> > So maybe this is an idea for a > > wierd kayak tournament!!! Kayaker who harpoons the greatest > > mass of grass carp wins some cool prize. Revive ancient > > kayaking skills and help save native plants (and thus fish) from the > > bottomless stomachs of 100lb grass carp. > > > Which would you rather deal with: a 100 lb fish at the end of some 60 LB > line, or a 100 lb fish at the end of a 6 foot harpoon? At least grass carp > won't bite your leg off if you fall in, wich seems pretty likely. Do let > us kow before you try this, Rich, or at least have someone there with a > camcorder. This might make Vertical Addiction look tame. Actually, I ain't gonna deal with the fish at all. Inuit harpoons use a breakaway / slip-tip design. The line goes from the tip, to a large float. When the spear penetrates the fish, the tip seperates from the shaft. The wooden shaft floats so you can retrieve it; while the fish fights the float, when the float stops moving, you go retrieve the fish. I already know I can *throw* the harpoon from the kayak. Whether I can hit a carp from 30ft at 3am with nothing but a shaky flashlight for illumination is a completely different story. But they should be moving up into the shallows in a few more weeks so maybe I'll be able to put all these pieces together in time to give it a try.... We also have tilapia and goldfish problems down here is well; though they aren't nearly as destructive as those stupid grass carp. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Feb 18 1999 - 13:15:45 PST
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