06-20-2006, 11:58 PM
Hey Guys,
I'm a canoe/kayaker who discovered the "Fat Cat" 5 or 6 years ago. Up until then most of my fishing was flyrodding or ultra-lite spinning from my kayak. The kayak is so much faster and less prone to being blown around that my canoes (Yes Zonker I have two. In fact if the truth be known, I also have 2 kayaks and 2 tubes and at this point I still have my wife but the extra vessels are for my kids or friends) hang unloved from the rafters. At 60 I'm still crawling in and out of that cockpit but those open cockpit and sit on top fishing kayaks look awfully good. I know T.D. that you didn't enjoy your pontoon experience and I too am much happier in my tube. If I were to invest in another craft it would be one of the modern fishing kayaks. They're too heavy for what I have traditionally used my kayak for (Wilderness camping and fishing trips) but they would work well for floating and wading rivers as well as being a super efficient trolling machine in stillwaters.
Don't give up on those well seasoned "bods' just yet.
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I'm a canoe/kayaker who discovered the "Fat Cat" 5 or 6 years ago. Up until then most of my fishing was flyrodding or ultra-lite spinning from my kayak. The kayak is so much faster and less prone to being blown around that my canoes (Yes Zonker I have two. In fact if the truth be known, I also have 2 kayaks and 2 tubes and at this point I still have my wife but the extra vessels are for my kids or friends) hang unloved from the rafters. At 60 I'm still crawling in and out of that cockpit but those open cockpit and sit on top fishing kayaks look awfully good. I know T.D. that you didn't enjoy your pontoon experience and I too am much happier in my tube. If I were to invest in another craft it would be one of the modern fishing kayaks. They're too heavy for what I have traditionally used my kayak for (Wilderness camping and fishing trips) but they would work well for floating and wading rivers as well as being a super efficient trolling machine in stillwaters.
Don't give up on those well seasoned "bods' just yet.
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