# Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Kayak Fishing–Martin’s Newest Hobby
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Oh, a dreadful day. Sold my beautiful ski boat. So proud of the boat but we just couldn’t go much longer and not use it. Taylor is in Lubbock and probably not going to ski anymore, so it became expendable. Wanted to buy a bass boat instead.  Had one picked out but because of the heat, drought and general lack of water, fishing from a boat just wasn’t going to be a long term solution since the boat docks were quickly drying up.  Put the boat on Craigslist in the morning and before noon had 7 calls and one guy that was bringing cash.  Someone took the radio and amplifier out of the boat (stole it from Amado Storage … good security huh).  First come/First serve is the way you sell on Craigslist.  It just so happened that the first to call was a young guy and his new wife.  This was to be their first boat and they were so excited.  Spent about an hour looking the boat over and asking questions before leaving to go to Starbucks to discuss it.  I gave them till Noon and then I was going to call #2 and tell him to come take a look at it.  He wanted to trade the boat for 2 4-wheelers but I told him “cash only”.  30 minutes went by and we looked up and they were coming down the driveway with big grins on their face.  They wanted it!!!!  The check was written and off they went.  Called later that afternoon.  The boat got hot.  It had been in storage for a year and the water pump needed replacing.  Paul Jordan and I went to help them and I took the boat the next day to the doctor to have a water pump (impeller) replaced.  Took a few days but got it back.  Put the boat in on Lake Granbury and ran it wide open up and down the lake for about 30 minutes and it ran like a top!  Called Josh and he came that afternoon to pick it up.  We went down to Lake Benbrook and launched.  He drove it for about 30 minutes…never got hot so I watched the boat leave its house for a second time.  Shed a tear or two.  I loved that boat.  But I was glad that it was in the hands of a young couple who would enjoy it as much as we had.  Now on to better things.
  Here is my next venture.  A 2001 Skeeter bass boat!  Almost had it bought and just decided that it was just toooo much toy.  Besides, Paula wasn’t completely sold on the idea.  Someday, I’ll get that boat or at least ask for it for Christmas.  Howdy Santa!!!!! I decided though that I really wanted to get back into fishing.  Living this close (200 yards) from a great fishing lake was just a waste.  So, Paula and I went to Cabelas and bought all of the Banjo Minnows they had (about 30).  These are great and are supposed to be one of the best artificial baits around.  3 weeks using them and only 4 small fish to show for it.  Of course, the temperature of the lake is around 90 deg F so the fish are just not eating very much.  I expect to see a better time of it later.  But bank fishing in 3 feet of water at 90 deg hot is just not a lot of fun if they are not biting.  The only ones catching any fish were those fishing deeper along the Lake Benbrook dam.  I had to get out there.  It was going to take a boat or an inner-tube to get into deeper water.  Paula and I went to Cabelas and looked at inner-tubes.  I had my doubts about that.  I was going to ask for the tube for my birthday. But after seeing them, decided not to pursue that avenue.  I saw myself on the bottom of the lake.  Just more bank fishing.
  While looking at YouTube videos of tube fisherman, I came across a couple of vids where guys were fishing out of a kayak.  Hey, this might work for me.  Started doing my research to see if it was something that was
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