Pontoon Placement..small yak.

OK so Ive been told My Kayaks Not right for the Salty Sea  , And I do agree to some point  . A few Mods Later I'm Almost ready to try again. First I Incressed the Flotation alot, As it is A Sit IN ,Not a Sit ON as I would Like ,But Im Sturborn, and Poor  , So I have to Make do. Then I Made Pontoons and put them on the back.And as I tryed them out They worked good,BUT at the stern the Bow has a tendacy to Bury more in to the waves.. So OFF they came. and Even as I was trying to keep them out of the way I realise that they will always be a bit of a Pain. Moving them to the front now should help keep the bow up and still keep the yak stable.. So Now the Padle stroke is shortened OH well no hury ,Less it's Raining ,and After looking at a few Vids I fig What the Heck, Keep going ,So Now A Mast ( More for Visablity Flag.) , Rudder ,and very small Sail Later ,,And I know Can't use the Sail for ( AOTY ) but sure would be Nice As its REALY Small sail and kayak too. So Still Have a bit to work out But Suns Out, ROY keeps Catching Fish nice BTW . And Im working Every Nice DAY..But Im ready to Try it Again ..Oh yea One more Mod, A Splash Guard ,Should Help. this is what Ive Done.

Wow...  So with all of that gear on such a small craft, is there still any room to fight a big fish?  The pontoons look giant for the weight you'll be riding with, and with a lot of drag a shorter stroke may be more of a concern than you think if you get into some current or strong wind.  I don't mean to be condescending, but am a bit concerned.  I guess my only advice would be to make sure you go out with a friend, and to please keep us up to date with your adventures.  Good luck!

They are a bit biger than some Ive seen,They Look Huge Don't they,its A small kayak. but I'm not a little guy either  and I try to fish with others BUT most the time I'm on my own..I do wear a heavy Wet suit and Carry VHF and I too am looking Forward to Trying to fish from it..

Wow...  So with all of that gear on such a small craft, is there still any room to fight a big fish?  The pontoons look giant for the weight you'll be riding with, and with a lot of drag a shorter stroke may be more of a concern than you think if you get into some current or strong wind.  I don't mean to be condescending, but am a bit concerned.  I guess my only advice would be to make sure you go out with a friend, and to please keep us up to date with your adventures.  Good luck!

I can relate as I love to fish out of my Sit-In and feel very comfortable doing so in the sound on most days.  I think I would even feel comfortable in it off shore on calmer days as long as I didn't have to surf launch.     It has a fixed sealed plastic bladder just a bit past my feet and I am thinking of building a bulkhead sealing the back a little past the seat behind me.   No doubt it will stay afloat if even the worst should happen.
I have practiced self rescue out on a lake and can get into it almost as easily as with my SOT,  finding I have about 2 gallons of water to bail / sponge out afterwards.   Granted I realize there is a big difference between a calm lake and ocean swells.   I have purchased a spray skirt and have considered using it but realize that could only be after professional kayak lessons to allow me to feel comfortable doing an Eskimo roll.

I figure I need to get a season or two under my belt on big water with the SOT before I should consider hitting it with the Sit-In.     The more and more posts I read from the veterans here, the more I place a value on actual experience being safety factor. 

I do like the fact that you see fishing with a support group as preference.   I see it as a requirement for a rookie like me.

The only other thing that I would like to add is if the unthinkable does happen, and you some how flip that beast how are you going to be able to roll it over?  Especially with the sail picking up all the drag when its under water.  Just bring up my thoughts that you may or may not have considered.