mother-ship idea

[bus kid]

With 3 guys getting in and out of the yaks should be a prob. I have taken mine out on a friends boat over this summer to Cat and even the women and children were able to climb over the side to get in and out of the yak one or two of us would hold it while they boarded and a small shove and they were off coming in same thing but we had to lift the smaller kids.

[Sdspeed]

Originally Posted by bus kid

With 3 guys getting in and out of the yaks should be a prob. I have taken mine out on a friends boat over this summer to Cat and even the women and children were able to climb over the side to get in and out of the yak one or two of us would hold it while they boarded and a small shove and they were off coming in same thing but we had to lift the smaller kids.

well i think it could work with enough input, i have the resources available to build most anything but if i spend big money on a fancy boat it will end up being like my last one, a floating bar tied up to the dock

[MrPatrick]

I would suggest that you maintain a max size limit on the yaks. Mini-x, trident 11, scrambler etc. This will allow you more room to get around the boat and will be safer to get in and off the water. Hmmmmmm...... I have two mini-x's.

[Mackerel Masher]

Just a thought here... if you can't kayak fish due to back issues a 18' CC is exactly the last thing you want to get on. I've had the shit kicked outta me on my 23' plenty of times and it's a heavy ass boat.

Also I don't think it's going to be big enough with three anglers and two boats. As mentioned by another poster, racks would have to be beefy to sustain the pounding but also not rip the gunwale of the boat when you get douched by some a-hole's wake.

Here is my rig with two BWE members PA14s when we went to the 'nados. Sucked on the way out becuase I really couldn't see well to port. On the ride back we just stuck both PAs over the transom with the bows on the bait tank. Worked way better but didn't have much room and couldn't take leak over the side.





I'd say something like my 23' or a Skipjack 24 minimum. Just for the sake of your back man. Heavy is good when it's full Victory at Sea and you're down at the 1010.

Anyhew... my $.02

[Deamon]

Seems obvious the reason to do this would be to help share your fuel costs but I'd have to think a % of your time will be babysitting and taking on some liability. Yaks in or on the side of a boat loaded would require fairly good conditions both ways or stuff will get damaged (most guys want to get home as quickly as possible).

How far in distance would you leave (2) yak fisherman if the bird school's moving 5 knots up the line? I don't know how much shit I've broken up pounding after a school or even just riding home against a cross swell.

You can pretty much give up paddie hopping, chasing bird schools, putting out a pattern of jigs, stopping on a meter mark...might as well handcuff yourself if you're real intention is to put a bend in your rod...

[Sdspeed]

Skipjack or something simuliar to fish and save my back, works for me!
if my Doc's do their job I may get to kayak but if not I'm gonna think of a way to enjoy the sport and share the fun in the process.
I wouldn't tax the few gray cells on this site if I didn't think it could be done.
I'm making a list of the nay sayers!

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Skipjack or something simuliar to fish and save my back, works for me!
if my Doc's do their job I may get to kayak but if not I'm gonna think of a way to enjoy the sport and share the fun in the process.
I wouldn't tax the few gray cells on this site if I didn't think it could be done.
I'm making a list of the nay sayers!

No matter how it goes down, I'm good for gas,beer and bait.