iHasFish Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Rented a paddle board tonight and I'm going to give it a shot in the morning as a fishing platform. They are getting pretty trendy right now and look to be a fantastic way to be on the water and a great tool to fish with. I gave it a test paddle this evening and all is good. I'll make a report when I return to let you know how it goes. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Fastest growing sport they say. Amazing way to fish. Love them. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Are they nice an stable? I was looking at them myself and they do look like fun! Looking forward to your report best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHasFish Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 OK, here's my report. Pros: great vantage point over the water feels good to stand good exercise very quiet and stealthy when pulling up to a spot they track well while paddling very buoyant and easy to self rescue if you do fall in (I tested just to be safe) cons: depending on the model, they aren't the most stable platform. I wouldn't recommend to anyone that hasn't spent a lot of time on the water gets blown all over in the slightest breeze difficult to multi task-while fishing I could only make 2 or 3 casts then I'd have to put my pole down and grab the paddle to fix my position. Your feet get friggin sore from balancing all day you're wet all day, so it's not suitable for colder weather unless you buy a plastic board, the foam ones are fragile and ding up easily when you bump into things as for the fishing end, I went to the quarry in wainfleet and killed it. Crushed a bunch on top water frogs early then flipped mats and ledges with senkos for a few hours. Probably 15 fish in 10 hours with 2 big ones lost. The quarry is really really weedy already. All in all, it was a great day and I got some great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmo1685 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Hey iHasFish , that was me and my brother you passed going under the bridge. We had success with frogs and senkos aswell ! After we were done with the blast we switched to panfishing for an hour. Some really huge bluegills swimming about ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Sounds likes a very productive day good stuff! Thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishup69 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Good luck. That's one way to enjoy some jigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHasFish Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 spent all night editing the video. I love my gopro camera but it seems like all I ever get video of is casting and paddling, then the battery dies. I usually only end up getting a few fish on film. oh well, enjoy the video guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great job man looked fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffman Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great job man looked fun x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_b Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Nice bass in the end of the vid... Great report on the pros n cons of a paddleboard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyD Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great video! Did it take you long to get a hang of the paddleboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHasFish Posted July 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 yes and no. Ive spent a lot of time on the water so I am pretty familiar with how to use your paddle to get to where you want to go. I think that is one of the biggest hurdles a new paddler has to deal with. I took my chick out on it the night before and she had no clue what the F she was doing... pretty funny to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noahterfry Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 went there today, caught a few decent ones from shore and a snapping turtle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmate Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 was out on one last night. amazing experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 looks like you had a blast and caught some nice fish good job are you hooked on it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Loved the video. Awesome stuff. Keep em coming and thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyy33 Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Gonna rent one from the canal in welland and give it a try this year, thanks for sharing nice vid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Awesome vid buddy !!! That quarry used to cough up alot of quality fish years ago ! Now ... There still big ones in there just gotta find em! But my buddy has a 8 lber on the wall from back in the early 90 s !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 great video .... those things look real fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Nice video makes me wanna try it, but I can't swim and knowing my luck I would fall in, would be a blast on the pond during a calm day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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