Anyone one into Kayaks?

[AChotrod]

Just ordered my first one, and am excited to hit the places my boat cant go! Anyone else into these things? I ordered a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 100.

 

[younggun]

Re: Anyone one into Kayaks?

I use mine a good bit smallmouth fishing in broad river in SC because there are lots of rocks and it has hard to access by boat. I love mine and that is a nice one you ordered

 

[gstrom11]

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Wife and I got a pair of Dagger Zydeco 9.0's. Good middle of the road boat, can do some river rapids (think WI, MN not Colorado or something crazy like that) or even some lake paddling. Pretty fun toys.

 

[AChotrod]

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There are a bunch of lakes/rivers in the area that dont allow motors or are HP restricted but the fishing is great if you can get on the water. Im really looking forward to trying these places out. Not to mention shallow back bays that even a row boat would have a tough time getting into but you know there is fish in them. Then there is the entire adventure aspect of finding and seeing new places you could never reach before.

 

[Slip Away]

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Yep have two "yak's" But not enthusiast type kayaks.

 

[jc55]

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We're working our way into kayaks once I get all of the boat quirks worked out. Those Wilderness Tarpons are pretty much the baddest looking kayaks that I've seen. You can outfit them with just about everything! I've been wanting to anchor out and kayak all the nooks and crannies we couldn't get to otherwise. Sounds like fun.

 

[lncoop]

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Great choice, hotrod. You should get a lot of enjoyment out of that one and will find it pretty versatile. Gstrom, I'm an open boater but my daughter paddles a Zydeco 9. That is a LOT of boat for the money IMO.

 

[ziggy]

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i don't have a kayak, but me and the ol lady got a canoe 2 years ago, we love it. like ya said, we go where other boats can't go. a whole different kind of boating compared to speed boating.

 

[Ned L]

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I have three canvas on wood kayaks. One of them my dad & I built in 1973 (still has the original cotton canvas skin). Back then most people were asking me “What’s that??” The other two are ones that I have picked up as basically bunches of broken sticks & rebuilt. Don’t use them to much these days, but certainly enjoy them when I get out.

So here is what you can do with some broken sticks.

and after

My 40 yr old one is on the right .

and some more sticks

and after ....... I think this one may date to somewhere between the 30's & 50's

 

[southkogs]

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We've got an old Folboat (canvas covered kayak). It's a great ride. Love it in the backwaters.

 

[jkust]

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Have suddenly seen them the last couple years along the shore and oddly enough way out in the middle of boat and tow sports traffic. Sams club had entry level version for cheap.

 

[edthearcher]

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Iam 77 years old canoed since i was 10 years old, about 10 years ago my wife talked me into 2 17 foot loons, wow they are safer than any canoe, so we also bought 2 12 footers for our cabin just love them. so that leaves me with 4 kayaks, 1 jon boat and a 22 foot sea ray.

 

[AChotrod]

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Cool to see so many guys enjoying them here.
The last few years Ive noticed more and more of them every place I go. Recently Ive been fishing a lake from shore that does not allow motor boats but kept seeing yaks so I started to look into them. I couldnt resist any longer and bought not only the Tarpon but a 9'6" Perception Swifty sit in as a loaner to get the GF and friends out. Now just comes the long(one week) wait for mine to get here.

Those old canvas yaks are very cool!

 

[drrpm]

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Kayaking is my favorite outdoor activity. Currently I have 3 whitewater kayaks: Dagger Nomad 8.5, Dagger Axiom 8.5 and a Perception Overflow. Most weekends I spend a day on a river in the southern Appalachians, usually a section of the Chattooga but I've paddled most of the Southeastern classics. There are also a couple of canoes in my fleet but they get less use since the kayaks are easier to handle, on and off the water.

 

[southkogs]

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Real close to what I go out on.

 

[lncoop]

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Have suddenly seen them the last couple years along the shore and oddly enough way out in the middle of boat and tow sports traffic. Sams club had entry level version for cheap.

I really hate to see people buy kayaks or canoes from places like Sam's and Wally.

 

[AChotrod]

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Got the first one home today, Tarpon should be here Wed/Thurs.

 

[Nucklez]

I've been a white water kayaker since 1996. Still stay at class 3 to 4 max. I practice a little freestyle here and there when I can, but mainly a casual at that as well. My wife, kids and I enjoy the lakes from time to time with the kayaks. It's nice and quiet, can get into small places, quietly. Come up on wild life much more frequently in a kayak than when in the 220hp Rinker. My wife paddles a 14' Perception Carolina with two dry hatches and a rudder. My 13 year old son has a Tsunami XS 12' with two dry hatches. I paddle a 6'2" Pyrhana Rev white water boat, and as my family gets better at paddling, it's becoming more of a challenge for me to keep up with them. Those long boats can track fast! They turn like a freight liner, but they go fast in a straight line. The rudder helps to turn, especially in rough waters, but can also put some drag on the boat and slow it down.