How viable is this?  I have a kayak as my small body of water craft but want something I can stand up in and fish out of without having to get the bass boat involved. The kayak I have is supposed to be easy to stand up in and one of the most stable but standing up is not for me.  I can stand but can't cast or hookset without falling off and I basically have to fall down into the seat to sit back down.  Stand up fishing is not happening.

 

I see the plastic pond prowlers are much wider but shorter than my kayak and the floor I would stand on is a low slung and positioned between two pontoons.  This has me thinking it would be pretty stable and not prone to rocking side to side which is what has me falling out of the Kayak.  It would be a matter of raising the seat and putting on a pedestal seat to lean back into on hooksets or some sort of diy support bar to lean into for stability.  

 

Is this something people do to these tubs?  I see a raised casting deck as a mod but that looks too tall and prone to rocking for me to attempt.

I've heard of people standing comfortably in the 10' pond prowlers. You can probably stand and fish in an 8' model. It most likely would come down to your sense of balance. I would probably fall out of either of them.

31 minutes ago, Tatulatard said:

How viable is this?  I have a kayak as my small body of water craft but want something I can stand up in and fish out of without having to get the bass boat involved. The kayak I have is supposed to be easy to stand up in and one of the most stable but standing up is not for me.  I can stand but can't cast or hookset without falling off and I basically have to fall down into the seat to sit back down.  Stand up fishing is not happening.

 

I see the plastic pond prowlers are much wider but shorter than my kayak and the floor I would stand on is a low slung and positioned between two pontoons.  This has me thinking it would be pretty stable and not prone to rocking side to side which is what has me falling out of the Kayak.  It would be a matter of raising the seat and putting on a pedestal seat to lean back into on hooksets or some sort of diy support bar to lean into for stability.  

 

Is this something people do to these tubs?  I see a raised casting deck as a mod but that looks too tall and prone to rocking for me to attempt.

you described me and my kayak.  I could stand up, but sitting down was a "plop".

 

casting and setting the hook seemed like an impossibility.  you are not going to believe how I remedied this.  while the water is warm (and safe).  empty the pockets.  phones, wallet, the usual suspects.  wear your PFD.  now stand up grab your paddle and paddle about standing!!  standing and paddling made me forget about standing.  I had a task on hand.  a job.  as I did that, I noticed where my balance point was and I can now do it all.  

 

setting a hook on a punch fish is almost an exercise in anger management.  I set the hook like the fish owes me money.  and I havent fallen out.  I have adjust my hookset to be lower centered gravity, and more arm movement that entire body English drama move I do on the deck of a bass boat.

 

you have to learn to trust that kayaks secondary balance floatation point.  getting to it feels like you are going over.  you aren't.  

I stand in my 10' Bass Raider when I feel like it, and I've stood in an 8'er. I feel safe enough where I could fish although I really just stretch my legs as there are 2 of us in the boat.

 

There are folks that put a fishing platform on the front to fish from, whatever floats your boat.

 

The down side is the weight and the wind.

As with most boats, it depends on your sense of balance.  I've seen people fall out of these before.  Part of the problem is, they're small and flat, so they'll tilt pretty far when riding over a big wave.  They don't cut through waves like a kayak can.  If you're stuck standing straight up and don't have good balance, you may be taking a swim.  It's easier to ride those waves out with a lower center of gravity.  It's not so much a threat of the boat flipping over, like with a kayak, but more of your center of gravity getting away from you and not being able to recover.

 

My kayak isn't the most stable, but I have no issues standing up in it.  When I first got it, I couldn't stand up at all without almost falling over.  Over time, I got to the point where I could stand, cast and retrieve, but not get a good hook set.  Over more time, I learned how to do just about everything while standing.  All it takes is time and practice.  Eventually it becomes second nature. 

 

Though some people have medical conditions that will prevent them from ever reaching that point.  I don't know your situation.  I'm just saying that if you haven't had your kayak long, you might spend some more time trying to stand up in it and learning how to control your balance.   It can take several months to a year to get really comfortable with it.  My fear is that if you're having trouble doing it in a kayak, a small pontoon boat may not help much.  And you might be in the same situation, only a couple hundred bucks poorer.  Or you might find it a huge difference.  A pontoon craft like this won't react to your actions nearly as much as a kayak, which can be a good thing if you're prone to over reactions, or a bad thing is you have control of your reactions.  

41 minutes ago, Bankc said:

As with most boats, it depends on your sense of balance.  I've seen people fall out of these before.  Part of the problem is, they're small and flat, so they'll tilt pretty far when riding over a big wave.  They don't cut through waves like a kayak can.  If you're stuck standing straight up and don't have good balance, you may be taking a swim.  It's easier to ride those waves out with a lower center of gravity.  It's not so much a threat of the boat flipping over, like with a kayak, but more of your center of gravity getting away from you and not being able to recover.

 

My kayak isn't the most stable, but I have no issues standing up in it.  When I first got it, I couldn't stand up at all without almost falling over.  Over time, I got to the point where I could stand, cast and retrieve, but not get a good hook set.  Over more time, I learned how to do just about everything while standing.  All it takes is time and practice.  Eventually it becomes second nature. 

 

Though some people have medical conditions that will prevent them from ever reaching that point.  I don't know your situation.  I'm just saying that if you haven't had your kayak long, you might spend some more time trying to stand up in it and learning how to control your balance.   It can take several months to a year to get really comfortable with it.  My fear is that if you're having trouble doing it in a kayak, a small pontoon boat may not help much.  And you might be in the same situation, only a couple hundred bucks poorer.  Or you might find it a huge difference.  A pontoon craft like this won't react to your actions nearly as much as a kayak, which can be a good thing if you're prone to over reactions, or a bad thing is you have control of your reactions.  

That is exactly my problem.  I'm twitching l, flinching wreck trying to stand up in my kayak.  The kayak is fine.  I just can't keep my balance on it.  

trust and be ONE with the kayak.

 

even mild boat wakes I dont need to sit down for anymore.  loosey goosey at the hips.

19 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

trust and be ONE with the kayak.

 

even mild boat wakes I dont need to sit down for anymore.  loosey goosey at the hips.

Yup.  I used to have to focus on not locking my knees and let my legs and hips remain free to absorb the shifting water beneath.  I also found it helpful to purposefully tilt the kayak over into its secondary stability point and hold it there, where it's much more stable and predictable, rather than trying to keep it held at the center.  

 

Now, I have no idea what I do.  And honestly, I'm afraid to think too much about it!  It's kind of like walking in that if you think too much about the actual mechanics of it all, it gets weird and messes with your gait and how you swing your arms until you stop over analyzing it and let your subconscious do its thing.

Sounds like getting your sea legs.