way to protect the rods - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 05-02-2011, 07:58 AM

A long rod pod or rod tube sounds bulky and a waste of space when not on use. You're only going to use it 3 minutes at the launch and 1 minute at the landing any way. Try putting your rods down the front hatch, it's actually not that hard. Like rogersmith said, try practicing in calm water. You just slide up the boat and stradle it. Good ballance with your legs on either side. The idea of launching and landing with the reels off the rods sounds ok, but assembling the outfits on the water might cause some trouble. Most of my rods don't have reel seats and dealing with screws and rod clamps on a kayak I'd end up dropping some thing small but vital over board. Kayak fishing is hard on fishing gear. Good post trip cleaning is important. Mike

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05-02-2011, 07:58 AM	#10
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	A long rod pod or rod tube sounds bulky and a waste of space when not on use. You're only going to use it 3 minutes at the launch and 1 minute at the landing any way. Try putting your rods down the front hatch, it's actually not that hard. Like rogersmith said, try practicing in calm water. You just slide up the boat and stradle it. Good ballance with your legs on either side. The idea of launching and landing with the reels off the rods sounds ok, but assembling the outfits on the water might cause some trouble. Most of my rods don't have reel seats and dealing with screws and rod clamps on a kayak I'd end up dropping some thing small but vital over board. Kayak fishing is hard on fishing gear. Good post trip cleaning is important. Mike