More Elk prizes

Outdoor Pro Shop (easily my favorite Bay Area tackle shop) has donated a pair of Okumas brand new kayak rods...from what i have been told these are AWESOME.

Surf to Summit has donated a whole assortment of great stuff!!!

Alright Sean... way to go!  Thanks.  From what I've seen, Okuma's kayak rods are probably the most legitimate "kayak rods" that any of the manufacturers have come up with yet.  (they float)

EK

Not only do they float, they have a kayaker engraved right into the EVA!

More seriously, the designers at Okuma have a true kayak fishing background, which is expressed in the rods with: somwhat shorter butts for sit-down fishing, integrated leash tabs, durable components (stainless, coated multi-foot guides) and kayak-tuned actions.

I'll leave it to guys like Erik to pass technical judgements on the choice of power curves.

There are four things that can make a kayak rod stand out as a specialty instrument in my opinion:

1.  Floatation
2.  Slightly shorter butt (I don't care what Quantum says).
3.  Attachment point for a leash (just in case)
4.  Composite blank with a fiberglass tip... more durable in a high-sticking situation.

I think Okuma probably came closest to the mark with this one.  Looks like Ric is bringing his kayak fishing influence to that company.

EK

For those of you like me who like photos as a reference, here's the TackleTour Review of the "Quantum Kayak"..

http://tackletour.com/reviewquantumkayakpre.html

It seems these rods have a pretty long butt section to me.

Western Outdoor News is kicking in at least 6 subscriptions. I'm building my readership one raffle at a time. 

Sweet!  Thanks PAL... I'll add it to the raffle prize list.

Will you be making it up to the derby in person this year?

EK

Will you be making it up to the derby in person this year?

That's the plan. I have to see infamous hill for myself.

Awesome... looking forward to finally getting to fish with you! 

EK

Ill have some bait tubes.

Hook1 and Aquan Sports will donate prizes as always 

Hook1 was also kind enough to give away some free stuff - I will pass it out on the day off the weigh in