"East Matty Solo Skiff"
It's been a busy few weeks for me so I haven't had much time to do any fishing. Finally found a few hours to take the solo skiff down to East Matagorda. I launched around 10am and headed out towards brown cedar. Weather was great with winds under 5mph and not too hot. Two questions I wanted answered on this day. Can a tank of gas get me all the way there and how long would it take. I tried to make this journey before in a Hobie PA but stopped half way after I realized I would not have the energy needed to paddle back. Well, a tank of gas and 23 minutes later I was there (launched from first canal off intercoastal). The boat handled wake from other boats and barges well. I was very pleased with the performance. I planned on finding a drain or bayou to fish for flounder if i could find some moving water. It didn't take me long to realize that it is going to take me a while to learn this area. The bayous are a lot bigger than they appear on the maps but the depth decreases rapidly. I had a hard time finding a way into the bayou so i ended up fishing the flats for a while with a bass assassin. Had a few short strikes early and after catching a croaker I assumed that was the culprit of the short strikes. I had a nice hit but lost the fish after i reached up to turn on the camera while simultaneously setting the hook. I should know by now that this never turns out good. Fish off. I headed back East towards the South shoreline to try and find some grass beds I had fished before. Poled around for a while but no luck. Decided that my makeshift push pole works well enough. Wooden closet rod with a push pole end from Academy. Don't see the point in spending a few hundred dollars when this one worked so well. No fish but a relaxing day on the water it was. Headed back home to see my new baby boy. Cannot wait until he can join me on some fishing adventures. Thanks for reading and enjoy the video report
It's been a busy few weeks for me so I haven't had much time to do any fishing. Finally found a few hours to take the solo skiff down to East Matagorda. I launched around 10am and headed out towards brown cedar. Weather was great with winds under 5mph and not too hot. Two questions I wanted answered on this day. Can a tank of gas get me all the way there and how long would it take. I tried to make this journey before in a Hobie PA but stopped half way after I realized I would not have the energy needed to paddle back. Well, a tank of gas and 23 minutes later I was there (launched from first canal off intercoastal). The boat handled wake from other boats and barges well. I was very pleased with the performance. I planned on finding a drain or bayou to fish for flounder if i could find some moving water. It didn't take me long to realize that it is going to take me a while to learn this area. The bayous are a lot bigger than they appear on the maps but the depth decreases rapidly. I had a hard time finding a way into the bayou so i ended up fishing the flats for a while with a bass assassin. Had a few short strikes early and after catching a croaker I assumed that was the culprit of the short strikes. I had a nice hit but lost the fish after i reached up to turn on the camera while simultaneously setting the hook. I should know by now that this never turns out good. Fish off. I headed back East towards the South shoreline to try and find some grass beds I had fished before. Poled around for a while but no luck. Decided that my makeshift push pole works well enough. Wooden closet rod with a push pole end from Academy. Don't see the point in spending a few hundred dollars when this one worked so well. No fish but a relaxing day on the water it was. Headed back home to see my new baby boy. Cannot wait until he can join me on some fishing adventures. Thanks for reading and enjoy the video report