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Topic: Looking for a fish bag?  (Read 2223 times)

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Beer_Run

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Just upgraded to a 2020 Outback and was looking to upgrade my cheapo fish bag. After a ton of looking I ended up with a Reliable Fishing Products Kayak bag on Amazon for $150. I am totally convinced that these folk make the Hobie version ($210) and just put a different label on it.

Just an FYI if you are in the market. Fits perfect on the front of the Outback and I have $70 to blow on other stuff I dont need
- Bob

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HuyFishin

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Do you have the links to the product?




Dungydog

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Bob or others, do you prefer a kill bag on the bow rather than one behind your seat? 
I don't trust myself leaning up to the bow while out on open water.
I have this bag from Calcutta and love it https://www.ebay.com/itm/Calcutta-CKC35-Keeper-Cooler-35-Liter/223965985600?hash=item342569bb40:g:~eYAAOSwGVVehzRK

-Craig
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henney

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I have that bag. It's awesome. I'm using in as a catch cooler in the truck now that I've moved to river fishing for coho.

The first time I put a good sized ling in it on the bow I felt like it was making my Revo 16 a bit unstable. I've apparently gotten used to it since I've had a number of fish in there since then and haven't really noticed anything.

It's much easier to deal with keeping the fish behind you as opposed to on the bow, but space is at a premium on Revos. Some people stick their fish in the hull.


Beer_Run

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one reason I got this was the sketchy gymnastics of turning around to get the bag behind me and then trying to get it stored. I have also added an empty livestock feed bag. Super light and super durable for stashing crabs

- Bob

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pmmpete

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Bob or others, do you prefer a kill bag on the bow rather than one behind your seat? 
I don't trust myself leaning up to the bow while out on open water.
I agree with Dungydog.  Turning sideways in your seat to get at a cooler in your rear cargo area is way easier and more stable than sliding forward to put fish into your front hatch.  In order to have a place to keep fish on ice which are too big for the cooler behind my seat, I used to insulate the area under my front hatch with closed cell foam and keep a bag of ice up there.  But I gave up on that strategy after a couple of years because it was a hassle to get fish into my front hatch.  Instead, I got a bigger cooler for behind my seat.

I prefer hard-sided coolers to soft-sided coolers, because they can carry more ice and fish, they are easier to load fish into, and they are easier to clean. I strap them down with four nylon straps and mini-carabiners, and run a bungie cord over the lid so I won't loose my fish and ice if I dump.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2020, 06:13:30 PM by pmmpete »


HuyFishin

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Bob or others, do you prefer a kill bag on the bow rather than one behind your seat? 
I don't trust myself leaning up to the bow while out on open water.
I agree with Dungydog.  Turning sideways in your seat to get at a cooler in your rear cargo area is way easier and more stable than sliding forward to put fish into your front hatch.  In order to have a place to keep fish on ice which are too big for the cooler behind my seat, I used to insulate the area under my front hatch with closed cell foam and keep a bag of ice up there.  But I gave up on that strategy after a couple of years because it was a hassle to get fish into my front hatch.  Instead, I got a bigger cooler for behind my seat.

I prefer hard-sided coolers to soft-sided coolers, because they can carry more ice and fish, they are easier to load fish into, and they are easier to clean. I strap them down with four nylon straps and mini-carabiners, and run a bungie cord over the lid so I won't loose my fish and ice if I dump.

howmany litre cooler are you using on the yak?


pmmpete

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I prefer hard-sided coolers to soft-sided coolers, because they can carry more ice and fish, they are easier to load fish into, and they are easier to clean. I strap them down with four nylon straps and mini-carabiners, and run a bungie cord over the lid so I won't loose my fish and ice if I dump.

how many litre cooler are you using on the yak?

The smaller cooler shown in my earlier post is 22"L x 11.5"W x 17"H; I don't know how many liters it can carry.  But I had to bend large fish into a "U" to get them in the cooler, and I would sometimes fill up the cooler and would need to drag the excess or particularly large fish on a stringer back to my car, where I keep a bigger cooler.  See the first two pictures below, which show the way I strap in my coolers. So I recently bought a larger cooler which is 26"L x 14"W x 17"H; I don't know how many liters it carries either.  See the third picture below. This cooler can handle a lot more fish and ice, and it accommodates bigger fish nicely.
« Last Edit: October 10, 2020, 09:16:09 AM by pmmpete »


skayaker2

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I prefer hard-sided coolers to soft-sided coolers, because they can carry more ice and fish, they are easier to load fish into, and they are easier to clean. I strap them down with four nylon straps and mini-carabiners, and run a bungie cord over the lid so I won't loose my fish and ice if I dump.
I prefer hard-sided coolers too, in addition to holding more ice + fish and the other reasons outlined by pmmpete, depending on the type of kayak and its layout hard coolers double up as a raised seat for fishing partners and improvised temporary aquarium if the fishing partner decides to keep her catch for a bit before releasing...