| #1  05-26-2010, 06:00 PM | |||
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| kayak novice a friend and i have recently purchased sea touring kayaks and have been amazed at the freedom they offer to explore our local coast line! we have both been keen on fishing so it makes sence that we can now get out into deeper waters and catch without the need for access to a boat! our first couple of outings have been sketchy but have had results! catching mackeral and pollock off the coast of bangor. as we are new to this, we have a million questions that need answering and these forums seem to be the best, most useful and most reliable sources! local info is hard to come by! so... any hints or tips?we have recently bought 2 lobster pots and hope to use them soon!once we work out how! any thoughts are invaluable!     |
| #2 05-26-2010, 06:44 PM | ||||
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| Re: kayak novice Make sure you have a decent PFD, escape knife, mini flares & a VHF radio .... dress for the sea temp - not the air temp ... even in this heat, the water is bloody cold (I can vouch for that recently - Lee SHUT IT !) Practice recovery ie getting on after you fall off, make sure your anchor set up is spot on - practice using it and make sure you can release it quickly ... Get plenty of paddling practice to get used to the Yak and understand the sea ... Then enjoy - you won't look back  __________________ SUPPORT THE RNLI - click : www.rnli.org.uk ... every little helps ! PLEASE REMEMBER & GIVE A LITTLE .... http://www.poppy.org.uk/ |
| #3 05-26-2010, 06:57 PM | ||||
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| Re: kayak novice Quote:
 But in all seriousness, when i have been fishing from the charter boats of bangor they usually travel to the far side of the lough over the carrick/whitehead direction, so i would say try over there, although i would advise driving there rather than kayaking across the main ferry channel   BW __________________ Copyright © All Rights Reserved. No part of this post may be reproduced on any website other than www.fishing-forum.info Keep Ulster's Waters Healthy, Practice Catch and Release! |
