Why do so many people like using kayaks for fishing? Whats the big deal?

Jul 11, 2009 by Beaux | Posted in Fishing

What makes so many people like them? They are cramped up I think. Whats the big deal?

there are a lot of reasons. you can modify and rig a kayak for fishing in so many different ways. it also forces people to only take the gear needed for the trip, and not load down the boat with everything they own, thinking that they will need it.

| Jul 11, 2009

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Some evenings, Rob Roningen doesn’t want to mess with launching his big boat and trolling Lake Superior with a few friends and eight or 10 rods.

So, he loads up his 14-foot fishing kayak, plops it in the big lake and trolls along under his own power with a couple of rods.

“I’ve caught a few fish,” Duluth’s Roningen says. “It’s a blast.”

Forrest Rieder of Superior understands the blast part. Like Roningen, he’s been using a fishing kayak for about four years, mostly on inland Wisconsin lakes where he fly-fishes for bass, northern pike and muskies.

“I like the stealth, the peacefulness, the closeness to the water,” says Rieder, 57.

Roningen and Rieder have discovered the growing popularity of fishing kayaks — stable watercraft that come with features designed for anglers.

“The whole idea is landing a big fish in a small craft,” says Scott Neustel of the Ski Hut, which sells the crossover watercraft.

Fishing kayaks are 14 to 16 feet long, shorter than most sea kayaks meant for touring on Lake Superior but longer than the popular recreational kayaks meant for a cabin at the lake.

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