Been gigging from my SUP a lot lately. I seldom use my boat any more. My last trip out on my SUP rigged for gigging: Native versa board, 3 warm white cheap 12v underwater floods from amazon, gorilla duck tape, crate with 12v marine battery in back, cooler up front… after experimenting with different types of lights, brackets I found duck tape and warm white floods are the way to go.
Very nice. Had a similar night like that last night. Plus some claws, 3 reds. Nice fish there!
That’s pretty cool. Better than yoga in the middle of shem creek on one of those things. . What did you use to secure the 12v battery to the “deck”?
Capt. R. Killin
“Day Tripper”
Shamrock 20 cuddy
Ford 351W
Best use I’ve ever seen for a SUP
how big of a board is that and how much do you weigh? any stability issues? I’ve heard through word of mouth that a 12V underwater can produce some electrical current in the water you can feel. Any experience with that?
my SUP is 12’ and specs are here http://www.nativewatercraft.com/boat.cfm?id=38 seem to be geared toward fishing,
I’m 5’11" 175 and it’s pretty stable for the most part. With the battery strapped in the crate it is very stable… it’s easy to fall off of but next to impossible to flip with the heavy battery keeping the center of gravity low. I always wear a life jacket and shoes in case I have to make a rapid dismount.
I sometimes hop off in shallow water if I gig a big flounder and usually that’s not a problem unless I step in pluff mud. That happened last month and I sunk to my waist… I have a new respect for that stuff.
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Originally posted by 23SailfishPeapod will not be happy about this
Redfish Baron Extraordinaire
Merles inlet. I hope you get banded for hijacking
“Enough hijacking, this is a major thread”
Sweet. Do you pole with your gig? Can you post a photo of the entire rig?
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Very cool ElCid! I’m planning to build a hollow wooden fishing SUP this winter. There’s something special about moving slower and nearly silently through the water.
come see me at the gigging seminar AUG 1 at PSA in Mt P and take a look at my lights! They would work very well…
