08.09.2015

Wild salmon from the kayak

There are days you just have the feeling that something unexpected might happen. This was one of theses days: On a several days kayak trip on a fjord at the west coast of Norway I was trolling for fun small lures for pollack behind the kayak. While paddling within close distance to the rocky coast and enjoying the view on waterfalls and steep cliffs, suddenly my reel brake started screaming. The hectic grip of my rod and hard fight, which started immediately will for always be burned into my memories. The salmon showed himself in several jumps within the first minutes, so I knew from the start which antagonist I was fighting against. An incredible fight on the Quantum BLU Spin rod began and after over 20 minutes I could safely land the salmon in the kayak. What a day! I am still full of adrenalin looking at these pictures...