I was going to receive one of two products either the Columbia Drainmaker shoes, or the Columbia Air Gill shirt, both of which look great and retail for about $80. Well, last tuesday morning when I arrived back from another portage in Algonquin Park I found a package on my desk that contained a size 11 pair of Drainmaker shoes! It’s only a shame they didn’t arrive the week earlier so that I could have tested them on my last trip and because I think they would probably the best warm weather shoes for the task. But I will be heading back to Algonquin several more times this year so putting these shoes through some serious tests is not going to be a problem. Check out this quick video demo of the features.

So far I can tell you that the shoes are extremely light, and the wet grip soles might just blow your mind, even on everyday surfaces like my hard wood floor these shoes feel quite “sticky”. As you saw in the video the entire sole of the shoe is one big drainage mould pulling water right out of the shoe and draining it to the back through the larger holes. The other fantastic part about these shoes is that they look great, they haven’t sacrificed any looks while making these specialized shoes, you could easily put these side by side with any modern running shoe in the same price range.

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I wonder what the fish would think of this…

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Its a fairly heavy canoe, but its a good size with a maximum capacity of 850lbs and its has a nice stable flat bottom much like our old canoe. I was able to pick up 50 feet of parachute cord for $2 and a pool noodle for $1.50 to make sure I got it home in one piece without scratching the car.

I’d love to take it out for a ride today, but I need to get paddles and life jackets still plus I’d like to sand it down and add a new coat of paint – although I do like that it already comes in Fury Red. She probably wont see water until late May when I return from Georgia.

Enjoy!

“We were no longer men. We had become something more. We were like gods, fishing from the clouds in search angels…”

Our day started late, we arrived at Jacks lake around one in the afternoon. The sun was bright and shone down with great heat. We layered up with sun block, packed up the canoe and set out on our way. We covered the opposite shore with soft plastic baits in search of lunker bass. We quickly advanced over shallow shorelines covered by weeds and rock. Within a couple hours we had reached the bay we wanted to fish. We decided to stop and prepare some food, allowing the afternoon sun to cool down.

We headed directly to the spot we planned to fish. Prior visits to this location had led us to believe muskie
could be located here. We cut the motor a hundred yards away. A cool breeze drifted us perfectly into position. I tied on a Mepps black fury (Musky Killer) with a black bucktail. Jon did the same. The smell of muskie was in the air.

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Thanks for letting us use your canoe Devon, without it Fishing Fury wouldn’t have been nearly as furious. Now it’s time for an upgrade, not the boat, the fish.

Kayak fishing has become extremely popular these days, with a few manufacturers making kayaks specificly designed for fishing. Kayak fishing is the culmination of big fish from a little boat, in the open ocean you have a good chance of catching a fish bigger than your kayak.

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Just last month, on October 25th, Larry Laumanm from La Jolla, California caught the new kayak world record Yellowtail weighing in at 50.65 pounds and 53″ in length. Larry didn’t have to travel far, in fact he caught it in what you could consier his “backyard” fishing spot with his neighborhood off in the distance. La Jolla is actually a very popular kayak fishing area that even has kayak fishing charters and guide services. Jim Sammons, of La Jolla kayak fishing, is believed to be the second person to hook, fight, and land a marlin on a kayak.

For more information on kayak fishing visit kayakfishing.com, kayakfishingstuff.com, kayaksportfishing.com, and kayak4fish.com.