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Mako927 · 08-08-2007, 02:54 AM

As I have been reading more and more about kayak fishing, it has become more and more intriguing to me. It certainly sounds like something I would like to try. I have used kayaks on moderate sized lakes and ponds before with boat activity so I know the feel of it... just haven't fished.

I also don't have the $$$ to go out and buy a new kayak for myself in order to try this.

One of my friends back in MA has two small kayaks and he believes they could be used in Duxbury Bay on a calm day. His plan was to launch them by the Powder Point Bridge. They are 10 foot Pungos by Wilderness Systems. My feeling (and reading I have done) suggests that they are too small to use in the ocean, even in a protected bay like that. His opinion is that they might be a little awkward and less than ideal but still good enough to have some fun and try a little fishing.

I know there are a few on here who fish from kayaks, and I am assuming you use larger ones than these 10 foot pungos. I will admit that when he and I used them in a little chop on Lake Winnipesaukee they seemed to do okay by me. Based on what I have read so far, however, it sounds like you shouldn't even consider going on salt water with anything under 12 feet.

What is the opinion out there? Understanding that a longer kayak would be ideal, is my friend correct that we'd do "okay" in the 10 foot pungo on a clam day or is it an absurd idea, as online reading seems to suggest?

08-08-2007, 02:54 AM	#1
Mako927 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 9	Small kayaks inside Duxbury Bay?? As I have been reading more and more about kayak fishing, it has become more and more intriguing to me. It certainly sounds like something I would like to try. I have used kayaks on moderate sized lakes and ponds before with boat activity so I know the feel of it... just haven't fished. I also don't have the $$$ to go out and buy a new kayak for myself in order to try this. One of my friends back in MA has two small kayaks and he believes they could be used in Duxbury Bay on a calm day. His plan was to launch them by the Powder Point Bridge. They are 10 foot Pungos by Wilderness Systems. My feeling (and reading I have done) suggests that they are too small to use in the ocean, even in a protected bay like that. His opinion is that they might be a little awkward and less than ideal but still good enough to have some fun and try a little fishing. I know there are a few on here who fish from kayaks, and I am assuming you use larger ones than these 10 foot pungos. I will admit that when he and I used them in a little chop on Lake Winnipesaukee they seemed to do okay by me. Based on what I have read so far, however, it sounds like you shouldn't even consider going on salt water with anything under 12 feet. What is the opinion out there? Understanding that a longer kayak would be ideal, is my friend correct that we'd do "okay" in the 10 foot pungo on a clam day or is it an absurd idea, as online reading seems to suggest?