This was my first time in a kayak since summer camp as a kid (~25 years), so there was precisely one objective today, don't flip over.
I launched out of the lighthouse shortly after sunrise and and spent an hour getting comfortable with the paddle, seat adjustment, and rudder system.
Went out to the grass flats and snagged a 13" trout on soft plastic paddler on a 1/8 hook. Tried popping a gulf shrimp with no luck.
I paddled deep into a cove east of the lighthouse and started working the paddletail again, snagging two more trout, neither over 15".
Finally caught what I was after at about 10:30 when a 22" red bit. Got him in the cooler and decided I better quit while I was ahead.
Interestingly, all four fish were pretty lazy bites. On two of the three trout, I was hesitant to set the hook because I couldn't tell if it was a pinfish or a trout. The redfish was sitting in a little hole in the grass, so I'm pretty sure it was just an opportunistic strike when the bait landed in front of him.
This yak is like paddling a bathtub, but it's very stable and a great platform. My shoulders are going to be sore for a couple days, but overall it was a great experience.
Thanks for all the advice and I look forward to more reports like this one.
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Stealthy approach for working the shallow Big Bend waters.