I’ve been hanging in there all this summer waiting for results but having just attended the local hospital (after a 4 month fight) to have my knee x-rayed for a probable hamstring tear but possible meniscus tear and crossing the car parks to enter, coughed and slipped a lumbar disc that prolapsed in July (2nd one, I had a discectomy in 2019) and had to be put in a wheel chair to be taken to x-ray! I can now safely say at 57 years old I’m literally “KFUK’d” and officially retiring from the sport! They had me lie on my right side to x-ray the inside of the knee so I had to lie on my right should ..read more

If you see or hear of a local meet feel free to post it here or let us know about it and publicise it. Post in the comments below the post giving as much information as possible and it’ll get a dedicated page to promote it. The post Meets appeared first on ..read more

Yes, back after 3 years of being laid up, back operations, recovery, lockdowns and all the rest. I’ve a new kayak en route and there’s lots of fun to be had this summer out there on the water at long last! The site will be revamped and there’s going to be a load more content here to see as well as advertising, links and more so stay tuned… The post Andy is BACK! appeared first on ..read more

Another annual rescue for a noob wanting to get out there asap! Here’s the link to the main story but to be blunt someone went out on a fishing kayak down Cornwall and was seriously lucky to be rescued alive as he was in the sea for over an hour! PLEASE NO DOT venture out to sea alone and without the proper safety equipment! We have a forum, Facebook Page and a bustling FaceBook Group full of knowledgable guys and there’s loads of experience to be shared so do the right thing and STAY SAFE! The post Its Spring Time! appeared first on ..read more

keeping our gear dry A lot of the equipment we take on the water is metal based or has metal for hinges/joints and salt water is its worst enemy. Whilst we’re unable to stop the rot we can minimise it by keeping these items as dry and clean as possible. A dry storage box kept in the tank well is perfect for this. A common and hard to find nowadays box is the ‘Vittles’ dry pet food storage box. With its air tight screw down lid it’s perfect for access and keeping the gear dry. You will struggle to get one of thesed boxes and will most likely find one in the USA but the p&p will no doubt sti ..read more

Some Information to guide you Fitting a Hummingbird fish finder/gps unit to an Ocean Kayak Ultra 4.3 back in the day. OK kayaks had a deal with Hummingbird and made their kayaks to fit the Hummingbird fish finders. The majority of people getting into kayak fishing soon see others using fish finders (often posted as ‘ff’ on the net) or are advised to get one so lets get some information out there! A fish finder in kayak fishing is a luxury item. It’s purpose is to show us the bottom of the water and any fish along the way but the vast majority of paddlers are looking for holes, wrecks and/or f ..read more

keeping our gear dry A lot of the equipment we take on the water is metal based or has metal for hinges/joints and salt water is its worst enemy. Whilst we’re unable to stop the rot we can minimise it by keeping these items as dry and clean as possible. A dry storage box kept in the tank well is perfect for this. A common and hard to find nowadays box is the ‘Vittles’ dry pet food storage box. With its air tight screw down lid it’s perfect for access and keeping the gear dry. You will struggle to get one of thesed boxes and will most likely find one in the USA but the p&p will no doubt ..read more

Safety is THE ‘buzz’ word in the sport of kayak fishing and is where you’ll hopefully spend some time reading as it really is very important. If your looking to get into the sport you’ll have to excuse the replies in Facebook groups and forums by people jumping in to tell you all about safety and their take on it. Some might say that’s a good thing but sadly sometimes people with little or no experience try to be helpful but give out the wrong advice! A lot of kayak fishing is common sense. “if it looks dodgy then don’t go out” is an age old saying we’ve promoted over the years and its very ..read more

Some Information to guide you The majority of people getting into kayak fishing soon see others using fish finders (often posted as ‘ff’ on the net) or are advised to get one so lets get some information out there! A fish finder in kayak fishing is a luxury item. It’s purpose is to show us the bottom of the water and any fish along the way but the vast majority of paddlers are looking for holes, wrecks and/or features that hold fish as that’s what we’re out there for. A fish finder incorporating GPS is preferred so we can set it away when launching into less favourable conditions in case ..read more

In December 2019 our server/host (NAMES.CO.UK) decided to suspend all sites owned by owner Andy Winter and also decided to wipe the lot including all server backups because of a missed payment of £23 in November which was a simple over sight. This is the beginning of a new decade though and its also a great time to begin again and bring you the best technology can along with as much information about the sport we all love so keep looking in and keep reading as it builds back up and feel free to contact Andy if you’d like to input to the new content or advertise on the site. All the very bes ..read more