Kayak Modification for Duck Hunting

My son has finally become old enough to paddle on his own so I turned our 2-man kayak into a duck hunting boat. It will be perfect for sneak boating or getting back into the marshes where a motorized boat can't reach. It will comfortably hold two men, gear, and decoys; or I can paddle it myself by moving the front seat to the middle. The kayak I modified is a Wilderness Systems Pamlico 135T. Following is a brief description of the steps for modifying the kayak into a hunting kayak.


ITEMS NEEDED
• Kayak
• Plastic paint primer
• Camouflage spray paint in black, green, light and dark brown
• Stencil kit & razor

• PVC pipe & connectors
• PVC glue
• Rope and clips
• Camouflage cloth
• Raffia and assorted vegetation to match your area
• Needle and thread

STEPS
• I primed it with plastic paint primer and put a flat green base coat down.
• From there I used stencils I made myself. The stencils consist of marsh grass, cattails, tiger stripes, and leafs.
• I started with the tiger strip in black, continued with the marsh grass in light and dark brown.
• On the top I stenciled leafs. Starting with light brown and shaded over the top with the dark brown.
• On the sides, I stenciled the cattails in light brown.
• I also made a curtain out of camouflage cloth and PVC for the standards. Hanging it like a “shower curtain” for access. I proceeded to stitch grass and raffia on the sides for 3D concealment.

SYNOPSIS
I have scouted and hunted with this boat a number of times since I modified it. I can paddle silently and sneak up on ducks and geese within 10-15 yards before they see me. When I am in the “blind” ducks have landed with 5 yards of the boat. The only issue I have is that the polyethylene does not hold paint very well. It does scratch. When it does, I spray a light coat of green over the scratches.