Quote from: li-orca on February 04, 2024, 06:00:47 PM

Thanks y’all. Good advice here as usual.
I will give the Codinter device a try since it’s the simplest option. My Odyssey doesn’t have rails or hatch, so first order of business would be to install the rails and crossbars.
I’ll report when I make progress

I've tried those, it doesnt stay on all time and will slip when you put weight on it.

I tried something similar and the kayak slipped off unless it was perfectly balanced and pushed. I set it right back.

A friend of mine bought one last year and has been going out a bit but I have never seen one one the water myself. To me it doesn't seem worth it due to the heavy restrictions. As TeeKay mentioned you might as well just get a boat.

Quote from: divenfish on January 23, 2024, 09:29:07 AM

Thank you Paul for your efforts and diligence!

+1

+2 I think your efforts have put the kayak community on the CDFW radar for this issue. I really appreciate your efforts.

I think free boats are the most expensive kinds 

Thank you Paul and team for representing many of us kayak anglers and bringing our community to the attention of DFG. I think you are doing a great job and it sounds like they are listening. I was not able to attend the meeting but I should be able to attend the meeting on Feb 14th virtually and would be happy to cede time to anyone who wants to speak.

Thanks for the update.  I didn’t get a chance to post and say that I do this all the time because by the time I get home, rinse off all my gear, and put it away, I’m usually too tired to cook crab.   The only difference is that I use a plug in fish tank bubbler so I don’t have to worry about batteries. 

I have a power outlet in the back of my truck, so I use it on the drive home as well.   I transport my catch in a cooler full of sea water with the bubbler chugging away.  Been doing this for many years.  It may be overkill, but it keeps the dungies super lively.   Your experience with how lively and aggressive they are when you finally get around to picking them up is the same as mine.   I got pinched so many times that I eventually bought and use a pair of crab tongs that I got from Amazon. 

https://www.amazon.com/King-Kooker-14400-Crab-Tongs/dp/B00B4BNAOC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3

That sounds like a great system for keeping them fresh. Do you cool the water at all? How well does it work when it is warm out?

Yes, a few times I got an error message. When I checked back the next day it was OK.

Amazing. I'm pretty sure Jim has caught more "fish of a lifetime" than most of us combined.