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How do I Care For My Kayak?
Spencer Henschke
Your kayak should look beautiful on a day you fish. It should also delivers performance no matter if you go fishing frequently. But, how long? Like anything else, your kayak requires your attention at least once in every 3/4 months. Seeing the size, design, and construction of the vessel, you might feel the job has to be assigned to someone who knows how to do the job perfectly. But, you can do it yourself in just a few steps, and you need not contact anybody else for fishing kayak care throughout the year.
The procedures of caring fishing kayak
The following are the proper and perfect caring procedures for a fishing kayak. So you should follow all procedures of caring your fishing kayak.
Preseason care
Before the advent of the fishing season, every fishing kayak requires to be prepared. The techniques to ensure preseason care are discussed below.
Examine the hull for mishap or deformation
Take care of your kayak’s storage before the arrival of the fishing seasons. If you find your kayak’s hull unshaped, you can easily get it back. For correcting the shape of a kayak, you can expose it to the Sun.
Ensure different parts of the kayak are in good shape
Before using the kayak, ensure that bungees, perimeter lines, hardware are not deformed or twisted. Exposure of the kayak to the UV rays of the sun is harmful to kayak’s bungees/lines
Look into the rudder
Your kayak may have Skeg or rudder. Check different parts which includes pedals, cables made of stainless steel, lines of deployment which are associated with Skeg or rudder. It is a good idea to repair any part before going for a water adventure.
Replace the old parts
Before starting out for fishing, you should replace the old parts of your kayaks with new ones to avoid any unwanted situation.
Refill energy gear
Make sure that your kayak have first aid box or other emergency tools.
In season kayak’s care
During the kayak fishing season, you should follow the guidelines below.
Use a cart to carry your kayak to the water
While taking your kayak into the water, you should use a kayak cart. The bottom of your kayak will get thin if you drag your kayak on the rough surface.
Keep it clean
You should keep your kayak clean. Otherwise, it will look less than good. A clean and tidy kayak can bring you joy while fishing.
Protect it from the sun
While kayaking under the sun, you should ensure its protection from severe sun rays, so it doesn’t get faded. You can spray 303 protectant to shield it from damages caused by ultraviolet rays.
Cover the cockpit
When your kayak is not in use, you should keep it covered to protect it from rain and critters.
Care for off-season
After the course of the fishing season, the off seasons for kayak arrive. For this season, you need caring your kayak too. The following are the methods of off seasonal caring for a kayak.
Clean the kayak after using in the fishing season for the further use of it. If you fail to clean it properly, you may not expect good performance from your kayak next year. So, fishing kayak care and maintenance are essential things to take care of.
After cleaning your kayak, you should dry it.
After the seasonal uses, you should take care of your rigging components.
After that, you need to manage the right storage components for future uses.
You may buy any popular kayak model for fishing, but you should not stop ensuring fishing kayak care if you do not want to lose your kayak’s beauty and performance in just a year after buying that at top dollars.
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