I've Fallen And I Don't Want To Get Up!

[ollie]

My neighbor has one and I'm not that impressed with it. I must say his didn't come with adjustable foot pegs and that is one of the main reasons it turns me off.

[UnCivE]

Also, got me thinkin... I let my Dad try my FS12 last year, and he went up and bought a FS12 and a FS10 for his wife. . . they ended up taking like 25 percent off (after some heavy badgering knowing my Dad) for something cosmetic... he basically walked into the "warehouse" and picked out the ugliest kayak they had and negotiated the price down. I got 10 percent off mine, but I only asked one time. I'm not much for negotations.

Anyway, if you feel like it, you could probably get a deal on a "scratch an dent" kayak outta the warehouse. Just a thought. . .

[BadKarma]

Cool, will give that a try Friday. It seems that timing is everything, Friday is the first day of my 10 day vacation!!!!!! w00t.

[BadKarma]

Well, the deed is done. With a bit of a twist. I went after a Ascend D-12 and came home with a FS-10.

I decided on a 10' boat because a 12 just isn't needed with all the irresponsible speed demons on these lakes. I'm staying on the rivers and creeks.

Got the FS-10 marked down to 350 without the nasty rod holder or worthless trolly. Adding the Scotty holder in the morning and gonna try to get it on the water tomorrow if the rain stays away.

Oh yeah, also ordered a camcorder today too.

Can't slap the smile off my face with a sledgehammer.

[BadKarma]

I would like it to be a bit warmer for my first time out so I worked a bit on modifying the Yak.

Mounted a Scotty rod holder in place of the missing stock one and also added another Scotty base to serve as a camcorder mount. And built the stand too.

Yeah, I had to put this on.

Within the next couple of days I'll get this out on the water if the weather warms up just a bit.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I can't speak to your choice, but kayaking is fun and productive. You may end up with a differnet view, but mine are more about transportaion then fishing. I still seem to do better getting out and wading with the yak on a leash.

[BadKarma]

Actually, I'm sure I'll like both parts of this activity, fishing and plain old kayaking. Thats why the modifications will be held to a minimum. And wading is on the menu too.

[woodman]

Here is an excellent kayak site for rigging and any thing else.....with 1243728 total posts it stays pretty busy,,,,

http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=53&start=0

[BadKarma]

Here is an excellent kayak site for rigging and any thing else.....with 1243728 total posts it stays pretty busy,,,,

http://www.texaskaya...hp?f=53&start=0

Great resource. thanks.

[UnCivE]

Looks awesome. If I'd have found that deal I'd jumped all over it too. Can't beat it. Those FS10's have the same "tunnel hull" that the fs12's do so they're pretty darn stable. My dad's got one.

I made an anchor trolley from some 1/4" rope, a couple 2 dollar pulleys attached to eyelets with carabiners and a d-ring in the middle to run the anchor line through, works a charm. Now you just need to put a fresh coat of fish slime on it!