kayak vs landbased

[bradley@ippy]

g'day all,

My situation is i'm a landbased but finding it hard to get decent hook up on regular basis. Atm i'm only getting catfish on lures and bait. >:(

Would a kayak help me with getting more decent hook up?

i have an ute soo transport shouldn't be too much of an issue.
As for experience i started fishing last year and mainly fish rivers near ippy and occasionally hit the Big W.
Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.

cheers brad 8-)

[MudRiverDan]

Course it will, I don't own one but I know in a yak you got a lot more choices.
You can troll or sit put in a hole.

Another thing that has made me consider one is you can sit off the bank in a yak and cast towards mangrove clustered banks flicking plastics into the deep holes in area that by foot you would be up to your neck in mud, scratches and tangled line.

I don't have one but I think others would agree you will have access to a lot more.

Sorry this is just an observers opinion from the banks.
Many times I have wished I had a yak just to sit off that 50 meters of overgrown bank I cant get to by land.

[PinHead]

a kayak will definitely give you more options. BUT..be careful if a nocive and deciding on yakking on Big W..it is bloody big and can get quite choppy on it. Stay close to the banks etc until you get some experience.

[chop]

What is the Big W you guys mention? Wivenhoe dam?I plan or purchasing a kayak later in the year as I have wanted one for years for fishing and exercise. There are so many places around Brisbane alone to explore with a kayak without heading up or down the coast.

[wags on the water]

What is the Big W you guys mention? Wivenhoe dam?I plan or purchasing a kayak later in the year as I have wanted one for years for fishing and exercise. There are so many places around Brisbane alone to explore with a kayak without heading up or down the coast.

I doubt BIG W (the store) may not like you dragging your kayak through it looking for a better position to troll or sit and bide the time away....;)

[PinHead]

What is the Big W you guys mention? Wivenhoe dam?I plan or purchasing a kayak later in the year as I have wanted one for years for fishing and exercise. There are so many places around Brisbane alone to explore with a kayak without heading up or down the coast.

Big W = Wivenhoe.

another bit of advice when you get a yak..try and do a deep water re-entry onto it..not as easy as it may sound. But it could save your life when you know what to do.

[Yellowjack]

Big W = Wivenhoe.

another bit of advice when you get a yak..try and do a deep water re-entry onto it..not as easy as it may sound. But it could save your life when you know what to do.

Yeh you would want to be pretty quick at your re-entries incase you ever fall off.
Never know what would be underneath ;D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULe3w-bD0h4

[PinHead]

LOL YJ..I don't think too many sharks reside in Big W

[Yellowjack]

I didnt say that haha! the vid is there just for entertainment :P :P .... or nightmares for sea kayakers

[Feral]

Get the yak, it will open up a whole new world of fishing for you. I prefer my yak over my boat. Only time the boat comes out of the shed is when I am taking the kids.

Dont worry about Wivanhoe, all the big bass are in the river below the dam now ;) many reports of good bass coming out of the river.

If you live up Ipswich way, not far to go to access the gun bass spots. If you want salt, Kookaburra park, upstream of the ramp (to avoid the ski lice as it is a 6knot zone) is good for a fish from the Yak.

[Noddy1]

Kayak all the way. You can access all different sorts of water and fish, fresh and salt. If you want to try the kayak experience, let me know. I have a couple of kayaks and fish Colleges regularly.

[bradley@ippy]

Yes the action/hotspots are always out of reach.



Course it will, I don't own one but I know in a yak you got a lot more choices.
You can troll or sit put in a hole.

Another thing that has made me consider one is you can sit off the bank in a yak and cast towards mangrove clustered banks flicking plastics into the deep holes in area that by foot you would be up to your neck in mud, scratches and tangled line.

I don't have one but I think others would agree you will have access to a lot more.

Sorry this is just an observers opinion from the banks.
Many times I have wished I had a yak just to sit off that 50 meters of overgrown bank I cant get to by land.

[bradley@ippy]

That would be awesome Noddy1 :D , let me know when your available/when's a good time for you!!!

[Just_chips]

A kayak will only expand your options. Your ability or lack of such will always limit your catch......

[Gigantor]

Go the kayak. The following 2 pics are of Big W bass. One 50cm and the other (lap shot) is 53cm, which were all caught in Wivy.

Cheers,

Pete

[dan1990]

since i bought a kayak about 1.5 years ago i have probably tripled the amount of fish I catch, however when fishing on the Gold Coast i have seen far far more sharks than i ever expected too (2.5m bullies taking trevally etc beside the kayak is not fun!!!) lucky my hobie revo is pretty big :D

[chaspion01]

Go the yak mate! I fished Wivenhoe for a couple of years from kayaks and loved every minute of it. Do yourself a favour and get a good comfortable, stable craft that will see you right for a long day of paddling whilst easy enough to manage by yourself.
Trolling Wivenhoe with 3,5 and 8mtr lures is the trick and will see you entertained.
My first Wivenhoe bass was 50cm. Great catties that grow bloody big too.
Get a yak, it will open up a new world for you.
Lakes, dams, rivers, seaway..............

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[ozscott]

If I used one I would like to stick my Furuno 625 on it - how practical is that. I take it a motorcycle battery wouldnt be hard to shoehorn in and provided the dash was big enough the sounder wouldnt get in the way? What about a deep cycle car battery and a small leccy also?

Cheers

[bradley@ippy]

Thank guys for your opinion. I got a Scorpio Terrapin kayak for myself plus my gf and brother. who are also keen fishing people. Tried it out on maroon dam while on a camping trip and manage to land a fish every time i was on the water.