Kayak Accessories

[IgotWood]

What are two accessories you had bought/built sooner??

 

For me...

1. A high quality paddle w/ fiberglass blades. 

 

2. Scupper cart 

[Dens228]

A paddle clip to hold my net, the Anchor Wizard.

[the reel ess]

I made a crate for the rear well using milk crate, pvc pipe and zip ties. It was free. Now, with the two flush mount rod holders, I can take 7 rods and hold a tackle box, scale, extra bags of plastics, etc. Very useful.

 

I put a zig-zag cleat on the side opposite the bungee paddle holder. Sometimes I use a stringer and that's very handy so I don't always have to untie the stringer to put more fish on.

 

I've always wanted a stadium seat for my kayak, but it's too tippy for that. I just use one of those cheap stadium cushions and it's pretty comfy for hours of fishing. Before I started using it, my feet would fall asleep after a couple hours and I'd have to squirm around to wake em up.

 

A kayak will give you all kinds of cheap or free upgrade ideas.

[volzfan59]

Micro pole

[Harold Scoggins]

I made a 12V rear nav light that's powered via a control box (mounted on my crate) and plugged into a SAE connector in the tank well. Wire runs up inside to a power supply box (24 amh) that I made this past winter. The control box also powers the rear camera. It's really nice to be able to reach behind me and turn the light off when not needed.

[the reel ess]

2 hours ago, volzfan59 said:

Micro pole

To what depth are these useful?

[Somd Fx4]

Yesterday I made a rod holder out of 1" and 1 1/4" PVC. I would post a picture but the file size is too big. 

[volzfan59]

7 hours ago, the reel ess said:

To what depth are these useful?

My pole is 8'. I'm mainly a river guy so mine has probably never been deeper than 6'. For me, it holds me in the current while river fishing. Wasn't cheap, but I like it.

[IgotWood]

8 hours ago, the reel ess said:

To what depth are these useful?

I made one out of a 8’ garden stake and a bungee cord. I tie it off to my anchor trolley. Probably to most used accessory I have. It’s good in up to 6’ of water.  

[flyfisher]

For me it is my stakeout pole and anchor trolley.  They are awesome for my style of fishing but i am going to set up an anchor to go directly off the bow for river fishing that is more easily deployed and retrieved for some of the smaller flows i fish.

Also as far as scupper carts go, be careful as not many kayaks are designed to handle the added stress a scupper cart puts on the kayak.  I have seen a lot of cracks in scuppers from using them.

[Choporoz]

On 9/15/2018 at 9:28 PM, IgotWood said:

What are two accessories you had bought/built sooner??

1.  Bath mat (for car-topping - used rags previously, but bath mat is ideal)

2.  Smart battery charger - sonar batteries life span pretty short using the cheap plug in charger that came with them.

 

[J Francho]

On 9/15/2018 at 9:28 PM, IgotWood said:

1. A high quality paddle w/ fiberglass blades.

Full carbon fiber with bent/ergo shaft.