Sink a Kayak?

[silasvirus82]

Any of you ever lose your kayak to the deep blue? I have quite an investment at this point, mostly rods/reels, and the thought of the whole thing going down is worrisome. I can't imagine what turn of events would lead to such a tragic outcome, maybe a shark taking a chuck out of the boat, but I'm sure it's happened. Would a locator/retrieval buoy help, or necessary. Tell me your horror stories and lessons learned...

[lovett88]

I've never herd of anyone having a kayak completely sink. Its all about having a plan, vhf radio to call for help, a pump to pump out water, ect. Also if you want extra flotation they sell inflatable bags you can insert into the hull of the kayak to add volume to the yak. Here is a link to the bags I'm referring to.

https://www.harmonygear.com/products...RNp7AodLkcAgw/

[Cowpokey]

Unpossible. Every kayak I've owned had closed cell foam inside the hull.

[silasvirus82]

My dagger has no foam other than a small bulkhead behind the front hatch. The inflatable bags would resolve the issue, but I agree the possibility of anything happening has got to be small.

[Cowpokey]

My dagger has no foam other than a small bulkhead behind the front hatch. The inflatable bags would resolve the issue, but I agree the possibility of anything happening has got to be small.

That "small bulkhead" is more than enough to keep it on the surface.

[Pc4sun]

I bet if a shark took a chunk out of your kayak and you lived to tell the story, it would be worth the cost of the yak.

[Memory Maker]

I bet if a shark took a chunk out of your kayak and you lived to tell the story, it would be worth the cost of the yak.

....... Not if it's stuffed w/ pool noodles

[Salty Dog]

I bet if a shark took a chunk out of your kayak and you lived to tell the story, it would be worth the cost of the yak.

Hummm, Never thought about shark fishing from a kayak.

[silasvirus82]

I fished for them reg in SC, never had one bite the boat though. I like the pool noodle idea too! That'll cost me nothing

[whenican]

I have heard of people losing everything but their kayak to the water.