New to Kayak Fishing!

[pikeyakka]

Hi All,

I have been pike fishing for many years and have decided to experiment with Kayak fishing form these toothy predators!

I am based in Northamptonshire and looking to get out to explore the River Nene and various other still waters.

I would like some advice on what Kayak to buy and would be happy with any advice, and I would be interested in second hand kayaks.

I look forward to continuing in this new fishing journey!

Cheers,

Dane

[Izzetafox]

First and foremost you must make sure that you have a Navigation Permit either from the EA, AT or BCU for the waters you are paddling. You will already have a rod licence I guess. Plus you must be sure the club that controls the water allows angling from kayaks, many don't. PDAA for instance.

As for your first kayak what size are you and what are you looking to be doing?
Fly, lure, bait? Sea, lake, river? How much gear are you looking to be carrying?

Terry

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Hi Dane

I am new myself this year and found it a bit of a mine field with regards to which kayak to buy.

Fortunately for you, you have found this forum before you buy(I wish I had).

Read through the old threads on here, research and you should be ok.

You will get some good advice from the experienced guys on here.

Second hand is a good idea for your first yak. If you buy well, you should be able to get you money back if you sell on if the yak is not right for you. Or if in the unlikely event that kayak fishing is not for you.

That is what I did and I finally got the right one for me on my 3rd attempt. But to be fair this was due to lack of research and no advice from others.

By the way I am a fresh water lure only angler who has a boat as well. The boat is now virtually redundant (only been out once since I bought my 1st yak in the spring)as nothing beats fishing from the yak in my opinion.

Good luck I'm sure you will love it.

Ian

[gbthejoiner]

Hi Dane
I would agree with what Ian has said, as a fairly new boy to kayak fishing I was lucky to find this site before I bought one and have received load of help from the guys on here, don't be afraid to ask questions no matter how daft you think they are, the guys on here will help you.
The old saying of try before you buy is a good one as far as kayaks are concerned
Graham

[Tanglefoot]

I will be selling my Ocean Trident 13 towards the end of Jan.

[philpot]

I will be selling my Big Game soon as well

Phil

[pikeyakka]

Hi all,

thanks for the valuable information!

I am looking at a moken 10 lite as my first kayak.

I have done a bit of research, and believe it to be right.

It's difficult to try before I buy as I do not live near any shops or know anyone in the sport yet.

I will be looking to use flies, lures, live and dead bait.

I have read about the licence/permit and will sort that asap.

I already Have a fishing license and have done for years.

Hopefully picking up the yak in the next few weeks.

Cheers for the help!

Dane.

[greygoose]

Welcome to kayak fishing, you will love it, you are so a part of the water as in no other fishing way ,including boats, how you deck out your yak,and how much tackle you take is very personal, ( Terry takes a small shop full !) but almost certainly you will refine it down,we all do,( except Terry ) you loose less because you can free snags in strait up pulls, you cast a shorter distance if at all! You will find you look at your tackle in a much lighter way as time goes by, take your time setting the boat up, very few get it right for themselves first time.If you can meet others,and several live just north of you, try to meet and check their gear.
All the best, Chris

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Dane

The Moken 10 lite is a solid kayak, very stable for its size. I had a standard Moken 10 (my 2nd kayak) which I found quite sluggish as they are not really designed for speed. I struggled to keep up with my 10 year old son when he was on an Ocean Kayak Trident 11.

I started with gthe Ocean Kayak Trident 11. I still have this which my son uses. It was ok for me but at 18 stone it sat quite low in the water. I finally ended up with a Trident 13. Slightly bigger than the T11 and definitely tracks better. I love this kayak and I see tanglefoot is selling one in January. Might be worth a look.

Out of the 3 I tried the T13 was definitely the best one for me.

Ian