Thread: Reccomendations for for Kayak for big guy.

I just watched a kayak fishing show in which they featured the Wilderness Systems ATAK which looks pretty nice and roomy. You may want to add that to your list of kayaks to test ride if you come across one.

First off thanks for all of the recommendations I ended up finding what I thought was a good deal on Craigslist and ended up picking it up today. Wound up with the Wilderness Systems Ride 135 and a Aqua Bound carbon fiber paddle. This boat is unmolested....so now to add a anchor trolley, milk crate and rod holders. Possibly a spider rig and depth finder at some point. Hopefully get it on the water by Saturday.

Looks like I may need a rack for the truck and a cart for the kayak...it is pretty heavy. Hope the wife is not reading this...actually she suggested the cart and I have a Thule rack and homemade back bar for my truck if it is long enough.

Thanks again for the recommendations now to sore mouth some fish.

Congratulations on the purchase. Enjoy and be safe.

Thanks....can't wait to get on the water.

Loud & proud. See you coming around the bend from a great distance. Congrats. Did it come with a seat? Don't drill if you don't have too. Lots of time to give serious
thought to what you want and how you want to do it. I fished mine several times before mounting my seat, depth finder and rod holders. A nice sized cooler will fit
the area behind the seating area. PFD should come before anything else. Keep us informed on your mods. After further investigation, I believe I see a seat. LOL

It is the older style seat and folded down in the pictures. I am going to give it a try but the seats you have fixed up look more comfortable so I think a change may be coming. I have several PFD's and the last 2 I have bought have been more designed for paddling, so that is covered. I will take your advice and try to get by without drilling any holes and just tie everything on for the first few trips at least.

Thanks.

I found a killer deal on a demo boat, a Jackson Tripper 12. It's the stripped down version of the Jackson Kilroy fishing kayak. For me a comfortable/supportive seat is a 100% requirement. The Jackson seats are fantastic, even with my bad back I can sit in the Jackson seat for hours. I joked with my wife that I might bring it into the living room and move out my recliner.

I think I'm going to sell this Coosa, so if anyone in the Hot Springs area is interested, let me know.

I don't know how hard to install since both of my kayaks came with it pre-installed but if you could install a track on each side it makes it easy to mount things without having to drill multiple holes. Plus you can switch things out as needed depending on how you are fishing.