It’s Always Better the Next Day…
Fishing is kind of like making stew…it just seems to always
be better the next day. During a recent Kayak Fishing ClassicS tournament I
noticed at weigh in how many anglers didn’t catch exactly what they had in
mind. A gathering of great kayak anglers fishing in a general area known for
big fish should have produced some great catches during the tournament. Mind
you it is winter fishing after all and the weather has been less than desirable
but the fish were there and they still have to eat. So why is it that when the
spotlight is on, the fishing is just average and the next day fishing is
better?
Case in point: Marty Meakin had an average day for a great
angler during the Weedon Island Classic held on January 25th. He
placed in the ‘Top Ten’ which is darn good considering the talent pool of
anglers from as far away as Canada, New York, California and of course from all
over Florida. Marty selected the new Ohero Carbonado Kayak Rod as one of his
sponsor gear prizes. I saw him looking the Ohero rod over at the awards and
watched him select it after a few careful flexes and shakes of the rod. I knew
I would hear from him on this, good or bad.
The next day Marty headed out to some of his spots in the
same general waters to try out his new Ohero rod and just blew it up. The temperature
was nice, the winds were low, the sun was shining and the fishing was on fire. It
was a perfect recipe for some hot action and it turned out giving up a new
personal best. It was pretty early when my phone pinged with a text message
that he was on fish using the new rod. It’s important to note that Meakin is
highly experienced and is an expert when it comes to kayak fishing and uses
some pretty nice rods that would make most of us green with envy.
It wasn’t long after that when I heard another ping; this
message contained a photo of a nice fish. This went on for some time. Well in
fact most of the day. Meakin used the Ohero Carbonado rod all day and was
blowing it up using a MirrOlure MirrOmullet #49 to perform is dastardly deeds
of catching one nice fish after another for most of the day. I spoke with Marty
about how he liked the rod and his reply said it all in a few words; “I used
the rod all day throwing the MirrOmullet. The action is fast and smooth, casts
great and is lightweight and very sensitive. I didn’t want to put it down. How
much did you say this rod sells for?” 
Marty went on to tell me that he caught a personal best
redfish to go along with several other nice reds and how well the Ohero
Carbonado-7’ ML kayak rod handled his 33” redfish. The action on the rod is
outstanding and he felt every subtle nibble and bump that winter reds dish out.
I’m pretty sure that he has a new favorite rod and asked me where he can pick
up some more. Some guys just love day old stew…
You can learn more about the Ohero Carbonado rods at www.OheroFishing.com
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