So I am coming up on a year with my kayak. I have really been enjoying myself and the fishing opportunities have really increased with my kayak. I mostly fish the lower Susquehanna but I get on the bay as well. I have all of the safety equipment: A good PFD, whistle, flag, light, anchor, paddle leash.....low and behold I have no bilge pump. I realize this is not a good idea and am ready to buy one. I got on Amazon and the sizes are overwhelming. I have a WS Tarpon 120. What length pump do I need? Thanks.
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This one is 21" long and pumps 8 gallons per minute. If you are taking on more than 8 gallons per minute on your kayak abandon ship!
http://www.nrs.com/product/50033.02/...yak-bilge-pump
It is not a bad idea to have one on the bay if you fish in cold/cooler water.Dave
Wilderness Systems Ride 115
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A cup, gatorade bottle or even a beer can works in a pinch. I usually have at least one on hand at all times
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Originally posted by DanMarino View PostI think you are fine without a bilge pump since you have a sit on top kayak.
I have no use for a bilge pump. Only have one access hatch and it up on the bow. So I would have beach it to attend to that.
If I'm taking on that much water, I'm done fishing for that day.
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I used a cut up water bottle as a scoop when I needed to bail a bit of water...the scupper holes would have done the job, but it seemed like they were operating pretty slow. The back of my yak tends to take on a decent amount of water because I have a larger marine battery and then a smaller backup that adds a fair bit of weight. The only time water really starts to fill the section where I am is when the waves get real choppy from wind. Water should never make it in the hull inside your enclosed compartments, if it did...like Turtle said above, abandon ship!
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Originally posted by sparky1423 View PostA sponge will do the trick.
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Yes, the pump would be for a cracked scupper, bad hatch seal with waves crashing over the top of your kayak or any other compromise to the hull of the kayak. Any situation where you are taking water "inside the hull" of your SOT kayak. Not so traumatic in warm water conditions but potentially fatal in cold water.Dave
Wilderness Systems Ride 115
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Glad I had one at Lewes last week, My new kayak was leaking at a scupper hole. had over 30 gallons of water in it. Get a manual one. they weigh next to nothing and mine is velcroed inside the hull so I can reach it from the center hatch. any kayak shop will have them and Wally world has them too. I have something similar to this one http://www.backcountry.com/nrs-bilge...8A4Q&gclsrc=ds
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