My bro sent me this email, hope it helps.
Yup, a 12-foot Pungo is pretty common.
Outfitting is largely a matter of personal preference and access. First,
what do you want to do, and second, do you plan to have to access it on the
water?
Anchors:
A TON of people just use a 3-5 pound dumbbell weight on a rope. If it gets
really snagged up, it is inexpensive to cut loose (never happened to me). I
prefer a small-diameter nylon rope, and I keep mine on an H-shaped keeper
similar to how extension cords are stored. However, Kris stores his on
L-shaped brackets on the side of his hull. I have seen and heard of guys
with wind-up rope reels, or even keeping the anchor rope loose (bad idea, in
my opinion). I tie my anchor rope off with a loop knot on my rear bungee
cords. Another idea is to use a large clamp (think jumper cables) to clamp
to trees or bushes if you are near shore.
Storing gear--inside the hull or outside the hull? If you're on the water,
you need access, which means that hatch is not as useful as when you are
beached. I keep a small bag inside the hull in front of me. I usually
stuff lunch, a water bottle, and loose clothing in the hull behind me (my
seat collapses). Recently I've been playing around with a "work deck",
which is just a truncated cone of 3/8 plywood with crossed bungee cords on
it. This is because my boat does not have any front bungee cords. It
clamps to the deck, but I am probably going to install a bolt and wingnut
instead. The work deck holds two rods and a small tackle box.
If I get really aggressive with my gear, I can also strap a medium-sized
plastic parts tray to the rear bungee cords. This gives me a 16x16 space to
throw tackle or an extra shirt in. I bored holes in each corner of the
tray, attached clips, and clip them to the bungee cords. Don't forget the
pockets in your PFD; if you know the water where you're fishing, most of the
lures you need will probably fit in two 4x8 pockets.
Controlling a drift? You're big sailboat without a sail! You can control
direction to some degree with a rudder, a drag, or your paddle, but the wind
is going to do the talking. A "drag" is sometimes called a sea anchor--a
piece of nylon or other fabric attached to 3-5 ropes that you drag in the
water to slow you down. Great for the ocean, lousy for getting a hooked
fish tangled up. Often I'll hold my rod with one hand, and "steer" with my
paddle with the other hand. You get to know one-handed brace positions
pretty quickly (paddle under "free" elbow, or over the top of "free"
elbow, etc.)
Rod holders: I must say, I've done well without them, but I plan to put one
on my work deck this year. In the past I just propped my rods in the
cockpit in front of me. With the work deck, I have slipped them under the
bungee cords (extra rods go in the back bungee cords). Some guys use
pre-fabricated rod holders; others just use PVC sections or other pipe
bolted to a work deck. Kris uses his (installed) front bungee cords.
Personally, I don't like the thought of drilling on my hull (and the Pungo
as a lot softer than my Old Town's hull). A lot of guys drill, drill, drill
until their boats must look like Swiss cheese.
Couple of sites for common questions. I am not associated with any of these
sites, but I do post on paddling.net occasionally:
www.paddling.net
www.tkaa.org
www.kayakfishing.com
I had a removeable pole holder mounted on one kayak-- worked great.
