Question for kayak fishing

[Bill B]

One thing I learned, between scuba diving and now kayaks.....lanyards, lanyards, and more lanyards.....I tied off everything, using either quick snap buckles or snap hooks....I kinda look like a bowl of spaghetti but wont loose anything from a turn over..I have everything tied to one side of the yak in hopes that I dont get tangled and for that I have an emergency knife buckled to my PFD.. dont forget the PFD your life may depend on it....Bill

[swill88]

One thing I learned, between scuba diving and now kayaks.....lanyards, lanyards, and more lanyards.....I tied off everything, using either quick snap buckles or snap hooks....I kinda look like a bowl of spaghetti but wont loose anything from a turn over..I have everything tied to one side of the yak in hopes that I dont get tangled and for that I have an emergency knife buckled to my PFD.. dont forget the PFD your life may depend on it....Bill

Bill, does the knife float?

Steve

[Bill B]

im Afraid not, but it is buckled into the sheath and buckled to the vest.... there may be a flaw to my prep.....    Bill

[swill88]

im Afraid not, but it is buckled into the sheath and buckled to the vest.... there may be a flaw to my prep.....    Bill

cool beans brother!

(man, that feels good)

[RiverAngler]

 

[Bill B]

X2 what he said    Bill

[oc1]

The only lanyard I use is the ten-foot coiled leash from my ankle to the boat.  The rod(s) go into horizontal holsters running parallel to the hull.  Everything else goes into snap-lock box lashed to the deck.  I've flipped plenty of times and lost plenty of stuff but never felt my personal safety was threatened by it.
-steve

edit: Oh, forgot about the eighteen teen inch sea anchor (drift anchor).  It is tethered from just behind the seat with a three to four foot line so it can never touch the rudder.

[erikpowell]

Helping the guy out is one thing, but GIVING HIM YOUR ONLY BEER!!!  There are limits.
-steve