Do You Catch MORE Fish From A Kayak?

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Enjoy your day

[@RhinoJoeOutdoors]

Thanks Dave! You too!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@RhinoJoeOutdoors My pleasure

[@chuckster-bass1866]

I think the real reason is as you stated, in that the kayak fisherman is using "finesse" baits where as your typical bass boat fisherman is in general "cover water" mode and the main reason is because he can. A powerboater can simply go down a bank / point/ hump and run the big motor 5-10 miles down the lake. Thats the definition of a power fisherman. And just like me after beating the bank all day during a tournament with a bladed jig, crankbait etc you end up at the end of the day and find out some local won with a shakeyhead or ned rig - LOL ; on these highly pressured lakes the power fisherman will lose 90% of the time and he just needs to learn how to slow down and drag / flip a finesse bait. Good luck !

[@jameshollwedel903]

While I have zero experience fishing from a boat, I find that I catch more fish wading than kayaking. I don't know if I am any stealthier, but know that my game plan and equipment are stripped down and my attention is less divided. I wonder if that same addition by subtraction works as well in the boat vs kayak.

[@RhinoJoeOutdoors]

Very good points. I fish better when wading. You take the movement of the boat or kayak out of the equation and I think that’s a big part of my success when fishing that way. I just really enjoy wading a stream. There’s nothing like it in my opinion. What is your preferred gear when wading?

[@jameshollwedel903]

@@RhinoJoeOutdoors Shorts and sandals. I have a ML spinning rod, usually spooled with 15lb braid and I play around with a lighter flouro leader (I use the same rod on Floyds Fork and the Falls). Baits are a small Keitech swimbait, any Nikko product, cheap squarebills, and a few Bobby Garlands with 1/16 jigs. I used to way overpack, but wound up only using the aforementioned baits. If I'm short on time and not hunting smallies, I keep a 5' ultralight Uglystick and a trout magnet kit in my trunk.

[@raywells2858]

I dont know if stealth is all that as far as a factor goes, both types of vessels can give off plenty of noise in one form or another. Of course the quieter you can be the less spooked the fish are gonna be. What I do know, is fishing from a Yak, I cant run around the lake every 5 minutes looking for easily duped fish. As such I feel like its made me a better fisherman as I am really kinda forced to pay attention to detail and make the most of every cast with what ever bait is appropriate for the moment to the fish that are there.

[@watchluver]

Since fishing from a kayak its doubled my catch rate.

[@pitchkapizda8355]

100% you do catch more fish on a yak