Yak??

[Roller]

Do you Yakkers go off shore fishing? if so how far off shore? how fit do you need to be to Yak, and whats the most popular fishing Kayak on the market?

Thanks Roller

[GAF17]

I Dont Feel You Have To Be Fit To Go Out The More You Do It The Fitter You Get And Confidence Builds I Smoke About 40 A Day And Still Get By However Have Been Out And You Have Strong Offshore Winds And Tide Against You Gets A Bit Hairy And Is Hard Work When You Paddle For 5 Mins And Get About 10 Meters Just Pick Your Days And Stay Out Of Big Surf

[Snapper35]

I go out a couple of miles off Lowestoft when codding. Start easy and build up is my advice...launch in the rivers, then flat calm coastal the n by cod season you may be ready. Get your safety kit sorted though...vhf, flares etc.

[scootb73]

Like the above say,don't get too ambitious at first!!

If you haven't yak'd before,try a yak out at a lake first,its so much safer for any mishaps!Also lets you get a feel for seating,paddle length,handling etc...Some yak shops are based near lakes to let you try a model before you buy,do NOT be worried about asking for advice,plenty of people in these forums can give you some GREAT advice through experience!!

I smoke 20 a day,wouldn't call myself superfit or anything and don't have any problems,but when its choppy on the sea,it does get pretty hairy!!

Just remember that its all about enjoying yourself,and you can buy some good gear cheaply if you shop around!!

[Snapper35]

Missed the most popular question. I can answer that authoritively - is and has long been the Ocean Kayak Prowler 13. As to the best, well...some say the trident, some the p13, some the Elite 4.5 and currently a lot of the 'Old guard' are buying up Scupper Pro's.I quite fancy one too. Drifter and Caper aren't really suited to offshore or long paddles. I don't know about othe rmakes than Ocean Kayak and to be honest I don't know many other people paddling them so this is slightly one sided and I do work for Johnson Outdoors now (although on the Marine Electronics side) so although I'm being honest with the above it needs to be stated in all fairness.

[zirg]

As mentioned start at the bottom and work your way up, I smoke 20 a day am 60 years old and only started kayaking this summer and have no problems, we fish up to 3 miles off the south coast of Jersey where there is a strong cross tide.

Always Always fish with a buddy and let people know where you are fishing what time you are due back and if the buget can afford get yourself a marine radio,

Fishing is not a matter of life and death it's more important than that:fishing::fishing:

[pete c]

I would take the advice from snapper, he is a bit of an expert on kayak fishing. I have a scupper pro love it and its great for the sea i live in felixstowe and go from there alot so when you do get sorted let me know. Alot of info on www.anglersafloat.co.uk

[Simon Everett]

Boat Fishing Monthly has aregular slot on kayak fishing....worth reading.

[Roller]

Thanks chaps great advice..

[Roller]

I would take the advice from snapper, he is a bit of an expert on kayak fishing. I have a scupper pro love it and its great for the sea i live in felixstowe and go from there alot so when you do get sorted let me know. Alot of info on www.anglersafloat.co.uk


thanks mate, do you fish the rivers as well?

[pete c]

Yes indeed i do when its cutting up a bit to rough go to the estuarys.

[Roller]

I like the look of pedal power yaks does anyone here have one? the 'outback' is one i've had a brief look at

[Simon Everett]

Tested the Outback for Boat fishing Monthly - the flippers are ingenious, but as most people new to kayaking think that a paddle is merely for propulsion they like th eidea of peddaling......only you are very limited in the muscle groups you can use when recumbant and cycling. Proper paddling strokes use the whole upper body from the waist up, NOT the arms. Waist, back, shoulders and arms in conjunction - a much greater muscle mass than the thighs.

A paddle is also much more than merely a means of propulsion, it is also a stabiliser and rudder (MUCH more powerful rudder than the tiny little one on the back of any kayak....look at the size of the blade compared to a rudder blade).

The outback is fine in very sheltered water, but like all high seated kayaks, suffers from lack of stability in the rough - and it doesn't take much before it finds its limit. You wouldn't want to have to go through a 1m surf or be out in a swell with a bit of breeze. Plenty f other kayaks are MUCH more capable. Have a look at some of the others and some of the technique pieces - like the piece on using a drogue. Good kayak featured there - a test will appear in Boat Fishing Monthly soon from the Anglers Afloat owner. (www.anglersafloat.com - or is it .co.uk?)

[Snapper35]

I would take the advice from snapper, he is a bit of an expert on kayak fishing.


Nice of you to say that, but I'm not! I'm neither a skilled paddler (of the people I've seen on the water Simon Everett is THE expert in that respect, period) nor a great fisherman. I'm a beginner fortunate enough to be surrounded by water and have spent the last couple of years on it as much as possible and have read as much as I can about the pastime. I'm fortunate too in having started working for the company that is the major fishing kayak distributor and a serious player in fishfinders (my department)

I'm still worth listening to on some aspects though, I'd agree with that. My wife wouldn't though. :bangin:

[cjj]

If you decide to go for a shorter boat, the malibu mini X is a good boat. It is easy to carry, store and manoever in the surf. Yoy can sit sideways and fish. IT is slower than P13 but I find you use it more often because of the points mentioned.