Kayak Fishing

[Exhausted]

Wife and I picked up a couple kayaks last week and have been exploring east TN. Caught my first catfish ever in the kayak yesterday. Good bit of fun and I'm looking forward to doing more of it.

 

[Bigjay73]

Cool!! I've been watching this channel a bit, sure wish we had catfishing like this in Co

 

[Exhausted]

Cool!! I've been watching this channel a bit, sure wish we had catfishing like this in Co

Literally have this guy on the in the background while I'm working right now!

 

[WildWill]

I love my kayak it's opened up so much fishing for me without the hassle and maintenance of a boat. A few tips I wish I had known when I started. First if you have a place to store them inside it'll help the life drastically. If not inside at least get a tarp covering them or somewhere out of direct sunlight. Next a nice back and butt pad are a good investment I believe mine is a WooWave. Before that I used a treestand pad. Last I would recommend some form of anchoring system like a trolly or anchor wizard. It makes fishing so much nicer when you can get into position and make more then a couple cast with out having to whip the paddle out and reposition.



Becareful it can be a bit of a rabbit hole not counting the kids I own 3 now.

 

[Bigjay73]

Or......get spot lock! Im going back and forth over getting a yak version.

 

[WildWill]

Or......get spot lock! Im going back and forth over getting a yak version.

So I just started down this particular rabbit hole. Just got a new kayak that I'm gonna completely deck out motor, fish finder, battery box the whole shebang. I'm still on the fence on if I should get a spot lock with controller. "Buy once cry once" rings in my head but I might try a till one first. Already have one in the shop and the kayak came with a motor mount set up for left hand till. Still gonna run a anchor wizard just in case.

 

[thundermountain]

Enjoy it!

 

[FlatlandHunter]

I started using my kayak last year to fish smaller bodies of water. I hit the panfish pretty good on a couple trips. Definitely consider upgrading your seat.

 

[Exhausted]

So I just started down this particular rabbit hole. Just got a new kayak that I'm gonna completely deck out motor, fish finder, battery box the whole shebang. I'm still on the fence on if I should get a spot lock with controller. "Buy once cry once" rings in my head but I might try a till one first. Already have one in the shop and the kayak came with a motor mount set up for left hand till. Still gonna run a anchor wizard just in case.View attachment 411653

I’m trying to stay more minimalist without the tech. At least that’s the plan for now.

From my few outings I’m definitely looking at a little anchor and a gear bag just for the kayak to grab and go (gloves, pliers, knife, etc.)