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Title: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Windknot on July 05, 2012, 07:26:40 PM
It seems to me that kayaks and bream go together like peaches and creame. I also have a Quintrex 370 Explorer that has been fully fitted out for bream fishing, but it's the kayak that gets the most use by far.

I have two yaks, a Mini-X for those snag ridden small estuaries and a Hobie Outback for those times when I need to fish large esturies.

I'm sure I'm not the only one here. Who else here is a yak fisherman?

Mick

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Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Rampage on July 05, 2012, 07:33:03 PM
I don't have one mick but I'm amazed how well they fit them out. How stable are they to fish out of
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Windknot on July 05, 2012, 07:49:47 PM
They're very stable, just so long as you stay seated. I've done it for many years and I've never tipped out unintentionally. I have taken a few intentional dips on hot days, mainly to assure myself that I can climb back onboard should I find myself in that situation in an emergency.

They can get a bit unconfortable if you're in them for long periods. My back starts to play up and my bum goes numb after a while. I usually just beach the yak and wander around for a while, then I'm as right as rain.

The thing I like about yaks is that I can launch anywhere. I like the fact that I can chuck it on the roof and travel lightly without the hassle of towing. I also like the fact that I can fish very quietly without scaring skittish bream. The Hobie is great for lure fishing, as the fact that it has peddles, means that you can fish constantly.

Most estuaries are fairly protected and it's usually quite safe to take kayaks into these places, so it's not very dangerous at all. My biggest fear is that I will get run over by some hoon jet skier when I'm at places where they're common.

If you've ever thought about using a yak. I can highly recommend it.
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Woodie on July 05, 2012, 08:02:14 PM
Would love to have a yak, some very good places in the manning river i could sneak in to

top posts Windknot  ;)


Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Rampage on July 05, 2012, 08:09:22 PM
I think it would be fun to try,but i don't think I could do all the time though,how do you go if the wind blows up be hard yakka into a head wind
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: pungas on July 08, 2012, 10:52:25 AM
started getting into yak fishing last summer and love it!! ive got a 375 allycraft but when it comes to fishing the shallows i found the yak to be heaps better and in some cases fishing in only 20cm of water and getting onto some nice fish.
Cant get over the difference the way a bream or flatty fight in 1 foot of water, very exciting fishing thats for sure.. and when i get home its only a 20min hose off the yak and gear and im done.
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Ginga ninja on July 14, 2012, 12:42:57 PM
yep  :D got my kayak at the beginning of 2011 and love it. it's a viking espri and it's gotten me into some nice places
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: forsterfisho on July 15, 2012, 09:25:47 PM
I find Yaks are great for when im trying to quickly come off the plane in my boat, they tend to slow the boat down quite nicely.

Can't really see any other use for them  :P
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Rampage on July 16, 2012, 06:56:13 PM
Bugger me forsterfisho that's a bit harsh lol
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: redrocket on July 17, 2012, 01:58:10 PM
I use kayaks, generally as speed humps  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Piscatorial Pursuit on July 17, 2012, 02:22:39 PM
Bugger me forsterfisho that's a bit harsh lol

Perhaps, but he does have a point.

I cant understand why with such a shallow draft kayakers of all persuasion, not just the fisherman, think its wise to use the middle of a narrow channel to traverse a waterway. Why be near the channel anyway? Surely it is safer to be away from the speeding boats & the rather large wakes sometimes made as we are forced to slow down.

Down here it is not unusual to see 1 -4 yakkers idling along the middle of the major shipping channel.  :o

Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: brim it on on July 18, 2012, 06:54:04 PM
you guys have got to be kidding, ive been looking into buying a kayak for some time now and cant get over the way you think you have more right to the waterway than the next bloke!!
I hope you grow up before someone gets injured if not killed from your stupidity  ::)
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: forsterfisho on July 18, 2012, 09:54:05 PM
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, hes on!

I wish fish bit as easy as yakkers.

Its all tounge in cheek mate, well from my side anyway. Good luck to ya's in the your little boats. But, respect goes both ways  :D
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: yutryn on July 18, 2012, 10:09:16 PM
I started kayak fishing 4 or so years ago with a hobie outback I loved it and it went every where with me
Even out to the shelf to chase some yellow fin and no I didn't peddle all that way got a lift out in a mates boat
Then I decided to get into the kayak bream and bass comps and did a few in the outback but then the pro angler was released and I saw people standing and sight casting from them so I had to have one and sold the outback

Then after a VERY wet comp at ballina in the pa and catching no fish after a 9hr drive I had the shots and decided to sell it (unlike me to give up but ballina is my nemesis and this day was the worst day on the water in my life!)

Hence I now have the hornet trophy which I'm about to put up for sale as I want bigger and much faster bream boat ;)

Cheers
Dan

Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: ifish1208 on July 25, 2012, 03:25:10 PM
Hi wind knot
I have a Hobie Pro Angler and have it for many years. Compete in SSBS and ABT Bream comps and love the storage and be able to stand up and sight cast. I was getting some food at a servo the other day before a comp when a pro bream boat pulled up for fuel. I noticed he filled up the car and boat and come to $300. The only fuel I used got was a Sausage roll and Mother energy drink this cost me $5 lol. That is why I use a kayak.
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Windknot on July 31, 2012, 10:09:28 AM
There's a bit of animosity that goes both ways between boat operators and kayakers. There will always be idiots on both sides. I've been in situations when kayak fishing, where hoon boat operators have actually passed me several times at very high speed, leaving a gap of only 2 or 3 metres. What made it worse, I was fighting a large fish at the time. And no, I was nowhere near any channel or thoroughfare at the time. There are completed losers on all walks of life, unfortunately.

I currently own and operate a power boat and I have done so for many years. I always try to show respect and courtesy to all the people I might come across when on the water.

I mostly use my kayaks in places where there are few or no power boats at all. Some of my local waterways prohibit the use of power boats and in other areas, I tend to find out of the way places where the distinct advantages of a kayak can be best utilised.

I really like kayaks. They're great to simply throw on the roof and off you go, type situations. You can launch them anywhere and there's no queing at ramps. There are extremely cheap to operate. I can head off on a family vacation with the yak on the roof and you don't even know it's there, until you want to use it.
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: peter58 on May 01, 2013, 01:19:21 PM
     Well said mate I like the way you think , I did have  a tinny once but it costs money every time I had it out ,I got sick of that so I sold it and got a kayak  and I love it , Its the best .
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Choppers on May 05, 2013, 08:59:30 PM
I am telling you Yak all the way< but i still love to get out in the boat once a month if i have time.


forster this time was not so good to me  at my local yesterday & today a the hobie  :-[
Title: Re: Who uses kayaks??
Post by: Team Water Rats on September 20, 2013, 06:27:49 PM
G'Day!
Yet another yaker here, and proud of it :)
As has been said, there are tossers on both sides of the picture, but I try to stick to locations away from all the hectic action of powerboats, especially during events held on the Basin.

I have 3 yaks and all have their purpose from skinny water Basing through to outside in the Big Blue.

They are great for fishing waters that the boats just can't get to and this leads to some pretty Specky catch and releases.

My main yak is a Hobie PA14 and stand up sight fishing is a breeze in it, no stability hassles what so ever.

Just as a side note: If you would like to test ride a Hobie and live in the Nowra region, head down to the display at Grey's Boat ramp from 10am in the morning.
You will have to contact Peddle Paddle Sail Sth Nowra to book a vessel for trial though ;)

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