First paddle

[Manrock]

Hi all,

 

I pick up my Manta Ray 12 tomorrow and I'm venturing out to Ladrum Bay, nr Exmouth, on Saturday morning, weather/sea permitting. A friend has an inflatable rib and has offered to be my 'rescue boat'!

 

I wondered if anyone fancied coming along for a paddle and a fish and maybe impart some expertise my way? Apparently there is no slipway/launch charge now, some small bass have been caught and there's lots of mackerel. Plus you get to see me fall off and flap about like a ****!

 

ChrisW - I have tried to contact you but the site won't let me! Be great if you could pop down and introduce yourself.

 

Cheers all

 

Steve

[Pav]

Love Ladram Bay, but now up on the north coast.

Charging a kayak is madness! , and the last time I was there they would still try it on! After paying for the campsites car park!! , they want more for the slip! What a Joke.

 

I tended to park in the town, and paddle to the stacks. , lure in tow!

 

I used to pull out good pollock here on the rubber eels. Paddle straight out from the stacks to deeper water with a red gill.

 

Good luck.

 

Hi all,

 

I pick up my Manta Ray 12 tomorrow and I'm venturing out to Ladrum Bay, nr Exmouth, on Saturday morning, weather/sea permitting. A friend has an inflatable rib and has offered to be my 'rescue boat'!

 

I wondered if anyone fancied coming along for a paddle and a fish and maybe impart some expertise my way? Apparently there is no slipway/launch charge now, some small bass have been caught and there's lots of mackerel. Plus you get to see me fall off and flap about like a ****!

 

ChrisW - I have tried to contact you but the site won't let me! Be great if you could pop down and introduce yourself.

 

Cheers all

 

Steve

[maidstonemike]

Steve, is this your first kayak experience? If it is. I would strongly advise you not to try fishing until you are completely competent with your kayak, have practised deep water re-entry etc, and are paddle fit.

Fishing from a kayak is quite difficult even when you are used to it.

All the best, keep safe.

[BristolLes]

Apparently there is no slipway/launch charge now

 

They charged me when I fished fished there two weeks ago !. Its a privately owned beach but they only asked that I put a small donation into the RNLI collection box ( Which I was only too happy to do). They charge £2.00 to park all day for non residents - which again is very good value (i.e 85p an hour at Exmouth)

 

It seems a great venue - an easy trolley down from the car park to the not very steep slipway followed by a clamber over the pebble ridges - I only caught mackeral and a few dogfish but very enjoyable.

 

I would certainy be up another paddle there but I'm currently off work with a bad back and strict instructions no kayaking for at least 4 weeks, and just like you I have picked up a new kayak on Saturday - frustrating !

 

Any good luck

[ChrisW]

Hi all,

 

I pick up my Manta Ray 12 tomorrow and I'm venturing out to Ladrum Bay, nr Exmouth, on Saturday morning, weather/sea permitting. A friend has an inflatable rib and has offered to be my 'rescue boat'!

 

I wondered if anyone fancied coming along for a paddle and a fish and maybe impart some expertise my way? Apparently there is no slipway/launch charge now, some small bass have been caught and there's lots of mackerel. Plus you get to see me fall off and flap about like a ****!

 

ChrisW - I have tried to contact you but the site won't let me! Be great if you could pop down and introduce yourself.

 

Cheers all

 

Steve

 

Hi Steve,

 

I am working on saturday morning so cannot make it I am afraid...Sorry

 

ChrisW

[Manrock]

Steve, is this your first kayak experience? If it is. I would strongly advise you not to try fishing until you are completely competent with your kayak, have practised deep water re-entry etc, and are paddle fit.

Fishing from a kayak is quite difficult even when you are used to it.

All the best, keep safe.

 

Thanks Mike - quite rightly I won't be fishing, I'll have too much to think about, but others may like to.

 

Cheers