Kayak fishing

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:27 pm

Hi all,
im thinking of starting kayak fishing ive done quite abit of kayaking before and kayaked on the sea at brighton. is it worth spending £500 on a electric motor http://www.stealthdrive.co.nz/uk/ or just use paddles

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:51 pm

hi kingfisher
i hope you dont take this the wrong way but why get an engine ?
i thought the idea of kayaking was to get out there under your own steam and battle with the elements
ok fair enough if its for emergency use only
if youre gonna get an engine you might as well get a small boat and forget about kayaking

if you are still speaking to me lol what kayak do you have as i wanna get one for next spring to have ago at the bass around these rocky groynes here at sheringham also any other things i should be thinking about

cheers mate
steve

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:56 pm

my memory of kayak fishing is the less instability the better... paddles give you amazing stability and control. They're also less likely to spook the fish than any kind of outboard. you can also stop yourself rolling with paddles if you're fortunate enough to hook a biggy and unfortunate enough for it to dive underneath you.

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:28 pm

hi shannok, i havan't got a kayak yet, the engine was for when fishing in water where theres strong tide, i would be using engine and paddles at same time.

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You can only fit an electric motor to a kayak that is designed for one, expensive.
I wouldn't go there personally, too much to think about fishing off a kayak without having to muck about with a motor, if the mark has tides too strong for a kayak, my advice is don't fish it. If the wind turns against a strong tide, boy are you in trouble.

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:25 am

Hi Kingfisher . your better and cheaper way out is an anchor trolly system i have one on my prowler 13 . i fish in the solent and it works well because u can set the anchor out the front or the back and ajust you position with the changing tide. all this can be done from the seated position and then you can concentrate on the job in hand.. ps . you can buy a kayak anchor on e-bay or any chandlery for about £6 .

cheers mark

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Member Joined: Nov 01, 2008 Posts: 11 Location: Aberavon

'To paddle or not to paddle that is the question', I'm no purist so if some one would
like to lend me some 'power' for me to review I would be glad to help!

This is one of those each to there own, me many a time the wind has switched directions
and what would I give for one of those. There are many fishing marks just out of realistic
range or with conditions giving you some thought ie tide race, wind, and distance etc.
I fish off Aberavon beach two off my favourite spots scar weather sands or ferry bend
(tide race) would be a lot easier if fishing is the main priority. That said about 80% of
my fishing is Within 1-2 miles of my launch site where an astray on a motorbike comes to mind.

Though trolling at 7knts 'will' keep the bait from those pesky small carnivorous whiting lol winking

Though I have heard with the stealthdrive new 'mods' you just sent it out on its own and it
just comes back full of fish happy

Member Joined: Oct 13, 2008 Posts: 20

tried fishing from a kayak. Never again.