New Guy - ? about sit-in yaks.

That pic is so OG, love it!

Z

That pic is so OG, love it!

Z

Is that a yellow Wright-McGill spinning rod with a conventional reel mated to it?   

-Allen

Good eye,Allen!!!  Was not the only odd
rig I used in Barkley Sound, will post the
OG 1980's yak fishing article when I get
a spare hour, featuring the driftwood
rod.

I have a Dicks sporting goods SINK. I it is great in the winter all bundled up. I haven't tried the ocean yet, but am getting a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 this summer I hope.

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Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 this summer I hope.

... Sent from my Android.

Eat your wheaties, they are heavy and awkward (90+ pounds without gear and accessories) 

But once you get it in the water, it's great!

I have a Dicks sporting goods SINK. I it is great in the winter all bundled up. I haven't tried the ocean yet, but am getting a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160 this summer I hope.

... Sent from my Android.

In a closed deck boat you need bulkheads in front and back to go out on the ocean. You can put float bags in but it's still challenging when you capsize. I wouldn't recommend your boat for the ocean. It's doable, but the chances for problems are high. With no bulkheads your boat will fill with 70-100 gallons of water at 8+lbs/gallon. It's going to be challenging to drain it even if you can touch bottom at 700+lbs. A boat with one bulkhead in the back is a little easier to deal with, but will float inverted in the water when capsized, and you're still going to have to lift 500-600lbs of water to drain it. A boat with bulkheads fore and aft will float on the surface, and it's possible to get in and paddle back or pump out the water.

SOT's are just about impossible to fill with water unless you overload them or get continuously pummeled by waves. Pool noodles crammed in the gunwales typically take care of any issues you might have with buoyancy......yeah I said it

my 2 cents anyway.

A SOT or a kayak with multiple bulkheads are really what you need for that.