We are always looking for new places to fish and/or kayak. A coworker told me about Kiser Lake in Champaign County just past Urbana. After sleeping in, we loaded the kayaks and grabbed bait at the gas station by the fairgrounds in Hilliard (they have meaty crawlers!). We took a scenic route from Hilliard through Plain City and Mechanicsburg, then landed at Kiser Lake in just over an hour. We launched our kayaks at the beach, but there was a marina that would work for launching too. Next to the beach was a rocky point so we started there. It was around 4' deep and the wind was pushing us in. We paddled further staying along the shore. The lake was around 12' near the middle. We chose to stay along the shore with downed trees and some vegetation. Then it was on!!! As you know, we compete for First, Biggest, and Most. We recently added Variety to the list. Yep, I won First. I caught it just past the vegetation. I thought I was caught on the weeds at first. It zig-zigged reeling it in and when it got to the front of my kayak, it jumped out of the water almost on my kayak trying to throw the hook. It was time to scream for Bob to help me finish landing it. He told me to keep my rod tip up and wear him out. We do like variety, and Bobby went up from me to fish around a downed tree. He caught a perch and catfish. He now had the most and variety. After awhile the bites went cold. We decided to paddle across the lake. Remember the time I pulled him? It was his turn to pull me. It was getting hot, and the other side had lily pads. We didn't want to fight the pads and weeds, so we tied our kayaks together in about 12' of water, put on some music, dropped our lines in and floated. We floated down the lake to the beach and BAM! I now tied for most. Rod tip up, tension on the line and don't let his pokey things poke you. Bob is the best coach ever. We had a blast and he continues to teach me how to catch the big ones. When we got to shore, I learned how to hold catfish off the line without getting poked by the pokey things. My friend stopped at the Country Restaurant about 10 mins from the lake when she visited Kiser. That was our plan but it closed at 3:00. We hope to go back again and try the restaurant.
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