Kayak Fishing Book Help Needed
 

Hi

I am a keen kayaker myself - and go out to sea fishing.

I am writing a book about kayak fishing but would like to know what others would most like to see included on a book about kayak fishing?

I'll give you a free copy of the book when it's finished if you jot down your
most pressing questions.

thanks

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Great idea!:)

How about a chapter on installing accessories?:enlighten

Kayakjak http://www.kayakjak.com/fishing

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Hmmm,
What you may want to cover are the questions asked on the message boards. The which kayak is right for me? How do I install this? and so on. One other thing you may want to think about is using your own cash to finance the book, and not get sucked into the politics that can happen if you have someone bankroll it, then have to pimp them or their brand of products in your book for repayment. Just a thought,

PerryC. :coffee

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thank you all for answering any other very welcome. The book would be written by myself no sponsoring from other people other wise it becomes biased like you said.

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What I see with the books already out there is that they are too regional in outlook. You might want stuff about saltwater as well as freshwater fishing for different types of fish. The techniques for saltwater are different then freshwater. For instance, trolling leadline works good in big lakes. Also fly fishing works o'k with kayaks. Scott

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I agree with Scott. All too often whenever saltwater fishing is mentioned they go straight to Florida and skip everywhere else. Belive it or not there is a lot more to saltwater fishing in the USA than just one reigion alone. You might want to cover for example; The East Coast, Florida and the Gulf Coast, Southern California, Northern California, and The Pacific Northwest. Not every reigion has "bonefish on the flats", although we do have bonefish in San Diego Bay.

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Robert

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I am wondering do others think that fewer people go kayak fishing in the winter?

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I think a majority of the "So Cal non-hardcore" folks hang up kayaking/fishing in the winter.

However, here in So Cal, we have many unique winter activities:

Hooping for lobsters

Fishing the bays and inshore kelp a day or so before the winter storm fronts hit produces some of the best fishing of the year for halibut, calicos, spotties and white seabass. Many days I fish in the winter I do not see another yak or boat out.

I've also noted that the bigger halibut seem to bite better right after a big winter time rain (in the harbor areas).

Lots of So Cal lakes to yak in the winter for trout and largemouth bass.

Just my thoughts....

Ed

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I break out my wetsuit in late October , early November, and put it in the garage around April. I'm hardcore, and halibut hit great in the winter. Two years ago I scored a double on December 26, the day of the tsunami! I can think of many items to include in your book, and I think Perry made a great suggestion. If you synthesize or distill the questions asked on all these boards, and the answers,the info presented, you will have a very fleshed out, comprehensive guide to kayak fishing. I don't think it's useful to try to cover all the geographic areas of the U.S. With all due respect to my pals and associates who follow the boards here, we are mostly concerned with things that work where we live and fish. If you try to cover too wide an area, you may wind up with a superficial treatise that is very general in nature, and doesn't give enough hard info. You will produce a rice/bean burrito, or a thin pancake, if you get my drift! BTW, could I get an email address? I don't see one on your post! Thanks, Piranha:stir
PS, Even tho it says I'm a free swimmer, I've been around quite a while. I'm probaly more of a red snapper expert, living with a yellowtail! Perry's new board didn't pick up our history yet!

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Sorry Jerry for the history. When you get your website hacked like I did, that can happen. Whether you had 50 or 500, I dunno. I did enable registered users the ability to create their own custom names. So if you want to be the "Kroaker King" or whatever in your name, you can now.

Also, I will be very busy at work trying to rebuild the electronics department of the 30 year old company where I now work who have had every piece of data and records for the department stolen and/or destroyed, so I will not be fishing often. It will be when I can, and when enough fires are put out for the week at work, my families needs are met, and a few more requirements on my time are also met. Thank You for understanding,
Perry

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Gee, a book on kayak fishing, huh? What exactly do you want to accomplish?
Get more newbies on the water, who'll soon be fishing your (or my) favorite spot while you're at the keyboard?
Educate the average kayak angler with chapters on rigging, knots, species ID, bait,lure, and equiptment choices, blah blah blah? (I thought that's what the long years of experience was supposed to do.)
Maybe an inspirational (sp?) book with lots of beautiful photos and stories of heroic angling and exotic destinations like the Farralon Is. for great whites or the Amazon for pirannahs? I know, trolling for pit bulls and hookers in the LA river!
How about squid flavored pages that I can rip out and use for chum?
A chapter on first aid for idiots who hook themselves in the face.
Or how to look cool in a hazmat suit?
Which kayak has a draft beer dispenser?
Which sealife are psychotropic?
How not to get ground up in the prop of angry sport boat captains, or drunk ski boat drivers.
Which bait tastes great, in case you don't catch anything.
Ten reasons NOT to wear your PFD.
Murphy's Laws. (like: the more expensive the gear the more likely to flip in the surf, or tell your wife your bringing home dinner means no bites at all.)
All great questions, I'm sure you'll agree.
I'd personally like a book of maps detailing everybody else's secret spot.
I can't wait for my copy (I'm outa TP)
Just kidding of course. Good Luck.
Actually we don't need any more books, tackle, boats, gizmos. We need a new improved FISH! One that grows like a dorado, fights like a wahoo, tastes great, lives in polluted water, and hands back your pliers when you drop them overboard.
-Scott

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Scott,
Man, I haven't seen you around in years :hello How 'ya been? I was going through some of my old photos a few months ago and ran across a few old photos of the old "Fishing Fools" kayak fishing club Mike Owens had going about 6 years ago in SD, and reminisced about the old days of the sport. Man, what a change. Now the manufacturers have teams or pros or whatever you want to call them promoting their stuff, then you have pro staffers around promoting this store...that store, this dealer...that dealer, this club...that club, this click....that click. Makes me wonder where the guys went who JUST FISH,LOL.

I still remember you and your kayak seat with the PVC rod holders you had sewn into them. What an innovation that was. I was up in the Sierra's a couple years back and Mark Hunter from the old Yakfishing.com came up for the night and was doing well which was good to see. Anyway, I hope you've been well and fishing (from a kayak or otherwise) and enjoying life. Take Care,
Perry

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Those guys putting their yaks in the winter are really missing out. I fish year round in mine here in the midwest. Last year I found open water when most lakes were frozen and still caught trout and perch. :banana

Remember there is more than the coastlines. I've got a paradise right in my backyard here. Crystal clear spring fed water, Big Bass, 12 other species of fish and well protected from the elements. Also a couple larger lakes that we catch lots of White Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass by the hundreds! The techniques we use are probably a little different from the coasts but we still catch fish, and at a high rate. Lately with the large Shad hatch we can throw our cast net once and get 200-300 shad in the net for bait.

There are hundreds of people taking up this type of fishing every month and your book would be a great help but experience has been my mainstay and the forums are wonderful to learn from people. ;)

If any of you guys want to experience some excellent fishing from kayaks just let me know. There is a bed and breakfast 5 minutes from the lake at $60 per night and I will cook you the best Rib-Eye you ever ate.:D

We are about 3.5 hours east of Denver in SW Nebraska.

Kayakjak http://www.kayakjak.com/fishing

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How about listing your best fishing days .What lure /bait used, conditions,dates, time of tide,moon phase ,time of day . I believe that these would benefit a lot of us:banana

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Use the posts and contact post authors for more details where you need them. Most people would be happy with a credit in the book.

I also agree with keeping the book to techniques and equipment and avoid the regional stuff.

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