great idea! as someone who usually rushes off in all directions, i will take this advice to heart and rush off to the pond...just trying to find a PFD that doesn't swallow me up. couldn't see over the first one!
great idea! as someone who usually rushes off in all directions, i will take this advice to heart and rush off to the pond...
fly fishing and baseball share a totally deceptive simplicity; that's why they can both be lifelong pursuits.
I'll be tackling (and fishing) the upper Coosawattee, and Cartecay Rivers around the middle of the month. They have some good Class III water, and great smallmouth bass fishing. Just to show you what's available, here I am in my Rio inflatable on Carter's Lake, Ga.
Set up from the car trunk, to on-the-water is less than 10 minutes, is rated for Class V water, holds 450 pounds, and only weighs 28 pounds, including the carry bag.
Here is my son, his significant other, and my grandaughter in my Advanced Elements Convertible inflatable, also on Carter's Lake.
It can easily make 6 knots with little effort, sets up in less than 10 minutes, holds 750 pounds, and only weighs 49 pounds, including the carry bag. It converts easily from a single-seat to a tandem in less than 3 minutes, has complete single and dual splash guards, and can be used with full dual or single spray skirts. It is as fast as all but sea-touring kayaks, and is rated for Class V water (but at 15', it's a bit long, and much too stable for river-running, except for, large slow rivers. Both boats are great fishing and diving platforms.
(We had PFDs, but had to remove them to reach the cameras and take pictures. My granddaughter never had hers off, and we put ours back on as soon as we were through with the photos. You can see one of the red PFDs sticking up in the 2nd picture. You should never hit the water without wearing an appropriate PFD).
Last edited by Gigmaster; 04-24-2013 at 08:29 PM.
update, in case you were wondering: found a lady-shaped PFD (yep, they make 'em!), have learned how to mount the new rack and get the kayak lashed onto it, have taken a test run out on the roads, have made a safe place under the deck for it to live...time to go fishing! Sunday is the day...
a question, Gigmaster: why do you take off the PFDs for photos? you can answer personal preference if you like. some folks think it's weird that my hat is on in all the grip'n'grins, but my sunglasses and hat are much more good-looking than my sunburned face and blown-about hair!
Last edited by CaseyP; 05-03-2013 at 03:34 AM.
fly fishing and baseball share a totally deceptive simplicity; that's why they can both be lifelong pursuits.
well, it's a whole lot more fun to kayak around a small lake and catch fish than it is to work from the bank! everything went just fine, including the catching as well as the fishing. thanks for all the advice, folks! this is going to be a neat summer...
fly fishing and baseball share a totally deceptive simplicity; that's why they can both be lifelong pursuits.
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