I was a little bit surprised to see kayaks and an article on fishing from kayaks in this past months Bass Master magazine. I myself have been fishing from one for about 4 years now and I have really enjoyed it. Down here on the Gulf Coast we have kayak fishing tournaments for inshore and bass.

I agree that there are draw backs to fishing out of kayaks but there is alot to enjoy in it too. For example there is no stealthier way to fish and small creeks and tributaries are just waiting to be explored. I really hope that maybe some folks on this forum might enjoy doing a little fishing out of a yak.

Heres a few picts to give an idea of how it all goes. And guys in bass boats, please keep an eye out for kayakers, I realize that we're hard to see sometimes but we're just trying to go fishing too.

My New Yak, Native Ultimate 14.5

Good luck with the new boat. I don't know a lot about kayaks, but I haven't seen one that was as open as yours. I thought all 'yaks were more enclosed.

But regardless, I know about the advantages because my canoe has similar advantages and I've had some great outings in it.

Well the Native Ultimates are what they call a hybrid design. They have spray skirts and all manner of add-ons. You can check them out at www.nativewatercraft.com the designer lives across the bay from me.