Any of you guys fishing from a kayak or a canoe an
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hi bb
my mate 100% afriacn and I mainly fish with a kayak, its great fun and gets to the areas where the cows are. we used hire a boat with a sneaker but found it to be more of a bother steering and fishing. only shortfall of the kyak is that its not ideal for a bigger dam- that is more of a work out than fishing. I see you have a kayak so i guess you know this already
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A.T.V.B buddy
my mate 100% afriacn and I mainly fish with a kayak, its great fun and gets to the areas where the cows are. we used hire a boat with a sneaker but found it to be more of a bother steering and fishing. only shortfall of the kyak is that its not ideal for a bigger dam- that is more of a work out than fishing. I see you have a kayak so i guess you know this already
. A.T.V.B buddy
Badballie...
I think anything is better than fishing from the side(shore)...
I just think if you fish with a kayak, its quite difficult if the wind is quite hectic?dont know...
Me and Scrat fish with floattubes and also works really well, because you control yourselve with your legs and fins..but i think a kayak can get to the spots allot faster and get to more spots in one day than a tube. Im thinking of buying a kayak myself.
I think anything is better than fishing from the side(shore)...
I just think if you fish with a kayak, its quite difficult if the wind is quite hectic?dont know...
Me and Scrat fish with floattubes and also works really well, because you control yourselve with your legs and fins..but i think a kayak can get to the spots allot faster and get to more spots in one day than a tube. Im thinking of buying a kayak myself.
Polychaete
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Just don't wear waders on a canoe or yak, a friend of mine drowned that way!
That's terrible news to hear. When it comes to water, we often think DRY and WARMTH and then the rest. In hindsight it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but then again it's easier to say that now. It's sad when we all have to learn lessons from tradgedies such as that
I would say a kayak or canoe is a lot better than a float tube. Purely because it takes less effort to cover more water and you don't get wet, and with a drift sock, you don't have to worry about the wind blowing you all over the place. You also don't have to buy one, you can make one from an animal feed bag.
I would say a kayak or canoe is a lot better than a float tube. Purely because it takes less effort to cover more water and you don't get wet, and with a drift sock, you don't have to worry about the wind blowing you all over the place. You also don't have to buy one, you can make one from an animal feed bag.
Thanks guys, have been using my kayak mostly on estuaries thus far, more for excercise and once for fishing. Caught a small tiger at Karridene - when I say small - miniscule ..lol
Will be trying for some winter bass at Inanda on Sunday from the kayak. A mate of mine was there last weekend and caught 4 x +/- 900g bass and the weekend before that probably a 1,2kg or so from the side - so hope to get the bigger ones with the kayak.
Both kayaks are now nicely rigged for fishing, with rod holders, tie down points etc.
Will be taking the Synergy into the sea shortly as well, been waveski'ng but not fishing yet.
As for the drift sock, I normally use modified pool toy anchor - pvc bag with an added half a brick or a 1kg fold up anchor. Got some nice tips from the seakayak angling spot here, on how to rig the anchor, so it does not pull my tailend into the swell, like the last time at Richards Bay harbour - that was a bit scary - anchor got stuck, tide coming in and just keep dragging the rear end under the water ..sjoe
As for waders, havent considered that, but can now imagine how dangerous that is, most important kit - PFD/lifejacket - waited to get mine before venturing into a large dam or the ocean again.
Saw the importance of it at Richards Bay - kids capsized their canoe and it started to sink ..about 15 meters from the shore, if it wasn't for their PFD's they would have never got the canoe to the side - as it is they barely made it - swimming alone is fine - they are good swimmers, but trying to rescue boat, oars, tackle etc while keeping yourselve up ..no ways.
Will be trying for some winter bass at Inanda on Sunday from the kayak. A mate of mine was there last weekend and caught 4 x +/- 900g bass and the weekend before that probably a 1,2kg or so from the side - so hope to get the bigger ones with the kayak.
Both kayaks are now nicely rigged for fishing, with rod holders, tie down points etc.
Will be taking the Synergy into the sea shortly as well, been waveski'ng but not fishing yet.
As for the drift sock, I normally use modified pool toy anchor - pvc bag with an added half a brick or a 1kg fold up anchor. Got some nice tips from the seakayak angling spot here, on how to rig the anchor, so it does not pull my tailend into the swell, like the last time at Richards Bay harbour - that was a bit scary - anchor got stuck, tide coming in and just keep dragging the rear end under the water ..sjoe
As for waders, havent considered that, but can now imagine how dangerous that is, most important kit - PFD/lifejacket - waited to get mine before venturing into a large dam or the ocean again.
Saw the importance of it at Richards Bay - kids capsized their canoe and it started to sink ..about 15 meters from the shore, if it wasn't for their PFD's they would have never got the canoe to the side - as it is they barely made it - swimming alone is fine - they are good swimmers, but trying to rescue boat, oars, tackle etc while keeping yourselve up ..no ways.
tackleandcamp
Senior Member
those kayaks will do nicely for fishing they are actually more for river rafting but you will get some monster fish of them.
see ya
see ya
tackleandcamp
Senior Member
and on sea they work great
Badballie, I would really hate to ruin your long weekend, but do not forget that Sunday is the Comrades marathon and getting from Toti to Inanda could be a bit difficult unless you head off early.
There are some good fish coming out of Inanda. The ESA bass event took place there this last weekend and the winning 5 fish bag was 10,5kgs with that teams biggest fish being 3,6kgs. My partner and I caught two small fish and 2 weighers that were around a kilo each. 2 fish weighed 1,96
There are some good fish coming out of Inanda. The ESA bass event took place there this last weekend and the winning 5 fish bag was 10,5kgs with that teams biggest fish being 3,6kgs. My partner and I caught two small fish and 2 weighers that were around a kilo each. 2 fish weighed 1,96
Bucknutz - they both in the 3,9 to 4,2 meter range - I carry them on my Santa Fe and they fit ...OK lenghtwise, had to build a custom carrier to fit them next to each other.
Will def fit on a bakkie - but on racks not in the bin.
Sidd - The Synergy cost around R 4700 - R 5000 depending where you buy it....I got mine from Popes in PMB, best price in Natal - R 4,600.00 incl 2 x paddles worth around R 350.00 each and one rod holder already installed. He also installed 4 buckle straps to strap rods or paddles to the side.
Hi Revo ...yep I know about the Comrades ..but also know about a back route via the back of Kloof/Waterfall, so will hopefully miss the road closures + hopefully most people will be watching Comrades and be scared of the road closures - so will have more fish for myself ...lol
Failing which, we will just have to sleep over from Sat afternoon .....hhehehehe
Will def fit on a bakkie - but on racks not in the bin.
Sidd - The Synergy cost around R 4700 - R 5000 depending where you buy it....I got mine from Popes in PMB, best price in Natal - R 4,600.00 incl 2 x paddles worth around R 350.00 each and one rod holder already installed. He also installed 4 buckle straps to strap rods or paddles to the side.
Hi Revo ...yep I know about the Comrades ..but also know about a back route via the back of Kloof/Waterfall, so will hopefully miss the road closures + hopefully most people will be watching Comrades and be scared of the road closures - so will have more fish for myself ...lol
Failing which, we will just have to sleep over from Sat afternoon .....hhehehehe
So we were at Inanda dam on Sat afternoon till Sunday, to miss the Comrades traffic - had a wonderfull time, first time that the whole family managed to go out on both Kayaks, since they have been properly rigged. Laaitie got 2 huge bites on a black lizard lure, whilst drop shotting, but couldn't hook it in time, I saw a meneer swim right under my kayak, but could not entice a bite. Some of the other guys managed smallish fish and my mates hooked 4 x 2kg's Friday during the day.