I love seeing the stuff people come up with. I've built seven fishing kayaks since 2009. I've always had one in the garage and most of the time now days this is my preferred fishing method.I'm in the process of upgrades as we speak, but the attached picture is from earlier this week.
2019 Old Town - Topwater 120 PDL, Powerpole Micro, Helix 7 Mega SI/DI/GPS
Previous Rigs:
2018 Weldbilt 1648V / Johnson 9.9. Helix 12 G2 Mega DI / Helix 5 G2 GPS
1999 Procraft 205 Pro / Merc 225 EFI. HB 998 / 798
2013 Tracker Pro 160 / Merc 25 Fourstroke. HB 958 / 798
1994 Stratos 270 VF / Johnson 150 Faststrike.
90's 15' ft. Sea Nymph / 2010 Merc 9.9. HB 598 / 570
Previous Kayaks:
2010 Ascend 10T / HB 60
2013 Ascend FS128T (Pair)
2017 Field & Stream Shadow Caster 125
Just rigged my 1 year old Autopilot with Livescope Plus. It had a Helix 7 last year. Added a custom center mount for both GPS units. Yakking in FLA this winter…
Last edited by FryDog62; 02-17-2023 at 01:20 PM.
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I picked up a spare cradle, so I'll be running one of the 93SV UHD Echomaps out of the boat this season.
Autopilot 120 still on my first season with it only major additions are Humminbird Helix 9 Mega SI/DI, seat risers, upgraded yakattack geartrack, and 13x16 BlackPak w/ 6 rod holders
Last edited by WPrich; 02-24-2023 at 09:42 PM.
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Never had my own yak, fished a few times floating with friends. Decided to bite the bullet and get my own. Had foe about a month, gone out once. Look8ng forward to warmer weather
Former college angler
Bar manager, Tupelo Mississippi
Vibe shearwater 125
Mine's still under cover. I'll probably pull it out in May. Pelican Catch with small 24 lb. trolling motor that fits in the pedal slot. Small 7" Hummingbird attached to the rail.
2016 Nitro Z21
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
Basstronaut how did you like the ascend 10T you had. I'm thinking about buying one for some exercise and a little fishing. I'm not going to put any electronics on it just want to paddle around and fish a little out of it. This is not going to replace my boat. Just another toy for some exercise. I live on a canal that leads to lake Okeechobee. I'm thinking it would be nice to paddle around occasionally instead of being lazy and running the trolling motor. The exercise will do me some good. The ascend 10T seems to have a nicer seat than most of the budget friendly options available.
My first kayak was the bigger Ascend. It was a good inexpensive kayak that was very stable, but also difficult to maneuver when fishing because it didn't have a rudder. I had mine for about 6 years before I moved to a pedal drive with a rudder. Never had any issues with it.
2016 Nitro Z21
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
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