Starvinmarvin

Do you have one of the photographs of a kayak fisherman on the SD card that you could publish, somebody might recognise him and help trace the owner. Cheers.

There are a few Pike fisherman amongst us, personally have to travel a bit for bigger fish, Llangorse, Broads etc, but have fished the Thames a couple of times and a river which is local to me, you'll need a boat licence to paddle the Thames, available through the BCU. Off to Llangorse this weekend, introducing some new friends to the pleasures of paddling a kayak and fishing from one. SM

Hey Bill, Its been a while, sorry to hear that your hanging up your paddle, especially after splashing out on a new yak. Often think of our first meet down your way, that blo*dy concrete slipway and those damn spearfishermen catching all our fish right before our eyes. Fond memories. Good luck with the sale. SM

An old friend of mine took his Prowler 13 to Portugal on a weeks holiday, he booked the yak in with the airline when he booked the holiday, can't remember how much it cost, but it wasn't much. Check with the airline, some will be more helpful than others and cheaper. SM

I've had a couple of Beulah's on test for about 3 months now the quality is excellent, their guide series comes with a spare top section should you have an accident you can carry on fishing, for Salty work in strong winds the Bluewater series work well, even if your casting isn't upto it you'll throw a good line, the only down side the 8/9 is very stiff and can take it's toll on your shoulder if used all day. I have since bought a 4 weight which is beautiful. My own Saltwater rod is a LOOMIS an outstanding rod. If your prone to accidents look at the Orvis Zero Gravity, loved them all apart from the 9wt (thought the TLS was better) the warranty is second to none and a fast service to boot, no questions asked, all dealt with in the UK. SM

Scale is about right watch out though, your not the only one with Photoshop skills... Yoh Hoh Ahoy!

That's interesting Mike, was at a demo day yesterday and caught Richi sat in this: Asked him what he thought of it and he said: Sorry had to be done I'll get my coat Sm

Paddled the X-Factor a couple of years ago and reviewed on AnglesAfloat, my paddle was in the exact opposite to the conditions you were out in, but she is a very stable kayak, a dry ride, not fast, but then again not too heavy a paddle given it's weight, fittings are all good, the only suspect fitting being the attachment of rudder to the hull, this looks a little dainty, but was perfectly serviceable and worked well, very well. Only real downside is that weight, but saying that those that buy it are likely to be of larger build and probably a lot stronger than most. Hope she gives you lots of fun and gets you amongst a few nice fish. SM

Looks to me like you had a Golden-Grey Mullet, well done a nice catch. SM

I take it you've got a 9wt rod, try the 444SL Ghost Tip, available for under £40 if you shop around, great line, turned my fishing around, remember distance isn't everything, you may be casting over the fish. For deep water I use an Airflo Di7, quality doesn't seem to matter to much with sinking lines. SM

Cheap as chips and nearly as tasty, much easier than weighing.

You may be able to plug your display into another paddlers unit, much easier way of testing than faffing about with temporarily fitting a transducer. SM

Paintfly, I've played around with different types of seals, have used the supplied fitting on the new Prowler 13 and as yet is still dry, but to be honest I don't think you can beat a huge blob of silicone for shear confidence that you won't get a leak, I hide all the cables beneath the finder foot so the mountain of silicone is near invisible, all adds up to one dry kayak... well inside anyway As for the Trident 15, take a really good look at the design, there are probably a lot more features that we are missing by focusing on the Fish/rod box and Finder box, as for weight, we all know that at 15ft 7.5 inches she is going to be heavy but that's why we have C-Tugs SM

Screen condensation is a common fault but should clear during use, OK Really replied to a thread on here or AnglersAfloat explaining the causes of the condensation and what can be done to reduce it. Had a similar problem on my first old units, however the new Humminbird's I'm using with the smaller displays haven't shown any signs as yet. SM

How far does the tide go out, would the rod be uncovered at low tide, worth checking. Glad you managed to get back in safety. Could you have used the wind to aid flipping the yak upright, worth trying if in that position again, glad your OK. SM