What kayak

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fishing mad
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What kayak

#1 Post by fishing mad »

What kayak for sea fishing and were to buy them
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#2 Post by spindlefist »

I cannot fault the service from http://www.darrenskayaks.com/
Gent to deal with, sorts you out. I got a tarpon 100 off him,but he does all sorts of size and shapes. ALot of folks use the 120or140, but I'm very happy with the tarpon100
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#3 Post by connordoc »

i have just bought a galaxy sit on from ebay and have been told its ok for your first yak but have to very careful it was £275 plus delivery
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#4 Post by spindlefist »

I got one of those galaxys as well, mainly as a guest yak or if I wasn't headin out fishing, jsut wanted to muck about in the bay.
Can't really fault it, but you can feel the difference between that and the tarpon.You get what you pay for I suppose

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/SIT-ON-TOP-FISHI ... 3a7d3b8fa4
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#5 Post by anthony byrne »

For me it should be a 12 ft kayak for the seas. Ocean kayaks, wilderness kayak and and hobie kayaks are all top notch. Check out irishkayakangling.com
http://anthonybyrnekayakangler.blogspot.ie
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#6 Post by hurler01 »

Ya, Darren's a sound fella, he'll take you out on the water and will give the necessary safety lessons. I had a manta ray but now paddle about in a prowler. As Anthony says check out IKA. You'll find out whatever you need to know.
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#7 Post by weejock »

I got an islander( sit on top ), I knew nothing about kayaks, but this was recommended to me , i fitted a rod holder myself, was not as easy as some make out ,but I am not to handy with tools, decent storage and tie down on the back, very stable ,even in choppy seas , (sit on kayaks ) feel strange at first, sitting above the water takes a while to get used to,
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