Can you catch more LMB from a kayak than you can from the shore?
What do you all think?
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by artfuldodger024
You have access to more water on a kayak. But if you don't know what you are doing out there it wont help. Depends on your water as well.
So... yes and no?
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by DarkRyok
I'm firmly in the "I don't know what I'm doing" camp.
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by crazy_family
Same...how do I get to "I know what I'm doing"
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by SyKoHPaTh
This is a very general question.
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by legolas192
Absolutely yes. A kayak gives you access to literally millions more gallons of water that are simply untraceable from shore. It also gives you more diversity in attack angle. The amount of opportunities to put your lure in front of a bass increases, but that doesn’t mean you will catch more. If you’re a bad fisherman, a kayak won’t fix that, although just based on probability of a fish hooking itself, I’d say you should theoretically catch more.
It might not make a huge difference if you fish tiny ponds, but if you fish lakes or reservoirs then there is a significant difference.
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by zaphodbeeblebrox42
That's probably my problem, being a bad angler, how do I fix that? lol
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by artfuldodger024
If you’re being serious, the best advice is to find better anglers and leverage them for advice. Talk about tactics, set ups, learn why they do the things they do. It’s important to understand why good anglers make the decisions that they do. And if you’re lucky enough, go out fishing with them and learn in person.
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by zaphodbeeblebrox42
I would like nothing more. I am just going to go into a local tackle shop and see what kind of advice I can get. I'll ask questions of anyone I run into while fishing as well.
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by artfuldodger024
That’s a good start. I actually found that I work with a few tournament anglers (in aerospace manufacturing) and one of them is sponsored by three lure companies and St. croix rods. I’ve learned a lot by talking to those guys.
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by zaphodbeeblebrox42
I can only imagine how helpful that must have been.
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by artfuldodger024
Yes, but fishing from a kayak can be quite difficult, and learning how to fish big water, especially the kind without a lot of obvious cover, can be very difficult. I would tell you to hone your skills from shore first before you go buying a kayak. I got consistently skunked from a kayak the first year I had it because I didn't really know how to read my graph(necessary with any decently sized water) and I didn't know the large reservoir I was fishing well enough. Get confident in your ability to catch fish from shore first.
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by lampfoundation
I already have a kayak but I bought it a few years ago with no intention of fishing. As far as this weekend goes maybe I will dedicate one day to the shore and the other to the kayak? I just feel like I need to cover more water.
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by artfuldodger024
I kayak bass fishing regularly, it absolutely is
A better method than shore fishing. It opens
Up your ability to vertical drop shot on top of
Brush piles, work drop offs and ledges as well
As it’s great fun and exercise. There a kayak
For every budget, but if moneys no issue get
A Hobie pro angler 360. Incredible fishing kayak for fresh or saltwater use.
Kayak fishing for me is a win/win, you can float right over the schools and they don't get frightened away; hell you can even just stick your pole over the side and release the spool, no casting involved.
As for becoming a better angler, most state parks have monthly classes that teach you how to fish from the basics up, taught by certified volunteer fishing instructors (I am one of those) and we are supervised by State Park employed professional anglers. I would look into it!
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