Pamlico Grand Slam on the Kayak

Got out about 7am with very little wind and not many people. I saw one other kayak angler and he was a few hunderd yards away. I paddled to the march near the main river and worked a top water plug and MR17 the entire way with no luck. I was thinking since the sun is coming higher I may need to try a little deeper. I tied on a Gulp shrimp with a 1/4 oz head and it didn't take long to connect with a small red. I kept on throwing the shrimp and next came a small flounder. Followed by a small trout. Its a good thing I like catch and release since everything was undersized. This continued and when the like got tight I knew this was going to be a nice red. To my surprise it is a small striper and man did he put up a fight. I had to wrap up the morning to meet the family at a pig picking that was only 10 miles away so I worked the shore line on the way back and got into a nice flounder hole where I was able to catch some supper. Nice 15 1/4 inch flounder. Once I got back to the ramp I did a survey with the NC DMR and he said he had been to Oriental and Aurora the two weekends before with little to show. I was happy as long as I was catching. The total on the morning: 4 flounder 3 speckled trout 2 stipers 1 puppy red drum 4-5 crockers (man they love Gulp) All but one stripers were caught on Gulp. I would still say that the bigger fish prefer a Mirrolure over the Gulp.

DIY Kayak Night Fishing Light

I am working on adding the Gopro Hero 2 and a Kayak light to the Jackson Cuda kayak. I wanted something where I could use one mount and switch between the two without dropping a load of money. Simple, use a section of 1/2" PVC pipe 4 ft long. Attach an end cap on the bottom and a threaded connector on top. Here are the pictures of the home built light using a flashlight.
Materials List:
1. PVC adapter with 1/2" male (threaded) on one side and 3/4" female (slip on) on the other;
2. Nightlight plastic globe cover
3. Electrical tape
4. Small LED flashlight small enough to fit in the 3/4" adapter (I picked mine up free at Harbor fright with a coupon avalible almost all the time online.)

Step 1- Place the flashlight into the adapter and wrap with electrical tape;

Step 2- File the opening of the night light globe to fit the flashlight and

Step 3- Put the flashlight into the globe slightly 1/4" should work and electrical tape it in place.

This is simple and effective. Just use something pointy like a rod tip, pliers, etc and turn the light own then screw it into your mount on the pole. You are now legal to kayak fish at night in NC.