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Topic: SideKick Ama Kit?  (Read 5152 times)

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Rory

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I love the sidekicks.  They allow you to stand up and fish. 
"When you get into one of these groups, there's only a couple ways you can get out. One, is death. The other...mental institutions"



SteveHawk

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Oh..trust me..  folks with little kayaking experience can and will flip an outback if you turn your back on them. Often losing at least some of your gear in the process ???

Tell me about it. The time that a huli sneaks up  usually correlates with the relaxation factor of time spent on the water. Nothing like a bath in 40 degree water to wake up the senses. You can and will most likely huli your boat if you spend a significant amount of time on the water. Plan for it and be ready. Worst case scenario is that you will end up with cool immersion stuff and peace of mind.

Amas would be great for that peace of mind but, be aware, sh_t happens.

Hope to see you out there.

Wobbler
"if you aren't living life on the edge, your just taking up space"  Thom Rock


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OlySpec

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I debated long and hard on the AMA's, but I am in a PA and really don't "need" them....
However...

There are times I wish I had at an AMA on one side for dealing with PB wakes, moving parallel to the coast when hugging the rocks, additional stability for a re-entry, etc... 

For these reasons, I have been looking at the Scotty ones....  I already have scotty mounts behind my seat on each side.  I figure the Scotty version is easily removable which would allow for not having them on while surf launching and easy to put on after clearing the breakers.
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CraigVM62

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Not exactly along the lines of the SideKicks, but if I had mad fabrication skills like this guy,  I would dedicate a kayak just to put these on.

I used to think that Bigfoot might exist. Then I saw the reality shows where they are looking for them.  Now I am certain they don't


Rory

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That guy's an evil genius who's obviously watched alot of battlestar galactica.

Thing hauls. Wonder what the top speed is. Love that it is gas powered. F batteries!

Spearfishers are so bad ass.
"When you get into one of these groups, there's only a couple ways you can get out. One, is death. The other...mental institutions"



Justin

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That kayak is cruising right along.
aka - JoeSnuffy

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