Yep I picked it up off Elm as a good back-up, I broke the hobie paddle three strokes from the ramp at SWR (beware hobie owners). Ill look at a nice carbon wing at some stage, but for now it's back to basics as I haven't been paddling for a while. I'll take you up on having a crack of yours though and you can watch me pull myself into the water with itGoneFishn wrote:FishnDive wrote:GoneFishn wrote: I noticed it looks like your using a Carlisle paddle? I can lend you my wing paddle if you want see how it goes, pretty much standard for the Stealths. They take a bit to get used to but are great once you get the hang of it
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
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Sounds like a plan Rob, I sat in a dorado over at Andrews shop and there are some nice practical touches to them that the stealths don't have. I felt the seat a bit too deep but it might be different on the water. I bet the dorado is more stable as a result though.SurfanFish wrote:Nice ride mate. Glass is kayak porn. Let me know if you want to compare against a Kaskazi one day. Always been keen to test the differences.
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
Yep I picked it up off Elm as a good back-up, I broke the hobie paddle three strokes from the ramp at SWR (beware hobie owners). Ill look at a nice carbon wing at some stage, but for now it's back to basics as I haven't been paddling for a while. I'll take you up on having a crack of yours though and you can watch me pull myself into the water with it [/quote]FishnDive wrote:GoneFishn wrote:FishnDive wrote: I noticed it looks like your using a Carlisle paddle? I can lend you my wing paddle if you want see how it goes, pretty much standard for the Stealths. They take a bit to get used to but are great once you get the hang of it
yep they can be very unforgiving, I have come close to going in from the bloody thing a few times
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Yep the name came from the cobra but the first yak was actually an RTM. There were no great catches for me at SWR For you to hear about mate, just the ones that got away! I managed some slimies and learned to bridle and dropped fish on two different days. I did manage to catch the bug up there though and will be back for sure!Jacko wrote:Nice new toy Eoin,
Does your Vyak name comes from a Cobra Fish n Dive yak you once owned ?
If so you will have to change your name to FishNdive-outback-Evo.
Didn't read much about the fish you caught at SWR but you sure brought home a nice fast streamlined yak.
Enjoy giving her a new lease of life. She will go even faster when you paint her red.
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
I was looking at an EVO when the dorrie came up. It was the rocker that sold me. The deep seat is great on the water but can be a pain to climb out of after a long day. It carves through chop and swell.FishnDive wrote:Sounds like a plan Rob, I sat in a dorado over at Andrews shop and there are some nice practical touches to them that the stealths don't have. I felt the seat a bit too deep but it might be different on the water. I bet the dorado is more stable as a result though.SurfanFish wrote:Nice ride mate. Glass is kayak porn. Let me know if you want to compare against a Kaskazi one day. Always been keen to test the differences.
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
you should do that easy -- I'm getting old and feeble you know !FishnDive wrote: but hopefully I can outrun Cheater with the Stealth!
more to the point I had a quick paddle on the steath and the glass yak does move well on the water
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
I really should post the cvideo oif Eoin broke the paddle and try continue with single paddle, and the floppy broken one....
Seriously, I still think the current looks better than the red and white
Seriously, I still think the current looks better than the red and white
Fishing is just like Accounting .... it is all about Optical Illusion ...............
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
She looks a sweet ride Owen ,I am kicking myself for not asking for a try on her at SWRocks
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I'll give you a heads up the next time I'm heading down to Grammar School, Geoff and you can take it for a run.cruiser wrote:She looks a sweet ride Owen ,I am kicking myself for not asking for a try on her at SWRocks
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Re: New lease of life for an old girl - FishNdive's Stealth
Looking good Eoin and I like the future plans you have for her. Maybe have a look at some of the railblaza mounts instead of the rams to give you more options.
I took it for a little spin at SWR. It's certainly nimble but then there's not much of it to push along. I'm glad you're keeping the Outback. I can see the Stealth being good for minimalist distance trips, particularly trolling. But then there's a lot of fishing down here where the added space and versatility of the Outback would be sorely missed.
I took it for a little spin at SWR. It's certainly nimble but then there's not much of it to push along. I'm glad you're keeping the Outback. I can see the Stealth being good for minimalist distance trips, particularly trolling. But then there's a lot of fishing down here where the added space and versatility of the Outback would be sorely missed.
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