Newcomer getting out in Ultimate

UltimateBobWPB · Post by **UltimateBobWPB** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:28 am

Made it out on a fishing trip Friday to Munyon Island in North Palm Beach. Pulled out the camera to make a couple of photos of my 14.5 Ultimate. Front and rear skirts, rigged a plastic crate for storage with a spike type rod holder for a trolling rod and a 3 rod holder for storage attached. Bungee cords tie it down. The console is cut from plywood and painted, its serving as a prototype until I know what I want and then I'll invest in Starboard or some other plastic. Right now the Hummingbird and Garmin live side by side, the Scott rod holder is handy enough and the Scotty drink holder catches all the odds and ends. I hang my leader material from the cut for easy access. The battery of the FF is in the plastic storage box held by velcro. Trying to learn to travel light carrying a stake out pole, drift sock and small anchor. I store a 5 gal bucket with lid under the stern skirt figuring it will add alot of flotation and with the lid off I can fil with water, invert it, set it on the bottom and use it as a step to reenter the kayak. The fish bag under the bow skirt also adds flotation.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:59 pm

I don't think traveling light is in ya.

Capt. Jack · Post by **Capt. Jack** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:47 am

If it's deep enough to need a buck as a step, then how do you retrieve said bucket once your in the kayak?

ZeroSix · Post by **ZeroSix** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:25 am

Mother of All Things Good and Righteous! Even comes with a cigar in the drink holder! Bob – you may have too much class to be hanging out with us….

As far as traveling light…. All relative I guess - more like mechanized infantry verses light infantry but light all-the-same.

Welcome!

Joe

BigFlyReel · Post by **BigFlyReel** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:12 pm

I've flown in cockpits not that nice! Congrats, and welcome!

Greg aka BFR

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