Although I have read a few articles and heard people talking about the popularity of people fishing from Kayaks, I have only seen a half dozen doing this on lakes in the Northwoods. I suppose people like kayaks, because they are environmentally friendly, cost of a Kayak can be much less than a fishing boat and no gas or oil is needed. There is little maintenance involved and they are easy to transport and store.

When fishing from a kayak I was told the sit-in kayak is the most popular instead of sit-on for obvious reasons and anglers can fish remote lakes that are not accessible to other boats, and you can go into less than a foot of water. Now add people that can paddle or pedal to a spot without spooking fish, so I guess kayaks do have advantages.

Then, you can outfit your Kayak with accessories like rod holders, anchors, GPS/locator, trolling motor/battery and crates for your gear. Ok, those are all good reasons to take into consideration if you’re interested in fishing from a Kayak, right? Now, I have NOTHING against Kayaks or the people that fish from them, but here’s my take on fishing from a Kayak and why I believe there are a few disadvantages that a salesperson wouldn’t talk about.

How about the physical aspect of paddling or peddling? With the weight of all the accessories being added, I’m sure these are easier to glide around a lake then a paddle boat, but I fish on some pretty big lakes I know my legs couldn’t handle moving around a lake all day. Will a Kayak with these accessories be cheaper than a fishing boat? There are basic fishing kayaks under $500, but I have seen a (13-footer) with just a few of the accessories that was over $3500. Now, I have also seen a (12′ pro angler) priced at $5600 and accessories were optional.

You can hear kayaks are great for fishing REMOTE LAKES because other boats cannot reach them. BUT many of these lakes are 100 or MORE yards away from parking and I wouldn’t want to carry that amount of weight (OVER 100#), plus equipment to and from one of those lakes. Especially if it had a trolling motor and battery, would you? I would think your also limited on the tackle you can bring and don’t have the room for other gear you can take in a boat.

I totally respect all of you who fish from a kayak because I’ve been fishing when a storm with lighting came out of nowhere and I couldn’t get back to the dock fast enough. I also had to deal with some rough (BIG WAVES) water too. I’m interested on how you land a big fish or where do you put a daily limit of fish?

I remember a friend told me he was fishing from a canoe and hooked a Muskie. Well, he couldn’t paddle and reel at the same time, so the Muskie pulled him around the lake for 10 minutes before the line broke. Just something to think about, but the one thing I will admit is, kayaks are environmentally friendly and some are cheaper than a fishing boat. IF you don’t add a lot of accessories.

Again, I AM NOT AGAINST Kayaks or folks that Kayak, but these are just some of the things that came to mind that I don’t think a salesperson would tell you.