Meet Capt Ken

Author of KAYAKFISHING: The Revolution

Bachelor of Science Degree: Biology & Environmental Sciences

20 years experience as a U.S. Coast Guard Liscensed Captain and professional Florida fishing guide 

(NOW RETIRED but feel free to CLICK HERE to see some big fish & past clients)

Flyfishing and light tackle sportfishing expert from Tarpon & Snook to Bass & Bluegill

Fantastic Fly patterns featured in major magazines and books by top outdoor writers

Featured for many years in almost every major outdoor magazine as a top fishing

guide, taxidermist, flytyer, and more recently....................

"Co-inventor" of the famous BANJO MINNOW ! T.V. Fishing Lure

Former Vice-president of  Banjo Buddies Inc.........and one of the producers of the famous international award winning T.V. infomercial "The Banjo Minnow"

Also filmed much of the underwater photography for Bill Dance's infomercial "Soundbite"

Producer of the Kayak Fishing Revolution Video Series

Hi !

    My name is Ken Daubert. I have been sneaking away from the house since I was 4 years old to go on fishing adventures. It used to give my Mother quite a scare at first, almost as much of a scare as finding snakes and frogs in surprising places around her house while I was gone. A lot of years have passed but I'm still sneaking away from the house to go on fishing adventures. In 1983, I decided to go professional and begin taking people along with me and share my adventures. Well, a new development occurred in my fishing experience. Although I have fished out of an assortment of boats and canoes etc. from tubefloats all the way up to my beautiful Flatsboat (click here)-----I discovered "sit on top" kayaks. The result has been a dramatic increase in the adventure, efficiency and effectiveness of my trips. It has opened up new dimensions of angling ability and adventure. Adventure is a word you will here from me over and over again because I believe that fishing -- like life -- should be an adventure. Kayakfishing inspired me to develop this webpage to share my adventure with anyone interested. If you would like to hear more about the advantages of kayaks for fishing .......................................(click here).

    For many years, I had a home in the Ocala National Forest which is nationally known as a famous "trophy bass fishery" due to the hundreds upon hundreds of tiny ponds to large lakes scattered throughout the forest. Many of these bodies of water are "remote" to extremely remote, requiring a 4WD and a small boat to get into them. The Forest is bordered by some of the most famous trophy bass waters in the world---such as the St.John's & Oklawaha Rivers, Lake George, Rodman Reservoir and many others too numerous to mention, but one of my favorite types of bass fishing takes place in the many coastal rivers in "brackish water" where the bass are particularly wild and aggressive. Additionally, on any given cast you might also hook a Snook, Tarpon, Redfish, Seatrout, Jack Crevalle, Ladyfish etc., etc. which can tend to really spice up your bass fishing day. I also spend many days out on the clear shallow water flats of either coast to chase down those saltwater critters more earnestly. On a typical day of  "flatsfishing" we will often catch 20 different species of saltwater fish. Surprises are the expectation here!

    Although I fish with many types of fishing tackle, I especially like to use light tackle and flyrods. I like fishing the Banjo Minnow and other lures on 6-10 lb. test spinning rods in both fresh and saltwater. I design many of my own fishing lures and tackle, and some like the Banjo Minnow have caught on in a big way on the market. The Banjo Minnow was a big hit as a T.V. infomercial, nominated for four international awards and winning two of those categories. It won "Best Demonstration" and "Best Under $100,000.00" for production expense.

    I have also designed many of my own flies over the years, and some have been featured in the major outdoor magazines and books by such well known outdoor writers as Bob McNally, Larry Larsen, Tim O'Keefe, Steve Price, Larry Kinder, Michael Kimmel and many others. I would like to give you a look at some of these, and I will offer instructions on how to make some of the more popular and effective designs. As a feature of this website, I will have a section for Features which will give instruction on various topics on light tackle, flyfishing, flytying, luremaking, tackle tinkering, kayakfishing & various other topics.

        Good fishing

        Cpt. Ken