Kayak Fishing

[eriadoc]

Anyone here into kayak fishing? I just picked up a kayak to improve my fishing experience. Figured I'd see if there were any experienced kayak fishermen here.

 

[robin303]

Sounds like fun but where do you keep the cooler of beer.

 

[fuelfather]

In tow beside the Kayak of course.

 

[Randman]

I've thought of doing this..Just need to get a Kayak...or Canoe...Since I have 2 sons that would want to go as well..LOL..

 

[Vance]

I hear Kayak's are just empty calories, so I'm assuming you'll just catch and release.

 

[Wolfwood]

I hear Kayak's are just empty calories, so I'm assuming you'll just catch and release.

wtf?

sounds cool. get a trolling net or whatever they are called, and fill with beer, as you drink the beer, replace with fish.
xD crush the cans to reduce volume and put them in another light sack of some kind.

 

[Texas42]

I've done quite a bit of fishing out of a canoe. Not the same, but it was a lot of fun (Canoe Boundry Waters in MN, I highly recommend it to anyone).

It can be done. A good anchor is important cause the wind can really blow you where you don't want to go. A long rope tied to a rock or bag of rocks works pretty good .. . and you don't have to carry the rocks in with you.

 

[jr urbina]

Can you run a trolling motor on a kayak?

 

[eriadoc]

Some of them, but then you have to register them. Without a motor, no registration is required. Plenty of folks do it, though.

 

[Wolfwood]

i would liek to make a super hardcore rubberband powered boat.

 

[jr urbina]

Is there kayaks geared specifically toward fishing?

 

[Mikewood]

Can you run a trolling motor on a kayak?

You can but only if you liscence it. I have seen a very cool kayak with a jet ski engine in it. It had a cable throttle and you steer with the paddle. Lined out it would do about 70.

 

[dobarker]

I kayak fish on the Devils river just south of Loma Alta. It's a blast, pack light, bring along a lightweight rig (maybe 8-10 lb test) and a soft case full of ground bouncing artificial baits. The beer situation is fixed by getting a soft ice chest and securing it with the bungees on the back of the kayak or by putting it in your lap, most soft chests can hold a 12 pack very well, for empty's just crush them and throw them in your leg space. If you want to catch and keep, just run a stringer off your belt into the water.
The main problem though lies in getting back in your kayak if you for some reason decided to get out of it in deep water. I'll let you figure that one out yourself.

 

[Wolfwood]

I kayak fish on the Devils river just south of Loma Alta. It's a blast, pack light, bring along a lightweight rig (maybe 8-10 lb test) and a soft case full of ground bouncing artificial baits. The beer situation is fixed by getting a soft ice chest and securing it with the bungees on the back of the kayak or by putting it in your lap, most soft chests can hold a 12 pack very well, for empty's just crush them and throw them in your leg space. If you want to catch and keep, just run a stringer off your belt into the water.
The main problem though lies in getting back in your kayak if you for some reason decided to get out of it in deep water. I'll let you figure that one out yourself.

thats what'ss nice about boats you can stand up on, or bottomless crafts such as innertubes.
no matter how much beer ya drink, ya dont have to get out of the thing.

 

[ThrottleHead250]

i have been wanting to do this for so long, i spent the better part of a day floating slowly down the frio river just on a inflatable tube finishing, catching all kinds of stuff, i like the use of canoes and kayaks cause your so quite you can get way closer to fish and animals, personally i think its alot funner!