Keeping fish? Hey all, as I have recently gotten a kayak I was hoping to get an idea of best practices. In my fishing experience I have always fished for food, not too much catch an...

FS Digest

Hey all, as I have recently gotten a kayak I was hoping to get an idea of best practices. In my fishing experience I have always fished for food, not too much catch an release. With that, when I’m out on the kayak, what is the best way to keep the fish? I’ve read a bit about coolers or a drag line but just thought I’d check.

Kayak is a lifetime tamarack 100 (10ft). Thank you all!!

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by New2r81

Ronniejw Loc: West Point MS

Try a keeper net, some flatten, and expand when tied off, they have a trapdoor on the top

JRK227 Loc: Cedarburg, WI

Floating keeper nets work well and store in little or no space.

FinFisherman Loc: Born in Ohio - 40 yrs Florida- Clearwater,Fl

FS Digest wrote:

Hey all, as I have recently gotten a kayak I was hoping to get an idea of best practices. In my fishing experience I have always fished for food, not too much catch an release. With that, when I’m out on the kayak, what is the best way to keep the fish? I’ve read a bit about coolers or a drag line but just thought I’d check.

Kayak is a lifetime tamarack 100 (10ft). Thank you all!!

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by New2r81

I use a stringer. Works for me. Not enough room for a cooler. I have a snap top net to much trouble. You have to have a cord to it and then open it get the fish in. I tried to much for me.

greyghost

Depends on where you are fishing. If there are big sharks around you might be in for a heck of a Kayak ride. We had a big Mahi tethered on 80 lb line to keep the school around, and wham. I thought the boat was getting pulled under, and that was a 29 ft powered cat. Never even saw what it was.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

greyghost wrote:

Depends on where you are fishing. If there are big sharks around you might be in for a heck of a Kayak ride. We had a big Mahi tethered on 80 lb line to keep the school around, and wham. I thought the boat was getting pulled under, and that was a 29 ft powered cat. Never even saw what it was.

If not in the ocean, then I would use a stringer. If in the ocean, you'll need to have them on board your yak either in the hold or a cooler or something.

fishinphil

grey ghost...bet that encounter turned you a little bit white, didnt it?

greyghost

fishinphil The short answer is Yup. Although at the time it was more like Yikes! We never saw it, but it was off the Big Island, so it probably was a Tiger. The Mahi was a 4+ footer, and it was gone. if I had been in a kayak I can think of a few other colors I would have been.

fishinphil

well its good youre still afloat and telling us here your experiences.

Dehy Loc: Jacksonville, Florida

I would not use a stringer if there are alligators in water you fish and even be weary of turtles.