Informal Survey: Kayak Fishing

[JCSO9530]

Bought a kayak and used it all of the time until we had our son. Now it has sat for 7 years.

[PlanoDano]

Been kayak fishing since 97. I fish 1 or 2 times a week March through june. I love fall fishing also but fish less because I hunt more. I have probably owned a dozen kayaks over this time.

[panhandlehunter]

I bought a fishing kayak and sold it less than a year later. Way too much work for fishing.

[texasproud11]

Bought 2 fishing kayaks, they now collect dust, and use a kevlar canoe with rudder. Its a way better option for me personally. Rarely fish alone. a) its lighter b) Fish the bay a lot and if its too windy for us both to fish one paddles and and the other holds position. c) Rudder makes for effecient paddling and we cover a lot more water and get less tired. d) We can also stand in it e) just need a hand bilge for any water that come in.

[Solocam84]

Try to use mine every weekend.

[BrandonA]

have 3 collecting dust

[Michael]

I have 5 "recreational" kayaks that we use frequently during the summers. We do a little fishing while we paddle, but that's not typically our primary objective.

[Chew]

Thanks guys. Appreciate the feedback.

[Montec man]

Use mine several times a month. During the crappie spawn it allows myme to get into places motorized craft cannot go. Same goes for fishing the back bays.

[Razrbk89]

We have cheapies but we use them all the time and I do a lot of fishing out of mine. I do live in a prime floating/fishing area, so it’s not any trouble. If I was having to travel 30 minutes to an hour to put in, I’d probably just keep a boat.

[SFAbowhunter]

I bought a kayak and use it all the time.

I don't get to use it as much right now because I have a 6 month old baby at home, but it still gets used once a month or so. Before the baby, I fished a tournament series here in DFW. Wish I had more time to put my yak to use. Wife and I are moving into a community with a 10 acre fishing lake and I can use it there, so hoping I will get a little more time on the water now.

[SFAbowhunter]

Loved it when I first got one! I went thru several and ended up with a really nice Hobie! Fished all over fresh and salt and made some great memories! Favorite was probably fishing the near rigs and getting towed around by kings, a few ling, and always the unwanted sharks. A real adventure if you dont have an offshore boat.

With that said I'm older and lazier now and havent used it in a couple of years. If anybody is looking for a older Hobie pro angler i might just have one for sale.

What kind of price are you thinking? I may have someone that might be interested.

[CaptainDave]

Last option - bought a fishing kayak and later sold it.

I purchased a middle of the road fishing kayak a few years ago when my parents decided to buy a bay house and retire on the coast. Figured I'd use it to fish the lights in the canals and perhaps take a few trips to fish the rivers in central TX. In reality, it just didn't get much use so I sold it to someone living a few streets down.

Seems like most people I know that use their kayaks a lot fall into one of the two categories.
1. They have a lot of spare time
or
2. They live close to where they like to fish/kayak.

[critter69]

I fall into even a different category, I want one so bad ( native watercraft titan 13.5) but I also know it will be in the collecting dust group after a short period. I fish a lot ( flies for carp) but I have my dog with me all the time, and she is not very patient. No way she would ride, she didn’t want to ride on my bass boat. ( reason I sold it)

[Russ81]

I've owned numerous kayaks and fished/hunted saltwater out of them while in South Texas. Now do a little fishing and mostly duck hunt WMA's with just one