Comments on: Surfing your Fishing Kayak

By: joelyboy

joelyboy — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:28:28 +0000

i have a 4.5 and have only managed to ride the surf in a couple of times. I will try your techniques and see how they go. I normally have a small bucket with holes drilled in the bottom on a couple meters of rope which i deploy out the back of the kayak when coming in. It keeps the kayak straight and stops the nose from diving. in small surf waves sometimes wash past you but really good for in big surf.

By: Perry

Perry — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:35:34 +0000

Do you think having a rudder helps to keep the line?

By: Nath

Nath — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:52:41 +0000

HI guys,

I’ve just purchased my Prowler Elite but the surf hasn’t been great here. i took it out in small 1 metre stuff recently and it was REALLY nice in the surf. It was easy to lean into the wave as it rolled down the wave face with no problems at all. I’ll take it out in some more adequate surf when the surf finally decides to show up.
West coast? No….but i understand you get a lot of dumpers there. Thats ok……its a more a timing game than anything else in some of those situations.

By: Robbo

Robbo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:19:09 +0000

How did you get on with the Prowler if you had chance? Where do you normally do your surfing and have you tried the west coast beaches at all?

Cheers Robbo

By: Kayaker nath

Kayaker nath — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:19:11 +0000

I’ve surfed many kayaks but NOT the prowler 4.5. So, here’s what i’ll do. I’l get my hands on one, there’s a tonne around , and i’ll take it for a surf and get some photos and will report back.
Watch this space.
Nath.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:57 +0000

interesting article.thanks for sharing your experiences…………have you tried your technique using a prowler 4.5?-this is a lot longer than a cobra strike…your comments here ?
cheers sean