I'm in my yak at least once each week, normally in a farm lake. It loads and carries very well in a Toyota PU and I can be in the water with the depth finder working and line out in 10 min.




The depth finder is great in larger impoundments and the one mounted in the pics is from BPS at $69.00. The battery is a Milwalkee battery for a 12 v drill ( power for ~ 10 hrs) and the sending unit is glued to the hull with silicone caulk.



As an anchor I use chains ( 2 ' of 3/8" log chain) that can be hooked together for a drag anchor in rivers to slow you down a bit. I knife is on my PFD to cut away any fouled anchor lines.

I carry my flyrod and a UL spinner. EVERYTHING that is not in my hands is hooked to the yak with a lanyard (just in case). The anchor ,front and back, hold me in place and I like them better than the trolley system (IMHO)

great site that has given me many ideas and a lot of education is:
[url=http://kayakfishingstuff.com/:e42c0]http://kayakfishingstuff.com/[/url:e42c0]

best tip I can give you: STAY IN THE BOAT!
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