Grand River Ontario Float

[smallmouth89]

Went out with my two friends Bob and Bob. They were in their pontoon boats and I was on my kayak. The sit on kayak is a far better fishing vessel than my regular cockpit style kayak.

Notice that the fish of the day went to the kayaker. I was really doing well with my flyrod/full sink line and black rabbit leech. Things slowed down significantly after a rock ate my leech.
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[zonker]

Nice smallmouth, Smallmouth!

Good to hear from you. Glad the yak is working as its supposed to. How was it for stability on the moving water?

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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Nice report.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]COMING SOON ON BFT...A Kayaking Board. Got approval from admin and will probably start getting it set up by next week.[/#0000ff]
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[smallmouth89]

How about a board for guys who take their tubes along with the kayak to take advantage of the wonderful fishing efficiency of the tube? (You see, I haven't sold out to the dark side)

Glad to hear about the new board Pat. By the way, I knew it was only a matter of time before the "Dude", tubing afficiando par excellence, would aquire an H3.

Dave, unlike some other fellows, I have not fallen out of my new vessel. It is very stable. I can sit side dle and straddle it. I even put my fins on and backtrolled while straddling the yak. That worked very well except that it was a bit of a stretch and would be hard on the waders. Yesterday to make directional changes while drifting with the current I used a ping-pong paddle. I think dragging a finned leg while straddling would work even better while providing total hands-free fishing in slower sections of the river.

I've attached pictures to show how my friend and I differ in our approach to river fishing. The only thing I envied was the ability of my friend to slide forward into wading position with the current holding the pontoon against his body. I had to tether myself to the kayak while wading. In the shot of my kayak resting on shore I had stopped for a snack and to thoroughly wade that section. I caught half a dozen fish in that spot so beaching to fish an area probably will be the approach I use most often while river fishing in my kayak. As I suspected my yak moves very well upstream while their pontoons struggle just to stay in one spot while rowing up current.
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[zonker]

Great pics and nice boat!

[cool]Glad you haven't fallen out of it like some people we know who shall remain unnamed.

Hey TD, you gonna include canoes in the kayak board? They're cousins.

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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Nope. Arbitrary decision, but boats belong with boats. Otherwise we would be including rowboats, dinghies, small aluminum boats, big aluminum boats, bass boats, pontoon boats, ski boats, yachts, luxury liners and battleships.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Kayaks have really "taken off" across the country as fishing vessels. There are many manufacturers and lots of new models every year. They are worthy of special consideration.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In my younger, slimmer and more flexible years I would have been all over kayaking...with the new top riding models they have now. But, as Dirty Harry says: "A man should know his limitations." I know mine.[/#0000ff]
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[zonker]

No problem.
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[tubeN2]

Nice job on the Smallie. Thanks for the nice report. We do have the Yak board going so feel free to swing by there too.[cool]
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