Dream Gear
What great piece of gear or gear improvement have you always wanted to see to make
kayak fi shing more comfortable or more safe? The Kokatat Design Team wants to know.
Give us fi ve minutes of your time and your dream gear ideas and we’ll enter you in our drawing to
W I N F R E E G E A R one of 5 Kokatat Bahia Tour pfds
Complete the Kokatat Dream Gear Survey at
www.kokatat.com/survey.asp Drawing to be held June 30, 2008. Limited to one entry per person.
RE-ENTERING A SIT-INSIDE
[1] RIGHT THE BOAT The quicker you can flip the boat upright, the less water will get scooped inside. Although you can flip the kayak upright yourself from the water, it is easier if your buddy helps by lifting an end as you roll the kayak.
[2] CLIMB BACK IN Your paddling partner can stabilize the kayak by positioning his kayak parallel to yours, gripping it with both hands, and leaning his whole body over onto it. As long as he has a good grip on the kayak, there’s virtually no chance of his flipping himself. You can then use virtually the same re-entry technique outlined here for a sit-on-top kayak.
[3] PUMP OUT THE WATER Once you’re back inside, you’ll have a fair amount of water in the boat to deal with. This is where a bilge pump comes in handy. Be sure to keep your pump easily accessi- ble, but also secure enough that it doesn’t float away when you capsize. If you’re close to shore, head to dry land and empty your boat there.
This article was adapted from Kayak Fishing: The Ultimate Guide by Captain Scott Null and Joel McBride, available at
www.helipress.com.
READER POLL
What is your most useful tool as a kayak angler?
How long have you been kayak fishing?
TO VOTE, GO TO:
kayakanglermag.com www.kayakanglermag.com… 17
survey
PHOTO: KENDAL LARSON
PHOTOS: JOCK BRADLEY
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52