Now I have that song stuck in my head!

I recently purchased a PA 14 and I have to admit I feel guilty about it. I also own a Quest and a Big Tuna. In the past I had a Wilderness Commander 140 and a Hurricane Pheonix 14.

I weight 300lbs and the Quest is now just too small. The Pheonix was a fast yak but terribly unstable for me. And the Commander and Big Tuna were both too sluggish.

I love the simplistic ruggedness of kayak fishing. I enjoyed paddling, making my own way under my own, somewhat, primitive power. But my shoulders just can't take it any longer. Old sports injuries have begun to rear their ugly heads!

My wife and brother fish with me quite often and they paddle. I now peddle, and don't suffer chronic shoulder pain. But I feel guilty because I am faster than they are and because my yak cost twice what their yaks did. I would like to start entering tournaments but here again, that guilty feeling creeps in again.

Anyone else feel guilty for being able to afford a "Cadillac"?

I recently purchased a PA 14 and I have to admit I feel guilty about it. I also own a Quest and a Big Tuna. In the past I had a Wilderness Commander 140 and a Hurricane Pheonix 14.

I weight 300lbs and the Quest is now just too small. The Pheonix was a fast yak but terribly unstable for me. And the Commander and Big Tuna were both too sluggish.

I love the simplistic ruggedness of kayak fishing. I enjoyed paddling, making my own way under my own, somewhat, primitive power. But my shoulders just can't take it any longer. Old sports injuries have begun to rear their ugly heads!

My wife and brother fish with me quite often and they paddle. I now peddle, and don't suffer chronic shoulder pain. But I feel guilty because I am faster than they are and because my yak cost twice what their yaks did. I would like to start entering tournaments but here again, that guilty feeling creeps in again.

Anyone else feel guilty for being able to afford a "Cadillac"?

I recently purchased a PA 14 and I have to admit I feel guilty about it. I also own a Quest and a Big Tuna. In the past I had a Wilderness Commander 140 and a Hurricane Pheonix 14.

I weight 300lbs and the Quest is now just too small. The Pheonix was a fast yak but terribly unstable for me. And the Commander and Big Tuna were both too sluggish.

I love the simplistic ruggedness of kayak fishing. I enjoyed paddling, making my own way under my own, somewhat, primitive power. But my shoulders just can't take it any longer. Old sports injuries have begun to rear their ugly heads!

My wife and brother fish with me quite often and they paddle. I now peddle, and don't suffer chronic shoulder pain. But I feel guilty because I am faster than they are and because my yak cost twice what their yaks did. I would like to start entering tournaments but here again, that guilty feeling creeps in again.

Anyone else feel guilty for being able to afford a "Cadillac"?

I know Alan Henry well. It'd take the better part of a day to work your way back to Big Grape without a motor. I wish they had some put ins over there but with all the housing etc going up you'd need to have a lot on the lake.

It is tough. Lubbock is the worst place to live if you want to fish. I STILL haven't made it to Big Grape even with the trolling motor. What are your home waters?

Great article. I personally own a Native Ultimate 14.5 with a Bassyak. I did not see Hobie Kayaks and the Propel didn't seem that it would work that great (I didnt demo....). I picked my set up because of my primary fishing water, Lake Alan Henry. LAH has ONE boat ramp to launch from so I needed something that can handle open water and help with the trip to my fishing destinations. If you think peddle guys get questioned having a trolling motor is alot worse but why?

I haven't been able to attend a tournament yet but I don't fully understand why you can have a peddle yak but not a trolling motor. I realize that it may not be "man powered" but I still paddle once I get to a fishing location. It's not like using a trolling motors on power boats where you use them 99% of the day. I don't troll to catch any fish and use my paddle just as much as everyone once I get to my spot. Also, I havent seen a launch in a KATS tourny but it seems like there would be clumps of kayakers staying closer to the launch points rather than traveling to find unique spots.

I have also made a trip on a section of the Llano and left my motor at home. I'm sure many peddle kayakers do the same b/c its not practical and is easier to just go with the flow. I also Haven't been able to fish a smaller lake or even fish lakes with multiple launch points.

So before you judge the few of us with trolling motors realize that there might reasons other than being lazy.

Next argument is going to be motorized VS peddle.