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Rigging
A
Small Boat
While small boats provide a world of fun and fishing opportunities
without any other equipment, a little special rigging can make a big
difference in fishing success. Of course, if you overdo it, you can
defeat the purpose that many people use small boats for: economy. But
if you can spend a little setting up your small boat for mobility,
under surface reading, as well as adding some inexpensive extras that
just make fishing easier, it can multiply the pleasure of fishing from
small boats many times over.
Factors to consider when rigging a small boat are: Safety, legality -
check state and federal laws and don't get the idea it doesn't matter,
water depth/temperature, quiet mobility (paddles, trolling motors), and
comfort to name just a few. The links below will take you to boats that
are rigged by their owner for their style of fishing.
Click
on the pictures to go to the page for that boat.
For this
section, I've
started in the logical place, with my boat, a fifteen foot Alumacraft.
I purchased all of the pieces, including boat, motor and trailer,
separately, and did all rigging alone.
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Kayak fishing
is an
experience all it's own. Small, light, easily transported,
they
are ideal for the adventurous who want to access waters where other
boats just won't go. Rigging a kayak is different in tht it
must
be rigged to allow the fisherman or woman to reach all they need on the
water, with a minium of movement. Relatively inexpensive, once rigged
out, all gear for a day on the water can be carried in a large gym bag.
The ultimate in portability and accessibility, kayaks are a worthy
consideration when fishing from small boats.
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| When I
started kayak
fishing a while back, the Wilderness Systems Ride Kayak
was unknown to me. My
first purchase was a Pelican Castaway 11.5 foot fishing kayak. First
and foremost, this is not about reporting on a "better" kayak than that
one, just one better suited to my size and fishing style. After taking
a good ten hour trout fishing trip down the White River below Beaver
Lake Dam in north Arkansas, I decided I needed a bigger, more stable
and comfortable kayak. Not that the Pelican didn't do great. It was
easy to maneuver and good to fish with one rod from. It did an
admirable job. But, I needed a straighter tracking, larger kayak that I
could turn around in if need be, without turning over. So, I began to
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Valuable
Businesses
You can get
everything you
need
to accessorize, customize, or repair your small boat. Don't waste time
running all over looking. Get what you need at West Marine.
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For some of the most unique lures and products that actually produce
dramatic results, this is where you'll find it.
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rights reserved - Mark Rogers
-Fishing From Small Boats
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