How to load and tie down a KAYAK the EASY way.

[@johnlieu]

Can't get more straight-forward and helpful than this. Great video!

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bonnieruggieri7340]

Thanks so much for posting this video. I was having a hard time securing my yak so it wouldn't slide and this works perfect! Love the idea with the cart as well. Happy fishing! 🎣😊

[@eugene5438]

Awesome tip on dropping it on the cart with the strap trick!

[@SimonTekConley]

I was thinking of you last night when i was strapping a kayak down.

[@sporkcrx]

Thats a great method with the cart strapped to the end of the kayak. I'm going to have to figure something like that out

[@jeanclaude521]

Thanks from France, it will be helpfull when I go to Florida next August !

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

oh, really good fishing there!

[@jeanclaude521]

@@FishinwithGRAMPS I can’t wait to get back to Bonita Springs Fla… Your vid will be very helpfull with my pick up rental. Last year I rented a Dodge Gran Caravan but I wasn’t feeling secure with my 10 feet kayak on the roof. I ended puting the kayak inside the vehicule. It fit but with a inch to spare…

[@joshlanham4885]

Awesome how to gramps👍

[@barbara34810]

Thanks for a great video 😀

[@dallas353david]

Great video! Helpful tips and advice 👌 nice, simple and to the point 👍

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SimonTekConley]

Good advice on the straps

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Thanks 👍 I had to take down the first version and edit that part in because I realized I had left that info out.

[@brianhickman4638]

Great video Jt.

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Thx cuz!

[@DetroitFishigan]

Nicely done Gramps 🍻. Man i do wish i had a truck for my kayak transporting needs lol. I have to roof top my on a Jeep its a work out Lol. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼🥃🍻

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

heh, cartop carrying would kill my old arse

[@DetroitFishigan]

@@FishinwithGRAMPS 😂. Dude im 41 and it's taken its toll on me, and having a 2year old lol. Man it's hard to keep the energy up 😂 with him. Kid's are so full of Pure Energy 🌪️ 😂

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I hear ya!

[@DetroitFishigan]

@@FishinwithGRAMPS hey Gramps i got the bag of baits. Thanks 😊 so much for all the goodies. I do appreciate it 🤝🏼.

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Catch some and let us know!

[@lexcox4428]

I live just north of Indy, would love to go out with you any time, I am newer to yak fishing but have been taking my sportsman 106

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

that'd be awesome. My brother and I are wanting to hit the river up there some time for smallies

[@brandomorphin6358]

Recently got the perception outlaw 11.5,I love that thing but the handles on the sides double as accessory tracks so I’m to nervous to only tie to the handles 😅

[@eddierivera1494]

With the wilderness system, how do you load at dock after fishing……and get kyack back onto kart

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Put stuff in truck, lift kayak onto cart

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I pull it all out of the water and unload

[@rickclark4714]

How long is the pickup bed plus the tailgate when its down?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Probably 8ft

[@bobmoore5712]

Ty my friend

[@raulkapur3691]

Question? If you have to wheel the kayak to water , what do you do with wheels when you get kayak to water

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

put them behind my crate

[@BassManStrikes]

Run the cart back to the truck if close or bring it with. Most times i bring mine back to the truck, it's less hassle than bringing it on the kayak.

[@derekjp6043]

Great video!!

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Thank you!

[@Triple6Tactical]

Accessory layout on kayak? What paddle holders? How do they mount?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

whole kayak video series coming, stay tuned

[@lmychajluk]

I have a Sportsman as well, and a Wilderness Systems cart. I'll have to try your method of unloading w/ the strap over the cart! I do have a question about your straps, though - You say you cut the hooks off, but what do your tie-downs in the bed look like? In my truck, the tie downs are these flat metal loops covered in bed liner. I would think that the straps would eventually wear through where they rub these loops, and would not feed them directly through these. I don't have a problem with the hooks on these loops, but if you don't like the hooks, wouldn't you at least want to feed the strap through a carabiner so the strap is not rubbing on a sharp edge?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I've used carabiners as well. I actually have a yak trailer now

[@mskeyspirate]

A sensitive question, with no negatve agenda. I see that you are a heavier gentleman, as am I !!! I too have a 10 foot sit on kayak made by lifetime.The reason I mention the manufacturer is that I have the same seat as your's. With my center of gravity higher than normal, balance is an issue. As is entering, and exiting my kayak. So, as a larger guy, how bout some tips ?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I don't stand, as I have a bad knee. I sit on the side of the seat and push off from the bank.

[@doughodson5939]

Do you take your seat off when you go down the road?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

nah, I rarely ever take it or the crate off, I just remove my baits from the crate and stick them in the truck with the gopros and fishfinder.

[@joegilbert7661]

What model of Old Town kayak do you have?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

That is a Sportsman PDL 106, I have a few videos of it on the channel if you want a closer look

[@abuzman4133]

Where do you put your fishing poles?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I have a crate with rod holders I sit behind the seat

[@josedelgado8121]

One question, muy bus with a long drawer and my kayak Is 12, can it be loaded?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

not sure

[@ronaldraux6909]

I wouldn't recommend strapping through the handles. They are only screwed on and can eventually be pulled off the kayaks. Run your straps through scupper or even peddle drive opening and just snug the straps loosely .

[@daveholte7658]

Great video. I am hoping to be a new kayak owner. What length do you recommend for a new guy? Mainly want to fish with it and occasionally just enjoying the scenery I have a Honda Ridgeline with a 5.5 ft box. Nothing fancy lightweight would be nice. Seen you have a box ad well. I have 2 but with the out of control gas prices they sit in the garage. Way to expensive to operate. Thanks again

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

My first was a Old Town Topwater 106 (paddle) that was 10'6", then the Sportsman PLD that was the same (pedal). My son just got the Sportsman 106 to paddle, great boats and you can find them on sale time time of year.

[@daveholte7658]

@@FishinwithGRAMPS Thanks. Paddle vs pedal? I dont mind a workout and maybe more a model with moving parts mean more things things that break and go wrong?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

@@daveholte7658 Old Town has solid drives

[@chrismorgan3886]

You never transport with the drive in the kayak?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

nah, I always put it in the truck

[@MarkMeadows90]

What would be the easiest way to haul two of the same kayaks, and how to tie them down?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I've hauled a couple at a time, I just scoot one all the way to one side and put the other in sideways and go to town with the straps

[@jacoblambert5284]

What is the name of your kayak cart?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

made by wilderness systems

[@michaelhatfull3305]

You located in Indy? Saw your 500 hat.

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

down in Bedford now, used to live in Southport/Greenwood

[@michaelhatfull3305]

@@FishinwithGRAMPS very nice we live down in Columbus. Any good ponds/lakes you recommend for bass kayak fishing?

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

@@michaelhatfull3305 lot of great places around you near Atterbury. Check out this map www.in.gov/dnr/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/where-to-fish-interactive-map/

[@RickLancaster-w2x]

Did you mean the rudder? I didn't see a Propeller?

[@rem45acp]

My kayak doesn't have side handles though, only at the ends.

[@strnto8967]

How many ft is your kayak

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

this one is 10 foot, 6 inches

[@caroferg8857]

Now. To get a kayak.

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

they do make fishin a whole lot easier, that's for sure.

[@SimonTekConley]

I just need to buy a kayak, jon boat or canoe. Lol

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

makes things much easier

[@danthompson1467]

I was looking at one of them at dicks it looked big to me and I was think how the hell do you move that thing around lol. Now I know

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

Yeah, I try to make it as easy as possible

[@austinhernandez2716]

I got an 8ft long bed but my kayak is 12ft

[@BassManStrikes]

Get a bed extender

[@ronaldmcdonald3965]

Hey Gramps, you don't look that old

[@FishinwithGRAMPS]

I hear that all the time, lol

[@willyfufu2415]

In Texas cops would pull u over and cry about “they can’t see your plate “!

[@MidasWelby12]

Looks like you're blocking the right taillight.