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My Kayak
Purchased my first kayak in 2011, it was rigged by CJ Seibler at OEX Mission Bay, San Diego and shipped to my home on Long Island, NY in the fall. I chose the Malibu Stealth 14 as my first kayak for several reasons. Growing up in San Diego I am used to fishing with live bait, and I had always wanted that option on my kayak. The Stealth has a bait tank built right into the cockpit and that was appealing to me. I also liked the stability, and the hull design. I had planned to fish mostly the protected waters of the Long Island Sound (bays, estuaries, etc.). I wanted to be able to fly fish from it as well, so I added a Stand-N-Fish leaning post/pontoon system to sight fish for striped bass and bluefish. I also added a BassYaks motor to mainly help stem the tide to hold position in the wind and current while casting, but also as a backup safety to assist in getting me off the water quickly should the conditions get suddenly nasty. It has a 46# thrust MinnKota trolling motor, with steering provided by the pedals for true hands free fishing. Along with a host of other electronics and features this was a boat that I had dreamed of once I experienced the taste of kayak fishing. I hope you like it. :-)
This is how I roll...
This is how I roll...
During rigging at OEX Mission Bay
BassYak Motor
Cockpit showing the FF mount, with rocker arm switches below controlling the navigational lights, bait tank light and interior lighting. Center...
Transducer surface mounted in hull. Not optimum but will suffice for now. (my next kayak will have a dedicated through-the-hull mount) Here you can...
Custom placed factory flush mounted rod holders - two on each side behind seat. One set mounted at trolling angle, the other straight back.
Stand-N-Fish leaning post (starboard side) with rod holders, tackle holder, paddle/oar holder, cup holder (where Boga grip is clipped) and tackle...
Stand-N-Fish leaning post (port side) with VisiCarbon Pro light/flag on the stern for visibility.
Navigational lights added to the Gator Hatch up front.
Interior lighting was added in the bait tank for those early mornings and late night sessions...
Bait tank w/added 6" hatch for when conditions get too rough to open the big lid.
Cockpit
Lowrance Elite-5 as my Fishfinder/Chartplotter
You can see the pontoons in their "resting" position here. They are raised and lowered while on the water by using a pull cord in the...
Manhasset Bay, NY
BassYaks Motor (45# thrust)
Malibu Stealth 14 on my Yakima Rack-N-Roll trailer - I never take all these rods out with me at one time, this was merely a "photo op" moment......

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