what kayak
Submitted by brimhunter on Thu, 2014-02-13 18:27
Hi
going to Exmouth in May
can anyone please point me in the direction of a kayak to get to fish the gulf side poss the west side
also some of the creeks like wapett creek
am an absolute novice but am game lol
Don't want to spend megga bucks,but could someone make a recommendation of a fishing kayak I could get
seen lots on the net and in shops a little bit confusing,also need it to fit on car as pulling camper trailer
to Exmouth and like to be able to just put on top of car
Many thanx in advance
Brimhunter Rockingham
opsrey
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Date Joined: 05/10/07
Go to the YackShack.
It's behind Holden sort of.
I got a Phrophecy 135 at Xmas. Budget was a big issue. They had a special on it, $800 ......... I find it remarkably stable, paddles fast, is on the limit of weight accepatbilitty (28kg) - plus cost of other shit you put on it. Add to the price of a kayak $120 for vest, $150 for sounder and batt, and another $100 for rod holders etc.
Look in the gumtree ads, aim for a four meter unit. Narrow is fast, not too much power to row, wide is slow Needs a lot of power to row.
Stability comes with skill and conditions.
thefishwrangler
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Date Joined: 28/01/14
how much are you planning to
how much are you planning to spend? have a look on gumtree some great bargains there. there always seems to be a few ocean kayak prowlers like the 4.5 for around $600 great yaks can't really go wrong. add a cheap sounder and some rotating rod holders and you've got a budget fishing weapon :-) iv got a malibu stealth 12 great yak but i payed 2k from memory all set up but if i was on a budget i'd get a prowler second hand.