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Anyone suggest a good dry suit. I rushed in last year and bought a wet suit but the water in the northwest of Ireland never really gets that warm.
You were right to look before you leaped Lloydus.
Greywulff
Quite a few people went for this one. Top bit of kit
http://www.wetsuitoutlet.co.uk/product_inf...;products_id=29
If you do a forum search on dry suits you'll find all the detailed reports of most models
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Best to rope the tail then, but I'd as sooner cut the hook off without hauling it aboard. If only we had a smiley of a shark giggling like a girl.....great term!
I have 3 karabiners and 5 shackles left. Yak rattles like a middle aged housewife with hypochondria.
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I shall also avoid touching the tail as this is guaranteed to annoy them (sharks tails are, apparently, ticklish!).
But by holding the tail you are nullifying the shark's principal mode of propulsion (think doggies) and will therefore more easily pacify it. They might be pis*ed off or even giggling like a girl, but there's not much they can do about it. Also keeps line of sight and sharp pointy bits well away from you. Of course, only if you're trying to boat it.
Back on topic, I went into LIDL today and got two of the dive bags - at £2 each I thought they were exceptionally good value and very well made. I also got 10 karbiners for £7, and the same for 10 bow shackles. Happy boy i am. They had sailing gloves too, but these felt a tad thick for paddling with to me.
Hope there's some left for me when I get home tonight.
I went in late last night in the vain hope that they were putting things out early, and walked out with a 30 litre electric cool box for £29.99. Ooops! 
Cheapest I'd found was Argos 24 lit. for £44.99. love it! 
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should be ok if you want something on a budget which you may consider chopping the arms off.
their 3mm which is fine for britsh summer time, the seams won't be blind stitched, taped and glued but will keep you warm and stop the chill from water being absorbed on the legs and splashes on you top half, and if you do go for a dunk will do what they say on the tin..
john
A good fit is essential for wet suits to work efficiently, especially under arms etc. Didn't notice any changing rooms last time I visited Lidl. Where are you going to get naked to try it on then? The aisle with the Czechoslovakian beauty products is usually quite empty I suppose
I paid £40 for my shorty wet suit last summer - I tried on about 3 different sizes and got a perfect fit.
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Hi Paintfly,
fished stanbury (from shore) monday, just 1 hour up as time was tight, 1 largish rockling (my usual spring species
) to whole squid. Have been meaning to try welcombe since I got my P13last autumn.
Thought you were on the south shore??
Cheers,
Chaz
Yeah, I am usually, but I get down to the SW whenever possible, usually based in St Just for a couple of weeks in the summer. Happened to stumble on Welcome when I helped a friend build a yurt at a nearby crafts centre. Only the second time I've fished it. Got wiped out in a big surf last time, but there was no wind on Sat and it was easy launching and landing either side of HT.
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Izzetafox, I will also be in Hayle sometime over the whitsun weekend with my brother in law (both caper anglers) and we will be trying Godrevy near the lighthouse. There is a car park at Gwithian Towans near to the beach and steps down to the sea which although a little steep are fairly easy to negotiate with a kayak. Launching is from the sandy beach and a short paddle gets you fishing over sand , or you can safely paddle along the rocky outcrops where we have seen school bass, mackerel and wrasse when snorkelling. This area also holds a large colony of seals ( We have been going to Hayle on summer hols for the past 13 years ! ) they are quite friendly regularly checking us out when snorkelling, and surfing. As I said we are going down for five/six days from the 25th May, so keep your eyes open for two bright yellow capers fishing off of Godrevy, and feel free to join us, cheers Martin.
In my experience, when there's a seal about, the fish aren't
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Hi Pav,
I have had a great day. Did not catch any mackeral, but that was because i did not go out far enought ( I met some people who had caught some mackeral from a yak and they showed me where was best, but it was at bit far out and I am still on a learning curve here).
What was really surpising was we arrived at the beach midday and there was plenty of parking on the road
. When we got to the beach it had about 5 people on it , I couldn't believe it being a bank holiday etc.I caught a couple of pollock and a couple of gars, however as we had family and friends most of my time was spent entertaining the kids.
Lucky gits!
I fished Welcombe on Sat evening 2 hrs up to HT and an hour after and blanked. Which is weird 'cos it looks well fishy with all those mussel beds. Put out mackeral strips and squid on flappers about 50m out, then trolled feathers all around the bay, stopping occasionally to feather as well... nothing 
Still, beautiful spot. Too windy on Sunday, so went home -
I never believed the hype either!!! I bought a matrix finder just to see the depth and see if the seabed was sand or rocks. The manual that came with it says you can see a jig down to 40 metres..........you can! When I drop my line, not only can I see the droppers on the line (or feathers etc) but you can actually see the line!
Fish appear as little dashes rather than the "fish arches" they quote, but they ARE fish!. I have stopped many times on the way out to my mark because I have spotted a cloud of baitfish and other bigger flecks around them and caught fish!
The finder, when set to "structure" shows the bottom and rocks etc beautifully. You can see the sea weed that lies flat on the beach at low tide, standing tall in the flow, excellent!!. My finder does not like shallow water though unless very still (lake) in the sea it needs to be at leat 6 feet or deeper to show the quality returns that I seem to get. To cap it all, it is (transducer) held down with a big blob of silcone! ha ha
Mackerel just blot the screen out, it is really weird to see! time to get the feathers dropped and fill the bait bucket!
SDD~~~
Dave, we have the same FF and I've never been able to set it up so I can see my rig going down. What other settings are you putting in? I've got the sensitivity on max. Do you use wide or narrow beam (80 or 200 thingumybobs/Mhz?)Anything else?
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Great for discovering what the bed is like and guessing where the fish are lying.....no chance identifying individual fish - more likely to be a clump of weed, etc
Agreed, the term is a bit sneaky, although I suppose you could argue that if it helps you locate features it is also helping to "find fish"
. Think the fish symbols are what most people feel aggrieved about (still have mine turned on though ) The sonar read out is very useful, but my favourite feature is the GPS link telling me about my speed/overall distance covered etc. The speedo has helped me with identifying and picking a better course through strong currents in the past. Wouldn't be without it. -
Whilst browsing the junk mail last night, i noticed that Lidl are having a boating sale on 10th of May. They did this some time ago and the deals were bloody good. The diving bag is good for keeping your catch in - really stretches out and strong and the stainless steel karabiners are fantastic at only a tenner for ten.
Take a look at : http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c....r=1&nf=True
Yup, exactly the items that caught my eye the other day
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I hold the certs for marine vhf as part of my job. It is NOT an offence to transmit from land! the shore Coastguard do it all the time. I transmit to our rangeboat from land (the range I work on is not floating!) It would be perfectly acceptable to contact your misses on a handheld to tell her you are coming back ashore, indeed the coastguard would encourage such a good £float plan" and the fact that someone ashore is looking out for you while you are out at sea. Listen to any fishing fleet channel and it is a constant chit-chat of what they are going to do when they return to port! and although I would not encourage this, it is certainly not against the law.
Channel 16, 0, a few other coastguard channels are reserved and action will be taken against anyone clogging these channels. Operating procedure and training for the short range cert stipulates that common sense is used for transmissions and idle chit chat is not recommended. Before posting what is or is not "against the law" please check first!
SDD~~~~
Thanks for the clarification SDD
There will be no idle chit-chat, I can assure you. Just the occasional update on my movements if I am out of line of sight or if she manages to burn the tent down. -
If its worth buying a VHF then its worth getting the training.
It is an offence to use the VHF and transmit from land, You must be on water. This is not limited to Coastguards and Harbour Masters etc but "Jo Public" like us cannot use them on land.
Yeah, I do intend doing the course, just haven't been able to fit it in yet. Hopefully, in the summer when I have a lot more time off.
What if I get her (outdoors) to wade out to the surf zone
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Even with the licences etc there are no legal channels, technically you cannot use the radio on land, you have to be on the water. I think!!
yeah, thought I'd read that somewhere too. My mob has crap coverage in the SW
richi: mebbes not toping lad, more like tuppin tha kno's
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This page covers a few lighting options. The page shows the Guardian light mentioned at the beginning of this thread. Seems its more suited for locating other kayakers within a group than as a nav light.
Do you reckon they're brighter than the C-light though? I don't actually like being lit up at night, head torch is all I need when I have to bait up or deal with fish, but want something a bit brighter for other traffic.
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Which channels are safe/legal to use for talking to someone ashore? Plan on leaving a set with my girlfriend to let me know when dinner's ready
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As far as I'm aware the Post Ofice holds goods until the duty is paid.
My order from Basspro was sent using Fedex and they sent me a bill 10 days later
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I've just received 2 reels from Basspro Shops in the good old US of A.
Arrived in 9 days, no tax and very reasonable postage.
Have a chat with Debbie on the International desk 001 417 863 2499' she's a star.
Don't speak too soon, I received my demand for import duty about 10 days after the goods arrived
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found these and thort they might be off intesest
look at the ones called Guardian
http://militarykit.com/product_categories/...ghts_optics.htm
Good find niko
That's the best alternative to my dim C-light I've seen. Can't be ars*d with all the hassle of 12v. wiring and switches. -
"No, I missed the Lidl nets!! "
Don't worry they were cheap but nasty and not kayak friendly
I have never lost a fish yet due to not having a net,we don't have to haul them up rocks or the side of a boat-they almost slide in and over.Saying that I did get a very short handled net for christmas and I have to admit I was glad I could slip it under my first yak plaice.
Jon.
Agreed, I've used my (not Lidl) landing net once, for the pike meet. It now lives in the boot of my car.
Lidl cheap and nasty - yes, but throwaway prices makes some items worthwhile: 50 tip rod glo-lights £2.99(usually £1 each); fixed spool reel £4.99 - fine for plugging; beach rod tripod, for those occasional blown out days, also about a fiver.
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I havn't fitted a hatch, so no access to the inside of the hull. I just strap the screen to my thigh, and let the transducer float a few feet behind me. I have the sliding float two feet above the transducer.
Works ok.
I'm one of those who is reluctant to drill holes, so I get around it by using other methods. I have two rod holders in the back of the anglers seat, but prefer to hold the rod anyway. My small amount of fishing gear is carried in a strong pouch with a zip and strap/handle, which I fix securely to the yak by threading the deck strap through. My flares are in a similar little pouch strapped to and under the bow cargo net. Anchor under there too. The Bilbao is so stable that I can move forward with my legs astride the hull to use the anchor. I can also sit sidesaddle to fish.
I have a marks and sparks zip up cool bag strapped to the bow child seat for fish. Radio hanging round my neck in a waterproof pouch.
Everything else in a dry bag under the rear deck luggage straps! Sounds chaotic, but it works. As I use the yak for recreational paddling as well, it's nice not to have a load of equipment bolted to it.
Just need a landing net, that can stow in one of the rodholders in the seat.
MM, I thought the orientation of the transducer was fairly critical and imagined you must have some sort of mini boom that would keep it stable and pointing in the right direction under water. Amazed you get a clear reading by just letting it dangle.
Didn't you pick up one of those £5 landing nets from Lidl recently?
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Don't know what's up mate, but hope you can get it sorted without having to resort to such drastic measures. It's always been a pleasure and an education fishing with you and I was looking forward to more meets this summer.
All the best
Kev
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How do you send a PM now that this Forum has Changed? It used to be simple............................I now find that folk who I would welcome a PM from are set up as being blocked and I am getting a little frustrated. Well worse really but there we go, typical computers.
Moonyaker
Click on the person's name in the top left of one of their posts- click Send a Message.
Blocked senders is a bit confusing I went into My Controls - PM blocked Senders and found everybody I would like to or have received messages from, albeit with (message allowed) in brackets, so I just deleted them to be on the safe side
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Bennetts of Sheffield Shakespeare X Tools
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Where does everyone get their X Tools from? is there anywhere in the U.K to purchase them?
Don't think so Gareth. If you goto their website you'll see a list of suppliers, didn't notice any UK ones. You'd probably pay more from the UK anyway. Don't use Bass Pro, I got stung for duty on it with them
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