New (to me) kayak!

As of this week, I am the proud owner of a kayak! After last weekend, I just couldn't do the whole bank fishing thing any more... I have been looking into getting a canoe or something for some time now. I got a lot of good advice from some friends that do kayak fishing on a regular basis. I was fortunate enough to run across a good deal on a Jackson Coosa that has been rigged up with just the right amount of accessories for me. Not too much, but the things that make a good difference, and leave to the options of what goes where up to me. I'm pretty happy. I've already figured out, what goes where with the crate, poles, rod holders, etc. Just want to make a PVC pipe anchor for certain spots on the lake... Looking at those retractable dog leash versions. that looks pretty nice considering you don't end up with cord laying all about on the floor of the yak.

The only issue is, now I have this kayak finally, and it's really dang cold outside! I may drive the boss crazy this weekend... Fortunately for me, she is leaving Sunday morning for a couple days. I hope it does the normal NC thing and goes back up to 60 degrees next weekend... I'll be on Jordan next Saturday.

Congrats, that coosa is a nice rig.

Thanks man. I really can't wait to get out on some water with it. If nothing else, just a bit to make sure that everything works and is in place.

Not to be a nagging nanny but make sure you get a good life vest, a flag and pole, and maybe some lights. The most dangerous thing you will run across is your fellow fishermen.

Congratulation! Jackson Coosa is a nice fishing kayak.

I almost ran over one last year in intercoastal water way at Morehead at night in a thunder storm. I was running the channel just fast enough to stay on top of water using GPS and channel markers. He was in the channel with no lights or reflectors. scared the crap out of me. I have no problem with kayaks but we all need to stay safe. Congrats on your new boat.

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I almost ran over one last year in intercoastal water way at Morehead at night in a thunder storm. I was running the channel just fast enough to stay on top of water using GPS and channel markers. He was in the channel with no lights or reflectors. scared the crap out of me. I have no problem with kayaks but we all need to stay safe. Congrats on your new boat.

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Kayaks are like bicycles on the highway!

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Originally Posted by Tracker22

Not to be a nagging nanny but make sure you get a good life vest, a flag and pole, and maybe some lights. The most dangerous thing you will run across is your fellow fishermen.

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I do have a vest. It's not "the best of the best", but I went through Bass Pro's inventory and found one that fits well, with functionality.
Today I went to Lowes and built this...
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Since the last photo was taken it has been plasti-dipped to a black color, but the flag (once complete) will be big enough to see from the international space station... I recruited my mom who likes to embroider, to make me some hi-vis flags with the USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor logo on them. She's retired and doesn't have much to do... haha.

in the mean time, i'll be using a blaze orange hunting vest. I put some clips and 550 cord on the pole to attach said flags. It should work really well.

After looking at these photos on the computer, I really need to clean my garage... please don't judge me on that... It tends to look that way after hunting season...

Good work.
We don't judge here.
I see your Christmas lights are still up too. Hehehe!:Rofl

Good to go. Haha. Yes they are. I'll admit. I forgot about them.
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I put two s shaped clips on the loops for the flag. And left that cap unglued for a future light attachment in case I get brave enough for night fishing.

That pole sits about 6.5 feet tall on ground level. The flags I'm having made should be about 12" x 16" of hi-vis yellow or orange. With the EGA in them. If y'all happen to see one like that this spring. Feel free to say hi! I'm sure I'll be the only one like that out on Jordan or Harris.

Don't know much about kayaks but what is it powered by

You can get a white 360 light at bass pro and stick it on the top of that pole if your fishing in low light conditions too. I want to build a high pole like that so the bugs stay a few feet above me at night.

It's powered by me and a paddle. Kayaks are a lot like canoes. They have come a long way in the past few years. This is a sit on top version as opposed to a sit in style. It's more like one of those stand up paddle boards you might see people using now, except I can sit and enjoy the scenery. From what I hear it is very stable. I'll figure that part out over the next couple months. Haha.

Sporkd if you want, I can send you my list of what I used for this, and you can adjust the top to fit your needs for the light on top. I originally planned on using a signal light, but wanted to leave it open to anything I might find in the mean time. High is exactly what I kept in mind when making this. I don't know exactly what the law might say, but all the options available for purchase out there are only about 48" tall. Mine is much higher, but still pretty light weight.

Also, I have a lot of the 1 1/4" pipe left. If you want to save a few $, you can have it.

We have a lake house on a good size private lake and I was thinking of getting a couple of sit on top to keep at the lake house. We have a side-by-side peddle boat and a canoe but I think some of the family might like the kayaks.

They can get a little ridiculous if you get into the hobby :)

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I bet they would like that. From what I hear you wouldn't have any problem standing to cast, fish, etc.. And paddle all day is not a problem with the newer ones. The seat is really comfy.

Nice rig spork!

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It's powered by me and a paddle. Kayaks are a lot like canoes. They have come a long way in the past few years. This is a sit on top version as opposed to a sit in style. It's more like one of those stand up paddle boards you might see people using now, except I can sit and enjoy the scenery. From what I hear it is very stable. I'll figure that part out over the next couple months. Haha.

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Mine also came with ipilot and spot lock (me)

Spork are you around RALEIGH Durham? We should go fish sometime. It would be good to get out with someone that knows what they are doing.

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Spork are you around RALEIGH Durham? We should go fish sometime. It would be good to get out with someone that knows what they are doing.

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Yep!

Hey welcome to the world of yak fishing. You should post pics of your new kayak on the kayaks canoes and other small watercrafts board. Read through some posts really good info on there. Don.

I picked up a Jackson Coosa yesterday. Mine came with the dog leash/chain anchor system and a set of buggy wheels. It sure is easy to move around with those wheels.

mine is camo, I wish it was a high viz color like yours. I'll make sure to get a bright colored life jacket.

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I picked up a Jackson Coosa yesterday. Mine came with the dog leash/chain anchor system and a set of buggy wheels. It sure is easy to move around with those wheels.

mine is camo, I wish it was a high viz color like yours. I'll make sure to get a bright colored life jacket.

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I am loving this thing. let me know how you like that version of anchor system. I'll try to share mine in the kayak section later on. I took someone elses idea and made it work for me. The only downfall I saw with the dog leash system for anchoring or the drag chain was that you end up running your hand into it while paddling and setting it loose, if it is mounted in the handle on the side. The one I'm using now is working really well with the anchor trolley. I kind of wanted a camo color, but got a good deal with this one, I couldn't pass up. Plus, I can always drape some camo netting or something over this to cover that when hunting. It's good though. I added a flag pole and made up a high vis flag to be seen further out. For night fishing, I'm going to rig up some sort of signal light to the top of my flagpole. let me know how it is working for you. It's been a blast for me.