My name is Josh Harvel, I was born in Crystal Lake, IL. I started fishing lakes and rivers at the age of 3 with my family. I moved to Ft. Myers with my family 20 years ago and dove head first into saltwater fishing from Lee County down to the Keys. I now run Yaknitup Kayak Charters specializing in back country kayak adventures. I am currently a member of the Hobie Kayak Fishing Team, other sponsors include U.S. REEL SuperCaster Spinning Reels, Bending Branches Paddles, Stick It Anchor Pins, and D.O.A. LURES. I’ve competed in various tournaments from the age of 12, winning my first ice fishing tournament at the age of 13. I’ve moved on to competitive kayak fishing tournaments placing in the top 5 and above in all of the tournaments fished.
List of tournaments
Kayak Fishing Classic May 2007: 4th place
Blue Line Fund Inshore Classic June 2007: 3rd place kayak division
KayakSlam Series Naples tournament Jan 2008: 1st place
KayakSlam Series Cape Coral tournament Feb 2008: 3rd place
KayakSlam Series Ft Myers tournament Mar 2008:
4th place
Kayak Slam Series Championship Apr 2008:
4th place
Kayak FIshing Classic May 2008:
3rd place
Blue Line Fund Inshore Classic June 2008:
1st place kayak division
KayakSlam Series season #2 Ft.Myers Oct 2008
3rd place
KayakSlam Series season #2 Naples Nov 2008
3rd place
KayakSlam Series season #2 Ft.Desoto Dec 2008
5th place
TLK Online Tournament December 2008
1st place
TLK Online Tournament March 2009
1st place
TLK Online Tournament April 2009
1st place
TLK Online Tournament December 2009
2nd place
IFA Kayak Fishing Tournament Series March 2010
1st place
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