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11-07-2020, 06:01 AM | #1 | |
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11-07-2020, 06:12 AM | #2 |
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How much that unit weigh?
How do you transport it? Not on a roof I would guess. |
11-07-2020, 10:39 AM | #3 | ||
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Transportation: Like a lot of guys with different kayaks, I carry it on the bed of my Ram 1500 using a bed extender. I made a 5' 2 piece ABS pipe ramp to the bed extender and use a hand crank strap winch to pull it up and into the bed. Same as you have on a boat trailer, $27. That saves me having to do any heavy lifting. It take less time to load than it took to remove items and lift any of my kayaks on top of my truck bed rack. If I need to use my travel trailer I remove the outboard and put the Solo on top of the bed rack. No different than all the guys that have to carry their PA's on a truck rack. Roof Mount: On a car I have seen all sort of Kayaks and combinations loaded. Roof racks on cars are usually rated for 150 lbs Some you know just aren't safe. It's not the weight on the roof rack. It's the forces of the weight wanting to continue it's course while the driver is trying to stop, turn, or accelerate. I have seen Pa 14s on the roof of small cars, but would never recommend that as being good. I choose not to use a trailer because of speed limits and hassle in finding Parking (especially at La Jolla) Price: The Solo Skiff and the Tohatsu outboard together is less $ than a PA14, Pa12, and just a little over the Outback.
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11-07-2020, 03:40 PM | #4 |
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For solo skiff owners, have you used them to hoop net with? And how do you add accessories? Can you add a rail system?
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11-07-2020, 07:48 PM | #5 |
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You can see some pictures and comments from Nick (NICKWORN) on this General Kayak fishing discussions page go to SOLO SKIFF PROGRESS thread half way down the page and go to page 10. Yeah his post started the longest running thread about the Solo Skiff and has had over 19k views (crazy)
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11-08-2020, 07:35 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the information.
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11-08-2020, 09:38 AM | #7 | |
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11-09-2020, 11:14 AM | #8 |
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No
No Not necessary. Lots of guys on here are paddlers and put in tons of miles and catch alot of fish.
IMO its personal preference. The example of paddling you got from paddling your buddies pedal drive kayak is not representative of what its like to paddle a kayak that was designed to be paddled. A kayak that was made for use in the ocean like the tridents or the krakens, tarpons, etc. are VERY fast and have a ton of glide which means you can stop paddling and "coast" for a ways between strokes. In addition to that, they have alot of rocker so that they can handle big swells and waves. FWIW I just sold my outback and ordered a long narrow fiberglass paddle kayak because i found that my outback was slower and less convenient than I had hoped it would be when I originally moved from a paddle to pedals. There is a bunch of other factors that go into which is the better fit for your style of fishing and what you want to do.
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11-14-2020, 10:42 AM | #9 |
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Paddle > Pedal > Solo
Plus friends Boat for Tuna |
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