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Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:49 pm
by Kon Tiki
I'm very new to yak fishing and have added a few things to my 8' plastic raft. I made a youtube video describing what I did to it for my non-fisherman friends up in New York, so parts of it might be boring to a seasoned yakker, but, I bet there still might be a thing or two in there that might raise your eyebrow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OnxGU-i_z4

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:00 pm
by mrpj1972
That was awesome! I was completely mesmerized by your simple & effective thinking.

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:06 pm
by TRKpoker
yea i really liked your video....great job

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 3:56 am
by JoeS
Liked your engineering concepts........excellent video.......I will say the more you fish these waters from a paddle craft you will find that "Less is More"......Oh and welcome........

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 6:16 pm
by IntimiGator
I've seen the Kon Tiki rock some big redfish,trout and snook. Marty can catch some fish!

Now if I could just get him to lose the anchor/weight and let those big reds pull him on a flats sleigh ride.

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:59 pm
by Kon Tiki
Rick, you are too kind! And a few weeks back, I was drifting and saw a disturbance in a Mullet school. I threw the bone colored Spook Jr. over it and nailed a 34" snook!! It pulled me around for quite a while :) You woulda been proud seeing me go on my first sleigh ride.

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:47 am
by vertseven
Great video, Kon Tiki. I'm really digging your toolbox setup. If I've learned anything while fishing the river, it's that PVC and bungee chords are your best friend.

Re: Poor Man's Fishing Kayak

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:05 pm
by DirksFishin
I'd have to say that was pretty bad azz. A lot of thought went into all this and the video was cool too. I am in the language of the modern day kids ballin on a budget too. I'm ridding cheap until I can upgrade but it doesn't stop me from hanging with this seasoned crew. You took a Honda CRX and turned it into a hummer. Good job man. The tool box / bait well was my favorite.