I got caught on a river at the start of a storm a month or so back. Didn't really have a convenient exit point. Interesting thoughts go through your mind while you are paddling out. Skip to the 3m mark if interested. Play it loud ok. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAja15XBvec cAja15XBvec Makes me t...

We all know it's not a good idea to be out on the water in unstable weather but the weather forecast for Saturday did get me thinking, how much of a threat do lightning strikes pose for a kayaker out on the water? I'm sure flicking around a carbon fibre rod around in a lightening storm while out on ...

Welcome aboard Mick, you’re on the right track. Being relatively new myself this forum has helped me out allot, particularly the safety section (a recommended read if you haven’t already). Enjoy the learning curve and catch some fish allong the way

At least it would be easy to take a leak

I can recommend these guys, they helped me decide between the two

http://rodbendingsworld.com/hobie-kayaks

cruiser wrote:BULL

normally I would say the same, but these little batteries have suprised me before

Hey delboy where did you get those floating sunglass retainers? I dread the thought of dropping my spotters over the side of the yak

Chevvy wrote:Awesome news

Now they will go to court, get slapped on the wrist and buy another boat mongrels

Yup, they'll have to catch allot of fish to recover their losses

Thanks herbie, I'm 180 cm's so the PA12 should be good for me.

Thanks for the welcome guys, it’s good to see the weather starting to fine up with days like today Thanks again, cheers