Saying hello..

 Hey everyone new here.  Got introduced to kayak fishin in Hawaii moved back to washington now completely addicted. Wanted to say hi great site  and great info to help get me fishing again.  Happy paddling and Tight lines to all.

Welcome hatrik,  where in Hawaii were you and where in WA are you now?

-Allen

Welcome Hatrik!!!

Lived in Waikoloa near the Kona coast of the big island.  Now i'm back near Tacoma.  Miss fishin that warm water got out to test run a kayak here last weekend.  Sure is a heck of a lot different paddling with more than shorts and a rash guard its damn cold here. 

Welcome to the PacNW.

I'm from a warmer climate as well, you'll get used to it. Well, kind of, anyway.

Welcome HT! Good to see some more Wa yakfishers in the house.

Z

Welcome, HT, you're almost a neighbor. Graham, here

welcome to NWKA HT. My brother lives in papaaloa, on the Hilo side. One of these days i'd like to get over there for a visit and some warmwater fishing.. Never been to Hawaii yet..

Thanks for the warm welcome!  Tryin to get set up for some saltwater action I have a OK Caper to rig up not quite as large as I'd like but at 5'7" 200 probably plenty of boat for the time being.  If anyone has any good "cheap" ideas on rigging this if you could point me in the right direction it would certainly be appreciated.  Also I build rods as a hobby if anyone is in need of repairs or wants to look into building a custom, I'm always willing to help. 

That's one big kaku in your avatar!!!

-Allen

Thanks that was my first fish on a kayak it was easier to land the fish than it was to talk my kid in to laying next to it.

Thanks that was my first fish on a kayak it was easier to land the fish than it was to talk my kid in to laying next to it.

Hah!  I thought it was you laying next to it. 

-Allen

That is an "ono"  Very tasty, if so.

Its a Kaku  if i had caught an Ono on my first kayak trip my wife would have come back to washington by herself...hehe.

Welcome Hatrik,

I also have a Caper. Not much room, but I have managed to work things out. I have a Scotty rod holder mounted as far forward as possible between my legs, and Cuda fishfinder just behind it. This leaves me room to get back on the yak if I huli. I put a couple of flushmounts behind the seat, but don't use them much. You can see in this photo if you look close how I mounted the rodholder and fishfinder.

Dave