Figured this thread could use a reboot...

Nice catch!

Not surprised by their presents, but like you, I wouldn't really go to the DWC to target steelhead, lol.

Risk vs reward= crime....jail time isn't much of a deterrent.

 Steal = lose some fingers
Steal again = whole hand
Steal again= labeled as "open season status" and released onto the streets with a bullseye tattoo on your forehead as a warning to law abiding citizens, as well as a free pass from the government to "take out the trash" so to speak, lol.

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I'm the opposite.

I have a game plan, rigs ready and setup.....once I launch, I lose all focus and feel like I don't know how to fish.

Kayak fishing is new to me...kayaking in general is new to me, so I can't help but get caught up in it.

No wonder I haven't caught anything picture worthy from a kayak, lol!

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I'm turning the garage into a workshop and 2 kayaks will hang from the ceiling

Wondering what people are using, the harken looks good but hard to say from looking online

There will be no place for a car so will have to carry yaks in

I'm cheap, so I used a harbor freight bike hoist $8?

Changed out the rope because the stuff it came with seemed cheap or soft?

Made my own straps/harness to distribute the load....even experimented with using a sling made out of a moving blanket, but I needed the kayak as snug as possible because of the garage door.

No real complaints. It still works. The kayak needs a little guidance when lowering or one end will want to come down before the other.


Mounted to a 2x4 for horizontal action.


Test fitting.


Harness made and operational.


Experimental moving blanket sling.

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If by bryan you mean me i shall be there bright and early

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Also, no non buoyant lures over 1 ounce are allowed to have trebles.  so anything like a spinner or a jig that is more than 1 oz in weight has to have a single hook.

Is that where we're fishing or in the barbless section?

You and Brian going to make it out?

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Sory! Spelt ur nam rong...doh!

I'm going to try to make it.

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I have a chinook...

I ordered it online during the week, so I could take the yak out that same weekend. So, I have limited experience with other brands and models.

I'm 5' 8" 130lbs with broad shoulders....obviously, no belly bulge, lol.

I strap it up tight and can fish all day comfortably.

Limited experience, but my 2 cents.

What's your body type?

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