Kayakfishing in the REST of the World

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H2Oz
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Kayakfishing in the REST of the World

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I thought some of you guys might enjoy this.

A lot of the world emulates our American kayakfishing culture, and US brands are common in many countries, but some are not. And certain rigging and tackle quirks manifest by nationality. For example, a large number of Argentinians keep their anchor & rode stored horizontally behind the seat in 6" PVC tubes with endcaps. In the Canary Islands, they often use sinkers made from tiny, flat, river-washed Chinese boulders, a swivel drilled and expoxied into the top, and the weight stamped on the side.

The Japanese will quite often have GIGANTIC coolers on TINY boats in BIG water. (BANZAI!!) Food is *expensive* in Japan, and almost every blog post has pictures in the following order: "me kayakfishing", "me holding fish I caught" and "what my meal looked like when I prepared it". Not much C&R in Japan, comprende? (Or in a lot of other places.)

The Germans in general seem to go for duller colors (grey, brown, olive, etc.), but in some South American countries many of the "paintjobs" offered look like 50 drunk hippies got into a paintball fight at the LSD Ranch.

Throughout most of the world, carts are common, but trailers are not. In many countries, they don't generally HAVE milk crates per se -- elaborate rotomolded or fiberglas PODS are big, though. Kayaks that are quite rare here, like Freedom Hawks and those things you assemble in sections, are more common abroad. So are inflatables and tandems.

Some of the attempts to use "English" names for their brands/models are hilarious. Would YOU buy a watercraft whose model name is "Aquadesign Dumper"???

Want some more weird? Check out THESE babies:
http://www.ferreteriadiale.com/media/ca ... le_6_2.jpg
http://pescanordeste.com.br/forum/userpix/1529_ygy.jpg

And here's one that's specifically marketed for "kayakfishing for sharks":
http://loopboardshop.com.ar/wp-content/ ... 2014-O.jpg

Language isn't a problem for photos, so go to images.google.com and enter any of these terms for kayakfishing (including the quotes where given) and see at a glance what kayakfishing LOOKS like in (respectively) Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Filipino (Tagalog), Afrikaaner and Japanese:

"pesca en kayak"
"la peche en kayak"
"Kajak Angeln"
"kayak vissen"
"pesca de caiaque"
kayak pangingisda
kajak visvang
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