G'day all.
I bought a pair of 2004 Cobra Tourers a few weeks back and finally got them on the water. I'm a bit miffed as I took a weeks holiday thinking with all the great weather we have had in Perth this winter I'd be out fishing everyday. Unfortunately its been raining and big swells all week but I still got out a few times.
On Monday the old man and I took the Yaks to Hillary's marina the had a bit of a paddle around the harbour to get a feel for the Yaks and practice our techniques then Tuesday I threw a rod in the car with a lure attached and headed back to the marina. I launched in the harbour again as there was a good Nor-westerly blowing and the seas were looking a bit rough and I ventured out past the heads and into open water.
Although it was the rough side I stuck close to the North wall of the marina as I wasn't sure how good my stamina would be if I headed South and had to paddle into the wind on my return.
I had the odd wave splashing over the bow and the swell was pushing me around a bit but the Yak felt really stable and I had no worries concentrating on my paddling and watching the tip of the rod wiggling with the action of the lure. I paddled back and forth along the North wall of the marina a few times stopping occasionally to clear some weed from the lure and managed to catch a Tailor of 25-30cm which I released. This of course spurned me on to do another few laps of the wall before I finally called it quits .
I'm really pleased with the Yak and am in the process of sorting out a crate setup and all the bits I need to make it a good fishing platform. The stability is great in the calm waters and felt even better in the chop and its light enough for me to carry and load/unload from the car on my own.
Looking forward to my next trip and hopefully catching a few more Tailor.
I bought a pair of 2004 Cobra Tourers a few weeks back and finally got them on the water. I'm a bit miffed as I took a weeks holiday thinking with all the great weather we have had in Perth this winter I'd be out fishing everyday. Unfortunately its been raining and big swells all week but I still got out a few times.
On Monday the old man and I took the Yaks to Hillary's marina the had a bit of a paddle around the harbour to get a feel for the Yaks and practice our techniques then Tuesday I threw a rod in the car with a lure attached and headed back to the marina. I launched in the harbour again as there was a good Nor-westerly blowing and the seas were looking a bit rough and I ventured out past the heads and into open water.
Although it was the rough side I stuck close to the North wall of the marina as I wasn't sure how good my stamina would be if I headed South and had to paddle into the wind on my return.
I had the odd wave splashing over the bow and the swell was pushing me around a bit but the Yak felt really stable and I had no worries concentrating on my paddling and watching the tip of the rod wiggling with the action of the lure. I paddled back and forth along the North wall of the marina a few times stopping occasionally to clear some weed from the lure and managed to catch a Tailor of 25-30cm which I released. This of course spurned me on to do another few laps of the wall before I finally called it quits .
I'm really pleased with the Yak and am in the process of sorting out a crate setup and all the bits I need to make it a good fishing platform. The stability is great in the calm waters and felt even better in the chop and its light enough for me to carry and load/unload from the car on my own.
Looking forward to my next trip and hopefully catching a few more Tailor.