If kayak modifications are your thing, I have a few that will help you be a little more comfortable when you’re out on the water. If you look at the cheaper lineup of kayaks, you are going to see that these things are not the most comfortable of boats. For those of you that can afford the higher end kayaks, you are blessed with comfort out of the box, and get to focus on rigging.
There are a couple mods that I think are necessary on these cheaper kayaks. First, any rough edges have to have some type of pad put on them. The first trip out in my Potomac, and my elbows were busted up from the hard plastic, and legs were raw from rubbing against the rails all day. I wasn’t in good shape. I picked up some A/C freeon line pvc insulation from the home depot, and taped it up. Much better.
Another of the many kayak modifications that I performed was taking a hacksaw to the front and rear of the kayaks decks. This sit in kayak was cheap, and didn’t have any kind of storage. I take that back, it had a nice little hatch lid on the rear, but was useless for anything that couldn’t touch water. I started cutting it apart, and then added more of that insulation and duck tape around the edges, to clean it up. Worked like a charm, instant access to my storage. It didn’t effect the stability or structure at all, and I haven’t noticed any downsides so far.
The last thing I can recommend for your kayak modifications is an anchor trolley. This makes kayak fishing so much more pleasant, and the parts to build one are available at most stores. The trolley helps you control the position of the boat, either facing or against the wind or current. Put it at the rear of the boat and you will be facing down stream, or have the wind to your back. Move it up to the front, and you will be fishing upstream, or facing into the wind. I hope this doesn’t confuse you too much, but just understand that they work. Install one, and get on the water to test it, you’ll figure it out. Until then, keep up the kayak modifications. Tight lines!
Hopefully, these kayak fishing modifications will help provide you a little comfort while out on the water. Tight lines, from Fishing Kayak Reviews.
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