Fishing kayak

[panhndlpoke]

Anyone have one? I bought a very inexpensive Sun Dolphin and spent about 16 hours fishing out of it this past weekend. All it did was make me want a better one.

Curious what or if anyone has some info.

 

[TexasCowPoke]

 

[panhndlpoke]

Haha, I'm not buying a kayak with an electrical system. I'm thinking slightly less expensive, as well. Besides, the things I fish don't need motorized transport to cross. I would probably enjoy pedals, though.

 

[TexasCowPoke]

Only on the coastal flats or the boundary waters would I use something like this motorized kayak. As you probably know, they make one similar with pedals, so you can keep your arms free to fish.
I'm intrigued by the ones wide enough to stand up on as well.... for my old body, that sounds like asking for trouble.

 

[panhndlpoke]

If you fish where you float tube, standing is irrelevant. On the other hand, if you fish where man eating species exist or casting 100 yards is relevant, things are different. I live so close to the ocean that I'm more worried about sharknado's than anything else.

 

[TexasCowPoke]

Is your preference for a sit IN or sit ON type?

 

[panhndlpoke]

All I've fished is SOT but I think sit in would probably be more suited to fishing colder weather/water in NM and CO. I got pretty wet in my SOT and it got a little cold. If I had a kayak where you sat up out of the water and had a better paddle, I think a SOT would be much less cold but I haven't really been able to expirament much. Also, I think a sit inside would be less affected by winds.

 

[TexasCowPoke]

Ooops, couldn't resist. wow This is in the Dallas Craigslist. Quite the "kayak" or fishing. Full of electronics, etc though. https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/boa/6184358706.html

 

[panhndlpoke]

Might be a little more than I need haha

 

[TexasCowPoke]

Not if you want a fully pimped-out fishmobile.

I will say that the one thing I really liked about it is that seat and it's height., and it looks comfortable for day on the water.
Somebody went to a lot of trouble to outfit that thing. Salt Flats boat I think

 

[panhndlpoke]

That things reminds me of the house boat on Secondhand Lions. At least on how I'd use it

 

[TexasCowPoke]

I loved that movie! I think finding a SOT kayak with that elevated seat might be the ticket... at least what I think I'll look for. I'm going to Cabelas later today.....

 

[EvilPOKES]

http://www.ultraskiff.com/

Not a kayak, but cool!

 

[panhndlpoke]

http://www.ultraskiff.com/

Not a kayak, but cool!

It is cool. It way too heavy for what I want

 

[TexasCowPoke]

A round boat. It would be laugh out loud funny to see my try to navigate that thing. Think Three Stooges meets Laurel and Hardy (dating myself big time).