Standing in kayaks

[capemike88]

Anyone hear ever try to stand and fly fish out of a kayak, or anyone ever try those side stabalizers? I was thinking about making one or two, I'm not going to pay a coupld hundred $ for them, like they are being sold for online! Any thought's pn the matter would be cool.

mike

[Punchshot]

standing in a yak ? why?. Geez I have a hard enough time standing up on a cruise ship lol

[bluewatr]

I have tried it in my Ride Angler. I did not feel comfortable with it (especially while casting a fly rod). I know people do it though... :) See next post.......

[bluewatr]

Here is a nice pic from

http://www.wildernesssystems.com

Kind of looks like Great Island at the mouth of the CT river... :)

[Wes]

I don't even consider it, have never fished conditions when I wished I had outriggers. I don't know of places to sight fish that I couldn't wade. There's really no place for you to stand comfortably in a Tarpon. I am happy to still be sitting in it sometimes, especially landing big blues in wind and chop. You have a great flats yak, just get out and clip a line to belt.

[bluewatr]

Actually, I beach the fu$%Er and walk the grass (places I could never get to without the yak)....


AT night???? Effing awesome (slurp.. slurp.. pop ..pop)! But must watch out for the holes in the grass.. Could break a leg if not extremely careful! But chances at a 40lbr are to far great to pass it up! Bring the bug spray too!

-mike

[Ozmo]

I know some people down here in Florida who stand or sit higher in their kayaks. I'm not one of them (at least until I drop some more pounds).

Here's a link to a description of one of the guys who made a poling platform for his WS Ride:

http://www.bonefisher.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=58&forum=1&0

The other guy (Jay from the keys if you've read those threads) just takes a cheap boat cushion and sits on the back of his seat.

HTH,

Ozmo

[FLYRODER]

I can stand and fish from my Drifter. Buy only on calm waters.

[capemike88]

Thank's for the info. Has anyone ever tried those side pontoon things? I was only thinking about standing in a kayak because of the better angle that you have of sutting down the sun glare and spotting fish on the flats and other shallow places.

Thank's again,

mike

[notime]

Stand? No thank you. The only time I've dumped is when I tried to sit on top of my kayak seat while sight fishing in Monomoy. I have a wetsuit bottom and waders for when I want to stand.

[FLYRODER]

Mike are you talking about these stabilizers?

http://www.canoegear.com/stabilizer_floats/stabilizer_floats_tokayaks.html

I agree with you that standing up on the kayak while fishing a flat you will see a lot more as compared to sitting with all the sun glare.

You might want to ask about stabilizers on this site:

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/msgboard.mv

They are very informative and they fish a lot of flats. So most likely some of the kayakers there might be using stabilizers.

[Ozmo]

I'll ask around down here as well. Serge, the guy who's link i posted earlier, is looking at them.

Ozmo

[SamRiley]

capemike88,
I've been kicking around the idea of outriggers for a couple years and this may be the season I give them a try. They would be perfect on Monomoy :) Cabelas has a couple to choose from too.

[capemike88]

Yup stabalizers were what I was talking about, you could get at least 5 more feet with those, by standing up and such.

[Ozmo]

You might try some of the kayak boards like www.paddling.net . They have reviews of some up there I think.

Ozmo

[FishHawk]

Tribalance is a yak with stabilizers . Goose Hummock use to sell them. Don't know where you could get one . Try the net a see where you could get one. FishHawk:D

[Ozmo]

www.tribalance.com

[ruge13]

Good luck with that....I think you will find Tribalance a little less than excited about selling you the outrigger for anything but their product.