skywalker

I know what you mean on the work out. Fishing from a SUP has made me much stronger and more agile on my feet. I do alot of short fishing sessions so being more minimalistic works for me because I just don't have long sessions on the water with work and kids. If I get in rough water I usually paddle and fish sitting or kneeling. I did some open ocean fishing and it was intense, I did alot of casting with a cast net for bait while standing...but when I was actually fishing I was sitting down because of the chop in the ocean. A sup is my craft of choice in rivers or calmer waters of ponds and back bays on lakes.

For most of use we have probably been fishing since we could walk. I do all my best fishing standing up and moving around from spot to spot on the water or on land. Over the years I have done alot of kayak fishing which has gotten me to a number of really sweet places. Returning to my roots of always wanting to be standing while fishing I have gotten really into stand up paddleboard fishing. Being in the standing position makes it easier for spotting fish and for casting which makes precision fishing that much better. Especially when you can glide into a spot standing and cast while gliding and standing. The other upside is that it also makes for a pretty sweet bench and matterass if you need to rest. So I first started doing this on a composite board and it was fun but it did not respond well to the rock. Now I am using a board like the one shown in the picture below. The picture is of a friend of mine. Hitting rocks on a river definitely scares fish and this board is an inflatable...super high pressure inflatable. It gets super rigid. The big plus is that the board is easy to transport and it does not make any noticable noise when you bump a rock. Also The board has a traction pad that is huge and it makes it so you can set your paddle, rod, or whatever down and it does not make a noise like on some hard stand up paddleboards or kayak. As much as this probably looks tough...it is not. The more I fish from a board standing the easier it gets. This board also has attachments for the angler setup that has the rod holder, cutting board, tackle boxes and really everything I need and it has a bungee system for the back for extra gear. Like a fishing kayak...well this is a fishing paddleboard. There are attachment points as well for an accessory kayak seat to convert to a sit on top kayak. I have a kayak seat that clips in and has two rod holder on it as well. The back seat attachment points hold the milk crate set up on my board. My friend in these photos is a little more minimalistic. I love board sports...snowboarding and surfing and I love paddlesports and fishing and this is a blend of all of them. My friend shown in the photos has been killing it and these photos where taken the 3rd time he had been out on his board. This day he fished miles or river with small rapids, shoals, and deep hole and never fell in. Even an average small mouth gives you the feeling of being towed around when a fish is on. Stand Up Paddleboards originally came from Hawaiian surfing root. Like snowboarding, surfing, and all board sports it takes a little bit of balance but actually on a paddleboard I think this balance comes more natural to people that fish and have spent time on the water. Jeff Greenough is the photographer, a friend of mine, and he took the photos. I was pretty shocked by how he caught some of these moments.

my mistake...the chain pick looked like a musky at first glance... Musky, pike, chain picks...they kinda have a similar look to them.

my mistake...the chain pick looked like a musky at first glance... Musky, pike, chain picks...they kinda have a similar look to them.

my mistake...the chain pick looked like a musky at first glance... Musky, pike, chain picks...they kinda have a similar look to them.

Is anyone out there catching alot more Musky on the New River in Virginia this year...2010

Only ask for catching tackle...

Only ask for catching tackle...

Only ask for catching tackle...

I would like to do a fishing tackle exchange for some catching tackle.

I have caught alot more musky and smallies that have musky scars. Maybe they are working the population a little.

Does anyone think the small mounth number have gone down alot in the past couple of years in the New River in Virginia?

The Subject of this thread is great....I totally was looking forward to what deer hunting bass would be like. I do some blast and casting...taking a shotgun during waterfowl season with me while I fish.

New to the forum... I primarily small mouth and musky fish on the New River in Southwest Virginia from a stand up paddleboard.

That sounds like a great time.