A glimpse into how I added a PowerPole Micro to my Pelican Strike120 fishing kayak. See more of this kayak here; • Ultimate Inshore Fishi... You can follow my Facebook page here; lovekayak.fishing
I think this is your most intense build, one with the most ingenuity and the most useful/needed. I have to be honest with myself, as much as I'd love to have that add on, I'll probably never spend the effort. Nice job Marty.
that's slick man! you definitely think outside the box. I like how you pay attention to the small details. I think that's what makes your builds so interesting. some things I would never think to do untill I see you do it and it such an obvious/functional detail. lol. like the metal trim. makes total sense but I would have never thought to do it myself.
you're one of if not the most creative people I've ever come across. it amazes me just how much DIY projects that you can do. you've really got to know what you're doing and obviously you do
I echo the comments about your craftsmanship, but it is your creative ideas for the modifications that are most impressive. Many thanks for the inspiration!
Marty, thanks for making such good videos that are clean so I can watch them with my family. You may cuss like a sailor (kayaker?) off camera but you always are considerate here. So rare. Thanks.
Wow!!!! No doubt it is not for the average person. I actually understood completely what you were doing and have the tools. There is no way I would attempt that one. You did a fantastic job. Great attention to detail. Your ingenuity is amazing. Its one of those things that a company cannot make it cost effectively because so few people would spend the money for what you made. That is why I find myself making things for my boats. Extremely well done video and very nice job. I'm impressed!!!
Love it, always drilling holes in your boats like the mad scientist you are. Plus it doesn't seem like any extra noticeable weight . Thumbs up from me.
There's a bunch of no screw hole anchor trolley designs on YT. But to be honest, it's two pad eyes either end of the yak. Nothing to worry about. Just make sure you use Stainless nuts and bolts with a silicone bead. You'll be fine.
why did it take half a dozen times of watching this to realize you were humming the Pinky and the Brain theme song while bending the aluminum? LOVE IT!
Marty, this was great. Your sense of style and creativity showed through on the project, it was a few steps away from becoming a piece of art like a TIKI, LOL . Also, you made it without a lot of big shop tools. thumbs up!!
Truly a labor of love. No wonder you don't work for the mfgr. (your good ideas are too expensive for them) I bet your labor rate for this one modification outpaced the total cost of the entire kyak. Good job, GREAT VIDEO Especially loved to see you hired Alvin for the narration.
Lol the closest thing I did to this is I made my own topwater popper lure in my latest video, you really do some amazing work nice job with that whole setup!!
Marty.....you REALLY like the tiki gods....so much so that you either purposely or subconsciously add them to everything! Around the minute mark and your cut out board with the PVC pipes already has a tiki god appearance! FYI...Love the channel and inspiration .....just bought 2 (wife & I) Ascend 128T kayaks and I'm dying to start modding them out and get on the waters. In short time our home waters will be Charleston SC....but hopefully we can load em up and check out your waters soon!
Thank man! Really appreciate it!!! So well made! I wonder if this is a piece you can hand over to Pelican and they can laser measure it so it can be mass produced :)
Yo Zo! Love this style of video. The fast forward with breaks giving little explanations. Keep up the good stuff. You are my kayak go to mod master. I have a question. What material did you use to cover the hole you put back together? @15:10 you are everything the piece back on. What is the black stuff the original plastic piece you cut out is sitting on?
Very cool, I have the Pelican 100 Angler as well as the Pelican 8ft bass boat. It is similar to the Bass Raider you have. Will you be doing any mods to the Bass Raider?
I myself wouldn't have attempted that but I must say you are either crazy or very talented I say both by the way keep up with all classically cool videos , Awesome channel 👍
I do not know about the other plastic you mentioned, but Ram X has been around for decades on other boats, especially Coleman Canoes, Yaks etc. Very good construction, BTW! I have Roto-Molded yaks...4 of them, and doubt highly if they would be as flexible while heating as the Ram X looks! Great Vid, thanks!
I wish i had a sponsor from pelican like you. Im 13 and love kayak fishing i have a pelican soul 120. I live right on the water so I could launch from my backyard and fish it would be nice to have more than 1 kayak so I could fish with my friends and have a good time.
Marty, how is the water tight integrity of the yak now? Is there any leakage? If so, how often do you have to drain it? Thank you in advance if you are able to answer these questions and thank you for another great video. Please be well and keep them coming.
I just found this channel and it's awesome. I decided this morning that I am going to build myself a small boat for father's day. I have a question for you. Do you with that a pair of wheels could be used as a skeg? it will just be a small, flat bottomed, boat. paddle driven. could it work or would I be better off doing something like this to make them removable?
