Kayak fishing success

[MathGeek]

I'm working with my teenage son to get some experience handling the kayak and fishing from it in fresh water before tangoing with the bull reds.

He finally had some success this week on putting some catfish in the box. It is a much different experience for him, and he is enjoying it and growing in confidence and ability, as well as putting some meat in the freezer to get us by until our next salt water trip.

Some more notes on the Ascend 128T kayak:

The seat is very comfortable, and the platform is stable. The rod holder that sits above the deck has proven useless and it and the mount have been removed. The four rod holders that go into the deck work very well. We needed to caulk all the hatches and seams on top to keep water out of the inside of the kayak. Three pool noodles are perfect for carrying the kayak on top of our SUV.

My son is hoping to learn to castnet bait from the kayak. I dunno if that's gonna work. We'll have him practice first in a place that's safe if he tumps it. Any tips on cast netting from a kayak?