And I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a lot easier to lug that thing around instead of the jon boat.

One thing I disliked was the lack of storage, but at the same time I kinda liked taking it back to just one rod and focusing on one lure.

Just thought I'd share my thoughts.

If anyone is interested here's a video of the experience:

When I'm not in my Skeeter, my wife and I are fishing from our Wilderness Systems Kayaks. I love them and there's so many places I can get to that other wise I wouldn't get to fish in my big Skeeter.

Not bad. Being able to stand in a kayak was quite impressive. Good job.

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys!

I'm not a yakker, but I do not think it is normal for the bottom to be flooded with all that water. What gives?

When I returned the kayak, I asked them why there was so much water and apparently they forgot to give me some plugs... At least I didn't sink haha. It wasn't too bad, kept me nice and cool.

I just bought my first kayak and your video has inspired me to get it out for the first time. Thanks for sharing, man.

I saw someone who had a milk crate bungeed on the back of his kayak. He mounted some rod holders on the crate so he had about 3 rods on there and put all his trays in it. Thought it was pretty smart setup.

I'm glad you enjoyed it and that I inspired you to get out on the water! Good luck and tight lines!



Yeah I've seen a few of those around too. I think I'll snag one when I get my setup going. I've also been trying to think of a good way to store a rod or two along the length of the kayak so it doesn't snag on low hanging branches.

An angler-style yak rather than a cruiser will have the mold cut-out for a milk crate, at least two flush-mount rod holders, and more. Storage is better than you would think. Depending on the model, they can be a little more stable a standing platform as well!

I live in College Station and fish from a kayak often...PM me if you wanna meet up sometime!

Yeah man, I'm always looking for people to fish with. I'll shoot you a PM once I get my kayak rig set up!

Looks to me like you need a dedicated fishing kayak. The Kayak angling community has EXPLODED over the last few years. There are a lot of great fishing platforms offered nowadays. Storage space on a good kayak is plentiful. Check out the kayak fishing section here on TFF

+1 The guys & gals on the kayaking forum are an awesome source of knowledge on all things yak fishing.

As far as an effective method of fishing... A buddy of mine was fishing out of his $50K bass boat this weekend and zeroed (post-front bluebird skies). He met a guy in a kayak who had caught 7, including two over 5. IMO the secret to yak fishing is that you know you're not going to cover 1,000 acres, so you slow your game down and fish an area more thoroughly before moving on. It's a more relaxed way of fishing, at least until you hang a big one for the first time and try to figure out how to grow a third arm!