Alan79
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I love my Fishing and Kayaking. And after searching for older fishing threads I find they're locked. So I thought I'd start a new one to talk about my new set up and maybe find out what kind of set up others have for fishing.
I pretty recently bought a used Feel free lure 10 kayak which is a huge upgrade on my old kayak which wasn't really good for setting up as a fishing rig. It just didn't have any convenient spots to add rod holders and generally it was pretty poor for storage areas. I mainly went for the lure 10 since it's super stable (enough to stand up in) comes with plenty of options to set up extra rod holders on top of the three standard ones. And it's got the best seating system I could find (since my back doesn't enjoy 5 hours in a set position). The seat on the feel free lures has a ratchet system that allows you to elevate it into 10 different heights while on the water.
Since getting the lure 10, I decided to buy an electric outboard since it's a pretty heavy Kayak and I plan at some stage soon to sort out a fish finder. I have half dozen things on the way to me at the moment including a new set of roof racks since the old soft racks I was using weren't good enough for the heavier new Kayak. I also have a $600 50ah 12v battery for the outboard coming and I have about a fortnight to do some mods to a towbar bike rack to convert it to a rear loading tool. I'm in the process of converting a milk crate to be well organized in the Yak with storage in the back and I'll also set up a better system for mounting the motor. The plan is to take 4 rods set up with different lures that I can switch between quickly without having to worry about rigging up 35 times a day as I have in the past.
I love having a good paddle, but with the trolling motor I should be able to travel 15-20km on a single charge of the battery so hopefully if the fish aren't biting near where I launch I'll be able to move a lot more quickly to somewhere that they're hungry.
I mainly fish fresh water since thats all that my local area has, but plan to take a few trips towards Coffs harbour, Red Rock and that general area to try out some estuary fishing. I'm pretty excited about getting out on the water with my new setup. I've watched a crapload of youtube vids to get more ideas on a better set up and am thinking I might create my own to share my adventures.
Anyway enough rabbling from me. Anyone else have a nice fishing set up or any good fishing stories to share?
I pretty recently bought a used Feel free lure 10 kayak which is a huge upgrade on my old kayak which wasn't really good for setting up as a fishing rig. It just didn't have any convenient spots to add rod holders and generally it was pretty poor for storage areas. I mainly went for the lure 10 since it's super stable (enough to stand up in) comes with plenty of options to set up extra rod holders on top of the three standard ones. And it's got the best seating system I could find (since my back doesn't enjoy 5 hours in a set position). The seat on the feel free lures has a ratchet system that allows you to elevate it into 10 different heights while on the water.
Since getting the lure 10, I decided to buy an electric outboard since it's a pretty heavy Kayak and I plan at some stage soon to sort out a fish finder. I have half dozen things on the way to me at the moment including a new set of roof racks since the old soft racks I was using weren't good enough for the heavier new Kayak. I also have a $600 50ah 12v battery for the outboard coming and I have about a fortnight to do some mods to a towbar bike rack to convert it to a rear loading tool. I'm in the process of converting a milk crate to be well organized in the Yak with storage in the back and I'll also set up a better system for mounting the motor. The plan is to take 4 rods set up with different lures that I can switch between quickly without having to worry about rigging up 35 times a day as I have in the past.
I love having a good paddle, but with the trolling motor I should be able to travel 15-20km on a single charge of the battery so hopefully if the fish aren't biting near where I launch I'll be able to move a lot more quickly to somewhere that they're hungry.
I mainly fish fresh water since thats all that my local area has, but plan to take a few trips towards Coffs harbour, Red Rock and that general area to try out some estuary fishing. I'm pretty excited about getting out on the water with my new setup. I've watched a crapload of youtube vids to get more ideas on a better set up and am thinking I might create my own to share my adventures.
Anyway enough rabbling from me. Anyone else have a nice fishing set up or any good fishing stories to share?