NJ B.S. Thread

Banned from kayak tourneys...

 

Nope.

Apparently Wikipedia has not been on top of the kayak freshwater fishing rules.

Wikipedia also missed on the paddle only description. Pedal drive and electric motors also allowed.

Was officially approved by Kayak Bass Fishing, the governing body for most Kayak tourneys across the country.

And I checked with our local Hudson Valley Kayak Bass Fishing club. It’s allowed in their tourneys, which I’ve already signed up for.

Did my homework before asking the wife to plunk down

 

Hah right on. Serious question. Do you trailer it?

 

I should get it by next week.

Gonna mod this bad boy to trailer it and store gear for my new bass fishing career. Lol

1946 American Bantam

 

I dont know shit about kayaks, boats or any water vessel for that matter (hold on the wetback jokes putos) but that kayak looks cool as hell

 

Who needs a kayak when you have a boating license

 

Me to Rigid:

“It’s not you, it’s me”

 

This thing is awesome




https://youtu.be/wNYlJiiwG3s

 

How many rpms?

 

I wanna see pics of it as a floating blind @Subway4X4

 

HOLY HELL that thing is bad ass. but you are going to want something smaller if you plan on fishing some of the smaller lakes and their little run offs that hide big bass.

 

In NJ it's anything powered by gas / diesel.

 

In NY I need to register by coughing up 26 bucks. No water boating safety course required. But I know boating rules from previous boat ownership.

 

I have a boating safety license thingy majig and its valid in all 50 states for life

 

Its anything under 9.9 horse you don’t need a license

 

I thought you came over by boat.....





I know, I know...

 

How does one have a 90% of horse

 

There is no license required in NJ. Boating safety certificate is needed regardless of how it's powered. You can take your safety certificate to the DMV and get a boat endorsement on your license but it's not required.

Don't listen to the coast guard puddle smashers they just fill the poop deck with seamen

 

It'll do just fine and will excel at hunting the big bass on ALL lakes and ponds and calm rivers. It’s definitely not designed for fast moving water. But that’s not the type of fishing that I plan on doing.

The kayak has a very shallow draft, the prop automatically retracts when it encounters underwater structure or manually fully/partially retracts to get through weeds.

Rudder system with hand controls on the seat that turns it on a dime.

Pedal system and motor system that can reverse instantaneously or keep the boat in a nice holding pattern to really pound a specific fishing spot.

Seat that rotate 360 degrees so I don’t have reposition the kayak. I just rotate to cast to my target.


So it’s the perfect fishing machine for all the water on my 2019 tournament schedule:
Silvermine, Rockland, Kanawauke, Welch, Sebago, Walton, Greenwood, Copake, Taghkanic, Mahopac.