HOW TO LAUNCH | Fishing Kayaks

In this video I share my tips on launching a fishing kayak as well as how to land your fishing kayak, especially on prepared surfaces at boat ramps to avoid damage to your kayak.
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[@ChadHooverFishing]

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[@Thegreatkayak]

What kayak is it that?

[@jamescobb2887]

I'm 66 yoa and have had numerous surgeries but that does not stop me from fishing. Your Tutorial's have helped me immensely with my kayak fishing. Thank you.

[@mariozepeda8324]

Coming from a bigger guy who just purchased his first kayak, thank you my friend! Great video and tips.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you. Glad it could have and thanks for watching.

[@dandtintennessee7675]

I did too.

[@domincansammy123]

I second that!! I just bought a kayak and im 270lb my Biggest concern is stability!!

[@jayhollinger4147]

Something so simple, so great... Chad, at 63 yrs old anything that make it easy to get in and out.... Thanks....

[@ChadHooverFishing]

You are welcome. Glad you liked it.

[@JasonShumate]

This is definitely where I see most people fall in. It’s the launching and exiting of the boat literally sometimes. It’s so funny to watch people try to do it from the dock as well I always tell them that’s not how you want to get in your kayak. Do you want to do this at the boat ramp or the shoreline

[@williamcramer9541]

Thank you for all the rookie kayaker’s like me

[@craigstutts7560]

I have seen a bunch of new kayak anglers do just what you told them not to do. GOOD INFORMATION.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

That’s why I’m doing the videos brother. Thanks for watching. Share this to help spread the word.

[@GeorgiaKayakAngler]

I’m an amputee missing my left leg and thinking about purchasing a kayak. Your videos really help me. Thank you

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks brother, glad I can help.

[@OldLadyAngler]

Good demonstration Chad. I usually turn sideways too. Much easier.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yes ma’am. Loving the videos lately! I finally had a chance to get caught up on some the other day when I got home

[@pacochawa2746]

thanks saved me some headache probably.

[@bottomlinebassin2001]

Good stuff brother my first launch was a comedy of errors, along with the second and third 😅

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Ha!! That’s what I’m trying to help with... LOL

[@ROGUEBLU]

omg the best explanation of how to shift your weight from side to side to anchor your boat. thank you!!!

[@tizmo57]

That makes good sense! And I never would've thought of it. Thank you sir

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you sir!

[@alauram.6416]

I am extremely lucky to live in a place where the state installs actual kayak launches and docks so the only time I have to mess around with launching is when I pull up on remote beaches and such. So glad I found this video for those few times though!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

That’s awesome! What place is that?

[@alauram.6416]

@@ChadHooverFishing Idaho! Just about every dock anywhere in southern and east Idaho has kayak docks and launches. They are well maintained as well!

[@susanschoen2432]

This makes total sense to me! Thanks Chad....

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks, glad it helped

[@hujohnny7785]

Overall a very cool boat. Wanted a sit on top so I waited until I found this deal!

[@ronhall9981]

Thanks for the tip looking to start kayak fishing and that will help me in and out of the kayak because I would have done it the wrong way.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Ron. That’s what I here for, glad the video helped

[@klh102240]

Great info, even for a little itty-bitty guy. At 83 yrs old it'll do me well. You the man! 👍🏽🇺🇸

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Kenneth. Glad I could help

[@lizakarsai8968]

Thank you for making this video. We have a lot of concrete boat ramps. . . .

[@freeagentangler5159]

Learn something new all the time!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

That’s what our goal should be. That’s mine every day.

[@davehendrickson6929]

Great idea wished I would have watched sooner.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Dave. At least it isn’t even later 😜

[@clintonemerson3346]

Thank you for this video. I took my kayak out for the second time yesterday and this technique worked so much better than anything else I tried.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Clinton. I’m glad it helped.

[@myronp243]

As a newcomer to kayak fishing,Chad,you are a wealth of knowlege

[@marceldompierre171]

Glad I saw this as I want to buy a kayak. Just need to learn the basics

[@perryschnell5044]

You showed this a while back, now I use it all the time! Thanks Chad, keep it up!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@texasplumr]

You answered a huge question for this old man who isn't as svelte as he used to be. My mobility and balance slowly fades away as I get older, yet I am looking at kayaks to get me off the bank. I'm 67 and will retire in the near future and just want to spend my retirement years fishing. Thanks for this video. It makes complete sense and it wasn't intuitive, at least, not to me. But then, I'm not known to be a master of the obvious.

[@chelleconcha9311]

Thanks Chad. I like you videos. Helpful for a newbee like me!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks, glad I could help

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Chad, this is a great tip!! I'm a bigger guy and this is something I definitely need to start doing! Thank you!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yessir! 👊🏻

[@TackleJunky81]

Good work brother! 👊💪

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks brother! We need to do a collab soon.

[@TackleJunky81]

@@ChadHooverFishing You're welcome! Heck yeah man, I'd love to meet up with you. 👊

[@snapperhead51]

Hi new to kayaking here in Adelaide South Australia, ,a loder person :), like your tips , seems kinda what your showing is common sense for me, but good to see i was doing it right ,thanks for the vid tips, like the capsize the yak vid, man i dont want to be in that situation ever :)

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you. A lot of times things seem like common sense based on experience, but I do a lot of these videos for people that don’t have much experience to help them avoid mistakes.

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

Good job. I was trying to solve the same problem but had not figured it out.

[@thomasfeuerstein3340]

Thank you from a beginner. This is a good compliment to your previous video on this topic. More videos on the basics are appreciated.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you, I have a ton more of them coming.

[@rubenakacoolerlid2314]

That makes sense, thank you brother

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@fabfishing7422]

Saving a lot of people from a lot of nightmare scenarios..Rock on buddy! 💪

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you, that’s the goal.

[@ScottKIlb66]

This is clear, easily understood instruction. Thank you for posting this. I subscribed and like too!

[@liljohn7771]

I'm 61 years old, 6 ft. 6 in. tall and 300# with "questionable" knees. thanks for your tips on these boats, I am now considering picking one up for myself

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Glad I could help Papa.

[@scottdigennaro4896]

I have been kayaking for 7 years. And I tried this.....and it works. Thanks!

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

Good sound advise from the man who knows . Thanks Chad BTW, Loving all these quick tip videos .

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you sir!! Y’all keep watching them and I will keep making them. 👊🏻

[@leoronan3494]

Very informative will practice.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks and please do

[@brianrichard1768]

Good advice. I also run few strips of duct tape down length. Keeps my hull protected and is cheap.

[@glennsowacke9752]

Thanks Chad! Tight lines!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@dancelucy6942]

Awesome technique! We'll look like pros at the ramp now!!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Ha! Yessir

[@adammartin336]

Chad… thank you for making this video. I just bought a Jackson kayak and I am wanting to get into fishing but I honestly was very nervous about launching and recovering it with some practice and these tips I think it’ll be pretty darn smooth.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Glad I could help! Check out my videos on launching the kayak too, they may help a little there as well

[@conductor4Christ]

I really appreciate these kinds of videos. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks, glad you liked it

[@dopadyess]

That is smart I've been watching a lot of these videos. Looking forward to the day I'm out on the water than just the bank.

[@volcharger]

You’re right Chad, it sounds so simple but far too often we want to do the keel coming in first. Awesome tip, thanks brother

[@edbrown3047]

You explain things perfectly. I have a kayak and am nervous on launch and return. This video helps me tremendously. Thank you

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Ed. I’m glad it helped and I hope some of my other videos can help as well. Thanks for watching

[@edbrown3047]

@@ChadHooverFishing I've been watching quite a few

[@davidacree770]

Thanks for the launch tip for a new kayak fisherman!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yessir! Hope it helps

[@jude.v25]

Thank you!

[@jackwilliams8776]

Excellent advice.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Jack

[@camorrisiii]

I’m glad to see that I launch and land the proper way. I used to make the mistake of launching bow in first and landing bow first. Those concrete ramps are like cheese graters on a keel. Fortunately I learned after my first time. I learned a lot from KZbin. Great video, thanks for the demo. Have fun out there and be safe.

[@jasoncrankbaitsandcrawsohm412]

Good info to know. Appreciate it .

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@MrMGutierrez84]

Just started watching your channel. Enjoy the content very much. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you

[@shari_lynn7454]

Thanks for these tips! As a far from small woman this should help me getting in and out of my new angler kayak!

[@Briiink]

Great tips Chad!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you!

[@150F2011]

Thanks Chad, I have recently purchased a Hobie Outback, I have started fishing with my son,He has been kayak fishing for several years,He is a great mentor. This was a great tip for a beginner. Thanks for the time spent shooting and editing these for videos!

[@WayneMerr]

Like launch and recovery tips!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Glad you like them!

[@timjohnson7419]

Wow, I wish I had seen this before I flipped over at the ramp. Thanks, these are things I didn’t know. Thanks for all the great tips!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

You are Welcome. Glad it helped

[@gafisherman2451]

All these years I have been struggling to get on and out of a kayak just like you said. I will definitely do it your way next time. Thanks for you short video lessons.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks, glad I could help.

[@pitchkapizda8355]

Well done mate awsome rip

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks Bronx (I typed this with an Australian accent)

[@robertchadwick1552]

Good stuff. I just bought a Pro-Angler 14 so this will help.

[@islandfreedivedtm]

Excellent tips. I enjoy your videos very much. Thanks for all you do for the kayak community.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@lousadventures2111]

Thank you Chad I sure appreciate the tips.

[@toddsmith3002]

Great Video and Luv that Wrap on your boat.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you, that’s made by @brdjet

[@atravers349]

That is a very important and helpful video, especially for newbies to kayaking! Thank you!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you. And some old dogs too... 😜

[@bryanreed8408]

New to Yak fishing love your tips

[@coreybusby5633]

Thanks. Have watched a lot of your videos.

[@jelly_fishing]

Great info and a great approach

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you

[@teresawilsonadventures5688]

Thanks

[@ChadHooverFishing]

You are welcome.

[@tombosanko3085]

As a beginner kyacker I enjoy the tips. They are very helpful. Thank you

[@ko0sa221]

What a sikkkk frkn kayak!!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you 🙏

[@jamesnewman705]

Great videos, thanks for the tips.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks James and thanks for watching

[@bobmennel137]

Appreciate the info!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@VAFSH4LIF]

Recently got into kayak/fishing, have been a fisherman all my life. Was looking for paddling tips and came upon your channel. Then I just got a notification from Flukemasters channel and there you were explaining paddles. :) Will be watching more of your videos in the future, Thanks for the Great content and Tips. Fish On!

[@lesliecallahan8012]

Hey Chad. Another great tip. Even though I don’t fish, you have great common sense tips for recreational kayakers. ❤

[@HotLeadretired]

Great video. I just bought my first-ever kayak. I got a fishing kayak about a month and I've been rigging it for fishing. It should be water-ready sometime in April. Your method seems to be the best I've seen. Thanks.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you Hot Lead

[@mikemcgeehan4321]

Good info.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@hunterfrlife]

Awesome! Thanks for the awesome tip.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@jerzdev]

#tactacamfishi

[@tonyallen1953]

Great bit of info thanks Chad.

[@simonestudante1776]

Thanks for the video, it's a big help!

[@jimmiedvorak7257]

Great content. This is the way I launch my boat.

[@123ooh]

Hey Chad! Was wondering if we could get a full in dept tour of your amazingly cool kayak trailer. I know you got the short brief video of you picking up the trailer from the maker, but I was just wondering if maybe you could go a little more into detail then that video. Also, the tent I wanna see that tent setup and stuff haha.

[@tahoedriver0216]

Everytime i watch your videos i learn something new! Thanks Chad, your the man!!!

[@OddHeathen]

Thank you very much for making this video. I just bought a sit in fishing yak. First time kayaker. I assume this method would work the same.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

It’s pretty similar, you just have to do a little more “scooting” in a sit inside kayak.

[@bluemomentbass]

This is exactly the information I've been looking for as a newbie. Do you have any videos for tips loading and unloading from a trailer? And if loading can be done without getting in the water? 😊

[@justinhenry5477]

Love the videos. Can you do a video on how to get in the kayak when launching in deeper water? Like from a boat dock or from a steep bank where the water is high.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yessir! Thanks

[@randydjr1]

All the things you said dont do is exactly the way I do it. Glad I now have a better way. Thanks Chad! You da man!!!

[@BobBohner4851]

Oh god i love you. Thanks so much

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@michealbrown4260]

Thanks man

[@Motorcyclewindtherapy]

Good info, Chad! This is pretty much akin to the proper canoe enter/exit methods except you have funnels you can brace the paddle across too. Broadside is definitely best!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yessir

[@ronaldraux6909]

Great tip! Like you said "it sounds simple" and should be. Makes a lot of sense to me and definitely will save the kayak. The hard part will be breaking old habits of doing it the other way.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Once you do it a bit, it will feel wrong to do it the other way.

[@samuelstrickland3678]

Chad,I thank you so much.I am new to kayaking and this is by far the easiest way for my overwieght butt to lauch and land my kayak.You are the man!

[@macha1937]

Good video thanks

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you!

[@macha1937]

Thanks for the video I'm new at kayaking this video will help me out a lot

[@JayMiers-ds8qu]

Awesome advice

[@fishhunt3471]

I’ve watched your channel for over two years now. You helped me get started and I am thoroughly enjoying kayak fishing. Started in a feel free big fish, now in a Hobie PA. Since watching this channel, I’ve grown a lot in kayak fishing. Thanks for all the tips and advice!!!

[@randyarbogast2716]

Great advice! Thank You!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@daveg9068]

Thank you. Great video.

[@mikefurness1598]

Great tip on entering and exiting the kayak Chad! Fortunately I was taught that quite a few years ago by someone I still fish with on a regular basis. It works and works well and saves wear and tear or at least some wear and tear on keel of my kayak!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

That’s awesome

[@thomascoleman7716]

Thank you for the tips

[@jasonbrosnahan4736]

New to kayak fishing, I have to thank you for this video.