SUPs?

[Mr F]

Is anyone fishing from SUPs? Any brand recommends? Hard or inflatable?

[trouterfan1]

Check out www.boatstogo.com

They have what they call their military SUP and it looks like a gem. I have one of their rafts and it has served me well. Good quality. Forgot to add that their inflatable floor on their rafts inflate to a solid and stable platform hard as plywood! I believe the SUP is of the same material.

[ptychocheilus]

yes. have fished the hell out of a couple of Imagine Rapidfires (hard poly, very whitewater capable) over the past couple of years. they've been great and have produced a LOT of fish, though am currently tempted by a Badfish MCIT or two to be able to toss on a plane and fly away...

like any boat, what you want depends on what you want to do with it. stillwater? serious whitewater? surf?

[Mr F]

I'm thinking Stillwater. I've been using a pram for the past few years but I'd like something that's a little more portable. I've been looking at Bote boards but they seem a bit pricey. Inflatable would be nice for getting into the backcountry, but I don't know what I'm giving up in terms of performance.

I'll check into the Badfish. Nrs and Scadden are options as well (maybe they're the same board?)

[RandyS]

I have a Jackson Kayak SUP, it's a floating dock. I went with this style because I didn't want to worry about dragging it around and dinging it up. Some of the SUP's are pretty fragile, this is not. It will hold a ton of junk if needed. If I'm going to be out on the water all day I strap an ice chest to it. Gives me a place to sit and I can paddle from the seated position. Use it mostly on local still waters, it really opens up more fishable water.

Spent a couple days in SanDiego Bay:
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/07C7730D.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/07C7730D.jpg.html)
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/A2D18593.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/A2D18593.jpg.html)
Local lakes, just a rod and dry bag;
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/1CF84081.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/1CF84081.jpg.html)
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/F2EF5BF3.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/F2EF5BF3.jpg.html)

Laugh and Enjoy,

Randy

[DFrink]

Great, now I have another toy that I want to buy. The Wife's gonna be pissed! Seriuosly, that thing looks pretty nice.


I have a Jackson Kayak SUP, it's a floating dock. I went with this style because I didn't want to worry about dragging it around and dinging it up. Some of the SUP's are pretty fragile, this is not. It will hold a ton of junk if needed. If I'm going to be out on the water all day I strap an ice chest to it. Gives me a place to sit and I can paddle from the seated position. Use it mostly on local still waters, it really opens up more fishable water.

Spent a couple days in SanDiego Bay:
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/07C7730D.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/07C7730D.jpg.html)
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/A2D18593.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/A2D18593.jpg.html)
Local lakes, just a rod and dry bag;
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/1CF84081.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/1CF84081.jpg.html)
http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o346/mdcitrus/F2EF5BF3.jpg (http://s340.photobucket.com/user/mdcitrus/media/F2EF5BF3.jpg.html)

Laugh and Enjoy,

Randy