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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
New hybrid fin for Hobie Kayak Mirage DriveI actually spotted these new fins the other day while poking around at Scott Lovig's new domain in Mornington, and I thought they looked liked a worthy surrogate for the standard Mirage drive fins for someone who wants a bit more kick from their drive but aren't so keen on the turbio fins. While poking around the web I just stumbled upon a post by Hobie Community forum member, Roadrunner, who offers a very informative rundown on the new ST fins. If you're in the market for some new fins but are unsure if turbo model is for you, take a closer look at Hobie's new ST fins.  Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more...
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Friday, 18 May 2007 |
Just remember the name as you’ll never forget the smell! Kakyadaks SP Squid Jig "New soft silicon body squid jig - scented. The jig is 16cm long and weighs 40 grams, size 4.With a precision internal weight and a heavy duty double hook. Designed, developed and tested in Australia with amazing results. Introductory offer for $14.95 each or 2 for $25.00 Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
Times like this, I wish to live in NZNaki Man chimed into the AKFF with news of New Zealand's first official kayak fishing tournament, the Taranaki Kayak Classic. Naki Man offeres a great description of the event, in the process making a lot of Aussie kayak fishermen rather envious. if not anything else, it's a clear sign of the emerging growth of kayak fishing as a sport. Equally promising is that according to the report, the Taranaki Kayak Classic was a huge success and my crystal ball tells me that it won't be the last. "With the increasing number of kayak anglers and kayak fishing clubs popping up around the North Island of New zealand, it was understandable that there was a need for a national kayak only fishing competition. As the Oakura Surfcasting and Kayak Fishing Club was the first Kayak fishing club in New Zealand, it was of no surprise that this club would be the first club to take on this challenge." Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
eTrex or GPS72AKFF member T-Curve has raised a hot topic in the forums there, asking whether or not other members thought the Garmin eTrex models ere suitable for his kayak fishing purposes. I own the standard eTrex, which I chose largely for it's waterproof properties and no doubt T-Curve is thinking along similar lines. The responses have been interesting though because although not a bad word has been said about the eTrex models, the suggestion has been made to spend a bit more to pick up the (apparently) more user friendly Garmin GPS72 more than once. If you're in the market for a GPS for kayak fishing, you might wnt to take a look to see what the collective masses are saying. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
The good and bad of yak fishingAustralian Kakak Fishing Forum member Wopfish has given birth to an interesting thread headlined "The pros and cons of kayak fishing technique". This should be an interesting thread to watch, as I reckon there'll be some interesting commentary on both the up and downsides of kayak fishing. My offering was pretty simple:
Pro: manueverability, relatively silent, great exersize, great fun, catch more fish.
Cons: being cornered by curious and intregued passers by and being interrogated while trying to get launched to a specific schedule I found Bazoo's comment about Balmoral sparked my interest, because I've had a couple of close encounters of my own that felt suspiciously like pick up attempts, and even blogged some thoughts on the matter some time ago. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
Splish Splash I was taking a bath...
AKFF member Spottymac posted a quick link to this video at YouTube, which shows off some pretty wild surf action. It's a pretty good reminder as to why kayak fishermen who take the gamble with surf absolutely, postively have to have everthing secured to the yak. Secured or not, however, I don't think too many fishing rods would survive some of these dumpings. Great footage. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
RECREATIONAL FISHERS CONCERNS OUTLINED(Shamelessly leached from the Fishnet forums) VRFish has released its Position Paper on the proposed Channel Deepening Project (CDP) for Port Phillip Bay.
VRFish Chairman, Bob Pearce, said that the Position Paper was produced to set out details of VRFish’s serious concerns about the likely impact of the project on the Bay’s ecology.
“Port Phillip Bay is one of Victoria’s most wonderful assets” he said. “Our perusal of the Supplementary Environmental Effects Statement on this project gives us cause for the gravest of concerns. The Government are going to take a huge risk with the Bay’s ecology if they proceed with this project.”
Amongst other things, VRFish have expressed concerns about the dumping of toxic spoils dredged from the lower Yarra River bed, into Port Phillip Bay and the potential for seafood sourced from the Bay being potentially unfit for human consumption due to the spread of this toxic spoil.
VRFish are also concerned about such things as damage to sea grasses and the resultant adverse impact on fish breeding, as well as the likelihood of the spreading of exotic pest species such as Pacific Seastars.
"VRFish also question the economic arguments advanced in favour of the proposed Channel Deepening Project. “The Government’s figures just don’t stack up” Pearce said. “The most optimistic economic outcome from the Channel Deepening Project is a contribution of $2.2 Billion to the Victorian economy over 28 years".
"Recreational fishing in Port Phillip Bay probably contributes about $1 Billion per year, which is more than ten times the amount that the Government hopes that the Channel Deepening Project will produce” he said.Comments (1) | E-mail | Read more... |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Fishing for electric motors @ AKFFElectric motors for kayak fishing is a relatively popular topic and I can understand why. I'm more than happy with the Hobie Mirage drive system personally, but if I broke my leg or lost the use of my legs, I'd go electric. I'll always use a paddle every now and then, but wouldn't ever want to rely on it exclusively again. Especially given that I don't mind fishing some distance off shore.
AKFF member Dave73 is planning some lopng distance trips as well, which is why he raised the topic in the Australian Kayak Fishing Forums, bringing attention to the Electriak electric motors for kayaks. It's turned out to a pretty interesting thread to, with PeterJ digging up a link for the NZ based Stealth Drive , and a few other members showing off their leecy-motor driven yaks. Very cool. Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
I get a lot of inspiration from the exploits of my kayak fishing comrades and I think none more so than the irrepressible Poddymullet. And this forum post that he just made at the Australian Kayak Fishing Forum (AKFF) is a perfect example of why, Although Poddy didn't manage to catch any fish, he did manage to catch this:
 Hrmm... I wonder where the fish have gone? What a smartarse! Be first to comment this article | E-mail | Read more... |
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