[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Kayak Picture Thread (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/5/2012 10:26:46 AM EDT
Post your 'yak! (or a pic from your kayak) Shitty cell phone picture, good camera pictures to come. |
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Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - I live in the deep south, however I am from the Pacific Northwest! I've Kayaked a few times, nothing serious. Anyway...... The large town that I am closest too, Columbus, GA is spending a HUGE amount of money to make the river going by (The Chattahoochee) into a Kayak course!!??? When I heard about this, I laughed! The river is brown and green and filled with reptiles...Seriously...It is disgusting. Having been raised with crystal clear, beautiful rivers, WITHOUT critters in them, I would never consider jumping in this river. All the southerners down here seem to think everyone would travel to come here. What say you? |
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Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - I live in the deep south, however I am from the Pacific Northwest! I've Kayaked a few times, nothing serious. Anyway...... The large town that I am closest too, Columbus, GA is spending a HUGE amount of money to make the river going by (The Chattahoochee) into a Kayak course!!??? When I heard about this, I laughed! The river is brown and green and filled with reptiles...Seriously...It is disgusting. Having been raised with crystal clear, beautiful rivers, WITHOUT critters in them, I would never consider jumping in this river. All the southerners down here seem to think everyone would travel to come here. What say you? I'm in the Charleston, SC area. Some of the rivers here are great for paddling (no whitewater around here). Yes, it's not crystal clear water and there are carnivorous reptiles, but people paddle them (the rivers, not the reptiles). ETA: A couple weeks ago they found a dead 14-foot gator on the shore of Lake Moultrie |
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Quoted: Quoted: Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - I live in the deep south, however I am from the Pacific Northwest! I've Kayaked a few times, nothing serious. Anyway...... The large town that I am closest too, Columbus, GA is spending a HUGE amount of money to make the river going by (The Chattahoochee) into a Kayak course!!??? When I heard about this, I laughed! The river is brown and green and filled with reptiles...Seriously...It is disgusting. Having been raised with crystal clear, beautiful rivers, WITHOUT critters in them, I would never consider jumping in this river. All the southerners down here seem to think everyone would travel to come here. What say you? I'm in the Charleston, SC area. Some of the rivers here are great for paddling (no whitewater around here). Yes, it's not crystal clear water and there are carnivorous reptiles, but people paddle them (the rivers, not the reptiles). ETA: A couple weeks ago they found a dead 14-foot gator on the shore of Lake Moultrie OKAY! Now see.... THAT aint right, bro. lol 14 FREAKING FEET? |
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Quoted: I love the Smokies and agree. The Kayakers I am asking are used to pristine waters. I'm not sure if any of these people would even post here on ARFCOM. Quoted: Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - What say you? Welcome to the south. The only truly clear water we get is in the Smokies |
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I love the Smokies and agree. The Kayakers I am asking are used to pristine waters. I'm not sure if any of these people would even post here on ARFCOM.
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Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - What say you? Welcome to the south. The only truly clear water we get is in the Smokies Southeastern boaters are used to muddy, murky water. We don't have glaciers or snow melt. Some of the rivers are indeed dirty but many are cleaner than you would think, they just look bad. Though I have to admit there is nothing like making a big drop and having to roll up at the bottom only to look over at a large pile of flotsam and a bloated carcass floating 3 feet away 
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[url]http://s724.photobucket.com/albums/ww243/cw0113/?action=view¤t=IMGP0674.jpg[/img Seal Rock Park –– Dabob Bay, Hood Canal Wa. My 95 yo dad is sitting on that log on the beach . Bangor sub base tests on the other side of the bay, sometimes they really put on a show. I allow you free internets  and ill fix it for ya
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I love the Smokies and agree. The Kayakers I am asking are used to pristine waters. I'm not sure if any of these people would even post here on ARFCOM. Quoted: Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - What say you? Welcome to the south. The only truly clear water we get is in the Smokies Southeastern boaters are used to muddy, murky water. We don't have glaciers or snow melt. Some of the rivers are indeed dirty but many are cleaner than you would think, they just look bad. Though I have to admit there is nothing like making a big drop and having to roll up at the bottom only to look over at a large pile of flotsam and a bloated carcass floating 3 feet away They are channeling and filling this river here, it will have huge drops. basically making white water out of it. |
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Love my yak! Here's a trip some of us took down the Juniata river last summer.
Here's the GF in her Pelican. Bought it for real cheap at Dunhams in Altoona. It's definitely NOT expensive to get into kayaking! 
My buddy from work and his wife. I believe he got both of his for around $700. Nice yaks! Plus they have lots of beer storage in the back. 
The front of my Ascend. And dragonflies. 
The end of the trip and beer time! 
If you want a kayak, go get one! They are a great time and the more people you can get together, the more fun it is. |
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Quoted: the wife and i got a set of kayaks off craigslist for about $500. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2679.jpg i was messing around and rolled it http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_8144.jpg without a bilge pump the only way i could get water out was to go ashore and drain it out the ..plug hole? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_9199.jpg a cup and sponge will work to get the water out |
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the wife and i got a set of kayaks off craigslist for about $500. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2679.jpg i was messing around and rolled it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_8144.jpg without a bilge pump the only way i could get water out was to go ashore and drain it out the ..plug hole? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/MattNorton/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_9199.jpg Bull Run and the Occoquan reservoir? |
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I'm too lazy to repost them. Go here––->> http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_1/656714_Sunday_canoe_and_kayak_trip.html |
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Bull Run and the Occoquan reservoir? No, west neck creek in the first picture, which is practically a sewer... And lake smith in the last two. I'll look those up and get around to them sometime. Still looking for good launch sites around Virginia beach/Norfolk.. |
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Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - I live in the deep south, however I am from the Pacific Northwest! I've Kayaked a few times, nothing serious. Anyway...... The large town that I am closest too, Columbus, GA is spending a HUGE amount of money to make the river going by (The Chattahoochee) into a Kayak course!!??? When I heard about this, I laughed! The river is brown and green and filled with reptiles...Seriously...It is disgusting. Having been raised with crystal clear, beautiful rivers, WITHOUT critters in them, I would never consider jumping in this river. All the southerners down here seem to think everyone would travel to come here. What say you? Just like sex, any wet is good! |
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/0e68385e.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/7648a246.jpg Out hiding a Geocache What's in it? Do you fish there? How's the catching? |
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/0e68385e.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/7648a246.jpg Out hiding a Geocache What's in it? Do you fish there? How's the catching? It's in Islamorada Florida, it's what my canal turns into, if you follow it for about a quarter mile you will get to the Atlantic.. The Fishing is awesome.. That day I got stalked by small crocodile.. Mostly snapper in there.. |
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/0e68385e.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/7648a246.jpg Out hiding a Geocache What's in it? Do you fish there? How's the catching? It's in Islamorada Florida, it's what my canal turns into, if you follow it for about a quarter mile you will get to the Atlantic.. The Fishing is awesome.. That day I got stalked by small crocodile.. Mostly snapper in there.. Nice! If I ever get down that way again, I would love to fish it. Snapper is excellent. Question: In croc country, I imagine a stringer of fish off the gunwale is bad news. How to you keep your catch until you're done? |
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Hey! Great thread. I have a question for all you Kayak people - What say you? Welcome to the south. The only truly clear water we get is in the Smokies Lots of spring fed rivers and creeks that are clear. Yep, but not many in the context of good white water runs. Now the springs and caves you guyshave down there in Florida are amazing! |
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/0e68385e.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb40/drkemprs/7648a246.jpg Out hiding a Geocache What's in it? Do you fish there? How's the catching? It's in Islamorada Florida, it's what my canal turns into, if you follow it for about a quarter mile you will get to the Atlantic.. The Fishing is awesome.. That day I got stalked by small crocodile.. Mostly snapper in there.. Nice! If I ever get down that way again, I would love to fish it. Snapper is excellent. Question: In croc country, I imagine a stringer of fish off the gunwale is bad news. How to you keep your catch until you're done? I've never had an issue with crocs grabbing anything, they mostly keep their distance.. I had a pretty good sized bull shark snatched my fish, caught me by surprise and about pulled me over, Spun me around and drug me a few feet before he let go, I ended up cutting them loose before he came back around again.. The place is called dove sound if your interested in fishing it, it is an amazing paddle though the trails.. |
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Quoted: Can I hijack and ask for opinions on one on the cheaper side for a beginner? Thanks. Ya know...cheap is as cheap does.....but you don't have to spend too much of a fortune to get a decent beginner boat. I prefer Dagger to the rig you see me running in my pic ( Riot ) . Dagger makes a hell of a strong boat with really good engineering. The keel to deck support in the Riot leaves a bit to be desired and it's a bit thinner in the hull than a Dagger. Again, I'm running a polyethylene boat because I am in Arizona....we have this thing where our state is actually just carved out of one big piece of sharp rock....so a good polymer is kind of important. If your on bigger water or something without a lot of jagged stone the Glass or Carbon Fiber are more desirable. But..I digress...a very decent boat should run you between 800 to 1000 bucks. Than you need a good paddle.....go with fiberglass on that...aluminum gets way too heavy ( seriously ) and carbon fiber paddle spook me, they are sooo thin....LOL...doesn't seem to stop from the rocking the house...but damn they are thin!!! Then you need a good life vest...don't skimp...get a kayak specific rig....boat rigs are no good in a kayak. A good Kayak vest is about 100 to 150 dollars to start. Then you'll need a bilge pump....again.....try to get one made in the U.S. or Canada....trust me. Say 50 to 80 dollars. Like guns....it never ends....you can accessorize to beat the band. If you want to run in the rain...you'll need a good skirt.....another 150 bucks......etc...... |
I like wood.
Port St Joe. Pygmy Osprey HP. BIGBIG pic of the topside. Here she is on top of my offroader. 
It's a DAMN fast boat. Not many can keep up with me. :) |
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I like wood. http://i.imgur.com/D26Or.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QENK1.jpg Port St Joe. Pygmy Osprey HP. BIGBIG pic of the topside. Here she is on top of my offroader. http://myweb.cableone.net/wmartz/Pictures/finishedkayak1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/wmartz/Pictures/finishedkayak2.jpg It's a DAMN fast boat. Not many can keep up with me. :) I've got wood. Very nice. |