Yes peatop it is a 10lb barbell weight. Two reasons: 1 I can use the extra weight on the front as I'm sitting at the back and my son in the front and I'm 40kg heavier than he is; 2 it's what I had lying around. If it doesn't work so well, I'll get a grapnell, but should be OK in the lower current ar...

Thanks choppers, I've been reading a few of your posts ... I've been learning heaps, .. so thanks ... but I know there is nothing like actual time on the water. Funny, I had all the local knowledge back home chasing snapper in Mahau Sound, but come to a new place and I have to start all over again. ...

Hey all, Thought I'd share my yak trolley project. I wasn't going to do a trolley just yet, but I had second thoughts after I noticed the weight of my yak (perception pescador 13) after all my gear was on it. So I whipped up a yak trolley yesterday with gear from Bunnings. Works a treat (on grass an...

Hi there VYAK members. First post. Just wanted to introduce myself and begin to get to know some of you guys. I spent my youth fishing for XOS snapper in the Marlborough Sounds, NZ from a 8ft dinghy and glass Canadian style canoe. Now I'm trying out the SOT kayak scene as a way to get back into salt...