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Is the lynx a good fishing platform?
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Author:  AlwaysSharper [ Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:53 am ]
Post subject:  Is the lynx a good fishing platform?
Hey everyone. This is my first post here, I don't really use forums too much, but I was hoping that I could help answer the question that I get asked this question any time that someone sees my lynx.

A little background about me, I'm a structure fisherman and I beat the heck out of my boats. If owned and fished from Jackson's, Old Towns, Nucanoes, Lifetimes and many others. I went though an injury a few years ago and I decided a needed something lighter.

I spent 4 months fishing on an ace-tec paddle board with a seat on it, kind of as a test platform. It worked, caught fish including a 70+ pound stingray that towed me about 2 miles before I was able to land it.

After that I ordered a lynx. I threw together a little "highlights" video from 2 days on the water a few weeks ago. I also have a walk through of my set up. I'll link both of those below.

I fish heavy currents and get hit by pretty big boat wakes under bridges, the lynx handles them all. The list of positives is nearly everything about the boat. There's a few cons, some are inherent in the design, some could be improved.

Cons:
  • Side grab handles are unusable, I replaced mine with T slot mounts from Navarre Kayak Fishing

  • Limited mounting solutions, their should be a 12" section of t track on both sides of the boat just like the front, at the rear (near the h rail mount)

  • The hull is wet, loud and rough when compared to a rotomolded boat. It just is what it is, this is the trade off for a 45lb kayak

  • The biggest con to me, which is probably the easiest to fix is the rudder, especially the up/down, but also the unfinished cable termination at the rudder. As you work from the front of the boat back, everything says "$3000 boat" until you get to the rudder.

Anyway, overall, I love the platform, I'm confident with it in the surf, current, inshore and offshore. Will other boats handle rough water better? Yes, but honestly, if it's that rough, I'm not fishing anyway.

https://youtu.be/pHL34hKpHlM

https://youtu.be/9kPsLblmtwU
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