Newbie Gear Check - And Advice

Knowing you Lat/Lon is key in a rescue situation , and it can help you meet up with buddies on the water, call out where your catching fish (or hear where others are catching fish), etc, etc, etc..




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Oooh, good point.  For OP he will need navionics because of the way we give location here.  Location is called out as minutes of latitude and depth contour.  02.5 line @ 195.  Not going to figure that out without a chart app.

Yeah, each area does things a little differently.

Down here the salmon fishermen call out their location as, say, "16/4", which is the minutes from the Lat and Lon (16/4 happens to be near the "whistle buoy" off Bodega Head). The degrees and seconds are usually left off. Degrees are left off because they should be intuitive. Each degree of Lat equates to about 70 miles; if you are within VHF range of someone, you're likely within the same degree of Lat. The seconds are left off so as not to give someone your location with pinpoint accuracy. Each minute of Lat equals about a mile, so if you show up at the numbers someone calls out you will be within a mile of their location.

A second of latitude equals about 80 feet. This is the important one in a rescue situation. You can give your location to the rescue team with pinpoint accuracy, down to a matter of feet.

Knowing you Lat/Lon is key in a rescue situation , and it can help you meet up with buddies on the water, call out where your catching fish (or hear where others are catching fish), etc, etc, etc..




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That makes sense. I use my iphone as a backup, so another source of safety info is good to have.

Knowing you Lat/Lon is key in a rescue situation , and it can help you meet up with buddies on the water, call out where your catching fish (or hear where others are catching fish), etc, etc, etc..




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That makes sense. I use my iphone as a backup, so another source of safety info is good to have.

Yup. That's the idea.

Cheers.

FYI
Some dude got a 705.00 ticket for not having a net while fishing in ocean waters. at least get a cheap one or a used net but carry one. 18" or bigger for Ocean waters.

https://www.facebook.com/CCKF805/photos/a.410486903647.195304.295088523647/10154120170483648/?type=3&theater

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Get the navionics app then. Not much money and good to have. I have a lifeproof case for my phone. Then I put it in a ziplock bag also. That way if I go in the water, the phone is double protected. Don't drop it overboard though, that will really cut into your budget. 

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Right on. What kind of field work so you do?

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Get the navionics app then. Not much money and good to have. I have a lifeproof case for my phone. Then I put it in a ziplock bag also. That way if I go in the water, the phone is double protected. Don't drop it overboard though, that will really cut into your budget. 

Navionics app might be a good investment. I'll check it out. I'll probably keep it in a zip bag also, inside another water (hopefully) waterproof container haha.

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Right on. What kind of field work so you do?

I've been doing some marine mammal work here for about a year and a half now, in addition to sea bird monitoring. It's nothing glorious, but it's a great internship while I finish up my degree. I've done a few other things, but they require GPS to a lesser extent.

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Get the navionics app then. Not much money and good to have. I have a lifeproof case for my phone. Then I put it in a ziplock bag also. That way if I go in the water, the phone is double protected. Don't drop it overboard though, that will really cut into your budget. 

Get a lifejacket for it. Then it will float.

I have one for an iPhone 5/5s that I'll trade for some lead at GS if anyone wants one.

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Get the navionics app then. Not much money and good to have. I have a lifeproof case for my phone. Then I put it in a ziplock bag also. That way if I go in the water, the phone is double protected. Don't drop it overboard though, that will really cut into your budget. 

Navionics app might be a good investment. I'll check it out. I'll probably keep it in a zip bag also, inside another water (hopefully) waterproof container haha.

I have a Lifeproof case on my iPhone that I use. I'm fairly familiar with GPS coordinate apps, as I use them for field work. Unfortunately my phone will likely have to do for a little while until I can afford a nice fish finder with GPS.

And I'll be sure to get a big net. A $700+ fine is utterly ridiculous!

Right on. What kind of field work so you do?

I've been doing some marine mammal work here for about a year and a half now, in addition to sea bird monitoring. It's nothing glorious, but it's a great internship while I finish up my degree. I've done a few other things, but they require GPS to a lesser extent.

Nice. Glorious or not, it's important work. Keep it up!

I'm gonna state the very very very obvious here but this is something people really over look.

Sun Screen
HAT

Sunscreen should always be put on, regardless of cloudy day or not. The UVB rays will cause havoc on your skin and may cause cancer over the long run. Short term effects is a really bad sun burn. I learned this the hard way. 

I'm gonna state the very very very obvious here but this is something people really over look.

Sun Screen
HAT

Sunscreen should always be put on, regardless of cloudy day or not. The UVB rays will cause havoc on your skin and may cause cancer over the long run. Short term effects is a really bad sun burn. I learned this the hard way. 

Sunscreen is on my "obvious list" as I always have some with me, even when I'm outside doing stuff not on the water. It's a great item to bring up though because I know many people don't even consider it.

I still think lots of people believe you can't get a sunburn when it's overcast, but I think less so here with NCKA .

I see your net has a floaty around it. Great idea! Is it also tied on? What equipment do you like to have ropes tied around connected to the kayak

I see your net has a floaty around it. Great idea! Is it also tied on? What equipment do you like to have ropes tied around connected to the kayak

Leash vs anti-leash is a hot-button issue around here.

Haha I noticed! That was why I asked


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