Hi, I'm Melissa! :) I fish most of the year and in the winter I teach skiing. My videos have been evolving along with my fishing skills, from back when I first learned to fish in Northern California, through my first kayak bass tournaments in my Old Town Loon 106 Angler sit-in paddle kayak, and now when I've been lucky enough to earn a spot on the Strictly Sail & Kayak Fishing Team and follow the kayak bass tournament trails on the weekends with my amazing Hobie Mirage Lynx. I am so grateful to have found this sport, it makes me so happy!
Thanks for checking out my GirlGoneFishing channel and subscribe to follow along with my fishing adventures!
Check out my instagram: melissa_kegg
Пікірлер
Fish on !! 😃
What size and kind of pool is this
Just the demo pool provided by the convention center for the boat show. There is always one at the Cincinnati show and sometimes at the Columbus show.
The trick with the hook on a straight shank is that you just kinda keep the hook point inside the bait. It will come through everything, but the trade off is that it usually rips up the bait kinda bad :( Those lily pads are very similar to the ones at Pymatuning, massive! Congrats on the first punch fish!
Thank you!
great example of always seeking to be a better angler and i’m glad you’re sharing it with us your flipping technique looks good!
Thank you! I’m having a lot of fun with fishing right now!
Nice that's going to be you one day soon go get-em!!!👱♀️GONE🎣
This was Utah’s first win, so it was cool to be there for that! And yes, someday I will get a win!
Were you able to fish Mogadore or Wingfoot?
I fished Nimisila but lost 3 fish (embarrassingly bad!)and only got 4 on the board.
@@GirlGoneFishing nice, I live right near Mogadore and Wingfoot and fish them often. Mogadore is full of algae and poor water quality right now but there are some good bass there, and it’s hard to get big ones at Wingfoot, so Nimisila was a good choice. I fish that a few times a year so glad you gave it a go! Any videos coming from the trip?
great video thank for the tutorial!
Need to get Adrian to teach me more stuff now! 🤣
i got to say i really enjoy your videos i have been watching for a few years now. i got in to kayak fishing and starting watching different utbue fishing videos in my book you have won just by these great videos thanks bruce allen
Thank you so much! I need to get better at promoting the channel so I can get an income from it, quit my job, buy a trailer, and hit the tournament trails full time! 🤣
Good luck @ Saginaw bay event.
Thank you!
I don’t fish but this is pretty sick 😎
Adrian is an awesome teacher!
My favorite frog is the zman popin frogz & popin shadz. They have much better hookup ratio than regular frog. Thier basically a weightless soft plastic that floats. I used them when I lived up in Fairfield OH & now down here in southern SC. They get bit everywhere! Don't be afraid to try new knot's. There a lot easier than you think. After a few times you can't forget them. Any advantage we can get helps. Different knot's for different types of line, baits, applications. Good luck!
I haven't used a Z-Man frog yet, I rotate between Jackall Kaera, Spro Bronzeye, and Booyah Pad Crasher (and jr).
thats a neat set up
Thanks! I'm so lucky there is something this awesome that I can still lift onto my car!
Nice tip guys. Hope u both catch a big one this weekend
Thanks!
Melissa Great video! The snell knot is a very strong knot especially for salt water. Man those plants are insane! Fish On Lady! 🐟🐟🐟🐟
Cowan taught me the difference between Lotus and Lily pads... and these lotus pads look like Jurassic Park jungle stuff!
@@GirlGoneFishing Yes they do!! LOL!
So glad i found your channel as someone in the same area. After seeing all of your trips to Cowan Lake, I may make a trip out there this week!
People make fun of Cowan, but I like it!
Saw this on a TikTok ad and it said it was 50 bucks
Someone stole my videos and is using them in a scam. It would be really helpful if you would report those videos as a scam whenever they pop up, please! Thanks!
More unsolicited comments:-) Flipping is a wrist action not a body action. Work to keep a quiet body (elbow and shoulder) if that makes sense, perhaps you tell young skiers something similar? EWG hook for the tex-posed, I like Gamakatsu's hybrid offset worm. You might look at a double uni-snell to give two wraps on hook eye and 2 lines exiting to cushion the weak spots on the hook set with braid, (perhaps something to look at over the winter). If you want options for over pads and veg, Johnson silver minnow with a grub trailer and the zoom speed worm (zman has something is you like elastech). Enjoy watching the journey. Best of luck.
Thanks for the info!
Great job! Always cool to have a person like Adrian as a friend!
Thanks, Adrian is a really great guy! 😎
Not all you, I couldn't find squat at middle and had to bail to East to catch fish just to save face lol. Given my experience at middle I thought you did pretty well
I just know I could have done so much better, but isn't that the same every day we are out there!
I go through 5 or 6 bottles of spike it a season. Absolutely swear by the stuff for finesse rigs.
I've given up on the bottles since dying my kitchen floor chartreuse, but I LOVE the Spike It Pens!
Cowan Lake, my old stomping ground. Loaded with crappies, and famous for muskies. A must next time I'm back in Ohio.
And my favorite training ground for kayak bass fishing!
Always good to learn new techniques. Remember to suspend your bait for 10 seconds right under the pads, before you make another cast/ pitch. Baitfish love to hang around the underside of pads and vegetation this time of the year...
I've read to bring it up and shake it at the underneath of the pads in case the bass are feeding up, is that similar to holding it there? Or is holding it there quietly a different technique? I avoided learning punching for so long because it seemed overwhelming, but now it feels very natural and normal and I am so excited to see if I can use it to get a fish on Saginaw Bay!
@@GirlGoneFishing hold it, with a few little twitches now and again....all the best for your future tournaments, go make your own luck 👍
Melissa great video it takes a lot to push yourself to learn something new something we don’t like! You accomplish two things in this video I’m proud of you teach yourself to skip and punch through Lily pads or lotus plants and the snell knot and you did both! Awesome job keep pushing yourself further and gain confidence Melissa that’s how you reach milestones in becoming a great tournament angler!! Those lotus plants are creepy when you stand up no problem but when you sit down you disappear in them LOL! Tight lines take care and God bless!❤❤❤❤
Those lotus leaves are like being lost in a remote jungle! Don't get me started on the spiders that fell on me, though! We are not going to talk about the spiders! Ewwww!
@@GirlGoneFishing oh goodness I’ll just have to bring my mini flame thrower out there!!!
Great job
Thanks!
Tokyo rig or EWG screw lock hook
I've tried the Tokyo and don't like it for around here because of our super mucky bottoms... unless there is a trick for that I'm not aware of? I have screwlock hooks, are you talking about throwing like a weightless swimbait in there on that hook? On braid?
@@GirlGoneFishing you mentioned that you were having a hard time texposing the straight shank hook. I personally don’t like flipping with straight shank hooks because of that. I use a screw lock EWG hook and you can easily texpose it. The screw lock also saves a lot of plastics from breaking.
I threw a frog and punched in these pads for hours a couple weeks ago, caught one little one. Nice video! It’s always great to learn new techniques and you can never learn too much!
We probably caught the same dumb fish. 🤣
@@GirlGoneFishing 😂
Good luck on your tournament Melissa go get that BIG BASS 👱♀️🎣🍀
Thank you! I'm mostly in this one for the experience, but I won't be mad with a win! 😎
Glad to see you boat your first and start gaining some confidence!
Thanks! Now that I tried it, it seems silly I avoided learning this for so long! 🤣
Congrats on your first Punching rig bass Melissa! I'm in the process of trying to learn.that technique myself. Good luck in your national event!
Thanks! It was much easier than I had imagined it to be!
Good luck
Thanks!
Any time you need some help hollar and I can help you. I live in Central Ohio but fish tournaments all over Ohio.
Thanks!
Hello. This is Cherry from Coverado. Are you interested in working with us to try our seat covers and help us make a video?
I'm not, but thank you!
@@GirlGoneFishing No problem. Have a nice day~
idk man im pretty happy with my shitty $300 kayak ngl 😂
I have the 120pdl gf hads the 106pdl we love them had them 3 years now im 6'6 so I wanted the more stable 1 but her 106 esily handles my weight just not as easy standing up fly fishing as my 120pdl
Wow it is always a pure joy to watch you in this whole new mindset during these tournaments! Thank you for sharing your day on the water your positive attitude no matter what happens brings back the joy of fishing to life! I’m glad you grinded to the end you will get them next time and it was all to benefit those who served AB’s showed us to enjoy this great activity every day!!! You’re making a new name as a angler making the adjustments needed to push forward and make the improvements to better yourself in these tournaments that’s the Melissa I’m smiling about tight lines take care and God bless!❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Can’t believe people still go out in the ocean in these things lol
I wish I had one😢
Get rid of that life vest! You can't swim or move when it inflats only back stroke when in deep water! I know from experience!
I trust my Mustang Hydrostatic Inflatable PFD with my life! have "exploded" it twice by accident in my 5 years on the kayak tournament fishing trails so I am familiar, and it feels like it would save me if I was knocked unconscious and in the water. It is mandatory to wear a PDF in my kayak fishing tournaments and my sponsors and I prefer social media content that sets that good safety example.
That's awesome, I just recently had a Bass get stuck under a tree. Took me 10 minutes to get him out. He was a good size. Enjoy your enthusiasm for fishing!
Thanks! It was actually really cool because I see that happen on the fishing shows and it had never happened to me before! Good luck with your fishing! :)
It's cool, but I looked up the price, too much 😢
I love mine they work well
But what is the cost
Pretty cool but I’ve heard some complaining about the wet deck as you can see in the video
Any of these "sit-on-top" open deck design boats are going to get wet on the deck, we just dress for it. :)
Why would you want to put the dry storage department where the water stands all the time? When you open it the water can get In because of the drain holes and the peddles splashing water on to the dry storage department 😮😮😮
Congrats on a good day. When jig fishing or what ever, get yourself some 1 oz or bigger sinkers. Put a clip on them and if you get hung up keep the line tight clip the weight on and let it slide down the line and most times it will knock the lure free. If it doesn’t just bounce the weight up and down and sometimes it will still free the lure. If it doesn’t work the sinkers are cheap and you’re really not out anything. Keep fishing you videos are cool to watch.
Thank you!
Great job always a pleasure to watch 👱♀️🎣🍻
Thanks!
Great job always a pleasure to watch 👱♀️🎣🍻
Thank you!
Serious bass thumb! Sure sign of success.
It was a great day!
Just saw your video on repair - how has the tape held up ? Did you notice any added drag on the Lynx ?
The tape was great for protection but had one serious drawback for what I do... it gripped concrete, like serious no-slid grip, which made trying to launch at concrete boat ramps a real challenge! When I got the tape I had meant to buy Waterproof T-Rex tape, but the store had this Waterproof Gorilla Tape in the wrong bin and I didn't even look at it like an dummy when I bought it. Then I figured it should be about the same, but the surface texture of the Gorilla is much more rubbery. Oh the other hand, if you ever need to make anything non-slip on concrete now you know the secret! 🤣
@@GirlGoneFishing Ty
Got one from a different, local brand that has all those same features for less than half the price.
Glad you found a kayak you like!