While watching the sunrise and sipping on a cup of mudd, I began
reflecting upon the Matlacha Classic. You should know first off that
Matlacha/Pine Island is one of my all time favorite places to go to.
It’s all ‘Old Florida’ and famous for its fishing. Tarpon, permit,
snook, trout and redfish are the scaly Gods of the Flats as well as a
few denizens of the deep such as Hammer Head and Bull Sharks.
Collectively they prowl the flats and mangrove lines to generally look
for anglers to frustrate. They have had many sunrises to perfect their
craft and they are quite good at it.
The sharks add an element of tension and fear just to intensify the
experience of fishing Matlacha and make sure that you are paying
attention as I experienced firsthand last year. There really was no
danger…just a huge bull shark rushing at my starboard side and at the
last possible moment maneuvered around my bow…a deep sigh of relief
followed as I recall.
As the sun brightened I found myself staring deeply through its
reflection in my half filled cup. My thoughts went to reliving fishing
there and how fortunate kayak anglers are to see and breathe such
experiences at will. I envisioned fighting the largest fish caught by
Mike Carey at the latest Classic and standing up in my Predator 13 like
Otis Coblentz did to watch a large school of reds tailing on the flats
in the early morning colors on tournament day. Wow what a thrill, but
alas I must do my part so others may do what I also love so very much.
Fishing Matlacha & Pine Island is a must for every kayak angler to
experience. With that said, let us take a look at the results and how
the overall standings have changed.
As you may have gathered Mike Carey not only caught the largest fish of the ...more
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