Hi everyone! These warm January days are probably coming to the end soon, but they've got me thinking about fishing again! I love getting out in a kayak, but I'm in an apartment now and don't have much space for one. At the moment I think I can manage either an 8' kayak or a 9'-10' SUP. The SUP is attractive in terms of portability and storage. The only thing is I sometimes have to go alone and I don't like fooling with shuttles, so my favorite way to fish the Chattahoochee here in Fulton Co. is to paddle upstream a ways and then drift down. Does anyone know if you can do that with a SUP or do they only really go downstream?
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Stand Up Paddleboard up river?
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weagle
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If the river is down, I paddle upstream at Jones Bridge, off Riverside under 400, McGinnis Ferry and below Morgan falls. I'm fishing from a 10' SOT, but I see people on SUP going upstream in the same areas.
jocko755
Senior Member
My guess is a SUP paddle upstream would be a chore.
leoparddog
Senior Member
On the Hooch, I've had a guy pass me both of us going upstream and he was on a SUP while I was in my Jackson. I was struggling through a riffle and he just left me behind. This was at Settles Bridge
weagle
Senior Member
Yeah they go up river pretty quick. During the summer, from Azalea Park to the base of Island ford there's always a steady steam of girls in bikinis headed up stream. I just hate it 
RamblinWreck
Senior Member
You poor man.
I see people paddling those things upstream on the French Broad all the time.
dank1296
Senior Member
Look at Crescent Kayaks facebook page their coming out with new Fishing SUP in Feb.
fish hawk
Bass Master
A 9 or 10 ft SUP is not going to be very stable nor track well
Ruger roo
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Yeah they go up river pretty quick. During the summer, from Azalea Park to the base of Island ford there's always a steady steam of girls in bikinis headed up stream. I just hate it
In Columbus they have a yoga class with them on the river.
