I bought this pontoon from JasonG a year ago.
This pontoon was a little bit different than the usual pontoons, Jason decided to build a platform on the pontoon so that he could stand and fish, very nice as the pontoons are really stable, one problem tho is that if the wind starts blowing, it blows you away and then you have one hand on the trolling motor and the other on the rod, not ideal...
Another problem i had was that, when i marshal the KBBC'S i struggle in the grass dams with the trolling motor and thats 90% of our float tube venues here in S.A...
So i loved the idea of standing on this platform, fishing of it was fun but it was just not the same as from a float tube or kickboat...I think this is going to sound crazy, but float tube and kickboat fishing is becoming so big in the world at the moment and you use other types of techniques, when fishing from a floatie or kicker than from a boat, your casting is different your approach to a piece of structure is different etc. etc. and thats what i love about this technique, thats when i felt that i need to change my pontoon/inflatable back in to the way it was, to a kickboat.
So i ordered the chair and started cutting the aluminum, so that i can use my fins for maneuvering and sit comfortably...I left the back piece of the aluminum deck on, added a tackle box and also some rod holders on the left pontoon, still need to add my fish finder...
Float tube and Kickboat Fishing is my passion and i would love to master it one day ( im far away from that tho...lol )
Bank Angling, Boat Angling, Kayak Angling, Float tube and kickboat angling all have its own techniques...but the Kickboat and Float tube technique must be my favourite.
here is some before and after pics...The first two pics is before and the others are afters...
This pontoon was a little bit different than the usual pontoons, Jason decided to build a platform on the pontoon so that he could stand and fish, very nice as the pontoons are really stable, one problem tho is that if the wind starts blowing, it blows you away and then you have one hand on the trolling motor and the other on the rod, not ideal...
Another problem i had was that, when i marshal the KBBC'S i struggle in the grass dams with the trolling motor and thats 90% of our float tube venues here in S.A...
So i loved the idea of standing on this platform, fishing of it was fun but it was just not the same as from a float tube or kickboat...I think this is going to sound crazy, but float tube and kickboat fishing is becoming so big in the world at the moment and you use other types of techniques, when fishing from a floatie or kicker than from a boat, your casting is different your approach to a piece of structure is different etc. etc. and thats what i love about this technique, thats when i felt that i need to change my pontoon/inflatable back in to the way it was, to a kickboat.
So i ordered the chair and started cutting the aluminum, so that i can use my fins for maneuvering and sit comfortably...I left the back piece of the aluminum deck on, added a tackle box and also some rod holders on the left pontoon, still need to add my fish finder...
Float tube and Kickboat Fishing is my passion and i would love to master it one day ( im far away from that tho...lol )
Bank Angling, Boat Angling, Kayak Angling, Float tube and kickboat angling all have its own techniques...but the Kickboat and Float tube technique must be my favourite.
here is some before and after pics...The first two pics is before and the others are afters...
