SUP fishing? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Patrick.walker5326 · 08-13-2013, 03:21 PM

I bought a discounted racing/ touring SUP from YOLO boards in point loma and have been fishing from that several times in mission bay. I went with that board because it has a displacement bow for longer paddles and it is wider than most racing boards (29") thus more stable. OEX sells 3M deck pads that you can put pretty much anywhere on a board to customize it for deck storage. I even went to west marine and built my own live well for my sup out of a cooler and a battery aerator. I have to manually recirculate water but it works pretty well. I also added two rod holders and paddle clips to the cooler. It's a great way to get in a couple hours on the water without all the pre-op/ post-op associated with kayak fishing.

t-$money bussard · 08-13-2013, 04:47 PM

id like to see what this "mini tuna" tower looks like and that setup id almost get one for flippin grass n bushes on lakes and for quicker trips weekday afternoons

45user · 08-13-2013, 05:05 PM

So I went out from Huntington harbor on a rented SUP with a single pole and handful of swimbait in my pocket the other day
No fish but it was pretty fun
Now I'm looking to buy a used SUP for fishing and family fun.
45

taggermike · 08-14-2013, 08:41 AM

SP fishing is super fun and the added height above the water can be helpful. I fished from an SUP in the shallow water of the sounds on the Outer Banks off NC. I kayak fished a bunch too but the SUP was handy for pulling across mud flats, grass thickets, and for getting out of to wade fish. An SUP would work well enough out here. One thing I will say is that with nothing really under the water line and a persons big profile up in the air the wind moves a SUP much faster than a kayak.
The Jackson looks much better set up to fish but look at these too.
http://www.nativewatercraft.com/boat.cfm?id=38
http://www.liquidlogickayaks.com/versa.cfm

08-13-2013, 03:21 PM	#1
Patrick.walker5326 Junior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 8	I bought a discounted racing/ touring SUP from YOLO boards in point loma and have been fishing from that several times in mission bay. I went with that board because it has a displacement bow for longer paddles and it is wider than most racing boards (29") thus more stable. OEX sells 3M deck pads that you can put pretty much anywhere on a board to customize it for deck storage. I even went to west marine and built my own live well for my sup out of a cooler and a battery aerator. I have to manually recirculate water but it works pretty well. I also added two rod holders and paddle clips to the cooler. It's a great way to get in a couple hours on the water without all the pre-op/ post-op associated with kayak fishing.

08-13-2013, 04:47 PM	#2
t-$money bussard Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: racoon city Posts: 74	id like to see what this "mini tuna" tower looks like and that setup id almost get one for flippin grass n bushes on lakes and for quicker trips weekday afternoons

08-13-2013, 05:05 PM	#3
45user Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 576	So I went out from Huntington harbor on a rented SUP with a single pole and handful of swimbait in my pocket the other day No fish but it was pretty fun Now I'm looking to buy a used SUP for fishing and family fun. 45

08-14-2013, 08:41 AM	#4
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	SP fishing is super fun and the added height above the water can be helpful. I fished from an SUP in the shallow water of the sounds on the Outer Banks off NC. I kayak fished a bunch too but the SUP was handy for pulling across mud flats, grass thickets, and for getting out of to wade fish. An SUP would work well enough out here. One thing I will say is that with nothing really under the water line and a persons big profile up in the air the wind moves a SUP much faster than a kayak. The Jackson looks much better set up to fish but look at these too. http://www.nativewatercraft.com/boat.cfm?id=38 http://www.liquidlogickayaks.com/versa.cfm