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The AV, The Yak & The Bass

DanTheMan

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Fed up with work I took last Friday off for some R&R. I had just the trip in mind that I had been dying to do ? so I did it. As a fan of the AV and of Kayaking I paired the two with my new interest in fresh water fishing and had a blast. Here is my story?

It actually begins Thursday night with a night out on the town with one of my best buddies. I?m 32 now and have known J since we were pre-teens. J and I hit the bars and had a great time talking about our trucks ? My AV and his F350 Diesel. We recalled past exploits and talked about future ones too. At the end of the night - around 12:30am it was time to go home. I was so worked up about trucks and fishing I decided then that I would be blowing off work the next day.

Next morning ? after a few Advil and a Bacon, Egg & Cheese (S, P & K of course) - I loaded the Old Town Adventurer XL into the back of Avalanche. Now this Kayak is about 14 ft long but I can get it into the AV with mid & rear gates down. Best thing is I can keep the covers on and the window in making it easy to lock the truck up when I hit my destination. Grabbed my gear ? paddles, preservers, fishing pool, tackle and I?m off to Harriman State Park NY.

Make a quick stop at the sporting goods store on my way in to pick up a NYS Fishing License and some live bait. Next stop is the Ranger station to get the key to the Boat Launch. Hit the station, paid more $$$ and was headed for my destination.

I was the only one at the boat launch and the lake today ? beautiful. Get the Yak out of the AV and lock up the truck. ;D

Hit the water ? man is it breezy! I paddle around for 30 mins or so looking for the right spot. It?s an island in the middle of the lake that is providing a break from the wind. I tuck into that spot and setup for some fishing. Sweet!

Hook up the live bait and in it goes. Spent an hour or so working my spot with no results. :6:

Paddle back to the AV for a little lunch and stretch. Make a few calls to brag about my situation to the wife and then to J. Man, their jealous? >:D

Back in the lake and paddle over to a new spot. Setup again and start working this area around a rock. Next thing you know ? fish ohnnn! Hooked up 3 times with some beautiful bright green bass! :cool: What a treat ? I had never caught a fresh water Bass before. Plenty of Stripers, but never the fresh water variety. It was not disappointing.

Ran out of bait so I headed back to the AV. Packing up was easy as can be ? down with the rear gate, slide the Yak in, a few bungee cords and I?m off for home. Smiling and jamming tunes all the way.

Anyway, this was a great day where I got to combine my three newest hobbies ? the AV, the Yak and Bass Fishing. I hope to repeat this trip more than a few times this Fall before the snow takes over. It?s one of the main reasons I bought the AV-to get away for a trip like this. I thought I would share this story with you. Hope I didn?t bore ya.
 
Not bored, great story . . . I've done more canoeing than kayaking, but a day alone on a nice lake can sure be a blast!

I'm jealous too ;D
 
Great story and it sounded like fun.......
 
I am a firm believer in the adage
"The worst day fishing is better than the best day working". >:D
 
I was gonna say "hope you had a nice trip", but I guess thast's unnessecary. Great story. It's not always that you get to combine three hobbies into one trip. (y)
 
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