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[YakMedic]

Well you took the first step. I started out kayak fishing about six years now and I entered the world with a similar tandem. I can now tell you I am on my third and fourth kayak (ones the wifes ), and I am still dreaming of upgrading again. It is a great fishing platform, and you have stumbled onto a great community of like minded people.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by YakMedic

Well you took the first step. I started out kayak fishing about six years now and I entered the world with a similar tandem. I can now tell you I am on my third and fourth kayak (ones the wifes ), and I am still dreaming of upgrading again. It is a great fishing platform, and you have stumbled onto a great community of like minded people.

The wifes conditions on me pursuing this was that it had to be a tandem so I could take her out from time to time not a bad comromise in my book. The only thing I'm not pleased with on this model is the lack of built in rod holders and the placement of the hatches at either end of the yak. They are rather small openings and hard to get to. But most of my gear will be positioned around me and there are a lot of tie downs for bungies so I'm pleased over all.

[wade]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

The only thing I'm not pleased with on this model is the lack of built in rod holders and the placement of the hatches at either end of the yak. They are rather small openings and hard to get to.

Welcome!

#1 - Most people use the vertical rod holders on their live wells during launchings/landings, and then use scotty or ram mounts while trolling ect..
( & flush mounts are super cheap to add wherever..)

#2 i almost never if ever, go into my front hatch after i close it up on the beach with my ff battery bag & forget about it till i land and pull it out.)

ps you have Family from Jersey? I know a few wild buddies with that same last name!?!..

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by wade

Welcome!

#1 - Most people use the vertical rod holders on their live wells during launchings/landings, and then use scotty or ram mounts while trolling ect..
( & flush mounts are super cheap to add wherever..)

#2 i almost never if ever, go into my front hatch after i close it up on the beach with my ff battery bag & forget about it till i land and pull it out.)

ps you have Family from Jersey? I know a few wild buddies with that same last name!?!..

Thanks for the welcome! I planned on using a milk crate and pvc for my uprights and am on the hunt for a pair of scotty holders. I also considered a johnny bar so I could mount accessories without doing any perminent mods to the body.
I'm not so concerned with the front hatch on my yak as much as I am the back one. It seems very ackward for them to put it where it is and the way the back of my yak slopes down it looks like it will get submerged in anything over1-2 foot swell. Hope that hatch is tight.
Oh and idk about family in jersey Novotny is a pretty common name in the Czech world. There was even a czech prez with the same name in the 60s I beileve. Never know though.

[William Novotny]

heres the yak I just got