New here - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vincentek9 · 07-19-2013, 02:54 PM

hell guys! welcome to the board!

a tandem would work great especially to take the lady out so she can have some fun too. paddling outside of the harbor can be a pain sometimes especially if you have to time your paddle rhythm together. if you go out solo on a tandem (very easily done) you just have to make sure to either sit in the middle area (if there is one)... or sit in the back and put some weight in the front (like your gear and stuff) so it will balance the kayak. goodluck out there and hopefully we'll be seeing some awesome reports from you guys!

BOLTFISH · 07-19-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by vincentek9

hell guys! welcome to the board!

a tandem would work great especially to take the lady out so she can have some fun too. paddling outside of the harbor can be a pain sometimes especially if you have to time your paddle rhythm together. if you go out solo on a tandem (very easily done) you just have to make sure to either sit in the middle area (if there is one)... or sit in the back and put some weight in the front (like your gear and stuff) so it will balance the kayak. goodluck out there and hopefully we'll be seeing some awesome reports from you guys!

The Jackson big tuna fits my needs, however it looks fairly heavy. We have expierence kayaking and have rented for a few years now. We have done some tandem kayaking all over CA and HI...Fishing from a tamdem yak is another story I imagine! I'm full of questions on best yak options, launch spots, ability to convert a non fishing platform to a fishing platform, best racks for a suburban, etc etc etc.

I hear a lot about "demo" your choices first. Which San Diego outfitter allows demos and has a fishing platform?

Thanks mucho

Big Wave Dave · 07-19-2013, 03:07 PM

Don't know what you're looking to spend, but a friend of mine in a similar situation, (he calls his wife his trolling motor), bought a Jackson Big Tuna. It can be configured easily into a tandem or single seater by moving the seats to different areas. They are very happy with it, and I am very envious of it. It is REALLY NICE!

07-19-2013, 02:54 PM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	hell guys! welcome to the board! a tandem would work great especially to take the lady out so she can have some fun too. paddling outside of the harbor can be a pain sometimes especially if you have to time your paddle rhythm together. if you go out solo on a tandem (very easily done) you just have to make sure to either sit in the middle area (if there is one)... or sit in the back and put some weight in the front (like your gear and stuff) so it will balance the kayak. goodluck out there and hopefully we'll be seeing some awesome reports from you guys! __________________

07-19-2013, 03:07 PM	#3
Big Wave Dave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 137	Don't know what you're looking to spend, but a friend of mine in a similar situation, (he calls his wife his trolling motor), bought a Jackson Big Tuna. It can be configured easily into a tandem or single seater by moving the seats to different areas. They are very happy with it, and I am very envious of it. It is REALLY NICE!