Skate on a kayak
- alexthefisherman
- Roach
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Skate on a kayak
Had a new PB Flapper Skate on the kayak at the weekend, estimated about 120-130lbs, in 60 foot of water. The raw power of these fish has to be seen to be believed!
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If it swims I want to catch it!
- Mike J
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Re: Skate on a kayak
Impressive.
Both the fish and your rigging of the boat.
Q; The wire loop on the port side, does that go through your life jacket auto mechanism?
Assuming its you in the pic.
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Both the fish and your rigging of the boat.
Q; The wire loop on the port side, does that go through your life jacket auto mechanism?
Assuming its you in the pic.
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'No Man Ever Fishes The Same River Twice, .... For It Is Not The Same River, .... And He Is Not The Same Man' Heraclitus of Ephesus
- alexthefisherman
- Roach
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Re: Skate on a kayak
we don't wear auto lifejackets, they'd make it impossible to get back into the kayak if we got flipped. Its actually the leash on my camera, tangled around my paddle leash. mad rush to take photos as the fish came up!
If it swims I want to catch it!
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- Roach
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Re: Skate on a kayak
Good info on the reason you don't wear an auto life jacket, I will now buy a PDF for my Kayak. Cheers
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- Barbel
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Re: Skate on a kayak
Nice fish .. kayaks are great things for inexpensive fishing, and open up so many options to fishing
- alexthefisherman
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Re: Skate on a kayak
It's really revolutionised my fishing, particularly at sea. Shore fishing is a poor second best for most species, bar ballan wrasse. Next challenge is a stingray and a blue shark
If it swims I want to catch it!