When Sunday, September 28th rolled around, I was ready to hit the water bright and early. The last couple weeks weather, with the cold and rain two weeks ago, and then the wonderful warm up this past week, the autumn panfish bite was pushed into full swing. By the time my wife left for work at 5:50am, I had already been awake for nearly an hour and a half loading my kayak and all the gear needed for a day of fishing. I had planned on being in my Native Watercraft Ultimate 14.5 kayak for the majority of the day, so I wanted to make sure I was prepared.
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