New to the idea but hopefully not for long!

[SpeciMan]

My partner has a Caper and she has bought a very flexible ONeill 'heat' wetsuit... should be suitable for her over the next 4 months.

 

Good advice Starvin. As he will be paddling during warmer sea temps he may be able to stay with that - the waters still warm in October.

[Steve W]

Interesting thread on clothing.

 

I have never even sat on a sit-on-top but I have done a lot of sea kayaking. I never wore a wetsuit unless I was alone on the basis that I only needed it if in the water for a prolonged period. Wetsuits were always 2-piece shorts and vest because a full day bent forward and paddling in a 1-piece was too much like hard work. Self rescue seems to be straight forward in these craft so I would tend to go for layers of quick drying and windproof clothing.

 

One guy I paddled with in Devon always had a pair of diving fins on his rear deck, if he was alone and capsized he just swam to shore with the boat in tow.

 

Cheers Steve W

[John Mason]

Thanks for all of the info! This is a brilliant site!

 

I'll come and meet you guys if possible when you set off for your next expedition. It'll be a while before I decide what to go for as I want to consider all possibilities, so seeing what you use will help me to arrive at the best way forward. I'm pretty much set on a 13ft Prowler mind!

 

Cheers - John

[nifty]

Hi John,

 

I have been reading your reports on Mike Thrussells site for a week or two now as i also fish this part of the coast regularly albeit mainly down towards New Quay with a few trips up to Borth and Tywyn.

 

I have been flyfishing the estuary at the mouth of the Leri quite a lot since christmas trying to get a flounder on fly but so far have failed. I did have a nice garfish though last week on fly at HW near the refuge.

 

Good luck with the kayak, you won't regret it, and we can join up for a session if you like. I'm down there most weeks at the van.

 

nifty

[Simon Everett]

Glad you piped up Nifty. I thought we had lost you!

Have you seen that there is now quite a gang coming up to catch your Tope! Even Speciman has been given leave to go camping en famille. Great stuff eh.

I can't get over this wekend - down south, so going to try for one of their smoothounds with Speciman and Zzipy (so I am told!)

Lok forward to seeing you weekend after 24 - 25 - 26 June. Slumbering in Starvin's van. Thank you Starvin - I'll bring some beer and some bacon. We won't starve - barbequed fish for supper each evening, so only breakfast to worry about!

[nifty]

Hi Simon,

 

I'm still here lurking and praying for some good weather for next week, and hoping the Tope will still be around so you guys can get a few and don't have a wasted journey.

Stuart.

[Simon Everett]

Oh well, there should be black bream on the reef - Starvin can put us all on a good bit of ground with his fancy television thingy

[nifty]

That's true, hope he doesn't lose the remotes down the back of the seat.

[Starvinmarvin]

Oh bugger, does that mean I've got to fit it, looks like a busy weekend, as there is no finder on the Prowler yet... drill... camera... action.

 

Can't wait.

 

SM

[nifty]

Don't worry Starvin, if you look over the side you'll see what sort of ground your on.

 

Spend your time making a few wire traces up with Mustad barbless Tope and Ray hooks size 6/0 or failing that vikings in the same size.

 

Looking forward to meeting up with you guys.

 

nifty.