JT - mate, easy as to reach the livies in the tank. It's just a matter of reaching behind with the left arm, flipping the lid of the esky up and reaching into the bait tank to grab a wriggling pilchard, poddy mullet or yakka. Although when I've got a tank full of live yabbies (nippers) they can give you a nasty nip if you're blindly grabbing one!
With my next yak, I'll be simplifying my tackle and will probably start carrying less gear. I'm toying with the idea of wearing a bumbag/fishing vest in which I can carry spare tackle etc - it's probably much easier having everything in a pocket in front of you (although probably not ideal if you take an unexpected swim). This will also mean that I can do away with most of the gear in my esky and only take a couple of small tackleboxes and a few packets of sp's. I dont carry a net/lip grippers etc so dont need to worry about storing them either.
Rik,, this may be a stupid question but if you put the net over your crate, how do you get into it?
With my next yak, I'll be simplifying my tackle and will probably start carrying less gear. I'm toying with the idea of wearing a bumbag/fishing vest in which I can carry spare tackle etc - it's probably much easier having everything in a pocket in front of you (although probably not ideal if you take an unexpected swim). This will also mean that I can do away with most of the gear in my esky and only take a couple of small tackleboxes and a few packets of sp's. I dont carry a net/lip grippers etc so dont need to worry about storing them either.
Rik,, this may be a stupid question but if you put the net over your crate, how do you get into it?
