Rigging my oasis

So I picked up an Oasis from KayakShed about a month ago and started getting it rigged up and out on the water.  Kayak shed was awesome and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to buy a boat.  Being a poor college student I first just installed a rod holder so I can do some trolling.  I put a couple of pictures below of getting out on a few of the local lakes around here.  Sorry they are grainy all I have to take pictures with is my phone.





I also got out in the bay and did some drags with a small trawl and a plankton net.  Both worked great.  I am super excited to get to play on the boat for work and be able to claim that modifications to the boat are for school 

The pictures look good enough!  Looks like a fun ride.  I checked those out while I was at KayakShed too. 

Way to go! Where and for what are you fishing? Welcome to the addiction...

Nice, between you and Roy will there be any fish left for us visitors? What would you trawl for?

Cool, Zoea! 

How did you install the rod holder? Which mount? Thanks.

Way to go! Where and for what are you fishing? Welcome to the addiction...

I am fishing down in Coos Bay.  I am a student at the University of Oregon's marine station and I study Dungeness crabs so I was just doing a tow to see how it would work.  My main goal will be to tow for juvenile dungies this spring and summer.  We did end up with a couple small (1-2") English Sole but that was it.

For the rod holder I went with the scotty baitcaster rod holder.  I used the 244 flush mount and mounted it just in front of the mesh storage pockets.  I had to be careful to keep it away from the rudder control line so it is pretty close to the edge of the boat.  I had some quarter inch stainless plating that cut down as backing for the mount.

I love crabbing for Dungies! What is "towing"?

Good looking job Zoea! I like the ivory color, too. Mine is papaya because my wife wanted the high visibility factor. I have the same rod mount in the same place, although I turn it so the butt hanging low is overboard, and the rod across the yak. Less interference with the feet that way.

You can use the rear bungies to hold in your milkcrate by unhooking one side so it goes straight down the side from front to back, and using the slack on the opposite side to go through the handles and back down to the middle hook on the first side.  Not a good explanation, but you'll get it if you haven't already.

I love crabbing for Dungies! What is "towing"?

Hehe I was dragging around a little trawl behind the kayak.  Definitely NOT legal for recreational use but the only way I can consistently catch the little bitty guys for my research.

Good looking job Zoea! I like the ivory color, too. Mine is papaya because my wife wanted the high visibility factor. I have the same rod mount in the same place, although I turn it so the butt hanging low is overboard, and the rod across the yak. Less interference with the feet that way.

You can use the rear bungies to hold in your milkcrate by unhooking one side so it goes straight down the side from front to back, and using the slack on the opposite side to go through the handles and back down to the middle hook on the first side.  Not a good explanation, but you'll get it if you haven't already.

Hmm I'll have try running my rod that way.  I have figured out how to use the bungies to attach the crate and it works fantastic.