Walking sucks!!

[airbornemike]

For the first time this season I wade and walked a favorite small stream in my area. I have to say, since buying my first kayak and almost allways fishing out of it, I now hate walk and wades .
Poison Ivy, angry land owners, other "anglers" I cant simply float on by, the list gows longer the more I paddle. Anyone else give up wading and walking?

[mattbowers01]

Actually, I walk and wade more! I have mostly been a wade angler my whole life, and I find my floating piece of plastic allows me to expand my wade angling! Although I fish mostly out of the yak, I love to get out and wade fish sections of the river whenever the opportunity presents itself. Nothing puts me more in-tune with the spirit of the Susky's flowing water than to get out and stumble, slip, and trip on it's riverbed! Matt

[w2n]

Anyone else give up wading and walking?

Yeah... F that walking crap.


Actually, I still just grab two rods and a small bit of tackle and go for SHORT walks along the bank now and then... but its mostly just to get my fix in when time is very short or other things dictate that I cant have my kayak. I would prefer to have my kayak involved, but if I cant, I cant. But I can guarantee you I'm not walking any kind of distance... I do enough of that at work.

[oubassman]

I've basically given up wading since I've had the kayak. You can cover more water & not have to get out, climb banks & bypass deep pools.

But I still will get out to "spot" wade during low water summer conditions & fishing a few smaller streams I do

[DanMarino]

I was thinking the same thing as I waded and hiked looking for trout with my buddy this afternoon. Pretty much I wished I was in a kayak the whole time I was out fishing today. Also wished I was chasing smallies instead of wasting my time with the newly stocked trout that wouldn't take anything.

Gggrrrrrrr.

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[DanMarino]

I was thinking the same thing as I waded and hiked looking for trout with my buddy this afternoon. Pretty much I wished I was in a kayak the whole time I was out fishing today. Also wished I was chasing smallies instead of wasting my time with the newly stocked trout that wouldn't take anything.

Argh...

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[Jeff Little]

I've been editing video recently and realize that this kind of goes full circle. I was out of the cataraft for more of my catches than in it. That being said, I wouldn't have been in those spots without something that floats me over to them.

[nitroceciljr]

Anyone else give up wading and walking?

Yeah... F that walking crap.


Actually, I still just grab two rods and a small bit of tackle and go for SHORT walks along the bank now and then... but its mostly just to get my fix in when time is very short or other things dictate that I cant have my kayak. I would prefer to have my kayak involved, but if I cant, I cant. But I can guarantee you I'm not walking any kind of distance... I do enough of that at work.

X2!!

[WhiskeyWrangler]

Although I fish mostly out of the yak, I love to get out and wade fish sections of the river whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Plus my attention wanders too much to stay in my boat the whole time.

[nitroceciljr]

My job kicks my butt from time to time so kicking back and drifting in my kayak to do my fishing is AWESOME Walking SUCKS! Hit the nail on the head with that one!