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    louisbosco
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    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

    hahaha gonna be some mad traffic off the gosport/ Portsmouth coast

    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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      Appfaff
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

      now this is pretty cool!!! I always figured NOT catching fish was part of the experience (Always has been for me) but a fish finder will change the game for sure!

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        organisys
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 24 Mar 2015

        I have a Canadian Style Canoe, actually it is an Old Town from Maine, US.
        I don’t fish but it’s a very pleasant way to spend a summers evening paddle somewhere peaceful with a picnic and a few beers.

        Pride of Japan :-)

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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            Paul9221
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            Joined: 19 Apr 2011

            @goosehd:

            In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

            Are they encouraging sober fishing or something?! [emoji14]

            Blanket-line all the things!!!

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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              The closest I ever get to drinking whilst I am fishing is on the way back to shore (yes, there are no jetties where I fish on the east coast 😃 ) in Madagascar.  It's become a tradition…

              But steaming due west at the end of a long day (we do 11 hour fishing days in Mada) and watching the sun go down behind the highlands of Ankarna, without a beer to celebrate, would be just darn rude.....

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                Decided it would be prudent to check whether what I have done so far was OK.  Jury-rigged the finder to the battery thru a temp chocolate-box connector…..

                And voila…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  TinMan
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                  Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                  @goosehd:

                  In Canada, drinking beer or being past the .08 BAC limit while canoeing or kayaking will get you a DUI.

                  and this is while I will never live in Canada

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                  Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                    TinMan
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                    Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                    @Giles:

                    Decided it would be prudent to check whether what I have done so far was OK.  Jury-rigged the finder to the battery thru a temp chocolate-box connector…..

                    And voila…..

                    You going to have a solar charger?

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                    Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      No, which is why I have mounted the battery in a locknlock with a plug on the lid (yet to be fitted), that way I can easily take the locknlock out of the forward hatch compartment, which is likely where I will stow it, and take it home for a charge with this…

                      The battery is 10Ah, so I should get 20 hours out of one charge no probs.  And being Lithium Phosphate, it should be good for 3,000 charges.

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        TinMan
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                        Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                        I like that plan!

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                        Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          Good, because I am flying by the seat of my pants  ;). Plus, as much Googling as humanly possible  🙂

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            @Giles

                            I don’t know what your experience is with kayaking, but you may want to take a few trips out and get use to it before you load it up.

                            When I first started sea kayaking, I practiced a lot of exits and getting back in my boat in fairly shallow water.  It helped me learn tipping points and counter balancing techniques.  I also found getting back into the boat more challenging than I assumed it would be.  My first accidental flip over went reasonably well, because I had practiced beforehand.

                            I know your boat is a sit on which is different, but stability exercises could be helpful (especially when fishing).

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              Paul9221
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                              Joined: 19 Apr 2011

                              ^ this guy Kayaks!

                              I only kayaked once and absolutely tipped when getting out.

                              Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                Thank you, Dennis.  I will be staying within the confines of Portsmouth Harbour for the first few trips, so no open water stuff.

                                I kayaked a bit in a past life and leaned to roll and re-enter, so it's not entirely alien to me.  But we do have a maxim in our house, if Giles could possibly fall over, he will  - I blame it on only having 8 toes…..

                                Having said all that, the Hobie Outback is amazingly stable....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Alex
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                  @Giles:

                                  Thank you, Dennis.  I will be staying within the confines of Portsmouth Harbour

                                  North PH i hope, in a battle of Wightlink Car Ferry with wind over tide vs Giles' Kayak, there is a clear winner

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Unless I am inadvertently sucked out, I have zero intention of ever going through the mouth of the harbour…...

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      goosehd
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                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      That video is impressive, but if I tried that with my kayak and I would go arse over tit in milliseconds…

                                      I can’t wait to see your future exploits G.  That kayak looks like a great platform for fishing!

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                        I just popped down to one of the local public slipways…...Benign as anything.....

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          goosehd
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                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          Was this picture taken in the same area that you took?

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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