Yakattack Paddle Holder

[J.Bass]

I’ve been thinking buying a Yakattack  paddle Holder would be essential for my kayak. My Kayak is a BKC and has tracks near feet/front of kayak on both sides 6’. Where do you put your Yak attack paddle holders!? Do I need tracks closer to my seat for it? 
 

Also noticed on Austin Kayak they have Yakattack track mount paddle holder. Amazon has Yakattack rotogrip mount holder. Are there any difference between the two or is the same? 
 

Thanks for your help!

[michaelb]

First, yes you should buy this, they are great. I do think those are the same things since yakattack only makes the one. the placement on the rail is pretty flexible, so my guess is that you will make this work and don't need more track. I like it mounted just forward of where I can reach forward when sitting (mainly to be out of the paddle stroke area).

 

If I am stowing the paddle to stand and fish, I first slip the paddle blade under a bungie at the front before clipping it in. That ensures that the paddle is out of the way and locked down. But if I am trolling and get a hit, I cram it in and don't look where, and it doesn't matter if I miss placing the paddle by a foot or two as long as it gets in the holder somewhere.

[Drew03cmc]

I like those as rod stagers, far more than as a paddle holder.

[J.Bass]

1 hour ago, michaelb said:

First, yes you should buy this, they are great. I do think those are the same things since yakattack only makes the one. the placement on the rail is pretty flexible, so my guess is that you will make this work and don't need more track. I like it mounted just forward of where I can reach forward when sitting (mainly to be out of the paddle stroke area).

 

If I am stowing the paddle to stand and fish, I first slip the paddle blade under a bungie at the front before clipping it in. That ensures that the paddle is out of the way and locked down. But if I am trolling and get a hit, I cram it in and don't look where, and it doesn't matter if I miss placing the paddle by a foot or two as long as it gets in the holder somewhere.

Thanks for input. Sounds like it’s something I should be getting. Just weird they put rails up by feet spot. They’re not moveable. There permanent. 

[CountryboyinDC]

What to do with your paddle is something you'll struggle with, even as you get a lot more time in fishing from a kayak.  Most of the time, if the kayak is not in some way anchored and I'm seated, the paddle goes in my lap.  On my paddle kayak, anchored in many cases means that I'm on a river and I've eased up on a rock and am using it to anchor me so I can fish some area of interest.  In these cases, I'll use the paddle holder that is on the front hatch of my kayak (a Jackson Coosa HD), but this on the track rails would serve the same purpose.  It will probably be a little slower and noisier. 

Where the paddle goes when I'm standing unanchored is dependent on the circumstances.  If I really need to be accurate with my casts, I leave the paddle in the paddle holder.  If the situation dictates that I grab my paddle, I sort of bail on whatever I was doing fishing, sit down, and get the kayak going in the direction it needs to go and sort out the fishing part as soon as time permits.  If I'm in quite a bit of current (or I guess wind could also be the case for this, but I rarely stand and fish in strong wind), but standing, I'll tuck the paddle under one of my armpits.  You can definitely make small adjustments with your rod tip, but there are a lot that call for the paddle.  I would say don't stand and fish where you need your paddle until your comfortable to the point everything else you're doing doesn't feel like you need 2 more hands.

I'm not familiar with that kayak, but likely the track rail is there because that's th most useful place for most accessories, this paddle holder included.  Most things that are on a track rail will get in the way of your paddle stroke the closer they are to your seat.  6 inches is very short, though.  If you need more track, it's fairly inexpensive, although molded in recessed is the best in my opinion.  You could also consider the 'taco-type' paddle holders.  They're probably slower and as noisy as this paddle holder, but they're lower profile.

[J.Bass]

2 hours ago, CountryboyinDC said:

What to do with your paddle is something you'll struggle with, even as you get a lot more time in fishing from a kayak.  Most of the time, if the kayak is not in some way anchored and I'm seated, the paddle goes in my lap.  On my paddle kayak, anchored in many cases means that I'm on a river and I've eased up on a rock and am using it to anchor me so I can fish some area of interest.  In these cases, I'll use the paddle holder that is on the front hatch of my kayak (a Jackson Coosa HD), but this on the track rails would serve the same purpose.  It will probably be a little slower and noisier. 

Where the paddle goes when I'm standing unanchored is dependent on the circumstances.  If I really need to be accurate with my casts, I leave the paddle in the paddle holder.  If the situation dictates that I grab my paddle, I sort of bail on whatever I was doing fishing, sit down, and get the kayak going in the direction it needs to go and sort out the fishing part as soon as time permits.  If I'm in quite a bit of current (or I guess wind could also be the case for this, but I rarely stand and fish in strong wind), but standing, I'll tuck the paddle under one of my armpits.  You can definitely make small adjustments with your rod tip, but there are a lot that call for the paddle.  I would say don't stand and fish where you need your paddle until your comfortable to the point everything else you're doing doesn't feel like you need 2 more hands.

I'm not familiar with that kayak, but likely the track rail is there because that's th most useful place for most accessories, this paddle holder included.  Most things that are on a track rail will get in the way of your paddle stroke the closer they are to your seat.  6 inches is very short, though.  If you need more track, it's fairly inexpensive, although molded in recessed is the best in my opinion.  You could also consider the 'taco-type' paddle holders.  They're probably slower and as noisy as this paddle holder, but they're lower profile.

Thanks for the input. Definitely helped my decision. I will buy them sounds like you don’t always use them but they’re there when you need them. I like how they could be effective in situations.