Fish bag/ kill bag outback

[JohnMckroidJr]

Another vote for the 36" Reliable/Hobie Bag. Six yrs ago I won the Hobie version from Kayak Wars online tournament. Since then I have tried a few bags. The ones with no zippers tend to hold the cold in better, at the cost of harder access.

I prefer to keep the bag on the back end of the kayak to avoid directional instability. A vessel trimmed by the stern is easier to steer straight. Put all the weight on the bow and a vessel down by the head requires more work to steer. Down by the head is prone to broach when coming back through the surf.

If you are buying an older Outback, putting the bag on the bow is OK as the kayak is already very trimmed by the stern. The newer Outback has the space on the backend for a bag, but it is hard to access if you use the rod holders on the back of a live well. I use rod holders along the sides of the kayak to circumvent the problem.

In hot Florida, it's 8 frozen water bottles and a piece of foam on the top of the fish bag to dampen the Sun's heat.