Bass Kayak?

I feel a market niche emerging here. I wonder which mfgr will offer a metal-flake finish first?
 

There was a guy in Fresno that did very well with the bass, he fished out of an Old Town Predator. I herd he caught quite a few nice sized bass on a regular basis and never stood. He mostly pitched from a seating position.
My suggestion is to get a kayak that is comfortable, than refine your technique.
Good luck with your hunt.
See ya soon,
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Love my Jackson BigRig! Paddles great for a big boat, but I'm a big guy too, 6'5" 225lbs.  Load it up with everything, it has a 500 lb plus capacity. The stand assist bar is nice, but I removed mine for less clutter, the boat is so stable that you really don't need it. Going to add a rudder for more efficient paddling, but it tracks pretty well without one.

Coming from somebody that bass fishes out of a float tube, you don't need to stand up in a kayak to catch bass.  In tight to the bank with lots of cover it could help, but not required.  Now if the ability to stand up and sight fish is a selling point with the wife to justify another kayak purchase....disregard   

I mostly stand up to stretch the legs or pee. I get snagged in the trees alot too, so being able to stand and retrieve my lure is a bonus. Gets sketchy in current though.
I can paddle it like a SUP if my butt gets tired.

I mostly stand up to stretch the legs or pee. I get snagged in the trees alot too, so being able to stand and retrieve my lure is a bonus. Gets sketchy in current though.
I can paddle it like a SUP if my butt gets tired.

If you find yourself in the trees alot work on your accuracy casting.the way I practice accuracy casting is I do it in the front yard.youll get good at it quickly so you don't take out your neighbors cars and windows and such.

Thanks! It's mostly because I try to get under the overhang to get the guys hiding underneath. I do have my flyers though. Kinda like flinching a shot at the gun range. I go out bucket fishing in the yard once and a while to practice, but doing it on the water is more fun, because I might catch a fish! Well, at least that's what I tell myself...

So many boats to choose from! All with their own positives and negatives. I love my moken, but a jackson, or an eddyline would be sweet! I just can't cough up the dough yet.
 Someone mentioned outfitting with the automatic pole dealie. I forget what it's called... they are super cool, but you loose the ability to have a rudder, and will probably need a bigger battery. I use an 8 ft stakeout pole (yakattak?).  Fits down inside my front my front hatch with some finagling, and goes in my paddle holder when I think I might need it. I just stick it through the ring in my trolly and can adjust my boat to where I need it. It helps getting my wayward lures out of trees too! Or flip it over, stand up, and pole through mucky  shallow spots.  Good tool to have in the arsenal.
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Check the price on the mini power pole you won't think about buying it

I am hoping that my new Nucanoe Frontier 10 fits the bass / trout fishing ticket for me.  It's my first kayak, and so far it's been fun rigging it up.  It's just hard to load up the kayak with the Skeeter in the garage.......

I rarely fish for bass anymore, but the SP13 is an excellent platform.

I'd say these 4 would be your best choices, in no particular order:
PA12/14 - Hands Free, stable, storage.  Weight negative.
Slayer Propel 13 - Hands Free, stable, reverse.  Storage not as good as above.  Weight better than above.
Eddyline 135 - Weight ++, stability.  Non Hands Free, storage only OK (better if you use the native underseat storage organizer).  Price is as expensive as a SP13 and PA.
ATAK - Layout, stability, price/value.  Non Hands Free, although can take trolling motor plug in.

Not very good choices:
Profisha 500
Scupper Pro non-TW
Kaskazi Dorado

Don't take this as gospel ... "any" kayak can be used for bass fishing, the list Ben provided outlines ones that tend to lend themselves to being platforms suited for the purpose.

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the native ultimate fx 13 propel. The one thing that I find a minor annoyance in my hobie is that it lacks reverse. If I could stand and cast plus have reverse I think that would be what I am looking for in a bass kayak.

I also fish a lot of small ponds that require some sort of portage. Another on my list is the Jackson cuda 12 lt. You can stand in in and it is nice and light.

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the native ultimate fx 13 propel. The one thing that I find a minor annoyance in my hobie is that it lacks reverse. If I could stand and cast plus have reverse I think that would be what I am looking for in a bass kayak.

I also fish a lot of small ponds that require some sort of portage. Another on my list is the Jackson cuda 12 lt. You can stand in in and it is nice and light.

They'll start releasing the FX propel for sale in around late feb, early march. If you haven't tried a Slayer Propel 10 I would recommend it as well.  The FX propel looks great with its integrated transducer slot and battery slot, but it might be difficult to find them out here to demo.  Native is working on getting a couple dealers but that's still up in the air, and probably won't be announced for another month or two.

I bass fish out of my Tarpon 120 3-5 times a week. I prefer the paddle to the pedal. I fish a lot of tules so pedals just don't work. If you are just fishing open water then I'm sure pedal yaks have an advantage over me. Also I never stand up. There is no need for me. I just pick a small section of the lake to work based on wind direction or time of year. I catch plenty of bass out of my kayak. My largest was 12lbs.

I bass fish out of my jackson kayak Cuda 12, it has a standup bar installed which just makes things alot easier, very stable which is key.  Also comes with a raised seat option which is ideal.  Catches fish!