heres my sekat "wetspot" short but stable manouverable in surf ,swell etc bit slower than some of the longer versions but fits in me truck and very light to carry.no flash mod cons tho i have fitted a berkley rod holder ,seat and wrist rope (off boogie board)which attatches the paddle to the line around the side..has done couintlesss excersize missions around lake pupuke and northshore beaches and endless fishing missions from as far as cape kari kari, whangaroa,orewa and whangaparoa ,most east coast bays beaches and a few missions over on the west coast off muriwai and pouto pt.also alot of tidal river excursions checking out most of the tidal creeks around aucklandand east coast rodney rivers. this was the cheapest kayak on the market and after testing quite a few others found not alot of difference in performance other than a bit of speed in the longer yaks. all my gear gets packed into a bag and bungied down.keep my bits and pieces to a minimum and just use an onion sack as a "berly/anchor"witha cuple of "lucky rocks"chucked in for the weight.this is attched by a warhouse handline with some 24kg mono(easy to cutoff if mr toothy decides to hitail it with the berley!!) have found my kayak fishing missions to be one of the most effective and economical ways of fishing .i usually spend about $16 on a trip $5 pillies,$5squid$5 berlyand $1 onion sack if i havnt got any from the vege shop.small waterproof tupperware container with afew bits of tackle,landing net,and a knife .drink and hat round off the gear and off on another adventure .have also had the pleasure of yak fishing with a few different fishing .net yakfishos through the site and good to know theres others out there with the same passion for fishing that i have.
Aaaah... I was wondering when you were going to reveal the new weapon Mike. Looks like you've been busy all week rigging it out - and a fine job too.
You should be all set now for the Wellington winter gamefishing season... Cook Strait Sailfish... Spiny Dogfish... man-eating Eagle Rays... . I guess in the meantime you'll just have to practise on snapper, gurnard and kahawai.
DogFish
Mr Car,
How much was that beast landed ? Don't suppose any one is importing them . Looks a real tidy bit of tackle .
stew
Hi Ski
Could not agree more that all the fish you can eat can be caught from a very basic yak with basic gear as long as the foundamentals are right.
This DIY attitude is echoed in an article in the current issue of NZ Fishing News titled "Kayak Fishing For Beginners". However, despite the limiting title, the core message applies to everyone.
Enjoy your fishing
Rainbow
Mrcar - that is awesome - am very jealous
Thanks for the detailed discourse. How do you like the buit-in fish hatch?
Rainbow
Some awesome looking setups the lads.
Interesting to see a mixture of eggbeaters ond overhead reels in the tackle arsenals.
Mr Car,
What sort of coin did the basic set up cost??? You would have thought one of the manufacturers over here would get the point and make a plastic version (but just differetn enough to no issues with legal begals)
top stuff, whats the stability like??
thanks for your info mrcar. Once can only dream of how slippery she is through the water. No big green waves catching you up on the way back in and giving you an early shower.
If I was living with my old man I might have even have tried to make one myself (with expert supervision for the old man). In fact a foam sandwich one would even be on the cards. Now that would be the dogs bollacks I recon - still light as but as stiff a stiff thing on a very stiff day.
Watch this space JB, your Dad may still have some input to a special fishing kayak even without you. We have backdoor access to FY's glassing facilities and if our proposed project goes ahead and we need any custom stainless fittings, we'll be sure to call on his expertise.
DogFish
Dogfish, The old man works for me so please send any cheques or cash to be my home address. I'm sure he would be into a little project here it there. His current one is a land yacht that you stand up on (don' t know how he's going to ride it though but can guarantee hes going to crash it sometime).
He's also done a bit of glassing himself ( a few trailer sailers from in the back shed) so might be able to help.
Good luck
Hey guys
I brought my South African fishing "ski" (as they are called over there) out here with me in the container. When I was there, they were retailing for around R2500 to R3000 (??) exchange rate is roughly 4.5:1.
The fishing ski's there weigh in at 25-30kg. The need to be very strong to take the hammering of getting dumped in BIG surf, which can prevent you from launching on a regular occasions-however the brave/foolish try anyway to reach the untouched waters behind the backline, while the cautious stand and watch the carnage!
Since most launching is done through4ft surf +, and you almost always have to punch some waves (either the first shore break or the last ones at backline - depending on how well you time your mad dash for the breakers), due to this and the fact you could well end up swimming back to shore to fetch your ski, they now encorporate a PVC tube into the central fish hatch (which in itself is massive to hold large numbers of game fish), but the tube runs right to the bow and enables you to put some decent size rods/spearguns stowed safely in the hatch. This avoids sand and water getting into your reels if washed back to the beach.
The most popular manufactures are listed below, and Im sure Stealth has local (AUS?) distributors.
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