Am I The Only One?

[FrogFreak]

I bought a Crestliner VT17 with a 60 horse 4 stroke last year and a Wavewalk kayak at about the same time. Now I find myself using the yak about 80% of the time and the boat sits. Am I the only one that enjoys the simplicity of yak fishing more than hauling a boat around? I've seriously considered selling the boat but my wife keeps telling me to keep it for those times that we both want to use it. I did end up buying the wife a yak so she can come with me.

[senile1]

It depends on if you fish smaller bodies of water or larger bodies of water the most, I suppose.  I have a 19.5 foot bassboat with a 200 horse motor and I have a 10 foot jon boat.  Last year I used the jon boat more than the bassboat.  This year I have only used the jon boat 3 times while the bassboat is being used the majority of the time. 

[B@ssCrzy]

I am in the same position.  Have a 17ft boat and bought a Jackson Cuda last fall.  I have fished more this year than I have my whole life and I credit that to the kayak.  However, the main reason for that is that where I live the lake that is about 5 min from me only has 1 ramp and they charge $15 on weekdays and $30 on weekends to use it.  So for me to get my motorboat out on it makes it a pretty expensive day.  For me they are different types of fishing.  With the kayak I find myself being forced to slow down and really work an area, but in my boat I love to power fish and cover a lot of water.  I don't plan on selling either one of them because I like having the different experiences that each one offers. 

[FrogFreak]

I am in the same position.  Have a 17ft boat and bought a Jackson Cuda last fall.  I have fished more this year than I have my whole life and I credit that to the kayak.  However, the main reason for that is that where I live the lake that is about 5 min from me only has 1 ramp and they charge $15 on weekdays and $30 on weekends to use it.  So for me to get my motorboat out on it makes it a pretty expensive day.  For me they are different types of fishing.  With the kayak I find myself being forced to slow down and really work an area, but in my boat I love to power fish and cover a lot of water.  I don't plan on selling either one of them because I like having the different experiences that each one offers. 

 

It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one in this situation. I hear you on slowing down. I find that I spend more time in productive areas. 

I have an RV at a lake about 2.5 hours from my home. My boat and yak stay there. So, if I want to fish any other lake I have to drive my gas guzzling truck to the lake on the weekend. The lake we stay at isn't the best bass lake so I would rather hit some other more productive lakes in the area. I can just toss the yak on my wife's Subaru and head out.

[Ratherbfishing]

You are not alone however, for me, the "culprit" is a two-man Bass Raider.  I've used it constantly this season and last but my 17 foot boat has only been taken out...maybe 3 times.  I, too, am considering selling the big boat as it mostly just takes up space in my garage. 

 

If I buy a kayak-which I'm seriously considering-that will probably be the clincher.

[jhoffman]

Not I, I need 200,000,000,000 different lures to carry around and fish the same stuff every day. I love having a power boat, I almost like driving it as much as fishing. In fact, Id say a lot of guys enjoy the driving part as much or more seeing how they fly up and down the lake all day burning up 30 gallons of gas.