One drawback to fishing from a kayak is dealing with flush mount rod holders. Sure they are great for holding your rod while you paddle, but being located low on the kayak hull makes them hard to reach and allows water to seep into your kayak. Kayak anglers fishing in saltwater also want to reduce their reels from being sprayed with saltwater. Plus oversized spinning reels and baitcasters never want to sit up correctly or bang around when put in flush mount rod holders. That’s why Yak-Gear.com came up with their new Rod Holder Extender Kit. They were designed to make kayak fishing easier, reduce the salt spray, and hold your reel safely away from the hull of your kayak.

Flush Mount Rod Holder Extender Kit (www.Yak-Gear.com) raises your fishing rods 9-inches away from the hull of the kayak. It was designed to fit in the Kayak Flush Mount Rod Holder by Yak-Gear.com or any rod holders up to 1 5/8-inch inside diameter. Installation of the Rod Holder Extender kits couldn’t be any simpler depending on the model of flush mount rod holder is installed in the hull of the kayak.

Installation Instructions:
Insert your Rod Holder Extenders into your flush mount rod holders on your kayak. Push the narrow end down, leaving the fluted end up in the air. The Yak-Gear Rod Holder Extenders should make a snug fit. If they don’t make a snug fit, use the adhesive backed strips of Velcro that are included for a tighter fit. Using a pencil, mark where the extensions comes just out of the Flush Mount Rod Holder. For most Flush Mounts, wrapping half way around your Flush Mount should be enough. Hobies will need two full wraps. Cut the Velcro and then peel off the back paper and adhere below the pencil line you made. Further instructions for installation and installing the Rod Holder Extenders on Hobies Kayaks can be found on the package; in addition to how to install the pad eyes.

One option anglers often forget about is trolling when fishing from a kayak. It seems like everyone wants to stand up and cast or sit sideways when fishing. While that can be effective and the only way to cast to cover productively, trolling can also be a great way to catch fish. Trolling can be done by the angler paddling or using an electric trolling motor to control speed and direction. One or two fishing poles rigged with lures are dragged behind the kayak. The distance between the kayak and lure depends on water clarity, lure style and line size.

No matter if you are trolling or just paddling out to your secret honey hole to fish having your fishing poles raised up from the kayak’s hull makes it easier.