I don't kayak, but they sure seem useful for some. For me, I can wadefish for miles but if I am in a kayak for more than a bit I can barely walk afterwards. The observation I wanted to make, is it seems in a kayak if you are an explorer to really keep an eye out for the daily wind trends. I have had to rescue kayakers a couple times when the wind didn't behave. A nice leisurely stalking paddle chasing reds downwind in the morning with light winds can leave you stranded trying to paddle back upwind when the wind picks up later. I've had to pick up guys that did that in POC that were left with a 5 mile upwind paddle with high winds and cramping arms. Also had to pick up kayakers blown out into Copano from the Port Bay mouth and also blown all over Estes flats after a front blew in, same on East shore/Brown and Root flats coming from the ferry road. Just wanted to pass on that safety concern so you factor that into your day plan.
When we used to run scooters with jets we loved it when the kayakers had the orange bicycle flags on the back of their kayaks. It helped us not accidentally blast up on to them. I didn't think about the flag interfering with a fly rod so I don't know if that can be mitigated.
A question for kayakers, what do you think of those gators way back in Cavasso or Salt creeks? I can't speak from a high position as I used to dumbly wadefish those areas when I was younger but finally got barely a little smarter. Are these guys a threat to kayakers, or not so much? As I have gotten older I'd want an RPG or something in a kayak in the back of St. Charles ha ha. I see the kayaks back there so I guess it isn't a big issue? Have always been curious.