re: The Official Kayak Thread

For me, a kayak is an in addition to article, not a one or the other. There are times I want to yak, and times I want to boat.

The ability to throw in the back of my truck, little to no maintenance, no gas, skinny waters, great clubs, no state registration, etc......

Not one trout nor did i get any hardheads. Usually get a few on minnows

I took the old $400 kayak out yesterday and pieced together a limit of crappie. I hear these things taste pretty good. Still liking my little plastic boat.

I have a bass boat and a kayak. There are times and places for both. And they both get used frequently.

I remember when I bought my boat, I couldn’t tell you how many people asked if I was gonna sell my kayak now that I had a boat. I told them heck no, I love fishing out of the kayak and it’ll get me places my boat can’t go. In 2016 when Henderson was in drawdown and no boats could get to certain areas, I took the kayak and mopped up the bass. It wasn’t even fair! But I had it all to myself. It was the most fun I had fishing in a long time. One day I think I caught a dozen over 3 lbs, a couple 4’s, and the biggest bass I ever pulled out of Henderson at 5.44 lbs. All while just floating around with an ice chest full of white cans.

Now, I know I’d have to register it. But I’ve been thinking about putting a trolling motor on it. I really would love to upgrade to a Titan or something like that. But it’s just simply not in the budget right now. I’d love to have it cause some of the more secluded bayous I fish require some long paddles. If I can just use the trolling motor for the long runs and paddle the rest of the time, that would be plenty ok by me. I can probably do that for about $300. As opposed $3k+ for a fancy peddle yak.

For me, I've been kayak fishing for 5-6 years now. I absolutely love it, but my back doesn't. I started developing bad sciatic pain and it's gotten to the point where my back and right thigh are just absolutely on fire at about 10am. The paddle back is miserable and even the drive home is terrible. I have a history of lower back problems and it seems they've not started to affect my kayak fishing. Sucks.

Depth? Pattern?

Water surface temps were in the low 40's. The fish were, believe it or not, out on the flats in about 6 feet of water. They seemed to just be scattered everywhere with no real rhyme or reason. I started out fishing trees in a much deeper creek. I only caught three keepers there in over two hours of fishing even though the bait was stacked in there so thick it covered half the depth on my fish finder. After I moved out to the flats, the fishing picked up, even though there was a lot less shad.

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Marsh fishing in paddle boats

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This has to be what i really enjoy the most, its been one hell of a learning curve keeping up with tides, salinity etc.. coming from freshwater
But watching that sunrise something spiritual
head out to the marsh all the time if ya want roll one trip cant "guarantee" fish like pillage
But just say the word

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cant "guarantee" fish like pillage

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When the heck did I ever make a guarantee?