Any other Yakfishers here?

Post by **ManInBlackForever** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:24 pm

Hi everyone I am new to the board, and was wondering if anyone else here was a yakfisher. I know the sport still has not quite hit the fever pitch it has down in the states but I was hoping there may be a few of us around here.

I am from Waterloo, and fish this area a little , Kaufman, and Schneider Flats, Nith River, between, Haysville, and the first bridge after the town by the feedmill. Other than that, I am fishing the Maitland, and Saugeen Rivers in my Yak, or trying out some of the small lakes and ponds that are up there.

I know this isnt realted to Yakfishing but I gotta mention......

Last weekend my Sister In-Laws boyfriend, told me about this pond he knew about that was an old mennonite swimming hole outside of Belmore, he didnt think there was fish in there but I figured we could try it anyway(he doesnt fish that much.) So we get there and it looks to be an old slot quarrie, so it sloped down for about 70 feet, but couldnt be more than and 20 foot wide. So I toss my search bait, a white Super Spot, and give him, an In-Line spinner, I hook up, and after a brief fight, I bring in a nice little pike. Now here I am in shock, a POND PIKE, never heard of them before, he is kind of excited, and I wanted to look around a little bit more. So I give him my rod, with a gold willaims warbler, and tell him how to use, it and where. Suddenly I here him calling and yelling for me, he is fighting what is the largest pike I have seen in that area for a long time, this sucker is pushing 3 feet, though it kinda weak, but he loses it at shore. He hooks up once more for a 2 footer and we called it a night.

Odd thing other than the fact it was a Pike pond, was that, there have noit been pike in the area for about 50 years maybe more, I figure they were an old flood wash. I also saw some weird looking minnows, and weeds in there, its a ponfd stuck in time.

Stay Safe
Tommy

Post by **big-o** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:32 pm

Ok Mib

What the heck is Yakfisher.

...I know what a yak is....but thier land critters...and don't take to lures and rods

....i guess if you ever hooked one, they would put up one hell of a battle

As i said on your first post Welcome to the board,....I'm also a big Johnny Cash FAN .....

Post by **ManInBlackForever** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:49 pm

First we have the KaYak, its a Dagger Element 11.2, perfect for rivers, and small lakes, it is very very stables, and quiet.

I like having this attached as I can troll if need be, and I always have my rod within easy reach.

With one odf these you can sneak up on fish, get into those little spots no one else can reach, easily solo, it almost anywhere(only 45 pounds), and cartop it with ease.

Post by **wolfe** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:55 pm

Big-O

You and I were both imagining a huge, horned, hairy beast fighting at the end of a rod and reel!

I am sure there are at least a few other "Yak" fisherman/ladies on this board ManInBlackForever. You'll probably hear from them soon. Welcome, anyway!

Yak fishing -- ! Now I know!

W.

Post by **sparky** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:41 pm

Hey MIB, I've been yakfishing for years now. Not too many folks around Ottawa combine fishing with kayaking, but to me, it's the most fun you can have with a fishing rod in your hand. I seldom wade any more and rarely put my canoe in the water (it feels very slow, tippy and cumbersome when you're used to a yak). A yak is the way to go for running small rivers and accessing parts of big rivers no one else can reach. I've got a little shack on the Mississippi River, so that's where I hang out most of the time nowadays, but I used to keep my boat on the car all summer and hit the Ottawa, the Rideau, the Madawaska and various smaller streams every day. Yakfishing is a fantastic sport, and I'm kind of surprised it isn't more popular around here. All the more fish for me, I guess.

Post by **big-o** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:58 am

Now I understand

.....where do you put the down riggers , fish finder , planner board mast , VHF radio, trolling moter, the kicker Motor , five fishing boxs

Post by **Fishhawk** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 6:34 am

big-o wrote:Now I understand .....where do you put the down riggers , fish finder , planner board mast , VHF radio, trolling moter, the kicker Motor , five fishing boxs

Come on Big-O...you can't fool anyone on this board...you were shopping on e-Bay all night long for one of those suckers weren't you?

Welcome to Hawk Talk MIB. You are likely to find several other Yakers in this neck of the woods...they make an appearance all the time.

Post by **slushpuppy** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 1:21 pm

Hey MIBF!

I guess I'm a yakfisher, as well as Bowzog. I have a Wilderness Systems Pungo, but no attachments on it to hold the rods or anything. We just bought an aluminum boat so we can both go out at the same time. The kayak will be used if one of us wants to go solo.

Let us know what you catch!

Post by **Moosebunk** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 11:44 pm

Never been a yakfisher.

Used to have a fishyak.

Guess I was a fishyaker.

Post by **dana** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:57 am

I actually believe that herons will collect the odd minnow and pike
fry in their mouth and stock them in a pond

i too have seen pike where they shouold not have been

the other possibilty i believed for years
is

that pike are able to
procreate

VIA SPORES

df

Post by **ManInBlackForever** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:41 pm

I find them to be alittle on the fragile side, for suck an amazing and adaptive fish. You really have to watch how you handle them. But, they, can apadt to many water types, and will set themselves up to grow large as much as they can, wow.

Post by **Canadian Wiggler** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:04 pm

I'm a yak fisherman as well.(Actually I'm sparky's son).It really is a great way to get around on the water.The only problem I have encountered when fishing from them is releasing larger pike, etc...However the last couple of years we've been carrying jaw-locks with us which can be a life saver(for us and the fish).

big-o wrote:Now I understand .....where do you put the down riggers , fish finder , planner board mast , VHF radio, trolling moter, the kicker Motor , five fishing boxs

Well sparky has one of those wrist mounted fishfinders and I carry a wrist mounted FRS.It won't reach a Coast Gaurd station, but on the Mississippi we'd only need to reach my mom back at the camp to order a pizza anyway. As for a trolling motor, I'm pretty curious to see if there is a way to rig up one of those Sea-Doo diving propellers for when I'm felling lazy

.For the tackle boxes you can either be selective, or place some bungee cords on the deck in front and behind to hold them down.

Post by **saugeensmallies** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:15 pm

Hey, I've seen you post on riversmallies.com !

Post by **BigSim** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:02 am

Seems like an interesting idea, though I don't know how stable in it i would be....

On the other hand Moosebunk, There would be no snappers, loons, or beavers taking to yer legs?

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Any other Yakfishers here?

Any other Yakfishers here?

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