Damon Outdoors: May 2018

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Kerr Lake Private Tournament

After the Camp & Paddle, I had just over a week to pack and head up to NC for a private tournament/get together with friends. I stayed from May 2-7 and had a blast.

The boat did great on the drive up. I was worried about the T-top on the freeway so I strapped it down on all 4 corners to relieve some of the stress from the winds. Everything held up and it was as tight as when I left.

The boat also did great with gas and battery life over the next few days. I fished almost every day as well as on trip up to the Dam on the VA end and the trolling motor was still going strong the day I took the boat out for the trip back. I used about 3/4 of a tank of gas. Most of that was from the trip to the dam and back as most of my fishing is trolling.

We caught some Bass, Cats, and Brim for bait but no Stripers this year. Actually, on tournament day we skunked! The tournament was a one-day event this year due to people not being able to make it early enough for Saturday and Sunday fishing.

This year's winners were...

Steve (Rays Army buddy) - Biggest bass

Dan - Biggest Catfish Sorry, no pic but here is Dan LOL

Storm rolls in on our last day to fish so we headed back to shore....

Steve catching a Cat on his ultralight while trying to catch Brim for bait....

It was great seeing everyone again and I can not wait until next year to do it again.

Lake Camp & Paddle Spring 2018

Well, it was that time of the year again. My local kayak group gathered at Bald Ridge Campground for another Camp & Paddle.

It was a good time. Fishing was slow for me as the wind was a challenge. I picked up Bluebacks in hope to get on some Stripers. Most of those either perished or were let loose.

Saturday we all gathered and had a cookout. As usual, the food and company were outstanding.