bass yaks with TROLLING MOTOR!

[Rockport24]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

There was a guy at th show who had a prototype yak with a custome trolling motor mounted in the center and it tilted up. Wide flat stern too...can't recall what it was called.

It was a Native kayak I believe and it was pretty wild.
I don't know, the idea of a trolling motor on a yak and making it into boat just kind of defeats the purpose. when it's too much to get up on the roof, it's time to think if it's just as easy to get a skiff with a real motor on it!

[striperondafly]

Over the years I have taken more and more of the rigging/electronics of my yak. For one, I have switched to more ocean fishing then backbay. I try to keep everything to a minimal in case of spills. I;ve been lucky so far. I have alot of experience as I was a lifeguard and raced paddleboards which are fun to luanch from the beach and hop waves. I fished off them a few times after work wsa over in the early 90's chasing bluefish and bass after we where done for the day.

I have an 2000 Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT. It was an old lifeguard rescue yak. I have a rod mount down the starboard side I put a 8 ft Lami and a VS 150 on and I keep a conventional setup stored underneath. I only bring 6 or 8 plugs and a few metals, shads, and bucktails. Oh - I almost forgot - some 9" sluggos with a single 10/0 Gami. It's a very stable yak but you obv. loose paddling efficiency.
If I did more backbay I would get a hobie with the footpedals. I've tried them and they are sweet.

[FishermanTim]

A kayak with a trolling motor is no longer a kayak, but a BOAT.
Kayaks were intended to be paddled.
Think of the reason you bought a kayak for in the first place, and then you want to turn it into a boat.
If that's what you want, fine, but please don't claim that you're fishing from a kayak like it's some "medal of honor". It's just more of the BBD (igger Better Deal) wanting to have all the gagetry of a boat , only on a smaller "boat".