David Seng wrote: " Does anybody out there on the list actually fish......and catch, from their kayak? Especially any salt water paddlers/fishers - how do you deal with handling fish in an environment where there are large toothy creatures around? On land, at least around here, if a bear wants your fish it gets it without argument" I usually fish for rock cod and greenling on my trips and I found the best way to store them is in a wet burlap bag. It helps to keep them cool for a short time and also protects me from their sharp fins. I either place the bag on the back deck or occasionally in the cockpit at my feet. I used to put them on a stringer but after getting a fish torn apart by a couple of dogfish as I was about to land it, I have decided to keep my catch out of the water. Because there are plenty of black bears where I paddle I always follow some basics when handling fish. I set up the kitchen as far away from the tents as possibe and have a set of clothes specifically for fishing and cooking that is stored in a dry bag in my bear cache. I have yet to have a problem with a bear ( or a bear have a problem with me). A set up I tried this past summer for trolling was just to hand hold the rod and have my buddy tow me around. I told him he needed practice using the tow rope. I was able to catch some good sized fish ( one was too big, it broke me off after about 15 minutes). Unfortunately I don't think I can talk him into towing me about for an hour again. Andrew Jones _______________________________________________ Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures Ltd. Suite 211 - 1641 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7M 2J5 Ph. 604-831-6180 e-mail: kingfshr_at_idmail.com www.kingfisher-adventures.com ________________________________________________ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 15 1999 - 20:20:51 PST
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