New member, first report: nph 1/2/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

King Saba · 01-11-2017, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

Buy a hobie peddle kayak and another paddle kayak on the cheap.

Buying a tandem means you have to rely on others to get full use. I think kayak fishing is best on your own. You on a hobie can easily tow your fishing buddy around.

It's actually pretty hard to tow another kayak with a hobie. The tow line gets caught up in the rudder quite frequently. Did this once with my buddy, and it was a challenge.

PapaDave · 01-12-2017, 06:59 AM

Get a used PA14, I made a seat that fit on the back for the grand kids, worked pretty good until they got bigger.

Also put a low beach chair on the back of an Outback, which worked pretty well.

Or get a PA17, works good solo or with a passenger. A bit pricey but if you take your kids out a lot over the years it will be a good investment long term.

Harry Hill · 01-12-2017, 07:23 AM

I have the Malibu Pro2 Tandem. I have it mostly set up to fish solo from and I'm using a seat from an Ascend kayak over the hatch. The problem with that is I can't use the big hatch. But I have my rails and rod holders set up to fish either solo or in tandem if the wife is along. I'm not sure the weight of a child though would be enough to balance it as a tandem. I do have a live bait tank that I either set behind the back seat or behind the middle seat. It is okay for what I purchased it for but in reality I will buy myself a single place kayak for fishing alone. I don't like fishing with a wet butt all day and the back seat on the P2T is always wet, it doesn't drain. The good thing about the kayak is it was cheap because I bought a blem on sale from OEX so I'm not out a ton of money and I can park it and not feel bad because I'm not using it. If money is an issue I would say it is a good kayak for the money but there are better rigs out there if you have the money to spend.

01-12-2017, 06:59 AM	#2
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,474	Get a used PA14, I made a seat that fit on the back for the grand kids, worked pretty good until they got bigger. Also put a low beach chair on the back of an Outback, which worked pretty well. Or get a PA17, works good solo or with a passenger. A bit pricey but if you take your kids out a lot over the years it will be a good investment long term. Attached Images __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

01-12-2017, 07:23 AM	#3
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	I have the Malibu Pro2 Tandem. I have it mostly set up to fish solo from and I'm using a seat from an Ascend kayak over the hatch. The problem with that is I can't use the big hatch. But I have my rails and rod holders set up to fish either solo or in tandem if the wife is along. I'm not sure the weight of a child though would be enough to balance it as a tandem. I do have a live bait tank that I either set behind the back seat or behind the middle seat. It is okay for what I purchased it for but in reality I will buy myself a single place kayak for fishing alone. I don't like fishing with a wet butt all day and the back seat on the P2T is always wet, it doesn't drain. The good thing about the kayak is it was cheap because I bought a blem on sale from OEX so I'm not out a ton of money and I can park it and not feel bad because I'm not using it. If money is an issue I would say it is a good kayak for the money but there are better rigs out there if you have the money to spend. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it