Since there is not meny kayak pics on there i thought i would start one

so show us ya yak

Where's the blood and scales from the last fishing expedition?????

GO PROWLERS!!!!!!!

thanks guys  

i will post more photos of the set up when i get time to do it, mabe have to make time

Here an old pick of the Yellow Peril, has been tweeked a bit with two new od holders and a wee bit of a jigged deck layout.

Still catches plenty of conger eels, snot boxes and red cod.,

cool set up mr thanks we needed more pix on here

keep them coming guys

come on guys and girls there must be more pics out there

Here's some shots of my trusty old Swing. I tried to keep things to only the basics, but.....

DogFish

My father (3rd from right) and his brothers and sisters in the family yak - circa 1930 (homemade, no electronics)

wow great pic looks like a log

<SCRIPT language=javascript>postamble(); Hi Ad Fab

I think you will enjoy the P13.    You have quite a professional set-up.

I have a few questions:

1. What adhesive did you use to glue the transducer and the battery mounting plate to the hull?  Is the transducer floating on a bed of clear silicone?

2. How will you stop snapper spines puncturing your ice packs?

3. What is that plug for beside your battery.   Is it for the charger connection or is it a switch.    Hard to see from the photo

4. Where do you store the anchor, berley pot etc?

5. I assume that the console rack is permanently fixed.    Do you now have to transport the yak top side up?

6. What is the pocket in your rear well cover for?

Thank you for posting the pictures.

Rainbow

Congrats Ab_Fab, that's a very tidy set-up you've got there.

Would I be correct in assuming I can see some of Stephen T's handywork there?

DogFish

<SCRIPT language=javascript>postamble(); Thanks Ad Fab for your explanations.   

As you get more into yak fishing you will discover that wind and currents are not always in the same direction.     When this is the case and the wind pushes your yak away from the burley trail your bait may be bathing in barren water.

There are various ways to deploy burley so that your bait is in the scent trail. Annoyingly none of them are without problems.   

I use a traveller , which allows me to hang the burley either  fore or aft depending on how I am anchored.    This ensures that my bait is in the trail but also means that occasionally a hooked fish gets tangled up in the burley line.    I lost a few but "better hooked and lost than not hooked at all".

We have also experimented to anchor/positon the burley line on an independent float  and then anchor the yak directly down current.    Sexy idea especially for those concerned with sharks.    However, keeping the yak in line once the wind comes up is another story of dispair.

A friend of ours (Dog fish and I) uses copious quantities of surface burley which he regularly throws over his shoulder.     Works Ok for snapper and kahawai but not so good for gurnard.     He now successfully depolys a small pot on the bottom.

Oh, I nearly forgot, I also soak raod chips in fish oil and sprincle a small amount at intervals right beside the yak for extra scent.     I have not tried them on their own, however I quite often get bites shortly after they hit the bottom.     Worth adding to your war plan as a cheap burley trail enhancer. 

Good fishing

Rainbow

Nice rig Rainbow!!

A couple or questions,

1) It is a little hard to see, but how is the anchor system attached? It looks like it hangs there with the actual anchor in the back, is this right? Also you have no chain on the acnhor I notice, does this work fine?

2) How do you find using the chili bin? Is it a pain and unstable turning round to open it a put the fish in?

3) I notice the marking on the side of the yak in picture 1, is this for fish size?

4) Is that a glove in the back? If so I guess this is so you do not get "needled" by the fish?

Hi Ab Fab

1. Yes I use about 1m of chain.    The winding board is made from a faom flutter board and floats in case I have to ditch it to follow a big fish.   Once the anchor is set the rope is clipped to a short line via a shark clip.    I have one line tied fore and the other aft which allows me to anchor in either direction.    A bit like a traveller but simpler.    When the strain of the anchor is taken up by the short lines I simply clip the line board onto my seat support to keep it out of the way.    There is no strain on that at all.

2. No problem.    This is the great thing about the P13/15 rear well.   It is almost square and takes my bin at the far end just far enough to reach without having to go side saddle.     Frankly, I wouldnt be without it.   An iceblock on the bottom and the fish are kept cool all day.     You notice in the picture how much room there is in front of the bin for all sorts of junk.   it is beyond me why other firms still make a triangular well most of it is unreachable once you got something tall in front of them.    The bin is big enough for up to 20 gurnard or several medium sized snapper.    Anything bigger would have to to into a sack or brought ashore on a hot day.    If you regularlarly score big fish you may need a bigger bin.   There is enough room in the well for one but this cuts down the available cargo space.    Also get one with a hinged lid!!!

I need to sort out a separate cover for my cargo space to prevent spillage in the surf.  

3.Good eyes.   Yes, 25, 27 and 33cm.

4. I bought the garden gloves for that purpose but don't use them often.......and pay the price especially with gurnard.    BTW I don't use a net or gaf.   Maybe I should (especially for the looks) but then I have enough junk on board to get tangled up on. 

Can really recommend the knife mounting solution.    Always handy, safe and never falls out even when I have it on the roof rack.    

Prefer flush rod holders as they don't get knocked off in a miss timed surf landing.    Personal choice.

Looking out to sea it is calm and very inviting to paddle out.    Bugger, I have to hang around, for the delivery of a new fridge.  

Cheers

Rainbow  

Cheers Rainbow,

Good advise on the knife. attached with self tapping screws??

Yes. after drilling bigger holes throught the sheath to take the screw heads.

Fridge has arrived.   I am off fishing on the incoming tide.

Rainbow

Yes, after drilling bigger holes throughthe sheath for the screw heads.

Fridge has arrived.  I am off fishing on the incoming tide

Rainbow

hey rainbow how did the fishing go ????

Got nine gurnard and a kahawai

Not bad for New Plymouth harbour.     Too scared to venture too far offshore at the moment,     The white pointer has been seen again today by surfies off Back Beach.

probably more than one out there dining on seals.

Want a thrill?    Come yaking in Taranaki.

Rainbow

nice set up magoo dont know about the bait bord  being under my nose and wheres ya fishfinder ??

Why not cut up your bait at home?    I geneally use kahawai which I cube. salt and soak in fish oil.    I then freeze it in small plastic containers which fit neatly into my rear cup holder,    No mess, no blood and no need for a cutting board.    Guess I am getting abit sensitive with all the shark hysteria we are having around here,   

Gets to work on you after a while,

Rainbow

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.

http://www.stealthpp.co.za/ - http://www.stealthpp.co.za/