guys how can you not like kayak fishing I mean I got everything I need here I got two rod holders
I got my phone set up I have my fish finder I'm carrying six tackle boxes of gear in the back I
got six rod holder for six different setups I'm literally fishing while pedaling on my pedal
power kayak and I got a Rudder control system there's a lot of upsides to kayak fishing but
here's the things that people hate about it uh the first thing is some of the reasons uh people don't
like this when I first popped my fishing kayak man I was ridiculously sore the next day I mean you're
fishing at different angles I was using muscles that didn't use before I'm not used to fishing
sitting down I'm used to fishing standing up which you can do in this kayak and actually do it a lot
but man I was starting to think after the first day or two of using this thing after first buying
it did I make a mistake but I got good news for you because after about a week or two you kind of
dial in those nuances you figure out the perfect way to do your retrieve from sitting down and
I absolutely love kayak fishing now I mean I've caught more fish and numbers in size than I ever
have in my entire life another thing people don't like about fishing kayaks or at least at least
their preconceived idea of it is how stable or unstable they believe they are and the reality is
is that these kayaks have come a long way now if you buy like a three to four hundred dollar kayak
from Walmart and it's not designed to be a fishing kayak well yeah you're going to be disappointed
and how stable that thing is but this fishing kayak specific has a pontoon style haul I can
stand up in this bad boy and I don't have to worry about flipping over or falling out I've never in
the three years that I've owned this specific kayak ever felt like I was going to fall out
and I have a lot of Big Fellas self-proclaimed Big Fellas part of the window fishing community and
they've told me um 300 pounds no issue in some of these fishing kayaks so yes you have to pay
attention to when you buy them I believe there's 14 different styles of Halls some more stable than
others um so that's Pro that's the reason why some people don't like kayak fishing another reason
people don't like kayak fishing is because I'll be honest with you it's more work these things
you have to either have to Pedal them or paddle them unless you have a motorized kayak but still
I mean I go to a place in Southeast Ohio where I am in and out of ponds all day long and this
thing loaded down weighs about 100 pounds I am absolutely worn out by the end of the four days
of being down there it is work but the upside of this is I don't work out a whole lot and to be
honest with you paddling four five six hours a day does the trick for me you know some of you
might not be looking for a workout and that's fine this might not be for you and for those who aren't
worried about a little bit bit of work kayak fishing might be the jam for you uh next one's
a big one my people don't like kayak fishing and that is the wind and I get this question a
lot coming through my YouTube channel what about the wind how windy is too windy for kayak fishing
how I mean how do you do your anchor system well that's why I bought a pedal power kayak because I
can manage the wind in 15 mile per hour which is a lot so I can probably manage winds between 15 and
18 miles an hour now it's blowing me all over the place but I could still easily fish which I like
fishing in the wind I feel like the I just catch a whole lot more fish when it's windy outside but
yeah it could be a problem so you can either do an anchor with an anchor trolley if you're a paddle
power kayaker or you can simply upgrade to the pedal power kayaks and you can dial in that wind
where it becomes less of a problem for you another reason why people don't like kayak fishing is they
don't believe there's a ton of room on these things now let's be honest with you compared to
a bass boat there's not a lot of room on this so really what it forced you to do is really
be a more focused fishermen and well-prepared fishermen because I am thinking through before
I head out because I don't have 15 pools in my bass boat I don't have every lure I've ever
bought in my bass boat so I really have to think through how I'm going to fish the next day based
off the research I've done so I believe that's an upside I have everything I need on this bad
boy I don't feel like I need more room I feel like if you have more room you just fill it with more
crap but hey to each his own I've had a bath boat before and there's a lot of cons to a bass boat as
well so room is personal preference but one of the reasons people opt out oh gotta stick Bass
that was a big one look at this this is what happens when you're not paying attention
you're shooting a video while you're fishing all right another reason people don't like
kayak fishing is because they might have had a bad experience in a kayak before and I get this if you
ever hopped into a um you know Sun Dolphin Aruba 10 those things aren't comfortable and they're not
made for kayak fishing and so the beauty of this is that the kayak fishing Market has blown up in
years and and kayaks are a ton more comfortable they have rails for your fish finders and track
mounts for your rod holders so you control I mean just about anything a bass boat will
offer you could also get on a fishing kayak so if you've ever had a bad experience on a really cheap
kayak I'd highly recommend giving this a second try I know a lot of local shops have demo days
and you get out there and try out some fishing kayaks for yourself another reason people don't
like kayak fishing is because of kayak positioning now it's not very windy today but a little bit of
wind goes a really long way now that's why I opted for a pedal power kayak because there's a Rudder
system right here that I can flick and as you can see I can move left and right some some varying
adjustments real easy adjustments on a paddle power kayaks a little bit more difficult but
like I said if you have a paddle power kayak you can use an anchor and anchor trolley to position
yourself especially on a windy day so although kayak positioning can be a bit of an issue after
a while it just becomes second nature another reason people don't like kayak fishing because
of wake these things have come a really long way and they're designed to really help with wake and
there's a if you're really concerned of it or fish a lot of places that have you know a ton
of motor boats and Route tubing and skiing you can actually put Outriggers on these things so
you don't have to worry about the Wake as much or what I do I just still I just don't fish huge
Lakes where there's a lot of tubers and a lot of skiers and a lot of wake I know some of you are a
kind of salt life guys and you're kind of limited to that so there are options out there to get your
kayak more stable so if that's a deal breaker for you just know that you can easily combat that with
a few options that they have for kayak fishing another reason people don't like kayak fishing
is I feel like every time I adjust my Rudder right here is when a fish strikes and so although when
having a pedal powered kayak you is hands free fishing every once in a while you will need to
come down kind of adjust your kayak a bit to stay in your spot and every once in a while
you will get a hit right when you do that it's kind of annoying but hey it's part of the kayak
fishing game another reason that people don't like kayak fishing is time because it takes extra time
to pull up your kayak you know unload it from the trailer and then of course you're not going
to have everything on your kayak as you're going down the road so you got to take it all out of the
back of your car load it in you load out also if you're fishing a big lake a lot of times you are
you're spending 15 minutes to get to your spot or if you come up another fisherman who's been
on your on that line for a while you have to kind of give him a big berth all this stuff takes time
which is kind of a pain in the butt but here's the plus side of it uh you know when I had a
bass boat I would just turn on the engine and rip across the lake to the other side of the lake to
go from spot to spot to spot when I am kayak fishing the little guy look at that little guy
when I am kayak fishing uh it forces me to fish places that I would never fish before and to be
honest with you it caught some of the biggest fish in places I would typically just run over
in a bass boat so that's what I like about kayak fishing although it is a slower way of fishing
it does slow you down and it does force you to fish places that you wouldn't fish before and I
think you might be happy with your results you know kayak fishing it's a tough way of fishing
and you gotta love the advantages because it also comes with some disadvantages as well so
good to know before getting into the sport now if you're watching this and you own a kayak please
let me know in the comments below what is your favorite advantage to owning a fishing kayak
I think it'd be really important for a lot of people who've not yet purchased one to hear from
you firsthand alright guys thanks for watching good luck out there see you later bye thank you