Been thinking about buying a kayak and had the guestion below.
What happens when you hook a big blue and it goes 90 degrees to the side of the boat (or behind you)? Does the fish pull the kayak sideways or can you turn it while both hands are on the rod?
Andrew (apb) had the following answer for me which is pretty interesting and sounds like even more fun.
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With larger fish, the yak follows the striper (or other large fish) pretty well. Just point the rod tip in front of the yak and the yak will follow. You can stear the yak/fish some by moving the rod around. When I hooked that 35# striper last fall, I was trolling. The striper quickly caught up with, and then over took me. The one issue that you might have is if the fish decided to go under the boat. You might have to put the rod tip in the water and follow the fish around like you would in a boat.
Certainly worth looking into. There are a number of places that you can launch a yak and fish that would be difficult or impossible to hit any other way.