Just tested my new toy for the first time after outfitting it. It is a Pelican Catch Power 100 with a Newport 55 thrust kayak trolling motor. I can’t wait to get this guy out for some fishing time.

Nice setup! Be careful if you travel with it, some states (like Maine) require you to register any powered watercraft.
Even throwing a trolling motor on a canoe can get you in trouble up here.

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Originally posted by Gibb:
Nice setup! Be careful if you travel with it, some states (like Maine) require you to register any powered watercraft.
Even throwing a trolling motor on a canoe can get you in trouble up here.

Florida does as well……..she is already registered. You can see the orange registration sticker on the port side.

Sweet. Is that the marina at NAS Jax?

I've got a Tarpon 140 i use mostly in saltwater. You have much better freshwater options available over there.

Jacksonville was one of the largest and fastest growing kayak fishing communities when it first took off. For a few years we had the largest kayak fishing tournament with 300+ boats fishing it. The jaxkayakfishing website used to be a great site but it has pretty much dried up. I think most people moved over to facebook groups. I know that kayak mike has updated the site but i don't know if the forums traffic has picked up any. There is some good info there on fishing spots and launches.

Nice looking rig

Looks like fun, and a good boat for fishing.

That's not a kayak, that's a space ship!

Seriously, that is a cool rig and looks like it would be tons of fun to work in and around the narrow creeks and the edges of lakes here in Florida.

First thing: Very nice kayak and set up!

Sorry, I occasionally kayak fish in the the mid-west, but here are my feelings on coastal fishing in a very small boat:

Fancy setup! The motor will make it easier scooting around, for sure. I rock an older Tarpon 120 that I fish out of in the Tampa Bay inter coastal areas… been a bit since I fished. Would love to hit fresh water, but my healthy respect (fear) of gators and lack of know-how keeps me in the salt.

I jumped into kayak fishing starting with a small cheap old town plain lake kayak and the bug bit hard. Now I’m using my Feelfree Moken 10.
https://www.feelfreeus.com/col...riant=31999390908555
It’s got a lot of great design features like the built in handles, rear drag wheel built in, adjustable height seat, etc. I can see one day maybe getting one with a paddle drive to free up my hands more.

Do you use a trailer to move it around? Can you sit in it and fish for long time, I wonder if my back would put up with sitting like that. Nice looking rig

I am in with 10X-Shooter, with a Feelfree Lure 10. Could not agree more with the seat (might be the best in the business) and the 'Wheel in the Keel' feature is revolutionary for sure...

Got into kayaking with an Old Town Twin Heron tandem...If anyone wants to test the depths of a romantic relationship, get a tandem kayak, lol...

I bought a Hobie pa14 at the start of 2020. I’ve only taken it out twice for about 3 hours total. Now that my situation has changed I hope to start using it when it warms up.