You have decided that fishing kayaks are your platform of choice for chasing that next trophy fish? Try out these few tips that will hopefully help you our on your next fishing expedition. Remember that kayak positioning is key to catching more fish, and an anchor trolley allows you to position the boat, and thus provide more pressure on the fish when setting the hook. If you position your boat facing sideways to the fish, your energy is wasted sideways into the water, whereas if you are lined up directly with the fish, your hookset is firm.
When you have the nose lined up with the line, and fish, when you set the hook, the energy travels lengthwise down the length of the kayak. This helps you use your legs to apply more force. You can't really see the difference until you finally start using this tip on a regular basis. You can't swing your rods back for a lip ripping hookset when you are sitting inside kayaks. This means you have to properly position the boat to help you get the fish back in.
Since you can't set the hook with the same power you have on big rig boats, I highly suggest using super sharp hooks. As a general rule, if the hook doesn't stick to your skin, it isn't as sharp as it could be. This doesn't mean throwing a hook away as soon as it won't stick to your skin.
However, if you can apply pressure, and the hook won't penetrate your skin, it is definately time to throw it out. Think about how it will penetrate the fishes mouth. When you are using sharp hooks with a good barb on them, it creates a small entry point for the hook. This keeps the fish from throwing it, but also helps the fish heal faster, because he doesn't have a huge hole in his mouth.
Last, but not least, in this small list of kayak fishing tips, we strongly recommend that you protect your skin. Wearing long lightweight pants, a longsleeve lightweight shirt, and a full brimmed hat will keep you cool, and protect your skin from the suns uv rays. You do get hot at times, but when the wind is blowing, it keeps you cooler, than being dehydrated on fishing kayaks.
When you put all of these tips into practice, you will have a better day out on the water. You won't have to deal with all of the normal hassles. You do start to look like a rich yuppy, but then again, what is most important? Your life, and a little comfort, or what people imagine in their heads of you?
When you have the nose lined up with the line, and fish, when you set the hook, the energy travels lengthwise down the length of the kayak. This helps you use your legs to apply more force. You can't really see the difference until you finally start using this tip on a regular basis. You can't swing your rods back for a lip ripping hookset when you are sitting inside kayaks. This means you have to properly position the boat to help you get the fish back in.
Since you can't set the hook with the same power you have on big rig boats, I highly suggest using super sharp hooks. As a general rule, if the hook doesn't stick to your skin, it isn't as sharp as it could be. This doesn't mean throwing a hook away as soon as it won't stick to your skin.
However, if you can apply pressure, and the hook won't penetrate your skin, it is definately time to throw it out. Think about how it will penetrate the fishes mouth. When you are using sharp hooks with a good barb on them, it creates a small entry point for the hook. This keeps the fish from throwing it, but also helps the fish heal faster, because he doesn't have a huge hole in his mouth.
Last, but not least, in this small list of kayak fishing tips, we strongly recommend that you protect your skin. Wearing long lightweight pants, a longsleeve lightweight shirt, and a full brimmed hat will keep you cool, and protect your skin from the suns uv rays. You do get hot at times, but when the wind is blowing, it keeps you cooler, than being dehydrated on fishing kayaks.
When you put all of these tips into practice, you will have a better day out on the water. You won't have to deal with all of the normal hassles. You do start to look like a rich yuppy, but then again, what is most important? Your life, and a little comfort, or what people imagine in their heads of you?
About the Author:
Jozhua runs the show over at KayakFishingEdge.com, and has been into kayak fishing enthusiast for 5 years now.
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