How Do I Convince My Parents To Let Me Get A Kayak?

[200racing]

have the field and stream and like it. got it for $399 on sale so dont pay full retail.

you have to put a better seat in it.

 

it will cost $100 more than you kayak to get on the water. paddle,lifevest,drybag,waterproof cell phone case.

 

get a job and earn money from someone besides your parents.

[Fisher-O-men]

I'm thinking that they have high aspirations for you and ones that, it sounds like, you can easily live up to.  They see fishing as a distraction to your future studies, and they are right!  College is tough, and not really the time in your life that you should be seriously fishing. 

 

Maybe you could find a cheap float tube, just to get you off the shore.  Something you could easily sell before college.  The next couple years will pass quickly, so don't dwell on this too much. 

[Crappiebasser]

You're 15. So take solace in the fact that in a few years no one will be able to tell you what to spend your money on if you earned it yourself.

And then few years later he'll get married and be back to following orders again.

[Sam]

Alee, threaten to stay in your parents house after you graduate college.

 

That could be all they need as incentive to get you that beautiful kayak.

[sprint61]

Might not be the best thing but it always seemed effective for me, I would always tell my parents that I do good in school do anything you ask of me and bring up how I'm a good kid and don't do drugs or hang out with the wrong crew it's worth a try .

[Amarley]

Don't get married until you're 30 or have kids until you're 35. Then you can kayak til your arms fall off!

[Fishes in trees]

Not to throw gas on any fire here, but if you can come by some VERY compromising photos or your mom or day, you will probably find their consent easier to come by.  Historically, compromising information has been used to achieve consent in a wide variety of situations.

 

Achieving parental consent can be a challenge - put your mind on it.

[flyfisher]

Not to throw gas on any fire here, but if you can come by some VERY compromising photos or your mom or day, you will probably find their consent easier to come by.  Historically, compromising information has been used to achieve consent in a wide variety of situations.

 

Achieving parental consent can be a challenge - put your mind on it.

this might be the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard and by no means builds any trust.  Way to go, encouraging a kid to blackmail his parents.

[Christian M]

Sounds like you're serious about fishing, and your parents are serious about your education. If this is the case, your best bet may be to present them with the prospect of fishing in college. Nowadays, most colleges have fishing teams. If you can balance the two at a young age, there's a possibility that you can fish on a college team and possibly land a scholarship. You can use the angle that a kayak would be a good introduction to fishing on a boat.

[Fishes in trees]

Flyfisher - are you humor challenged?  Lighten up already - my post was a joke.  If you couldn't see the humor in it, well, I don't know - tough I guess.   All jokes don't work for everyone.