Kayak Fishing
Submitted by JamesLC2024 on Wed, 2024-11-06 13:26
Hey Guys,
Latley I have been interested in Kayak fishing and I am considering buying a fishing kayak.
Questions: What is a good kayak under $1000? Are 8ft rods too long for a kayak? How far out can you go? How stable are they? How hard are they to transport/get on the roof of a car? Do fishing kayaks have enough storage to be on the water for a few hours? Is it worth getting a small electric motor?
Thanks :)
Silver Fox
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Date Joined: 19/06/14
More of a man than I am.
Up here in the Territory you go fishing in a kayak there's a better than even chance you're going to get taken by either a Croc or a Shark.
Down your way it more then shark option...:D
On a happier note my old boy uses his Hobie Mirage all the time in the estuary at Dawesville, he comes home every night and gets a good feed.
My wife understands why I clean my rods n reels in the shower....
Paul N
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Date Joined: 09/11/06
Don’t own one but
dont own one but not sure if you need to license a watercraft as soon as you put a motor on it if not used as a tender .
perhaps others on here could answer that question as I really don’t know but maybe something to find out about
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
Your best bet would be to
Your best bet would be to look up a yak fishing book face forum. I'm sure you would be able to get all the info you need . Don't know if I would go an electric motor but would go with one that has them duck feet paddles whatever they are called. Then your arms are free to fish
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
shorething
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Date Joined: 05/10/11
Hey mate,there is a
Hey mate,
there is a yakfishwest FB group that has many experienced anglers on there.
my recommendation is to get a hobie kayak, the hands free fishing with foot pedals is way to go. Very stable. They are harder to get on and off roof racks as heavier but it's worth it IMO for stability in the water.
you can lookup safety requirements online but basically have flares and an EPIRB if you're going far out, always wear PFD and tether your gear to your kayak in case it tips.
start out close to shore and work your way up as your experience grows. I've got many great fish on a kayak and it's good fun but it is a bit of effort and it's worth doing it with others when you learn. I use 7ft or less rods.
Reefsta
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Date Joined: 03/08/19
Start simple
Used to do a bit in rivers and close inshore along the metro beaches, using either a paddle sit-on-top ski or a peddle Hobie. As Shorething says, the hands free fishing in the Hobie was much less omplicated and I found that it was easier to maintain speed peddling than using a paddle in a strong seabreeze. Good for stop start fishing too, where you can flick lures without having to put away the paddle, but they are more expensive and heavier. Nonetheless, both kayak types will do the job, especially if you are just trolling lures or drifting. I recommend starting with just one rod out if trolling, as a few times with two I got into strife with crossed lines, double hook ups etc. Second lesson, until I got a little experience, was to crush the barbs,use barbless hooks or just use a single hook on lures, as it can be chaos handling a lively fish in the confines of the kayak.