Bowfishing from a kayak is it possible?

[canders]

I own a 9ft fishing kayak sit inside model and i took it out for a regular fishing run the other day and i was looking at my set up to see if it was possible to bowfish out of.  Im just curious if any of yall bowfish from a kayak or have tried with either failure or success.  I just think it would be cool to bowfish from a more traditional means (even though my kayak is a modern version). If you do bowfish from a kayak what kind of kayak do you have along with what type of bow and any pics of your set up would be great.  Thanks for the help

[Bill Kissner]

I don't but a good friend bowfishes from his kayak and says it is a lot of fun.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I would look into the small pontoons that are available aftermarket to stabilize the kayak when you stand up to shoot.  I think you could do it without em like the natives in South America, but I bet a dunking would follow without the pontoons.

[DannyBows]

One of our members here, "Yononindo", has some great videos on YouTube of himself bowfishing from a Sit-Inside kayak. He really does an excellent job shooting from it. Do a search there for them.

[canders]

thanks dannybows ill do that now

[jrchambers]

yep yononindo.  no need to stand

[Weasel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g07TLllL8Y

[oxnam]

I have successfully done it.  What I didn't like is how limited I was in my range of movement.  The lower limb hitting the kayak or water is a real issue. Reverse canting the bow allows for some added flexibility concerning the shots you can take.  It is simply tough to do out of a sit inside kayak.

[Don Stokes]

Standing up in a 9' kayak?    

I have one, but I wouldn't try to bowfish from it, mainly because I'm too close to the water, which gives a bad angle for shooting. The higher you can get the better. I can easily shoot sitting in a canoe or johnboat, though.

[Lefty]

You may not need outriggers, but boy do they work great.  I bought a set off the auction site and they far exceed my expectations and they will fit on canoes as well as kayaks.  Here is my daughter and myself in our 14 1/2 foot canoe.  We couldn't tip it over if we tried.  Perfect for bow fishing!  My friends in the background tipped their 17' canoe over twice on this paticular trip.  LOL!
 

[texbow2]

I can stand up and fly cast out of my 14' sit on top but would not feel comfortable with a bow.
Pontoons are the answer.

http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?M=SCOTTY_FISHING_PRODUCTS_302&ID=4190838

I'm sure there there are some cheaper ones out there that strap on

[Old York]

A kayak?

A  kayak ?

Where you gonna hang the 14,550W generator and the array of halogen quartz lights?

What about the 80 HP kicker motor? Where you gonna mount the fan cage?

C'mon, yer thinking too small & too carbon-footprint friendly......  

[Overspined]

LOL!!!

you can get a tunnel hull kyak made for standing up in and shoot away!

[kestimator]

Not if you're as clumsy as me     Barely can fish out of one.  In theory, it should work    LOL!

[bama]

Only for Ron LaClair

[Ground Hunter]

In mine you would spend more time in the water than shooting.  It would be more like spear fishing.  H

[joel smith]

Lefty, what's the brand and where'd you get your pontoons ?

[canders]

Thanks for the responses guys.  I watched yononindo's video and he makes it look easy.  I feel comfortable enough in mine to take some shots but like someone said earlier being that close to the water might make some shots difficult due to the angle.  Im thinking of making a board bow just for this sort of thing.  Ill let yall know with some pics when i get out there, ill just have to stay away from the gar especially if they are bigger than my yak...LOL

[gregk]

I have a hard enough time fishing out of mine, i would definitly get the stablizing pontoons if i were going to bowfish from one.

[broketooth]

there is a tg member here named yononindo, he has some awesome videos on youtube of him bowfishing carp in a kayak you shoud check it out ... im not sure how to post a link regards ruddy