one way to use a fishing kayak from Native Watercraft

[02011982]

I have Ocean Kayak Prowler 11T Angler Sit-On-Top Kayak With all gear from west to Paddles. Everything was purchased in Basspro shops or Dick's and most expensive gear they head at the time.There is fishfinder and one extra fishing rod holder. I would trade all of it for Canon L series Lense. Let me know what u got. If you think you have one for trade contact me. All my gear including Kayak is like just got out of the store.

[tammany1693]

I am a wildlife photographer and enthusiastic Ultimate 12 owner. Right after I bought the boat I bought an old Nikon F4 body (old but in excellent condition) and an older AI 300 mm Nikkor lens. Total investment was around $150 for what was state of the art professional equipment in the film days.

I shoot Velvia and have it transferred to a digital file when developed. It works fine and I have zero worries about dunking expensive gear.

[what2doandhow2doit]

if there was a zombie invasion id go with this guy

[bigky226]

That lense is ridiculous with such a garbage body...

[Goodbadbritish]

How did you tether the tripod to the kayak?

[atropicali]

this is my best dream to be in kayak boat and shooting birds through these places with the same equipments

[8bennugent]

Rock the boat? DONT ROCK THE BOAT!!!

[MniToster]

He would be the unluckiest person if the kayak would flip

[Itchhhh]

Hats off to him. "Nut" sure I would take $10k worth of gear on a boat like that though.

[timoxomit]

So that's how a picture of me on a beach appeared on facebook.....

[OutsideWithUs]

The Native Watercraft Ultimate series boats are really stable hybrid kayaks. We have an Ultimate 16 and can attest to the stability.

We're headed to Yellowstone in 3 weeks with ours and will spend several days kayaking Lake Yellowstone collecting data. We'll have an assortment of gear from netbook and GPS to handheld computers, sensors, probes--we feel very confident in the stability it offers and comfortable taking lots of expensive electronics on an extended tour in it.

[tommybritain]

i would consider putting some staberlizers on that boat, sticking out of each side. :)

[cyclerj]

@tommybritain No need for stabilizers.... Check out reviews of the Native Watercraft Ultimate. Very stable and designed to stand up and fish in.

[MrBazzat11]

Surely a Kayak isn't a stable platform? A raft with a wide base must be better...

[rmoran113]

Hi I enjoyed your video. I live in north Florida and kayak fish frequently. I recently took up wildlife photography. Currently shoot a 7d with a 100-400l. I'm wanting to trade out for 500 f4. I shoot from my yak but only freehanded. Do you anchor or weight your tripod? I have a emotion grandslam and Malibu xfactor. I was thinking about putting an eye hook in deck under tripod to secure with bungee etc. Thoughts?

[BrNaCa]

What model Native kayak is that? Is it the Ultimate series and if so, which one?

[jajaboss]

it looks like a WWII battleship ,lol

[fatpaws]

lol old guy rambling about birds and zooming...

[chipacabre]

that guy is one of the best fly fisherman in the world and an incredible outdoors man. google him

[N6600]

whoa! impressive! like a boat-mounted machine gun!

[Snakeman418]

Its nice to know that not all photographers rely on the most expensive or best cameras in the world(nikon d3x or canon 1ds mIII) in order to get the great shots they need.

[jprodajko1]

Also why is all this camo on your lens when your glass will reflect light and your face, shirt, plating on your tripod not camo?

[xjoncamposx]

Well, if you painted your face it'd get on your camera.

[jprodajko1]

Your lens is insured! It mat be a great kayak but your lens IS INSURED!

[doksik]

What you talkin about 5D or mkII? At first from a distance you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a 5D, x0D series etc.. which is what I thought at first but have a closer look when theres a tighter shot of the body. Thats no 5D or even x0D series. Its a Kiss (Rebel) series! Who would have thunk it!?!

[FischerPhotography]

Man he is brave....I have that same lens (canon 600mm) and its a little over $7000...plus the tripod (probably about $1000) and I can't tell what type of camera that its but it's prabably expensive.....Brave Man....

[QuietwaterFilms]

If I remember correctly it was a Canon body.

He spent waaaaay more time taking about the lense than the body. I got the feeling that it was the lense that made his shots and less so the body.

John is a big fan of these Ultimate kayaks. I thought then and I still do now that his comfort in one of these Ultimates as a camera platform say alot about these boats.

[shadowblack1987]

Bodies are nice, but even the best DSLR can't do anything with crappy glass in front.

It's really a combination of both, but honestly, people are more impress with the lenses.

When ever i have my 200-400mm f4 VR lens out with my D700 attached to it, i have NEVER had anyone come up to me and say 'wow nice dslr', its always about the lens ;)

[KingColliwog]

@QuietwaterFilms

Lenses are always more important than the body... A good body with a poor lens = crap photos, an inexpensive body with a great lens = great photographs. Of course you're better off having both a good body and a good lens, but I'd take a good lens over a good body any day.

[theone2225]

@QuietwaterFilms looks like a small canon body like a rebel. The lens is def worth 10 times more then that camera body.

[shadowblack1987]

Canon 5D or 5d Mark II.

[subbaccuo]

It's a Canon 500 f4

[theone2225]

@FischerPhotography his is a 500mm f4

[elijahdomingo]

amazing gear. ill never have one like that. nice kayak

[wonjohn11]

nuclear weapons

[prmass1]

You would end up dead if you were in the jungles of Vietnam. The enemy would think you were out to get them.

[Recon9143]

He doesnt no anything, but his lens cost what your car does lmao.

[QuietwaterFilms]

He knows plenty and that lense does cost the same as the car. He takes some amazing pix with it.

[Recon9143]

Not what i meant, I was replying to someone who said he doesnt no what he was doing, "He doesnt know what hes doing? lol his lens cost asmuch as LIKE a car" Another words, if he didnt no what he was doing then he wouldnt have that gea.r

[QuietwaterFilms]

c'mon now be nice in the comments -

[westexasphotographer]

I would be afraid of rolling the kayak over so much and ruining the camera, I wouldn't even enjoy taking pictures in it!  Great idea for someone who has more nerve than I do though.

[QuietwaterFilms]

That was pretty much my first thought too. We just completed another movie with Native, this time down on the Gulf of Mexico. My camera guy is fascinated with these boats. On the last day he decided to try it. He got in the kayak and I handed him a tricked out HD video camera . He proceeded to pedal around, paddle around, and shoot footage all the while. This in some pretty stiff chop, with a fair amount of salty spray too. Like JVDB says these boats are really solid. Try one you'll like it!

[ross13666]

awsome!!!!!!!! Only I would put a life-vest on the camera)))

[QuietwaterFilms]

That was my first thought too. But he is comfortable with his setup and has been using it this way for a couple of years now. It's also one of those things where he does wildlife photography not camera protection. If he misses the shot because his camera is all wrapped up, then why is he even out there? But...I still get nervous watching him.

He's giving a seminar on wildlife photography in a few weeks at Canoecopia.

[CTAngler481]

Great video!!

[ScreamingBlueMessiah]

I want one of those kayaks!