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Fishing Techniques & Entomology
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Hi Folks,

Earlier this year I took a photographer and writer
from the Charleston Post & Courier on a day trip
paddling some of my favorite waters. Here is the
article and pictures they published. It was to
promote the Berkeley Blueways website and book I had
just spent two years developing.
Article: http://www.charleston.net/assets/webPag … =localnews
Pictures: http://newsfiles.charleston.net/paddle_web/index.htm

Warm regards, Jim

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That’s great, Jim. I saw the bass boat photo and was wondering, how does your low-riding yak handle those big bass boat wakes?

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Hey Robert,

Actually, my Adirondack has handled waves up to about
three foot on occasion riding smoothly over them with
a minimum of slop entering the kayak. I was impressed. Heavier homebuilts provided a totally
different result for me.G The state of the art of
todays equipment is great!G Warm regards, Jim

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Jim- nice pics. What does that Adirondack weigh? My homebuilt is gonna tip the scales at about 32 pounds for a 13 foot yak which looks quite like the green one labeled as belonging to Wayne White.

Yours sure does sit lower than mine will though. No windage on THAT boat eh?

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Hey Charlie,

Thanks! My original homebuilt was 3/8 plywood.G
Probably weighed 75 pounds. Adirondack is about 48
pounds. Comfortable boat for sure. Sounds like
your homebuilt is super light. Great feature for
toting.G Hope you are going to provide some pictures to whet our appetites.G Plenty of
interest on homebuilts here. Tell us more. Warm
regards, Jim

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Check out the thread - “New guy has paddling question”-
I posted some pics there just the other day.

But they are B and B Yacht design Birder 13s. I’m building two of them My wifes weighed 24 pounds before I added the deck. Mine was 26. Decks are less than 1/2 sheet of 4 MM Okume. I glued in the carlins today- alls left is the coamings and painting them. Then I can go fishin :lol:

My wife will be using her’s to photo birds, etc for her paintings. She’s an artist. I hope this is ok, but here’s a link to her website- www.griffthart.com

I build boats for a living by the way.

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Hey Charlie,

Good looking boats. Nice job! Lots of interest here
on homebuilts. Great having a professional on board.
Hope we can count on you for advice from time to time.G Couldn’t get your wifes link to work.
Would love to see some of her work. Warm regards,
Jim

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Thank you sir. I’d be most happy to offer any advice I can on building. As a paddler I’m just beginning. I’ve been wanting that kayak for several years but this is the first time I’ve had time, money and space all come together at once. Also a real novice fly fishing in salt water. I haven’t used anything BUT a fly rod in fresh water for years. Well- other than an ultra light spinner now and again.

You couldn’t get to her site because I misspelled it- I left out the second “i” :oops: This one works- I made sure :lol:

www.griffithart.com

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Hey Charlie,

This link worked fine. I love your wifes work. I did
a lot of shore bird and marine photograpy in another
life.G I have a favorite brown pelican shot I’d
share with her but the negative was borrowed for a
print and lost. She is quite talented. Thanks for
sharing. Warm regards, Jim

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You got to love those bald cypress trees. I wish we had them up here. They must be great to fish around.

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Hey Nick,

Couldn’t agree more. You’d be surprised how often
I find big red eared sunfish snuggled up against the
shady side of a bald cypress tree.G Warm regards,
Jim

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Great article, Jim. That is some fine work that you have done putting that guide together. 8) 8) 8)

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Beautiful! Better watch it, Jim, that gator looked a little hungry to me :wink: .

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Thanks Folks,

The county just won an award and recognition for the
first program of this type. We are very proud of it.
G. Warm regards, Jim