PA 12 or 14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Pinhead · 03-29-2015, 09:14 PM

I just moved up from a 14' Malibu x-factor to a 2014 14' PA.

The added weight just makes it more of a hassle loading, unloading, storing etc..., but I forget all of that when I'm fishing and enjoying the additional stability. Once you get in the groove of handling and dealing with it out of the water, it's not so tough. The trade-off is worth it.

Dannowar · 03-29-2015, 11:16 PM

Or get a paddle kayak, lose 60 pounds in mass, and launch it from spots that reduce your paddle time from an hour to ten minutes.

tsugg · 03-30-2015, 06:43 AM

Most of the heavy hassels associated with moving the PA around on land can be reduced by buying the Wheeleze kayak cart with medium sized wheels. With a few simple mods you can make it fit the PA so you can literally move it around with one finger. The wheeleze doesn't use the scupper holes and that allows you to located the cart so that the PA is perfectly balanced and moves effortlessly. The best thing I've purchased for mine so far!
Be sure and buy or build the optional rails.
A wise PA fisherman on this site helped me set it up and the ease of moving it around is crazy easy now.
GET THE 14

Fish Taco · 03-30-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tsugg

Most of the heavy hassels associated with moving the PA around on land can be reduced by buying the Wheeleze kayak cart with medium sized wheels. With a few simple mods you can make it fit the PA so you can literally move it around with one finger. The wheeleze doesn't use the scupper holes and that allows you to located the cart so that the PA is perfectly balanced and moves effortlessly. The best thing I've purchased for mine so far!
Be sure and buy or build the optional rails.
A wise PA fisherman on this site helped me set it up and the ease of moving it around is crazy easy now.
GET THE 14

FWIW... some guys who use PAs in my old kayak club in New York (KFA-NY) highly recommended this modified Wheeleze Kayak Cart with a C Tug Cart... (Mullet Miller Cart)

Jon Shein of KayakFishingStore.com sells them, and I believe sells conversion kits as well. Looks like the best of both worlds if you ask me... and better be, cause I just ordered one a few days ago!

03-29-2015, 11:16 PM	#2
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Or get a paddle kayak, lose 60 pounds in mass, and launch it from spots that reduce your paddle time from an hour to ten minutes. __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

03-30-2015, 06:43 AM	#3
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	PA Most of the heavy hassels associated with moving the PA around on land can be reduced by buying the Wheeleze kayak cart with medium sized wheels. With a few simple mods you can make it fit the PA so you can literally move it around with one finger. The wheeleze doesn't use the scupper holes and that allows you to located the cart so that the PA is perfectly balanced and moves effortlessly. The best thing I've purchased for mine so far! Be sure and buy or build the optional rails. A wise PA fisherman on this site helped me set it up and the ease of moving it around is crazy easy now. GET THE 14

03-29-2015, 09:14 PM	#1
Pinhead We all Stink Sometimes! Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 180	I just moved up from a 14' Malibu x-factor to a 2014 14' PA. The added weight just makes it more of a hassle loading, unloading, storing etc..., but I forget all of that when I'm fishing and enjoying the additional stability. Once you get in the groove of handling and dealing with it out of the water, it's not so tough. The trade-off is worth it.