VHF radio?? safety equip. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

semiwrecker · 05-08-2010, 05:41 PM

new to the kayaking scene. just got a hobie and i wanna take it out to la jolla next thursday. ive made a couple test runs to el cap bass fishin and to san diego bay last week. this would be my first time out in the big pond. i got all the gear i think i need. just wondering about distress equipment??? is a vhf a must? flare gun? air horn? you tell me?

Lets_Fish · 05-09-2010, 12:25 PM

Coming from the old school of "safety in numbers" I'd suggest fishing with a friend first. Add to that a whistle, PFD and a floating VHF radio. Also a must read is the post by BigBarrels on his experience on a yak gone down.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=7167

Most important is keeping calm in any situation and enjoy some

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yak addact · 05-09-2010, 06:06 PM

Might be a good idea to do a couple of test runs through the surf tackle free..

05-08-2010, 05:41 PM	#1
semiwrecker Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 54	VHF radio?? safety equip. new to the kayaking scene. just got a hobie and i wanna take it out to la jolla next thursday. ive made a couple test runs to el cap bass fishin and to san diego bay last week. this would be my first time out in the big pond. i got all the gear i think i need. just wondering about distress equipment??? is a vhf a must? flare gun? air horn? you tell me?

05-09-2010, 06:06 PM	#3
yak addact Junior Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 9	test run Might be a good idea to do a couple of test runs through the surf tackle free..

05-09-2010, 12:25 PM	#2
Lets_Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wildomar, CA. Posts: 294	Coming from the old school of "safety in numbers" I'd suggest fishing with a friend first. Add to that a whistle, PFD and a floating VHF radio. Also a must read is the post by BigBarrels on his experience on a yak gone down. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ead.php?t=7167 Most important is keeping calm in any situation and enjoy some .