Checkout my new seat!!!!!!!!!!
 

:drool5:I wanted a new seat for the yak, and I saw on the Innovations thread where someone used one of the Bass Pro shop boat seats. Well i just happened to have a $25 giftt card. So I went to Bass Pro yesterday and picked one up. Then spent half the night last night rigging it up.

Which brings me to the test drive today seat works great, and A Halibut was hungry. The picking was very slow today in Dana Point talked with several guys out on the water and they were having a hard time finding the fish. I got to the boat ramp around 7 and managed one 15 in kelp bass by noon. So I called the wife to telll her I was coming home. She was shopping so i decided to stay out for a little longer. As soon as i hung up with her i dropped a Sardine to the bottom and before I could put the Rod in the rod holder my line took off.:reel: Once I started reeling in it felt like I was stuck on the bottom again. Then came the head shakes. Got her to the side of the yak and realized my gaff, net, and fish grippers were still stowed away. Once i finally got the Gaff out I couldn't figure out were to sink it so i just hooked him in the mouth.:doh: THIS WAS A BAD IDEA!!! He went balistic then back to the bottom. When I finally got him back to the surface I gaffed him and in the yak he came.

36.5 inches
17.5 #

This is a personal best for halibut and any fish Saltwater or Freshwater. :luxhello:

so needles to say just finished eating so Halibut steak. :drool5:
Tight lines

Rad catch...For future reference you need to gaff it in the belly right where the organs are. It is the most bizarre thing it completely paralyzed them even the big ones, secure the game clip slide onto yak put leg over halibut tail and proceed to pound the holy hell out of its head with a small bat until your sonar is covered in brain matter.... That is the safest way to have a big halibut in board .

How does the seat feel....? More importantly, can you take it off? It looks like my 5th grade math chair :biggrinjester:

Good job on staying focused! You have a good-looking fish there. Are you trying to sell at Hogan's ? ;)

dc,

I saw your bad a*s hali at DP kayak dock and it was a monster! That is one to be proud of - ones that big aren't easy to land unless you know what you are doing and you obviously did! (or was it just that lucky, new seat? :)).
You're right about it being a slow day-I fished 6hrs for a couple bass and one hali rake. Talked to about a half dozen guys that got nada or just a single bass. It definitely was your day! Congrats!
Wayne

The seat is awesome. It has a detachable base so I can take it off. I took the fish to Hogans to get it weighed.

Congrats on the PIG!
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I need a seat like that!

Nice Hali. More often than not, the prize is lost when digging for the landing tools. Good job keeping cool and getting the job done. What RK said about the landing, but also keep the weight of the fish supported by the gaff until you have clipped it, unhooked it and popped a gill. I prefer not to brain my fish unless there is a potential problem with Sea Lions and/or Sharks (I would rather have them bleed out as much as possible).

Awesome ! congrats on your PB ! :reeling::luxhello:

Not so sure about the seat
but I'm loving the big brown fish!
congrats on a new personal best:cheers1:

I don't know why but I have this weird urge to agree with this.

Im with ya greg but in the event that one may find themselves with some of those massive specimens that when they snap there jaws sound like a angry crocodile, The club of death and brain oblideration would probably be the only option......
There would be no plan b on a kayak.....:cool:

hell yeah. Finally you got the right size fish. Congrats...

Nice flat-kind!

Congrats on the personal best ;)

Lots of great tips by halibut masters :notworthy:

Oh I am listening.

Question for you all how long do you keep the fish off ice or out of the water? Also when you say pop the gill are you refer to removing the gills?

As soon as I caught this one all bait went over board and I was heading in cause I didn't want it to to bad.

Pop a gill means to cut or break it to allow the blood to flow out. Finger, knife or pliers should accomplish the job. Halibut will stay alive bleeding for a long time so you can leave them on your game clip for most the day. On a sunny warm day, I would not want to leave them in the hatch more than a couple of hours unless insulated. The chefs here could probably tell you better though.

How do you find your balance is affected with the higher center of gravity? I have an xfactor and even with the huge weight capacity I still sit low in the water. Its fine in winter when im wearing waders but in boardshorts weather it would be nice to have my ass out of the water. Id probably want one not made of hard plastic though. I can see my ass going numb on those long 10hr days

I was worried about being off balance because of how high the center of gravity is. But when I first got on I spent about a half hour in the harbor trying it out by rocking side to side and turning so that my legs were off the side and i really didn't notice a difference at all. When i caught the halibut with it pullling and trying to keep the yak facing the right way (one hand on the rod one paddling to turn around) I still felt very stable. A couple of times out there boats speed by and when their wake reached me the waves still felt like i was sitting in the old seat.

As far as the hard plastic seat goes it wasnt that bad. I felt it gave more support to my back. The only thing I might add is a butt pad but it isn't a huge deal without it.

Hey, I dropped one that looks like that! Is it brown on one side and white on the other?

Nice flatty, I am getting addicted to fishing for them myslef. And I did miss a nice one out there yesterday, but managed a couple of very nice bass as consolation.

Do you think that seat would work on an Outback?

Hey Wayne!!! Where have you been lately?

Second the question about the Outback.


Anyone do anything like this on an outback?


I believe there may have been a mod like this on a revo a year or more ago. Anyone remember that? Updates on that mod?

It might fit the outback like I got the idea from the innovations thread. This seat was put on the front hatch of a Pro Angler I believe. I'll take some picks and post it in the innovations thread tomorrow.

congrats on you PB!!

Nice catch! I want a chair too! ;) One day, I will try to get one installed and see what it's like...

Can you post a picture of what your's looks like without the chair? :cheers1:

NIce Catch!!!! On the S14.....! Yeah baby!:luxhello:

what did it do to your COG? feel tipsy?

Not at all

We need more pics. My inner macguyver is curious.

I've started typing the post in the innovations thread but my wife's honey do right now lost keeps getting in the way should have it up in a hour or so

Posted more pick of seat in innovations thread in Geaneral kayak topic

Nice butt man! Once again happy to see it go to good use and not just sitting there in pain !

Congrats on your p.b. flatty. Very nice fish.

Could we have a picture of the mounting bracket under the seat?

I was wondering if it would work in a Hobie also.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...t=6394&page=12

I'm feeling a bit helpful right now. ;)

I modified a boat seat similar to that but the one i used in my Outback was the heavy cushioned type. Even though i sat up higher i also did not notice any problems and it worked great even in rough conditions.

I had four connection points and i replaced the two screw in holders in front of the Outback seat with hobies pad eye screw ins and i clipped the front of the seat (both sides) to those.

I ran a stiff stainless wire through the bottom of the seat which protruded out both sides and i bent them into loops. Those were the connection points up front.

I had two in the back as well. The point is you can do it on an Outback with a little ingenuity.

Nice seat mount and a nicer catch!

Congrats on the fish and nice mod with the seat. Looks like a great mod that will keep you on the water for hours. If you want something with more comfort they sell the padded ones for 50$ but its pretty heavy. Thanks for the info.

Congratulations on your PB! :cheers1:
I kinda dig the seat and may have to consider the same for my Stealth.
QUESTION.... do you think the seat is of sturdy enough construction to pop a few (2-3) rod holders on the back?

Mike

The seat sucks, but the fish is nice...congrats