Yak Porn

[grant schofield]

I can’t say enough about the great people at Lewis & Clark Outfitters (http://www.getoutandplay.com) in Springdale, AR. I showed up with a factory cross bar set and Yakima Hull Raiser Aeros but after getting the first Ultimate mounted we knew it wasn’t going to be safe. The great team there scrambled and had 3 guys installing a new setup in the cold so we could get the boats home. Their customer service is stellar and I couldn’t have chosen a better place to get my boats. The yaks didn’t get to taste water just yet, but they will be getting wet tomorrow.

[John Stanley]

What size yak did you all buy?
Did you get a rudder system with the native boat?

[grant schofield]

They are 14.5s. I didn’t get the rudder system yet, but I think it is something I will be looking into once

[mike j]

Let us know if you can actually stand up in those things and cast!

[Matt Jones]

Yes… you can definitely stand up in the native kayaks.

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[Bob Riggins]

The Native Ultimates are nice watercraft (I’m not sure if I would call them a kayak, they are more of a canyak (canoe/kayak)).

[Mike Cline]

Let us know if you can actually stand up in those things and cast!  I’ve been looking at a couple myself…

Here’s my Ultimate that’s not quite rigged out yet!

I took my Ultimate 12 Tegris out for it maiden fishing voyage on Saturday.  Indeed you can stand and cast with ease–I could get the same distance standing or sitting because the thing is so stable.  On open water, the standing will be a big benefit.  When fishing tight to a shoreline as I did Saturday, I found the boat a bit harder to maneuver when standing.  The Tegris is so light that when you hook a fish of any size you absolutely have no leverage–worse than a float tube.  Twice ,16″ + bass pulled me directly into shoreline structure before I got things under control.  Otherwise it starts, stops and turns on a dime.  Really light on the water.

[grant schofield]

Both my wife and I plan to paddle each of ours solo with the kids in the front, but hopefully when the kids get a little older they will be able to help out some. I was a little worried about getting such a big boat, but I had heard that the 14.5 Ultimate wasn’t too hard for a single person. Hopefully they are right, else I will need to buy a set of weights too.

[mike j]

I’ve got two kayaks and a canoe… the kayaks rock for getting to fish where you might get wet on the way in or out.. plus.. they sneak up on fish very well… but as has already been said.. sight fishing is nearly impossible…

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