How many kayak anglers?

CybrSlydr · October 29, 2018, 09:18:57 PM

The biggest problem when it comes to yaks for me is I'm a big dude.

I'm 6'1", 275lbs. So right there, I'm going to need at least a 13ft yak if I'm going to put anything on it.

Then there's the PFD you have to buy, the paddle, the registration as a watercraft in Ohio, insure it...

I'd love to get an ATAK 140 or a Radar 135 or a Lure 13.5 - it would just take forever to save up the $$$. The Jeep needs new tires, so that's where my income tax refund is going to go.

I've been looking on Craigslist but I think I missed all the end-of-season dumpers as there hasn't been anything in my area.

SteelHorseCowboy · October 29, 2018, 09:53:10 PM

I ain't no skinny pete, 6' and 265#. I carried all my bass gear plus camping gear all weekend. Inflatable PFDs are light, but yeah they're around $100. I didn't count mine earlier cause I forgot since it's actually my wife's.
Plus a 10# kettle bell I was using as an anchor.

My sister has the Pescador Pro 12. She had the same load out, plus a few extras that youtube told her she'd need, and a small dog. She's no pipsqueak either, but I'm not dumb enough to ask how much she weighs!

Boat registration's a bummer. Here in Louisiana we don't have to register certain boats. Kayaks, canoes, paddle powered jon boats are exempt. But if you add power you have to register them. If you use even so much as one of those jury rigged battery powered drills with a propeller, you have to get it registered.

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Jaybuck79 · March 02, 2019, 09:18:26 AM

I've been an avid kayak angler since 2001. I had an 11' necky Canada made yak with a drop down rudder and a custom iron window weight tied to some Paracord as my anchor. I like how stealthy one can be in a kayak and the many places that you can take a kayak that big boats can't get to.

Lipripper · March 02, 2019, 10:10:49 AM

Quote from: Jaybuck79 on March 02, 2019, 09:18:26 AM
I've been an avid kayak angler since 2001. I had an 11' necky Canada made yak with a drop down rudder and a custom iron window weight tied to some Paracord as my anchor. I like how stealthy one can be in a kayak and the many places that you can take a kayak that big boats can't get to.

We would love to see some

of your yak.

BrandonK · March 02, 2019, 04:00:01 PM

New (to me) rig for 2019

Native Slayer 12. I rigged it to my liking, primarily for rivers and creeks

DBrooke · March 18, 2019, 08:10:05 AM

Quote from: CybrSlydr on October 29, 2018, 09:18:57 PM
The biggest problem when it comes to yaks for me is I'm a big dude.

I'm 6'1", 275lbs. So right there, I'm going to need at least a 13ft yak if I'm going to put anything on it.

Then there's the PFD you have to buy, the paddle, the registration as a watercraft in Ohio, insure it...

I'd love to get an ATAK 140 or a Radar 135 or a Lure 13.5 - it would just take forever to save up the $$$. The Jeep needs new tires, so that's where my income tax refund is going to go.

I've been looking on Craigslist but I think I missed all the end-of-season dumpers as there hasn't been anything in my area.

Actually the NuCanoe Frontier 12 is a 12' yak with a wide beam and a 650lb capacity man!

hog head · February 04, 2020, 10:12:32 AM

I fish out of a 2018 hobie pro angler 12. I love it but might trade it for a boat. Kayaks are great for small lakes but just want get to all the spots I would like to on a bigger lake. In the summer months you also have to watch out for ski boats.

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kdubracing · February 08, 2020, 05:34:45 PM

Quote from: DBrooke on September 07, 2018, 11:02:57 AM
I know out of the thousands of yak anglers in the US there have got to be more than just me here? I'm in North Central IL and I have a kayak problem.
Started in May of 2012 when I bought my first yak and started customizing it day 1. She was only a 10'er but I didn't want to spend alot starting out and not knowing if I'd even like it.

Well I fished my first online tournament out of her and ended up winning as well as catching my PB kayak bass of 21"

At this point I was hooked, literally. I upgraded to a used Malibu Stealth 14 within 2 months.

Fishing out of her, I qualified for the 2018 Kayak Bass Fishing National Championship. 750 anglers competing for a 1st place of $100K on Kentucky Lake!

For the record, I bombed at it lol
Over the winter of 2017-2018 I decided I would upgrade one more time. So I sold my original kayak for what I paid (talk about holding value) and bought a NuCanoe Pursuit

Seeing as I had to drive to Tennessee for the big show, I also built this custom trailer to haul 2 yaks at a time.

It served well for the trip too (did I mention I bombed at KY?)

This season I've cashed checks but never the one I needed. Well last month I competed in 2 online events for the best 5 bass in a time period Kayak Bass League midwest bass battle was 2 weeks long and Kayak Bass Fishing IL challenge was 1 month long. The bass gods smiled upon me and even though I lost some quality fish, I ended up winning both events and again securing my ticket to the 2019 KBF National Championship!

Long story short, this is what I have been up to the last 2 years other than work

I will be a new kayak angler this year. I'm not far from you in Henry, IL. I'm guessing you fish at Mazonia some? I was looking at taking the kayak there some this year. How is it to fish from a kayak?