My new kayak should be getting in tomorrow, and as its widely regarded as one of the more stable yaks on the market, I imagine I'll try to rig it up for gigging at some point.

My preliminary idea is to get two of these lights

Get 2 pieces of PVC about 3 feet long, connect with T joint so cables can be threaded though, lie across the cockpit, attach elbow joints to the ends to keep the lights somewhat stabilized and sitting vertically, and start stabbing. Any reason this wouldn't work and has anyone tried something similar?

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Posted by YOURADHERE

Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 8/4/15 at 11:01 am to Riseupfromtherubble

Just seems like too much crap to deal with. Typically when I gig Im in about 12" of water, underwater light in one hand, gig in the other. Even if you had yak mounted lights it seems like a big pain in the arse to paddle, spot flounder, stop the yak with your paddle, grab your gig, and hopefully the flounder is still there through all this commotion. I've used my kayak to access flounder spots but always pull up on the bank and get out and walk.

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Posted by TigerWise

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Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 8/4/15 at 12:39 pm to Riseupfromtherubble

I gig a lot and doing it out of a kayak is pointless. Now using your kayak to get to the flounder spot is a different story.

I own kayaks FWIW

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Posted by FrenchJoe

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Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 8/4/15 at 1:06 pm to Riseupfromtherubble

I have gigged from my canoe. Used one of those flat stretchable straps from gunnel, under the boat, to gunnel. Strap used to keep the starlight under the boat to keep light from shinning in my eyes. Stood up in the boat and used the gig to motivate. I even hooked up a trolling motor clamped to the side of the canoe for cruising the shoreline.

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