The first couple of weeks were spent carrying out capsize and re-entry drills. I'm not one for taking risks and I needed to be 100% confident of my abilities whilst learning the basics of what the yak was capable of, stability, turning, etc
Now that I was feeling confident I was positively itching to get out, though me being me I wasn't going to rack up my first fishing trip until I was as fully prepared as possible.
During the weeks of research prior to purchasing the yak I'd pretty much decided how I was going to rig it for fishing. The basic requirements were as follows.
- Adjustable rod holders
- Anchor trolley
- Fishfinder
- Battery
- Stern Light
- Tackle storage
Nothing was rushed here, there was much sitting in the yak, thought given to structural strengthening, access whilst fishing & recovering from a capsize. The result is what can be seen below.
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The rod tubes were RAM items, the
fishfinder a
Humminbird 565, the seat a Crazy Creek 3 with the tackle and bait boxes being sourced from
Imax &
Solent Plastics.