Congratulations Jack. How was the comfort, access to equipment, etc. ? Exciting time I'm sure. I remember my first time out. Pardon the pun, but I was like a fish out of water.
In the water, it goes in whichever scupper hole you want and it sticks in the sand, dirt, etc. and holds your Yak in place while you get out, fish, rest, whatever. I use mine sometimes in place of my anchor. The real deal can be purchased, and depending on the size, can be as much as $70-75. I was at Walmart one day looking in the fishing section and noticed the aluminum 6' paddle for $17 and bought it. I cut the fins off and presto, a cheap anchor pole.
Huey Door Gunner
Vietnam 1966-1967
Congratulations Jack. How was the comfort, access to equipment, etc. ? Exciting time I'm sure. I remember my first time out. Pardon the pun, but I was like a fish out of water.
Huey Door Gunner
Vietnam 1966-1967
Comfort was fine. Access to the depth finder was very good. Easy to read being that close, did not get in the way. Had to be a little careful getting in and out but you don't do that too often. All and all I am pleased with the setup.
The love for fishing is one of the best gifts you can pass alongRetiredRR LIKED above post
That's great. First three times in mine, I fell out. But, I'm old and a slow learner. It took me three times to remember not to lean over too much. That's when I made some changes to make it more user friendly. Haven't come close to falling out since I made those simple changes. I even hooked up with some heavy fish, but had no problems. I watched a video once about how to recover as soon as you are falling out, but you'd have to know when you're going to fall out in order to prevent it. Continued success and fun. Tight Lines buddy.
Huey Door Gunner
Vietnam 1966-1967
I had a Pelican sit in kayak for years. It has done it duty as a fishing kayak. So this one is just an upgrade.
The love for fishing is one of the best gifts you can pass alongkayacker LIKED above post
So did you cut the fin all the way off or just cut each side to match the angle of the top edges, thus making it "diamond-shaped"? I could see advantage of having the blades cut as I described in dealing with mud bottoms. May try one for fun then trim off the rest if it causes any problems. I like the idea. would still like a bit longer then 6' as I have some deep waters to fish... guess thats where anchoring comes in at..
kayacker LIKED above post
Another option for a stakeout pole is to check with a local billboard company and ask if they have any "flexface rods". There are about 12 10' ones in each billboard and I think the are 3/4" solid fiberglass. They work great and you can usually get a broke one for free. I stick mine in the round ring in my anchor trolley then move the trolley to the front or back
mrstangblb LIKED above post
Great ideas - I'm going to remember these!
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I saw a great idea yesterday in a video to use an aluminum golf ball recovery pole. I looked in Academy and they have exactly what was described. It expands to 10' and the guy used the ring in his anchor trolley to keep the pole in, while anchored to it. He sawed off the orange ring and it left a nice pointed tip.
Wilson Ultra™ 12' Golf Ball Retriever | Academy
Huey Door Gunner
Vietnam 1966-1967