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Fishin'Fireman
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| Ryanmalloy44 wrote: | To be honest every single person I know that has a small bass boat like a pelican or a small aluminum hardly ever uses the thing.
I personally find the kayak way more convienant. Colburn who is a member here as well and I can use his 12 foot aluminum any day of the week and we haven't touched the thing in over a year.
Just throwing my opinion out there. And you can still hook up a trolling motor to your Yak!!!  |
Good to know! I have a decent deal for a basshunter bass boat available right now, and it'll fit right in the back of my truck.
Might be a dumb question but could you put a trolling motor on any fishing kayak or does it need to be a special kind? I'm keeping my options open.
Would any of these yaks work with a trolling motor?
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/family/index.jsp?s=A-StorePrice-DSP&ab=PSLN_1_Kayaks_6_ViewAll&categoryId=13041155&pg=1&searchSort=TRUE
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Ryanmalloy44
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| You can find kits for most kayaks. I spoke with the guy from bassyaks.com and he said he can make a custom kit for pretty much any kayak and the pricing is still fairly low. |
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anointed130
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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I just got a check in the mail from mortgage company $$, So I am going to finally get a kayak also!
I am 6'5 and a terrible swimmer, are kayaks easy to tip? And will me being so tall be problem?
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rvolkers
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| get a yak you can sit on top of NOT GET INTO would be my advise! - they are not expensive these days and all do a pretty good job! -- i hate to say this! - BUT - i saw a couple of decent ones at walmart this week-end! |
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DirtyDawg10
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Location: Granby, CT
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Take a look at the Field & Stream Eagle Run 12 at Dick's. It's a 12 footer and has plenty of leg room in the cockpit. I ended up choosing this over the Trophy 126 because of the extra space. On sale for $350 right now. |
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jimbojonez
Joined: 04 Feb 2012
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Location: Berlin/Kensington
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| i have a sport yak II that use for carry in places. it weighs like 50 lbs and fits in the back of my 6ft pickup truck bed WITH the camper top on. they still make them, they are around 500 bucks. |
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Wanna Fish
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| anointed130 wrote: | I just got a check in the mail from mortgage company $$, So I am going to finally get a kayak also!
I am 6'5 and a terrible swimmer, are kayaks easy to tip? And will me being so tall be problem? |
They make pontoon attachments to assist with tipping. They're all kinds of stuff for yaks and all kinds of styles. Best bet it to talk with BassYak.com and he'll be able to set you in the right direction.
I bought three before I finally found a fit. I failed to "Try Before You Buy" and spent a lot of money in the learning process. |
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Fishin'Fireman
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The thing with me is i don't know anyone else personally that has one (a kayak) that i could go out with fishing. Sure i don't mind going alone, but i always enjoy fishing with someone else. At least with the basshunter it can fit two, but if that deal doesn't work out i also have been talking with someone about a 11 foot alluminum hull boat with a trolling motor that will cost less then a kayak would. Transportation isn't an issue since it'll fit in the back of the family truck. All the feedback is appreciated!
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JJPAUL
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject: Tandem Kayak |
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| Anyone have any thoughts on a tandem kayak? I was thinking about one for myself and my 11yo but maybe two singles would be better? At a local fishing rodeo my son caught his first trout, seven total the largest ones being 16" and 20" rainbows on a phoebe and soft lizard using 4lb test. Very exciting! |
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therieldeal
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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The main disadvantage of a tandem kayak is that they are apparently rather difficult to paddle alone if you ever wanted to go out by yourself. This is per my parents who own one. They also said it takes a little bit of extra practice to get used to paddling in synch with the other person.
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JJPAUL
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info. |
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