Honestly one of the best straight to the point kayak fishing related videos I’ve ever seen. I’m curious what your battery/trolling motor setup is so I can copy you and put it on my Jackson Liska. Awesome job man!
This helped a ton! I have never kayak fly fished, and I’m really having a hard time finding one on the market that works well for standing and fly fishing. Might have to look at the nukanoe
Thanks! Here is a UA-cam video that shares the same setup that I use to raise and lower my trolling motor. ua-cam.com/video/RIG9XMJ2gFc/v-deo.htmlsi=ClWWE5CtUipl1K92
Please see question at the end: Great straight forward video. I’m a senior contemplating a fishing kayak and will be doing both fly and spin AND will occasionally have a friend with me so looking at the Unlimited. Your point of fly line getting tangled in stuff in the center is a great point. And forgetting fly fishing for a moment, I was even a bit concerned with pedal drive since I feel it’s pretty easy to trip or stumble over these while standing to fish (not young legs)…which I definitely want to do. The anchor trolley is a must. Question- you have fished from all types of boats. How about a canoe? Stable enough to stand?
Thank You! I’ve fly fished out of a canoe many times. And I have also flipped many canoes, lol! In my personal experience, I would not recommend standing and fly fishing out of a canoe unless you have outriggers.
In the intro, you flip over. I plan to try before buying and am looking at the unlimited. At 55 yrs of age, 6’8” and 225, I’m not as agile as I used to be. Please elaborate on stability and what caused that flip. Thanks so much!
The kayak that I flipped was not a nucanoe. That was a rental that wasn't really made for fly fishing, I hit a submersed log in some swift water and tipped over. I just put that shot in there to demonstrate some of the challenges that come with fly Fishing from a kayak. I have never tipped the nucanoe frontier 12. It's a very stable kayak! Here is a video that may help you out! ua-cam.com/video/ydIqe2XP9C0/v-deo.html
Have you tried a line basket with flexible strips in it? I really like the scandinavian style wading baskets similar to e.g. the Ahrex Flexi Stripper. On top of being a place to safely put your line, the flexible pegs are designed to keep your line from tangling itself. That way it becomes more of a help to casting than an disturbance. I have seen people build similar solutions with cut plastic strips in the bottom, maybe this could be something to check out?
No, I haven't tried them but have looked at them before. I don't have a problem with casting with stripping baskets. I like to vary my strips and stripping baskets limit the way I strip line. But maybe I need to revisit the baskets and try them out again! Kind of like olives, used to think they were nasty, but recently tried them after not eating them for along time and now I can't eat enough of them, lol!
@@OutdoorHighlife Ah yes I can see how it might be challenging to vary the stripping in a Kayak-setting. In Scandinavia, where I am from, the stripping baskets are more usual than not, but around here, we usually wade on the coast or walk along the creeks and rivers, which makes it easier to vary the stripping. I guess the techniques for varying strips with a stripping basket attatched to the body would not translate well to kayak, as the small quick stripping adjustments necessary often has to do with moving the position of the basket (e.g.turning the basket to one side of the waist or lowering the basket for longer strips and vice versa). I'm unsure how these kinds of ajustments could work for a kayak. But maybe, given that youre an experienced kayak-angler, you might be able to come up with a clever solution? It could even be a fun challenge. PS I also use stripping baskets in boats, which does miracles in terms of not tangling on boat equipment, but the boats are definitely larger and more stable, like a rowing boat type of vessel, something that size. And typically two people in one boat at a time, taking turns driving/rowing and casting.
Yea, I considered the old Town. They are great kayaks, but based off my needs, the nucanue works out better. The Old Town is heavier, longer, doesn't have the swivel seat, isn't as versatile, and the trolling motor is in the front which is great for regular fishing, but not so good for fly fishing.
I literally can’t decide what to buy. I’ve been looking at flycraft rafts and I’ve been looking at kayaks. I need something to fish rivers, lakes and the occasional saltwater and I only fly fish. It’s hard to find one best option
It was hard for me to decide as well, I was contemplating buying a flycraft before going with nucanue. The price difference and the fact that I would need something for hunting and lake fishing is ultimately what made me decide on nucanue. But I still would love to have a flycraft for the river. But just waiting on one of my friends to buy one, so I can use there’s, lol!
Honestly one of the best straight to the point kayak fishing related videos I’ve ever seen. I’m curious what your battery/trolling motor setup is so I can copy you and put it on my Jackson Liska. Awesome job man!
Thank you, appreciate it! I run a Marine deep cycle battery and a 36# thrust trolling motor.
This is one of the best videos on this subject on UA-cam. Thanks for sharing.
Man, I sure appreciate the kind words! I'm glad you like it!
thanks for posting
You bet!
Great video Nick.! Thank you for sharing
Thanks Steve! Appreciate it man!
This helped a ton! I have never kayak fly fished, and I’m really having a hard time finding one on the market that works well for standing and fly fishing. Might have to look at the nukanoe
That's great! Glad vid helped! I love my nucanue, it's a great versatile kayak!
Great video. I have a Frontier 12 as well and use a trolling motor. Can you share the mod to raise and lower trolling motor? Ty
Thanks! Here is a UA-cam video that shares the same setup that I use to raise and lower my trolling motor.
ua-cam.com/video/RIG9XMJ2gFc/v-deo.htmlsi=ClWWE5CtUipl1K92
Please see question at the end:
Great straight forward video. I’m a senior contemplating a fishing kayak and will be doing both fly and spin AND will occasionally have a friend with me so looking at the Unlimited. Your point of fly line getting tangled in stuff in the center is a great point. And forgetting fly fishing for a moment, I was even a bit concerned with pedal drive since I feel it’s pretty easy to trip or stumble over these while standing to fish (not young legs)…which I definitely want to do.
The anchor trolley is a must.
Question- you have fished from all types of boats. How about a canoe? Stable enough to stand?
Thank You! I’ve fly fished out of a canoe many times. And I have also flipped many canoes, lol! In my personal experience, I would not recommend standing and fly fishing out of a canoe unless you have outriggers.
In the intro, you flip over. I plan to try before buying and am looking at the unlimited. At 55 yrs of age, 6’8” and 225, I’m not as agile as I used to be. Please elaborate on stability and what caused that flip. Thanks so much!
The kayak that I flipped was not a nucanoe. That was a rental that wasn't really made for fly fishing, I hit a submersed log in some swift water and tipped over. I just put that shot in there to demonstrate some of the challenges that come with fly Fishing from a kayak. I have never tipped the nucanoe frontier 12. It's a very stable kayak!
Here is a video that may help you out!
ua-cam.com/video/ydIqe2XP9C0/v-deo.html
Have you tried a line basket with flexible strips in it? I really like the scandinavian style wading baskets similar to e.g. the Ahrex Flexi Stripper. On top of being a place to safely put your line, the flexible pegs are designed to keep your line from tangling itself. That way it becomes more of a help to casting than an disturbance. I have seen people build similar solutions with cut plastic strips in the bottom, maybe this could be something to check out?
No, I haven't tried them but have looked at them before. I don't have a problem with casting with stripping baskets. I like to vary my strips and stripping baskets limit the way I strip line. But maybe I need to revisit the baskets and try them out again! Kind of like olives, used to think they were nasty, but recently tried them after not eating them for along time and now I can't eat enough of them, lol!
@@OutdoorHighlife Ah yes I can see how it might be challenging to vary the stripping in a Kayak-setting. In Scandinavia, where I am from, the stripping baskets are more usual than not, but around here, we usually wade on the coast or walk along the creeks and rivers, which makes it easier to vary the stripping. I guess the techniques for varying strips with a stripping basket attatched to the body would not translate well to kayak, as the small quick stripping adjustments necessary often has to do with moving the position of the basket (e.g.turning the basket to one side of the waist or lowering the basket for longer strips and vice versa). I'm unsure how these kinds of ajustments could work for a kayak. But maybe, given that youre an experienced kayak-angler, you might be able to come up with a clever solution? It could even be a fun challenge. PS I also use stripping baskets in boats, which does miracles in terms of not tangling on boat equipment, but the boats are definitely larger and more stable, like a rowing boat type of vessel, something that size. And typically two people in one boat at a time, taking turns driving/rowing and casting.
Did you consider the old town kayaks with the built in trolling motors? If so why did you not choose it?
Yea, I considered the old Town. They are great kayaks, but based off my needs, the nucanue works out better. The Old Town is heavier, longer, doesn't have the swivel seat, isn't as versatile, and the trolling motor is in the front which is great for regular fishing, but not so good for fly fishing.
I literally can’t decide what to buy. I’ve been looking at flycraft rafts and I’ve been looking at kayaks. I need something to fish rivers, lakes and the occasional saltwater and I only fly fish. It’s hard to find one best option
It was hard for me to decide as well, I was contemplating buying a flycraft before going with nucanue. The price difference and the fact that I would need something for hunting and lake fishing is ultimately what made me decide on nucanue.
But I still would love to have a flycraft for the river. But just waiting on one of my friends to buy one, so I can use there’s, lol!