Loaded the kayak back up and went back over to the lake this morning. It was a lot warmer already and a good bit more breeze. I had time to really do some paddling and even got some fishing in. Also found a temporary way of filming, I slid my mini tripod into the straps on my life vest. It word pretty well, but I think I want to find a better way.
I pushed off and just tooled around for about an hour. Taking notice on how the kayak reacted to certain things. It's more stable than the canoe just padding around. Or at least it feels that way to me. Fishing was different as I was used to sitting on the floor of my canoe so I had to keep my arms lifted a little to sack and reel in. In the kayak I had a little more freedom, like if I were able to sit on the seats in my canoe.
I was using a lightweight bait caster rig. I forgot I had put new line on that rig recently, and went with a lower weight. I had not made adjustments to the brake for the new set up. On my first cast I caught a birds nest. While I was fixing that I had drifted around so that when I was able to reel the line in I was in in a position where the lure camo up and hooked the cord on the front handle. So, while I didn't catch any fish, I did catch my own kayak.
When it started to get a little over populated I called it a day and packed up.
So right now, I like the kayak. It's a different feel and ride than the canoe, but not in a bad way. At this point I'll keep both and sue them for different reasons.
