Harmony hard work deck?

Fishing
#1

I was at Dick’s yesterday (I know, I know) and browsing through some of the paddling gear, they had a hard kayak angler deck for about $30. I think it was made by Harmony, but I can’t find anything about it online. Anyone have any experience with it?

#2

Found a picture of the slide under the
coming lip type:



http://www.allkayakfishing.com/rigged/wp145.html

#3

deck
I made one very similar to the one pictured but mine is made out of plywood with an epoxy coating. It works great and cost next to nothing.

#4

Have heard that it’s great
The person who told me is someone who knows fishing and kayaks both very well.



But all I can do is pass along his comment as I have no personal experience with it.



Can you risk $30 on fishing stuff? If so, go ahead. If not, forget about it.


  • Big D
#5

Makeshift…
or Mickey Mouse, mine is made of recycled plywood but has lasted 4 seasons; though it’s quite ugly, it has helped land a number of stripers, mackerel, shad and blues…smelt too. The Harmony version looks nice and lighter than mine, I’d buy one but how sturdy is the rod holder? I use a steel Driftmaster, no moving parts, an old Penn 309 and an 8’ rod …mostly troll live eels.

#6

Didn’t have one.
It has a place to mount your choice of rod holders, but didn’t come with one, as I saw. Could be wrong, but I didn’t notice one.

#7

Ugly may be better for tha 309. It and
the rod its mounted on are heavy, the Harmony work deck looks nice, but I’d be concerned about mounting a Drift Master on it, or, for that matter, any rod holder for a rod/reel as heavy as a 209 or 309. You definitely would have to reinforce the back of the work deck at least at the site you mount the rod holder. I use two 209’s, an Abu 6500, and a Shimano TR 2000 mounted on Big Water Ugly Sticks. I might mount the 6500 on the Harmony deck, but not the others.