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U.S. Pat #6871608
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Kayak Fishing In Winter
Kayaking On Ice 7.5 minutes long
-Just click to play the video
NOTE: These activities are extremely dangerous and you shouldn't try them yourself.
Winter
isn't necessarily the end of the fishing season for W the kayak
fisherman but it's important to stress that
fishing from a kayak in cold water and/or weather can be extremely
dangerous, especially if the water is too deep for you to stand in, and
more so if you're fishing at a distance from shore.
We recommend that you avoid taking unnecessary risks when kayak fishing in cold water and/or weather, for example:
Always wear a personal floatation device (PFD) and the appropriate
protective clothing such as wetsuits, drysuits, Neoprene gloves and booties, and so
on.
Do not wear heavy shoes or rubber boots, waders or any other piece of
clothing that might become heavy and cumbersome in case you fall into
the water since they will prevent you from getting back into your boat
or swim back to shore.
Never drink alcohol or take medication that might make you drowsy before and while kayak fishing.
Avoid stepping on ice if there's water below it since it might crack
and let you fall through, which can quickly lead to hypothermia and
consequently to death by drowning or exhaustion.
This
page shows some things that only highly skilled W kayakers may perform
if absolutely necessary, such as in case of an emergency rescue, and we recommend that you avoid trying them altogether before you become a highly trained and proficient W kayaker yourself.
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Icy Penguin
Leap - Standing
In case the ice is to thin to walk on beside the boat it's possible to push the boat using one foot.
Paddling a fishing kayak through thin ice and landing on thick
ice
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Standing in W kayaks beached on thick ice
W Fishing Kayak outfitted with cockpit cover
Photo: Scott Floyd, OR
The 'Icy Penguin
Leap' Beaching Technique:
Sit or stand in the back of the
cockpit and raise the bow. Paddle as fast as you can towards the ice sheet in a perpendicular angle, and 'leap' on top of it like a penguin. Immediately move forward to the front of the cockpit.
Check the ice visually, then with your paddle, and if it seems to be
strong enough check it with one foot, then another while holding to the
boat in a way that would allow you to re-enter it quickly and safely if
the ice starts to crack.
Pushing the kayak while leaning on it in order to take weight from the feet
Penguin Leap standing
Ice launching sideways is dangerous
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