civil War with my metal detector. (Check)
3. Catch a big fish in the Gulf of Mexico from my kayak. (Check)
No break downs on my rig, just a bad wheel bearing on my parents trailer, which I fixed in a hot Georgia supermarket parking lot.
Found a spent mini ball in the back woods behind a carpet manufacturing plant a few miles from a major Georgia battlefield.
Caught a 43" / 36.5# Bull Redfish under the bridge going to Grand Isle Louisiana via kayak. HOLY******that was fun!
The skinny on it, is that I ran out of bait (chunk mullet) to use on my big stick. Put that down and tossed my homemade lure tipped with what I had left of the mullet over, tied to my UglyStik Lite bait rod, running 10# mono. I was attempting to catch more bait. Second drop down, and the Bull hit like a freight train! Over the course of a half hour fight, it nearly spooled me 3 times and towed me in a huge circle around the bridge legs and out into the bay. Got it to the boat 3 times, and only the 3rd time it was finally tired enough to lip grip it, and bonk it. What a rush!!!
Now, with that...I need your help guys!
I posted a picture of my Bull Redfish on Paddling.net to try and win another kayak for my kiddo to use.
If you will please click the link and hit the green "Like" it button. Try from home, and from your Smartphone using the cell not the WiFi.
Check back daily and "Like" again! It goes till July 31st.
http://www.paddling.net/fishing/photoDetails.html?pid=113
