Headed out to Hog Bayou yesterday. Wind was blasting out of the North and the current was really moving and the water was filthy from Hackberry to Holly Beach. Anyway, those are all of my excuses as to why I caught no fish and I'm sticking to 'em! One day I'll figure out what the guides all seem to know...
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do you ever take your kayak duck hunting?
Nope. Too wet of a ride in too cold of weather. I wouldn't recommend it.
My father in law likes to hunt from a canoe which is a little more practical since it can carry more stuff and provides a much dryer ride.
You thinkin' 'bout paddlin' out to some ducks?
well, i have a pirogue that i use and was thinking about adding a kayak to my boat collection.
Kayak fishing is very big in Florida. Lots of web sites and clubs devoted to it in your neck of the woods. It's really just starting to catch on over here. You can fish extremely skinny marshes for tailing reds, low cost, virtually no maintenance, the paddle always starts on the first crank (wish I could say the same for outboards).
I suppose I could be convinced otherwise, but I still don't think I'd hunt from one. Just my $0.02. I'll stick to my rice field.
Do you know someone who hunts from a yak?
i know some folks who use them to get into skinny spots but i think they hunt from marsh stools once they are in there spots. it can be a little scary hunting from the pirogue. ive now rigged it up with "u" bolts on the side that i can shove two pieces of conduit throw and into the ground which keeps it very steady. i can get into spots that other guys cant and its very low profile. but if its windy its very hard to paddle. it only weighs about 45 lds. so a cross wind is a real pain about turning the front end around. i usually load my gear in the front and that helps but the yaks looked like they would handle the wind a bit better. plus i could use it to fish in the bay.
I can vouch for the fact that they handle wind much better than a canoe or a pirogue. The fact that you are sitting in the middle of the boat as opposed to the rear combined with a very low freeboard makes it much more manageable regardless of wind direction. You're not immune to the wind but it's much less of a pain.
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