Hello from Bonnie Scotland
Nov 10, 2015 17:19:06 GMT
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Post by davidblair on Nov 10, 2015 17:19:06 GMT
How you doing guys?
After speaking with Eric I am just about to put my order in for a new profisha 525.
A wee bit about me.......
I am 32, been fishing from a young age and kayak fishing for a long time now.
I started out on a small moken 10 lite, being 6ft 5 I quickly upgraded.
Since then I have had several plastic kayaks and was a sponsored angler for a number of years with a big manufacturer of kayaks.
My problem was I was more into performance kayaks than slower plastic ones.
I have owned lots of performance kayaks over the past few years and now trying the stealth range for a bit more speed.
I started as a fisherman who kayaked, now I am more a kayaker that fishes.
I love long distance trips, 100 miles plus and have some really special plans for the coming year on my new 525.
Fishing wise, I am so lucky to live on the west coast of Scotland. We have an abundance of species to catch in some of the most scenic parts of the world. Kayaking with eagles soaring above you, whales and sharks beneath you and good friends beside you. A bottle of malt whisky for the cold nights helps too.
I am mainly a fresh water predator hunter, again being lucky to live 20 minutes from Loch Lomond which is 25 miles long and 5 miles wide. It throws up some really testing conditions and swells, it also throws up some really really big fish too.
I am also only an hour away from the best common skate fishing found in the world. I will get a video this year of a 100lb plus flat fish from the 400 foot depth of the Sound of Jura. I may struggle with a 200lb'er
I have fished in some of the remotest places going. Salmo Lapaland in the Arctic circle, 24 hour daylight in the summer is great. You can be out on your kayak at 5am and not worry about the fading light.
I am just back from karlskrona in the baltic sea. Catching salt water pike in the Archipelagos was something I had never experienced before in my life. Something I plan to do again very soon.
I have chose a 525 mainly due to the safety elements. In Scotland it can be calm one minute, 50mph winds the next, snowing, hail, rain and then you need to out factor 50 on to stop yourself getting burnt. (the sun doesn't come out much though). It is a bit of reassurance knowing you can get back to dry land quickly and safely when the weather turns.
Anyway, I hope to get to know you all better.
Regards
David
After speaking with Eric I am just about to put my order in for a new profisha 525.
A wee bit about me.......
I am 32, been fishing from a young age and kayak fishing for a long time now.
I started out on a small moken 10 lite, being 6ft 5 I quickly upgraded.
Since then I have had several plastic kayaks and was a sponsored angler for a number of years with a big manufacturer of kayaks.
My problem was I was more into performance kayaks than slower plastic ones.
I have owned lots of performance kayaks over the past few years and now trying the stealth range for a bit more speed.
I started as a fisherman who kayaked, now I am more a kayaker that fishes.
I love long distance trips, 100 miles plus and have some really special plans for the coming year on my new 525.
Fishing wise, I am so lucky to live on the west coast of Scotland. We have an abundance of species to catch in some of the most scenic parts of the world. Kayaking with eagles soaring above you, whales and sharks beneath you and good friends beside you. A bottle of malt whisky for the cold nights helps too.
I am mainly a fresh water predator hunter, again being lucky to live 20 minutes from Loch Lomond which is 25 miles long and 5 miles wide. It throws up some really testing conditions and swells, it also throws up some really really big fish too.
I am also only an hour away from the best common skate fishing found in the world. I will get a video this year of a 100lb plus flat fish from the 400 foot depth of the Sound of Jura. I may struggle with a 200lb'er
I have fished in some of the remotest places going. Salmo Lapaland in the Arctic circle, 24 hour daylight in the summer is great. You can be out on your kayak at 5am and not worry about the fading light.
I am just back from karlskrona in the baltic sea. Catching salt water pike in the Archipelagos was something I had never experienced before in my life. Something I plan to do again very soon.
I have chose a 525 mainly due to the safety elements. In Scotland it can be calm one minute, 50mph winds the next, snowing, hail, rain and then you need to out factor 50 on to stop yourself getting burnt. (the sun doesn't come out much though). It is a bit of reassurance knowing you can get back to dry land quickly and safely when the weather turns.
Anyway, I hope to get to know you all better.
Regards
David