Wow, MC Gunner, what a great idea with the outriggers on the kayak - how did you do that? I'd like to do the same with my pelican.
I ebayed 'em for about 130 bucks with shipping. They're on ebay all the time. I'm also lookin' at a sail kit I see there from time to time I think would be fun to play with if less than useful for anything else. The outriggers would be mandatory for that, of course. They work great for fisning. I can actually STAND UP on the yak, but it's sorta risky. LOL
The riggers kinda need to be a little further back if you're going to paddle with 'em down, but the way the yak is shaped, they'd be splayed out at an angle. As I have 'em mounted, they're easy to raise up for travel. And, the mounts double as rod holders if you are going wade fishing and don't need the riggers. It's a pretty neat set up for fishing. Wade fishing with the thing is cool cause I tether the yak to me, don't have to anchor it and walk away like I do with my boat. I can drag my drinks, bait, tackle box with me as I fish and even have a platform to work on if I need to retie something or cut bait or something.
Another neat deal, if I've got to go very far to get to where I wanna fish some flat water, I can put the yak in my boat and take it with me. It's a neat tool for fishing and when I'm out hunting one of those mud bog pot holes that are around here, just drag the thing through the marsh to the pothole, use it to put out the deeks. I can use it for a chair and the dog can sit on it to get out of the water. I have a camo cloth to cover it with so it don't stick out to the ducks. I was looking at that Final Attack mentioned earlier, but I thought it was a might heavy and not as versatile as the yak and I hate buying anything sight unseen. I got the yak at Academy. I originally got it because I got tired of getting stuck in the mud in those boggy spots, but it turned out to be even more useful for fishing. With the outriggers, I don't have to wade unless I just want to. Makes the thing a lot more stable as a casting platform.
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Here's the ones I have. I didn't give this much for 'em, though.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/KAYAK-OR-CANOE-...0?hash=item3c9e72c50b&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
Here's some for a little better price that look similar. Actually, I like the way they lift vertical, up out of the way. Not sure how that affects the stability in travel mode, though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/kayak-stabilize...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50