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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 10:37:55 GMT -1
Maybe.. I know this method is used in the States, where I found it. People do put ropes around their waist, etc. I know i can easily lean down and reach my ankle, therefore grabbing the rope and pulling myself back. I'll let you know when I capsize
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Post by SEAJUNKY on Dec 7, 2008 14:15:57 GMT -1
Bending forward to reach your anckle in the kayak would be an entirely different proposition from doing it in fast moving water Me thinks.
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Post by THURSOMAN on Dec 7, 2008 15:37:41 GMT -1
Thank you Rob for putting the time into the reply. Seems like a good system there and would probably attach it to my belt perhaps. I take it the cord does not stretch in any way? Chris
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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 16:14:32 GMT -1
No stretch at all.
You may be able to fit it to your PFD belt, around the base. Might even look at that myself. Though for the currents of 3-4 knots max which experience locally I'm not concerned with my current setup.
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Post by THURSOMAN on Dec 7, 2008 16:26:10 GMT -1
Thanks for that Rob. You mentioned earlier that you tend to go out at night. DO you find that this is a better time for fishing or is it the only time you get out. Very interested also in your light set up. How did you rig your stern light? lol, sorry for all the questions but like to find out how others do it. ;D Chris
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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 16:27:00 GMT -1
Bending forward to reach your anckle in the kayak would be an entirely different proposition from doing it in fast moving water Me thinks. there might be some substance in that comment.. I've tried picturing what position you'd end in, once in the water. I still reckon a good lunge forwards and you'd grab the chord in a second. I have to admit when I was in Anglesey a few weeks back I attached it to my PFD belt for that reason, though it tidal flow was rather extreme!!! I have to be honest, I will not fish at locally without my leash, for me it's an absolute must. I'll be out next week so I'm going to take a few minutes to look at this more closely with regards to where the leash seems best attached and as to how any variations encroach on my mobility. I'll also try and take a few photos and post a decent reply.
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Post by curly on Dec 7, 2008 16:32:26 GMT -1
It is possible to buy floating rope from the chandlers which would be ideal! The one time I was flipped the tide was still running in I wasn`t instantley washed away from the yak.......in fact I surfaced next to the yak so just got hold....what I found after the initial panic (I righted the yak 3 times and failed to get in) was that I had the waves comming towards me so as I tried to get back on the waves flipped me again. Luckyly my lease was long enough to allow me to make my way around the bow to the opposite side of the yak. With the waves now comming from behind me I got onto the yak first time around.....lesson learned!!!
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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 16:42:04 GMT -1
Thanks for that Rob. You mentioned earlier that you tend to go out at night. DO you find that this is a better time for fishing or is it the only time you get out. Very interested also in your light set up. How did you rig your stern light? lol, sorry for all the questions but like to find out how others do it. ;D Chris Hell on, ask away... I hate to think how many questions I've asked since I've started this yakfishing lark ;D. I fish at dusk into night as I've found it generally far more productive, with few exceptions. My light is a modified Lalizas pole lamp powered via a switch from my main battery pack, it also feeds the fishfinder and GPS units. The pole light had a bit of a design flaw as it allowed water to leak onto the power contacts causing RAPID electrolytic corrosion. I modified it by fitting a suitable marine plug/socket. This is how it looks on the yak, sorry if the pic is a tad large! This is how the lamp bracket appears after modification. The bulb was swapped for and LED item, its VERY bright, though it reduced the current drw from 0.8amps to 0.2amps, so it's a worthwhile modification.
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Post by curly on Dec 7, 2008 16:54:15 GMT -1
Nice MOD Rob.....where did you get the Light + LED Bulb and marine connection?
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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 17:34:54 GMT -1
The light and connector came from the local chandlers.
The LED bulb came off Ebay, two for a tenner.
Put a search in for 'white indicator LED' in car parts and you'll soon come across em
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Post by THURSOMAN on Dec 7, 2008 17:53:21 GMT -1
Nice one Rob! Lol, a couple more questions for you. Sorry to hijack this thread everyone perhaps this should be on the mods section. I assume you can detach this easy enough to go on roof rack etc? What happens when you capsize, is it sturdy enough to withstand this? Thanks, Chris
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Post by v8rob on Dec 7, 2008 18:09:40 GMT -1
Both the lamp and the marine plug are screw fittings and detach at the base, for the light itself that's where the o-ring seal is, and for the connector the 'knurled' stainless section.
As for capsizing, well in shallow water in might prove and issue, though when I'm fishing at night the weather is not normally that poor. I could actually remove it whilst afloat, not something i've done, though I have reached to it before.
If the weather is that dodgy I'd not be out alone at night, I like to enjoy my fishing.
To capsize a Big Game takes quite some effort, I've only ever achieved it deliberately, and that was by literally throwing myself out.
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