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Post by Kayaksticks on Dec 12, 2013 0:42:16 GMT -5
Anyone fish out of a 15' yak? if so do you feel its to long for the new or james? I grew up in 16' canoes so I don't think I will have to much a problem with it. Ive been thinking of selling my Ride 115 and getting a different yak. The one I am eying is a 15'. I fish the bay, ocean, rivers, and lakes so I more a little curious on the river side of the house with such a long yak. Reason why I am looking at doing something different is the weight of the Ride 115 is getting to be to much for my shoulder to handle loading it on-top of my truck and the 15' yak I'm looking at weights 20 pounds less than the Ride 115. And if i do decide to get this other yak and sell the ride anyone interested in it?
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irons
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Post by irons on Dec 12, 2013 12:45:44 GMT -5
I use a slayer 14.5 on the James and had no issues. If you see some swift rapids just get pointed the right way before u get there. Also have you thought about building a trailer to haul your kayak. I built one from a harbor freight frame for around $300.
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Post by Kayaksticks on Dec 12, 2013 14:37:53 GMT -5
I have that same trailer but the problem I run into is the yak goes with me everytime we go camping. And when I say camping I mean the Ritz on wheels. We take a 36' camper camping. Its the only way I can get my wife to go. So I always carry the yak on a rack on the cab of the truck. So being able to load and unload by myself ontop of the truck is a must. I like the Ride 115 dont get me wrong. Its just that I am not getting any younger and the weight of it is starting to toll on my sholder which is already not the best due to injuries from the military. When we go camping its in a wide variety of places. We go camping on the james and shennandoha a lot, place's along the bay, and along the cost. So I do a wide variety of styles of fishing depending on where we are going. Liking the idea of the longer length for the speed aspect as 2 years ago I was fishing out of my Ride 115 about 5 miles offshore and made for a real long paddle back in. But at the same time I float the james and shennandoha a lot. The ones I am looking at are the trident 13 and 15. They both weight the same as the 13 is slightly wider than the 15. I alos like the 15 for its added weight capacity as I am not a light weight. and I tend to take more fishing stuff than I need and the occasional over night float.
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Post by wvfisherman on Dec 12, 2013 16:36:30 GMT -5
Phil fishes the new river out of a prowler 13, and has no problems. I own a prowler 11t and its a great yak all but the seat. I hate it. Once I bought the coosa with the lawn chair I will never own another kayak without one. The slayer and cuda 14 has comfy seats.
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Post by philipgoldwing on Dec 14, 2013 7:38:02 GMT -5
Yes, I love my 13 footer and hopefully will scrape the $$$ together to buy a new yak so I can expose non yakers to this great sport. I am most definitely gonna get a Tarpon 140. I love the speed and ease of paddling of a longer yak and really have had no manuverablility problems with it. I have seen too many yakers struggling to paddle against the current in the wider yaks. I was also looking at the Ride 115 but don't want to give up the sleekness. Tuff decision. I have my canoe and scuba gear for sale on Craigslist to try getting the $$$ together.
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Post by Kayaksticks on Dec 14, 2013 18:47:11 GMT -5
Thanks guys for the info. I agree with you phil and that is one of the reason's I am leaning towards a longer yak. I love the stability my Ride 115 but miss the tracking and speed of the longer yaks. Also the wheight of the Ride is on the heavy side. And with haveing to load it ontop of the cab of my truck. I fish a wide range of water types and the speed does come in handy. A paddle from 4 miles off shore in a 115 sure does take a long time.
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