unfortunately the answer is in the physics for a displacement hull ( i can't paddle fast enough to get a kayak on plane) the speed is limited by the length the formula being hull speed = 1.34x square root of the length in feet so for my old prowler 13 (4.1 M) the hull speed is ~4.9 knots maximum th...

Last year in the NSC welcome pack we got a box of food bars, these were a great source of energy while out on the water unfortunately they are out of my price range for how often im on the water bit high in Carbs for me - same with dried fruit - I rarely eat while on the water anyway and really can...

Where do you get the Mantis shrimp from? Greg out your way i think Springvale is the place to get them, not sure about dandenong, maybe Cheater or someone else over yoir way can thow some light on where :thumbsup: Springvale markets have them most of the the time and dont be scared to use second ha...

Just go the AI and have the best of everything. :lol: :lol: yes I forgot about an A.I. Mav with it's great in hull storage for rods - great surf crossing /surfing skills and light weight cheap to - what the new model worth 8 K or so you can buy a few other kayaks cheaper than this but really the A....

Recently, I was chatting to a mate trying to convince him to take up kayak fishing and was talking about my limited understanding of needing a longer yak in the bay vs in a lake / river and he asked whether having a pedal drive would negate the need for a longer kayak in the bay to combat wind pick...

Hi All I've had a lot of luck following the tips on this forum for fishing the Grantville flats on a high tide, particularly with prawn baits. I've tried the same on the flats near the middle top end (Tooradin, Irish Jacks, etc..) with less success. Still catching gummies but Waaaaaay less. What's ...

Haha and on cue someone is bragging about picking up a couple of those anaconda Berkeley yaks for $100 each because the weight rating was inaccurate and it should only be rated to 90kg or something. I loved this quote to the $ 100 berkley thread If them taking on water is the only issue with them I...

can't help you with PPB but westernport - Wooleys Beach ( between Cribb point and stony point ) with 1/2 tide and up can be muddy at lower tides - the tide runs a bit so beware of that
Shoreham and Flinders are also worth a look

don't know what it weighed but I kept an 86 cm long tail last trip up north and there were 4 good fillets out of that

it would be much the same with a SBF

I use a cheap long nose pliers for removing hooks from fish amongst other things , like probably many other here - only a few dollars a pair but being steel salt water does have it toll at times more so when you forget to to spray them with inox / RP7 or something anyway I had a pair that had seized...