Thursday, December 15, 2016

Handline Assembly for Kayak Fishing

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Here's some info on the handline rig I've been using to fish from my kayak.  I got the design from my friend Marc who introduced me ...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

A Gift of Lead

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Sinkers off the street plus a few hooks. 5lbs 6oz total weight. Now that I've taken up kayak fishing, I need sinkers to attach to th...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

14 Foot Baidarka Rebuild - New Ribs

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In the last segment of this series, I took everything off the boat that it didn't need.  In this segment, I'm putting in new ribs. ...
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Friday, September 9, 2016

Deckline Mods to my Sixteen Foot Baidarka to Facilitate Fishing

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After going out fishing in my 16 foot baidarka I decided to make some mods to the decklines to make it a better fishing boat.  The mods were...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Handlining from a Kayak

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Two kayak fishermen took me out fishing with them.  I was under the impression that to fish from a kayak you needed lots of gear like rod-ho...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

Moses Dirks Reads out Aleut Kayak Parts in Unangam Tunuu

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Here's a video of Moses Dirks reading out the names of Aleutian Kayak parts in Unangam Tunuu, the Aleut language.  The names and the kay...
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Fourteen Foot Baidarka Rebuild

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This particular boat suffered the indignity of shrinking skin which caved in a good percentage of its ribs.  So I decided that it was time t...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

What Are Your Favorite Skin-Boat Related Websites and Blogs?

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I'm trying to fill out my list of skin-boat related blogs and websites that have useful information for would-be kayak builders.  If you...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Overhaul the Playboat, Part 7

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There's one more part of the playboat overhaul that I should document and that is the relocation of the deck beam at the back of the coc...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Overhaul the Playboat, Part 6

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Skipping part 5 which is where I decided to add a King Island style nose to the kayak.  The point of this was to elevate the bow to minimize...
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Monday, August 1, 2016

Overhaul the Playboat, Part 4

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As promised, I took a can of red spray paint and loosely misted the flat desert storm camo paint I had put on the frame of the playboat.  Ma...