Thread: A request for Ditch Basser

How much trouble /or not, is it to deploy the complete rig and how do you store your rods if your single poling?

riverboss,

If you ask the guys that fish with me, couple minutes the rod holders are in place and I'm fishing. I simple stack the rods with the butts in my lap when paddling to my location or if I start single pole work. A typical day I start with 6 poles at daylight, then transition to single pole once the wind gets up.

Nice info..... Wish my big A!! Could get in one

BAMA S, My other kayak is a Native Ultimate 12. It weights 49lbs, has a 350lbs capacity, roomy seat and stable enough to stand in. The 14.5 is 59lbs, but has a 450lbs capacity.

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I talked Z-man into buying one. He's in his mid 60's and comfortably fishes from it for half a day or more.

I too had a used (cheap) sit in, and would fish with Ditch several time....and after 4 hours max my back was killing me. Ditch had told me about the Native Ultimate and I kind of thought to myself - "yeah, yeah, sure it is" When I retired I thought I'd use my big boat (16 ft aluminum w/ 75 Merc.) a lot more - but it was just too much of a hassle to hook it up, tow it, launch it etc....so I sold it and pocketed around $5K. Then Ditch bought a used Native Ultimate and let me fish out of it twice, no rigging or fish finder but MAN is it comfortable. I found out that Native had upgraded the Ultimate with a few new features and bought one mail order out of Houston, TX for around $1200 - ..I LOVE IT. It IS heavy and I'm still tinkering with my cart - but I can fish for 6 hours straight and NO issues with my back etc. Native claims you can stand up in it and you'll see a lot of videos showing that ...I've done it but it's a bit wobbly for me. The seat is very much like a lawn chair - up and above the bottom of the yak and very comfortable. LOTS of room- paddles easily and now that mine is fitted out with a depth finder and 4 rod holders (no way I could keep up with 6 like Ditch does.....) I'm happy as can be with it. I built a rack for it in a shed behind my house that is the same level as the bed of my pick-up - slides right in and out like a breeze. Last point. Yes, Ditch can launch his yak and have all 6 lines in the water before I can get half of mine ready to fish. He's had a LOT of practice!