Kayak Question - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

ridler72 · 10-21-2008, 01:06 PM

Tandems are great because it can get the kids into paddling and towards independency. Tandems can be paddled solo. You can paddle together to get from A to B spot and resume fishing. You can also have the rod in your sons hands while you paddle into a potential hot spot or blitz. And hopefully he will learn the paddle skills quickly and he can paddle you into the action. I think the best opportunity to groom a youngster into the sport of kayak fishing is by the use of the tandem.

One suggestion for a tandem would be Ocean Kayak's Malibu II. A Stable and reliable fishing platform with built in scupper drains. The Malibu is not a speedster, it's built with stability in mind for two paddlers. If you do choose a tandem kayak I would definitely purchase one with a rudder. It would make paddling and fishing smoother.

P.S. John- Think of this. If you have a member here on the Poo Poo list here he can be your official paddling slave. lol

JohnR · 10-22-2008, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ridler72

Tandems are great because it can get the kids into paddling and towards independency. Tandems can be paddled solo. You can paddle together to get from A to B spot and resume fishing. You can also have the rod in your sons hands while you paddle into a potential hot spot or blitz. And hopefully he will learn the paddle skills quickly and he can paddle you into the action. I think the best opportunity to groom a youngster into the sport of kayak fishing is by the use of the tandem.

One suggestion for a tandem would be Ocean Kayak's Malibu II. A Stable and reliable fishing platform with built in scupper drains. The Malibu is not a speedster, it's built with stability in mind for two paddlers. If you do choose a tandem kayak I would definitely purchase one with a rudder. It would make paddling and fishing smoother.

Good ideas

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P.S. John- Think of this. If you have a member here on the Poo Poo list here he can be your official paddling slave. lol

What are you doing tomorrow?
(hehehehe j/k)

Rockport24 · 10-23-2008, 05:15 PM

yeah, who needs a hobie when you could have a paddling slave?

Tidalist · 10-30-2008, 02:47 PM

I second the OK Malibu 2 Tandem for little ones. I have a Tarpon 140 I use for fishing, but lately I've had more fun going out with my son (5yo) in the Malibu 2XL. He holds the rod while I'm paddling ("hold on tight", I always say), and LOVES it. He's learning to paddle as well - a new member of the fleet in training.