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    Kayaks work for stripers but…..you have to be able to stand up to cast and you have to clear everything out of the front of the kayak so you can strip your line into it without getting tangles. Boats are much better for casting and covering water but they are a lot more effort. For one person I like the kayak. If there are two people the boat is worth the effort.

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    I'm toying with a kayak for the bay near San Rafael

    John thanks alot for your info I'll contact you eventually when I get round to buying a kayak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John H View Post
    Kayaks work for stripers but…..you have to be able to stand up to cast and you have to clear everything out of the front of the kayak so you can strip your line into it without getting tangles. Boats are much better for casting and covering water but they are a lot more effort. For one person I like the kayak. If there are two people the boat is worth the effort.
    I love fishing from my kayak just because of the simplicity, I can comfortably cast 40ish feet sitting down which is more than enough if you are targetting specific spots and arent spooking fish, the biggest problem is wind. Having to deal with it with both my boat and tackle becomes nightmarish at times, and will tank efficiency because you have to paddle back into position after each cast. Standing is nice but thats only on the most windless days. But the ability to take it anywhere is definately a big bonus.

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    The Hobie fishing pedal kayaks are probably the most popular, especially for longer distances.

    https://www.hobie.com/kayaks/ike-mir...4-360/#fishing


    Their 14' top of the line is around $6,000.00 with sales tax (watch the videos above).

    I think most would need a trailer too?



    I know they have a few good fishing pedal competitors now too.


    You can not stand and cast from about 90% of the average kayaks out there.


    Kayaks are popular now, World Wide.
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    I thought it was a great fall on the Napa river this year but it's only my 3rd year targeting stripers so I don't have the reference to compare it to long term trend like you guys do. Disappointing to hear that the striper fishing is in a longterm decline, I was naively hoping that it would be a good sustainable alternative in the future to my steelhead addiction as the outlook for SH long term is pretty bleak. This fall was the first time I got into some good sized stripers consistently and it was an absolute blast. I use my outcast pontoon with fins (don't use the fins in big tides when current is ripping for safety), its not ideal of course but like a kayak it can work.

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    I need to get to the Napa River but I have been saying that for awhile. I have also only been fishing stripers on my own for a couple of years. I did some guided fishing back around 2006-2010. It was a revelation when I figured out I could do it in my kayak and did not need a boat. The revelation came when I was fishing for bass on October 27, 2020. I caught a 14 pounder and thought maybe I should be fishing for stripers. It was kind of like when Christopher Lloyd fell and hit his head and invented the flux capacitor in Back to the Future.
    Last edited by John H; 12-11-2022 at 08:06 PM.

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    It's the same for me, getting on the water for a fish given it's hard to get away for over night trips for trout.

    I sent you a pm.

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