Any kayak fishermen?

[pondbuster]

Thanks for everyone's input I am going to try this kayak out in the morning hopefully. We should ad a section to this forum just for kayaks and kayak idea's. Maybe even host a cpr tournament by Ky hunting forum! Thanks

 

[xbokilla]

I don't own one...yet...but I taken one out a few times and grew up fishing a canoe pretty often. I actually think a kayak is easier to handle than a canoe. Personally I'm no where near as "wobbly " . I know fishing and loading one down is a different story!


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[EC]

It's all about what you want really. I take my pedal Native anywhere I want to take it. The rudder drags every now and then but never had an issue just like 4 others that I know that have the same boat. The only downfall to the peddle yaks in my opinion is weight and size, which can be an issue entering and exiting steep banks, but that is where a good rope and a buddy come in handy. I have fished Floyd's at 100 cfs and Elkhorn at 150 cfs no issue. The best advice I can give is don't sweat the small details and get one you think you will like. You can always sale it and not lose much and upgrade if needed.

Thanks for everyone's advice and comment.

I've been sorta leaning on a pedal type...but have been concerned about creek fishing (especially Elkhorn)...liking the idea of some of them with reverse. Concerned with "clunking the prop on a rock" mainly. And with a paddle deal...spending more time paddling rather than fishing/casting...but should be much easier getting through shallow water.

For hauling on land, there's an interesting pedal deal called Feelfree Moken...a "wheel in the keel", as they call it.

And then there's the "sit in" or "sit on"...LOL! I had no idea of the crazy options there were. Although I like the idea one of them has where you can take the seat out and make it a lawn chair. LOL

I wasn't expecting to pay $1,100 plus for some of these. Maybe I should just get a log or find my old waders like I used to use as a kid in Elkhorn Creek. Ha!

I've watched so many youtubes on various kayaks...I've dreamed about them. LOL

 

[BTOWNER]

Thanks for everyone's advice and comment.

I've been sorta leaning on a pedal type...but have been concerned about creek fishing (especially Elkhorn)...liking the idea of some of them with reverse. Concerned with "clunking the prop on a rock" mainly. And with a paddle deal...spending more time paddling rather than fishing/casting...but should be much easier getting through shallow water.

For hauling on land, there's an interesting pedal deal called Feelfree Moken...a "wheel in the keel", as they call it.

And then there's the "sit in" or "sit on"...LOL! I had no idea of the crazy options there were. Although I like the idea one of them has where you can take the seat out and make it a lawn chair. LOL

I wasn't expecting to pay $1,100 plus for some of these. Maybe I should just get a log or find my old waders like I used to use as a kid in Elkhorn Creek. Ha!

I've watched so many youtubes on various kayaks...I've dreamed about them. LOL

Get with Canoe Kentucky over in Peaks Mill. They have demo's and a huge selection of boats to look and try before you buy. It isn't a easy decision for sure, but there is a boat out there you will fall in love with.

 

[WaterDog88]

^^^^ I concure. Get with canoe Kentucky. Take a few for a test drive.

 

[smashdn]

If all you are going to do is fish I would get a sit on top. Try a few models out and get one sturdy enough to stand up in.


I thought I knew how to creek fish. I spent most of my youth wading and walking the creeks catching smallmouth around here. I got invited by a guy who was into the kayak tournaments to go out with him. I took my kayak and he had his, a Jackson of some model, and this was about 8 years ago before it really exploded so Jacksons were about the only sit on tops available.

Anyway, he and I shoved off from a flat bridge and he is throwing "lake sized" buzzbaits and pop-r type stuff. I am using texas rigged tiny (not baby, the size smaller than that) brush hogs. I am smirking to myself that this guy don't know what he is doing. He gets way out in front of me but I can see him standing up slinging that buzzbait just like you see on the bass tournament coverage on tv. I am slowly working that brush hog along the eddies and up against wood and rocks.

He hoots and I look up and he has caught probably a 20" fish on that buzzbait. Probably a 3-4lb creek smallie.

He commences to wax my rear end the whole rest of the morning. With that sit on top he is able to quickly hop out and drag it through riffles while I am dragging rear end and fighting a paddle to stay in position. He used a short oar not a true kayak paddle. He probably out caught me 5-1 and all his fish were big were maybe only one of my fish cracked 16".

So that is my lessons learned story of the day on creek fishing. I still use a texas rigged something or other almost exclusively because that is how I like to fish but I learned that if you want to catch big fish and catch them in a hurry you throw fast moving regular bass sized baits for the big active fish.

 

[ptbrauch]

Thanks for everyone's advice and comment.

I've been sorta leaning on a pedal type...but have been concerned about creek fishing (especially Elkhorn)...liking the idea of some of them with reverse. Concerned with "clunking the prop on a rock" mainly. And with a paddle deal...spending more time paddling rather than fishing/casting...but should be much easier getting through shallow water.

For hauling on land, there's an interesting pedal deal called Feelfree Moken...a "wheel in the keel", as they call it.

And then there's the "sit in" or "sit on"...LOL! I had no idea of the crazy options there were. Although I like the idea one of them has where you can take the seat out and make it a lawn chair. LOL

I wasn't expecting to pay $1,100 plus for some of these. Maybe I should just get a log or find my old waders like I used to use as a kid in Elkhorn Creek. Ha!

I've watched so many youtubes on various kayaks...I've dreamed about them. LOL

You really need to just think about what you want and then set off to find the kayak that meets that need.

I started out in a 17' aluminum canoe on Laurel Lake and the Cumberland river above the falls. I only sold it when I moved to Louisville because I had no place to store it. Later on when my storage conditions improved, I bought a smaller canoe. that met my needs for several years. But then the fishing kayaks started to come out. And the thought of one I could easily throw into the back of the truck really appealed to me. So I got a 10', $500, sit-in, Old Town kayak. I've now had it for going on 6 years and have no reason to switch. I thought I wanted an SOT as well, so I bought an additional $400 10', Ascend kayak, but after using it, decided an SOT is not what I wanted, so I sold it.

My fiancee tried several and decided that an SOT was the only way for her to go. She got a $450, 12' Perception and has never talked of wanting anything different.