kayaking

by **joemc** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:12 pm

anyone into kayaking?
or know any good rivers lakes etc to use them on?

by **davcummo** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:23 pm

yeah done a fair bit of it,but dont know any places down your way.
ive done the river barrow with this crowd a few times,great day out

http://www.shielbagganoec.com/index.php ... entre.html

by **Norris** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:13 pm

will let you know next weekend. Going to to a place in baltimore and going kayaking for the morning there. First time properly doing it.

Look up a website called mapmyrun and it shows routes of where people have tracked ,using gps, their run-cycle-kayak and there is a small few around munster

hope this helps

by **Acara** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:00 pm

Did a bit back home,would love to get into it,buit like everything I want to do,its can be expensive.Was looking at kayaks last week in 53 deg Nth.
Kayak fishing is really big back home at the moment.

by **apistodiscus** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:15 pm

seen some people on the Lee the other day. Let's not get started on my opinion about these in-considered b*****ds when it comes to people fishing

by **Anotheridiot** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:24 pm

I don't remember where I was discussing this before.

Basic plan was a group of lads some rods some kayaks some booze and the 2 canals. Start in Dublin go away and come back a few days later.

by **joemc** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:41 pm

ha ha holger, let me know where you intend fishing next and i will do my best to go by slapping a paddle off the water and screaming at the fish to warn them of your intentions :lol:

just thinking is it possible to trawl the river with a big kayak
thanks for thelinks lads

by **apistodiscus** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:53 pm

bringing the 22 and shotgun the next time. See how much it takes to sink them :twisted:

by **Acara** on Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:26 pm

I've always wanted to go to the Arctic,and kayaking up there would be on my list of things to do there,alas,again,not a cheap area to see.
I also plan to get to Iceland,and would like to do it there,along with diving,white water rafting,fishing,etc,etc.Again,not cheap.

by **Bella** on Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:23 am

I can recommend this place in Kenmare using it at the moment. 30 euro for 2 hours incl. wetsuit or around 200 yo yos for weekend tuition course.
http://www.staroutdoors.ie/activities/canoeing-kayaking/

by **Acara** on Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:49 pm

Anymore thoughts on this Joe? Real keen at the minute,and trying to get ideas for a kayak.Kayak fishing is huge in NZ over the last couple of years,could look in to it here.My biggest issue(apart from cost,would be storage.
Going to look into doing a course or 2,just to get some ideas,and get chatting to people who know what they're talking about.

by **joemc** on Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:57 pm

yeah lots more, bought a three seater kayak ......(for jacks birthday

have been out nearly every day sun rain wind , whatever........... absolutly mental!! first day into the sea turned over on the first big wave the poor child nearly had a heart attack! he still has a bruise on his arse where the kayak turned over on him, if the child protection agency see it i will be jailed!! looks like the result of a a well placed back side kick :lol:

but in fairness to him he has kept at it, had a think about it today and decided to go off and but a couple of life jackets, just in case!!
off to kilbrittian beach in the morning, and planning on going down to that lake near macroom later in the week.
but as for the fishing, hav'nt tried it yett ,but have seen a lot of fish up close in the sea recently, so maybe soon , once we manage to keep the bost the right way up and stay in it!!

by **MrJackDempsey** on Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:59 pm

Shop just opened here selling kayaks and there's a strong club going that use the local rivers such as the Blackwater or against the waves in the sea,thinking about going a go or two but worried I won't fit into the kayak as middle age spread is starting to spread,and spread.Talking to the lads they say it's a great craic but........

.Maybe have to talk to some friends and make the commitment then can't back out

by **Bella** on Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:15 am

OMG what madness. No life jackets! Seriously I don't want to dampen your spirits Joe but my neighbour lost their daughter (19 yrs old) 10 months ago to drowning under a canoe and my cousin drowned doing this. I have a lot of respect for water. I don't want to throw a spanner in the works but feel the need to explain it's not safe and you should take uptmost safety precautions when doing anything with water. I'm a freak I know but you can understand there are people not experienced here who need to hear this advice, I think?

by **joemc** on Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:16 am

no worries Bella, i bought two sat morning!, i am from a fishing / seaside town myself and could probably name dozens of people i know who have drowned, so i shoud have had more sense!! but the gods decided that it was not my time.
my next plan of safety action is i am taking up swimming lessons in the winter coming,