kayak fishing

[moog]

have just brought a kayak for fishing from brixham coastline but new to this can someone give me a hand with some simple tackle setups please
thanks moog

[PanamaJack]

Hi Moog
Kayak fishing certainly very popular in the 'States where they use them as a platform for trolling and fly casting. Given that they target Striped Bass - they grow somewhat BIGGER than ours - in places like Massachusetts it might be worth posting to one or other of the forums on these sites.

This first one's dedicated to kayak fishing and, within its forums, has one targeted at beginners - it's http://www.kayakfishingstuff.com/. Then one I've had found extremely useful and with loads of knowledgeable anglers prepared to help others - it's http://www.reel-time.com. Whilst it purports to focus solely on fly fishing don't worry they're sure to help those wanting to fish artificials especially if you note you're from the UK - we're definitely 'flavo(u)r of the month'.

[Tyn]

My wife and I regularly fish from a Canadian Canoe, which is probably a little easier than a Kyack, but the following may help.

If you ar going to use a rod, go telescopic, either a cheap 7' spinning rod or a Penn firetip 7' telescopic boat rod dependin on what you are after. This way you can shorten the rod to deal with a fish.

Most rigs work well, but keep your hook length to what you can easily control, probably 3' maximum.

A small nylon cleat bolted or pop riveted to a suitable spot on the canoe enables a mackerel line to be secured for trawling (try to avoid the orange nylon line and ho for the green heavy suty cord).

And finally, plan how you intend to land your fish and store them before you set off and find yourself having to cope with that 10lb bass!

[moog]

thanks for the help guys , have been through the site and the how to guides are very helpfull , didnt know you could get a telescopic boat rod , are they any good?
moog

[will fish]

hi. I've never heard of kayak fishing whats it all about and can you only fly fish. :D

[Tyn]

Penn make a telescopic boat rod in their firetip range. I paid £16 for mine at a place called trago Mills down here in Cornwall. I have seen them in the veals cataloge for slightly more. They are also advertised in sea angler so finding one should not be hard. I would describe them as 'good value' and well suited to the purpose rather than particularly good.

[PanamaJack]

Hi Will
I guess that the only thing that limits what you can do fishing-wise in a kayak is your imagination. But seriously, as one of the other respondents mentioned, short rods - or effectively short, flexible rods created by angling the rod as close as parallel to the hull - help otherwise you run the risk of 'turning turtle'.

In parts of the 'States and South Africa particularly they range reasonable distances offshore with medium weight trolling gear and catch mid-sized gamefish. Not for the feint-hearted!

My mentioning of fly fishing in the 'States, and the like to that web site, was just that they particularly target things like Striped Bass (North-East) and Bonefish (Florida) there in very shallow water. The kayak gives them a much quieter approach than a conventional skiff. And they don't need to pay for a guide!

[moog]

thanks for the tips will be off to trago on sunday to see what they have got

[Tyn]

moog

got mine from the Falmouth branch back in march. May be worth a phone call first if that is all you are going for.

[Salar]

Have a look at www.anglersafloat.co.uk which is a specialist kayak fishing site, also www.anglersnet.co.uk has as kayak anglers forum. It really seems to be taking off in the UK. I tried it in the States (where the water is warmer) and it was great fun, but it can be highly dangerous so read up about it first and don't skimp on the safely gear.

[wilson17]

Hello , watched a programme the other night about a bloke who embarked on a 60 mile coastal trek in a sea going kyak and the boat was equipped with its own sails.Some way into the journey the sea got rough with a localised storm and this kyak was capsized and the poor bloke ended up clinging to the upturned vessal for many days at sea . the turn out was that he survived (god knows how) but this took place some where in the pacific I.E. - in warm waters . I dont want to take the wind out of anyones sails(please excuse the punn) but sea fishing in british waters in a kayak on your own has got to be a little dangerous i fear .
regards wilson17


p.s. - bonvoyage !! :) :cool:

[moog]

thanks guys
Dont a lot fisherman get washed of rocks and breakwaters , if i go kayak fishing i have to wear all the safety stuff , just brought some flares just in case.
moog

[wilson17]

the very best of luck moog and could you post a thread and let everyone know how you get on - good luck !!

[weightmaker]

try posting on this site www.northeastangling.info the site owner andy is into kayaks and has built a kayak fishing website

[PanamaJack]

Hi Moog
I wondered whether you'd had any success yet from your kayak?

Just to show what is possible here's a link (http://www.sportfishingmag.com/blog/2005/07/big-fish-from-little-kayak.html) to some photographs of a Florida angler fighting an estimated 100lb Tarpon from a kayak.
Dave

[moog]

been out a couple of times so far, first time praticing getting back on board in case i fall in and twice trolling around brixham outer harbour , no luck so far but getting used to it all. brought a ron thompson spitting jack today so going around marina tommorrow to see how that goes.
realy enjoying the kayak fishing but still trying to learn how to fish and get used to using the tides to best effect.
thanks for asking , will post pics of bass when i catch them
moog