How to Launch a Fishing Kayak
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2018
- There are certain things that I take for granted because I have been doing this for so long. I received a request to do a video on how to launch a fishing kayak about ten times in less than a week so I figured it was a topic that yall wanted to see in a video so here you go.
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Starting with the etiquette is on point!
Thank you
I was one that asked for this on Facebook. Thank you for taking the time to make it. Thank you for listening to what a lot of us wanted.
weedsnager thanks for the support and suggestions!
Great simple tips. My son and I are going kayaking this weekend so I learned a bunch from you! Thnx!
Man when you brought up the baby ducks, I couldn't help but laugh. Made my night 😂😂
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I’m new to kayaks and your videos are helping me out a lot. Thanks Chad! Subscribed!
Great to know you are located in my area. Gallatin, TN!! Just purchased my 127 last week from Hook1! Cant wait to try it out!
Hey man, your content is pure gold! I just bought a kayak yesterday and I’ve avoided her maiden voyage because I was afraid to ask anyone how to launch. I appreciate you!
We all start somewhere. Hope you been having fun!
Thank you sir. I have an updated video on how to launch as well, be sure to check that one out
Great instructional video Chad. Yep i'm that guy that ended up in the water just trying to get out of my kayak. Totally lost my footing and just kept back peddling it until yep you guessed it, splash, lucky for me it was a hot day and was kind of refreshing. Your video has given me a better approach as to the proper way to exit a kayak. And of course we all did have a good laugh about it.
Thanks Robert. That’s the best way for it to happen, where no one gets hurt and everyone gets a good laugh
ive been waiting for this! Thanks!
Thanks for the instructional video. I always prep my kayak in the parking lot sense the launch area I go to is always busy w/ bass & pontoon boats. There's always the one pontoon boat that takes for ever so I just go off to the side and launch from the shore 👍🏻🎣
You know you don’t think about it till you watch someone do it. Great stuff. Keep it coming
chris aguirre will do, thanks!
Kyle, thanks very helpful. I am just starting out. Been fly fishing a couple of years and just got a Pelican 120.
Great tutorial. As a 'newbie' looking to pick up my first yak from the store this weekend I've been pondering a good technique for getting in and out of it on a slip and after watching loads of vids this week on this subject, your demo makes perfect, uncomplicated sense and I'm all for simple. Liked and subbed.
I’m a new kayaker and also a big guy and I love and appreciate the lesson on launching my kayak this has been be very helpful thank you very much.
same
THANKS for the tips and ideas!!!
Appreciate you making the comment about ramp etiquette. So many times I went to a boat ramp to launch my boat and kayakers are blocking the ramp.
You have some great info in your videos. Thanks
Thanks so much for the info and love your kayak set up,simple and to the point.
Awesome, thank you Chad.
I will have a kayak this year. Just got into fishing and I absolutely love it.
I love that trailer !
Good information. I just order a titan13.5 today. It will be my first fishing kayak and I was wondering about launching and getting out of it.
I'm new to kayaks period but my girlfriend got me a new fishing kayak being new. I'm so excited for any information so thank you for your help and I'm definitely subscribing to your channel I have a sun beam is 12 ft anything I can learn from you is a plus thanks again Jeff Sebastian
Looks easy with your yak, the stability is insane!
It's felt a little odd all these years, using Bass for Catfish bait. But after the morbid baby Ducky thing I feel quite normal. Great Video. Im a fan for life, Brother. Fellow Tennessee Patriot here!
what kind of kayak trailer do you use?
Great tip Chad thanks for the video. I couldn't imagine seeing someone walking from bow to seat.. the way you did it is the way I do it and maybe cause it just seems to be the safest way
if your taking request on videos maybe you could talk about using a depth finder. maybe a quick setup and some how to read info would be great. . again thanks for all you do for the sport
Edge 150 I walk from Bow to seat and I have no problem with it I also only weigh 140 pounds
I would like to know more about this trailer. Very helpful instructional video. Thank you!
Great video I need a trailer like yours😁
Thanks for the video!!!!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching
Great Video!
Thanks buddy
Great video and thank you for your hard work. May I ask about that trailer in this video. It looks great for me what is it?
thank you Chad , great video
Heck yea, great video
So helpful man. Thank you!! Getting into kayak fishing soon here in Florida.. Always wondered how it was done and NOT BE THAT GUY ha!! Just subscribed to the channel brother
Thank you. I appreciate the sub. Glad you like the content.
Great tips for those of us that are new to kayaking.
Hello
Very nice video! Thanks. Can i ask you where you got your trailer? Thanks a lot
Now ye have it..great vid
Nice vid! Getting in and out from the side with the kayak is probably the best way to get in/out of a kayak. I have pulled the front straight into the bank before and walk off. Really wobbly, but the other people at the dock will get a good laugh if you do it that way.. haha
Hey Y’all, I updated this video with a newer version. Please check it out here.
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I love your Kyak can you tell me why you chose it over a Hobie. I'm 345lb I'm looking at the PA 14
seems easier then launching my sit in style. im a sit in and "shimmy" till im fully floating. or push with the paddle.
Overall a very cool boat. Wanted a sit on top so I waited until I found this deal!
I grew up in Hendersonville, fishing all up and down the banks of Drakes Creek. I know exactly where you were at!
That baby duck thing is kinda disturbing... Nice video besides that lol
Yeah, ikr. I had no idea bass ate baby ducks.
Obviously you've never experienced the exhilaration of a baby duck being devoured by a monster bass.
Yeah, I agree AG. I don’t want to see any baby ducks get eaten; but the video was great. I got on a kayak last month for the first time and I probably looked like a Blue Whale ice skating. I sat down while half out of the water and tried to skooch my kayak backwards in to the water. Anyway, I really enjoyed the video (cept for the poor baby ducks).
AG Creations welcome to nature!
A northern pikes delicacy hehe
Bought a nice pedal kayak today and thought “I should probably learn to launch this before going out blind” lol thanks, subbed to you 👍🏽
Thanks! I’m redoing this video soon and covering pedal drive kayaks too.
Chad Hoover awesome!! I’ll be on the look out for that one!
Good stuff as always Chad
I like the trailer. May have the name of it or a link to where I may buy one?
Thanks Brotha! 👊
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Thought you were going to say the only thing better than a giant bass smashing a baby duck is when it smashes your lure LOL.
I like the video. What type of PFD do you use
Hey Chad, great video. What is that thing clipped onto your left PFD strap at the top? Rectangle box with something sticking out of it?
loved it
Thank you very much for sharing this! Big dudes like me appreciate it.
Chad....thx for the tip. Will come in handy.....today I just a bought a 2020 Jackson kayak Bite FD
I'm thinking about buying the acend ,10 r sit on top kayak it has a casting deck too it whuld be my first ever kayak
Hahabsa, nothing more entertaining than watching a bass eat a baby ducking. No wait there is, watching him eat 2 or 3. Hahaha!!!
You make the best videos , thanks Chad
(2020)
Great video! I like your trailer, can I get something like that hear in Georgia?
excellent. thankyou
I sure wish more people werent that guy. I cant tell you how many times Ive had to wait for people to move out of the way at a boat ramp. I mean really you dont park right in the way and then sit there for 15 or 20 minutes goofing around getting all your stuff out of your truck while other people are trying to either get on or off the water.
You just named 50% of the guys I saw at the nationals.
Went through this last week. Nice guy, but totally out to lunch. Took at least 20 minutes of our time. Spread all over the one ramp that had room for 2 rigs. New kayak and first time out with friends and their new kayaks. He chatted away, fiddled around, de-aired his raft, checked with his mom-in-law...…… We did not say anything, just patiently waited...next time it happens, I WILL say something. Some people have the awareness of a river rock! Can't really complain as I let it happen..... By the way, thanks for the video...now I can be more graceful getting in and out!
I learned to stay away from the boat ramps because of the stupidity of some people. Gotta love the yaks where you can launch virtually from anywhere.
Consideration 👍 great tip.
Thank you!!
Very informative
Hey Chad, what trailers would you recommend? Kinda getting tired of putting my yak on top of my car lol.
Whats a good kayak for the bigger people in your opinion?
Awesome tips. I’ve been looking into getting a kayak and now I feel I won’t be that guy. I am a boat owner and I really appreciate you mentioning not to block the launch ramp, I come across that way too often, either kayakers or jet skiers, and man jet skiers are the worst. Please don’t get me wrong, I’ve also seen more kayakers launching from the side of the ramp, which is also much safer for everyone at the launch ramp.
Curious about the down rigger ball as an anchor... What weight do you recommend as a minimum? And how do they compare to other actual anchor designs?
Thank you. Very Good.
Neighbor! I live in Lebanon, TN and go to Old Hickory Lake all the time! Getting ready to purchase my first fishing Kayak, but I do have a Bass Tracker that I have out on the water on occasion.
Just subbed to your channel, great topic. My question is I am a big guy as well what brand of PFD would you recommend?
Charles Breen .
Thank you sir!
Hey what trailer do you have there?
Chad,
Great rundown, it always amazes me when I get to a launch and the looks I get from the other #KayakAnglers who have never seen me get my platform ready to launch almost like the look you gave me down at #Bienville LOL.. But once I get everything set up it's pretty much the same except that I keep my paddle leash attached to my Yak and push it off and pull the #385FTA back in parallel to the launch step in adjust my traducer arm remove the leash and I'm off. When I return I just paddle up on the launch step out go get my cart pull the Yak up to the ride and the disassembly happens.
Thanks good guy
Sir - I've just recently purchased my first yak, an watched a ton of your videos to help me make a decision. That being said, I'd really love to see a video, walking through transducer/graph installation, on an SS127. Can you help a brother out?
Tanner Scheer done deal!
Thank you for the great channel. I just took mine out for the first time a few days ago. Had no idea what I was doing, but ended up slaying bass and bluegill in a Florida canal. Was awesome!!!!!
I back my trailer right in the water and deploy the yak. I don't need to get out of the way of bigger boats. They can wait their turn like everyone else does.
Cool
Then that’s just how to back down a trailer
How much would a trailer like that run. Would it accommodate the Titan 13.5?
Can you tell me about the trailer shown in vid? THANKS NICE VID.
It’s the 78” Rack and Roll from Yakima
Hi Chad. I am in the middle of the learning phase of Kayak Fishing and have been watching many of your videos. You mentioned on this one that you're on Old Hickory. I am Corps Ranger at J. Percy Priest. Maybe I'll see you on the water!
Thanks!
You really let me down , I only learned 10 things lol. I grew up in the boat biz and taught launching Fountain, Cigarette and Cobalts owners. Turns out I’m not so knowledgeable about my new plastic passion. I have some antique wooden baby duck lures I bet you know how that ends lmao, thanks for sharing these solid tips Brother. Over.
As i am getting more involved in local tournament fishing i would really like to know about the types of clothing you guys wear during your typical fishing season??? Do you "Layer"??? Do you wear a Wet Suit ???
been kayaking for a number of years, cannot say I have ever seen it done that way. If you own a kayak that is not as wide as his, don't be surprised if it doesn't work out.
Nicely done! Looks like a Navy ship...did you choose that one on purpose?
What PFD do you use and what type of seat is that as well??
Chad what type of Locking system for kayaks do you use ? Would like to stay in hotels , but I don't like leaving kayaks out of eye sight . I use cable locks as of now , just not sure if it's the best system
Dave Hughes I use the Yeti cooler cable locks through the scuppers sometimes and most of the time I use the Yakima Ripcord locking straps.
What pfd are you using?
Watching a snapping turtle take out a canada goose is even better!
This video really helped, that kind of life jacket is that it look really nice
Chad I’m a big boy yaker also what size is the chinook you wear I have a crappy pfd for right now and would like to get a better fishing style pfd I like the nrs ones like yourself and many others wear
Chad,
I’m a big guy..a senior and pretty much a beginner. I am looking at a Feeffree Moken 10 v2. Would like your input on this and any other input you might have.
Thanks
Hey Chad, you ever put in at that pond on the other side of the road? By the water plant? I always wanted to try that spot👍
Put it on the ramp. Park the truck. Get all your rods and tackle on the kayak. Give it a shove, run down the dock next to it and JUMP! Works every time.
Haha works like a charm!
Hey Chad! Thanks for all your videos and amazing work. I’m on the market for kayak. I have my eyes on the bonafide ss127...but they just released the ss107. Which bonafide should I buy??? I live in Chattanooga TN and the main lakes a fish on...chickamauga lake and guntersville lake. Which SS will be better for those lakes?? Thank you!
Alex Galván get the SS127. If you are fishing bigger lakes it’s a no brainer in my opinion.
Chad Hoover thank you! I don’t know anything about kayaks hehe it will be my first kayak. I’ll be going to the waterpalooza Demofest at Caney Fork Outdoors in silver point TN May 12th. to check them out. Again, thank you!
actual info starts at 7:30... otherwise, great info/vid... seems easy, but as a noob, i had no idea either! thanks again brother
Great and informative video. Did you drag your kayak down to the water after unloading it from your trailer? I'm concerned that the bottom of the kayak could get damaged during that process. Please keep in mind that I have never been in a kayak so I'm a total newbie. My husband bought me one for Christmas and therefore starting from scratch.
Thanks, Launching next week for the first time.