Great hack ! I would insert the flag through a cap on the PVC upright. split the shaft on the flag and pack epoxy around it inside the cap. That should eliminate the wire and give it a bit more finished appearance.
You could also put foam pipe insulation in the hollow spaces in the PVC to aid in flotation if you tip and fall into the drink. This is a great idea about a Diy safety flag, and as always thanks for the video
Steve has a solution for everything! My solution is I generally wear a bright yellow long sleeve shirt like I'd wear on a construction site. I'm busy paddling with my paddle.
to tighten the pivot joint, instead of the tape, you can coat the loose part with PVC glue and let it dry. Once it has completely dried re-assemble and the joint will be tight.
@@KayakhacksFishing Hey Steve I comment a lot on your video's just wanted to communicate that you are really doing a great job and you have a great channel, one of my favorites.
Lots of great hack ideas here. Another way is to use a wine cork and drill a hole for the flag. Then shove it in and pour in liquid resin. I had an old Scotty mount and 1/2 PVC fits the horizontal hole so you could just use one 90 elbow and one pvc piece plus the flag and the wine cork.
Just got my first fishing kayak for my birthday, and I am PSYCHED to outfit it and get ready for the spring. Thanks for the great channel! I'm the Richmond area, so if you've got any prime spots, shoot them my way!
Good idea, but in New York City with all the boats that don’t look not so good. Also i use a light on my kayak for night time. i hold the rod so my kayak will turn to the fish. But i love a lot of your other ideas....
Please add Reflective Tape on both the vertical sections of your flag pole, as well as front and back of your paddles. I use the white section of the red/white DOT trailer markers sold at Harbor Freight. Six bucks makes you stand out like a lit up Christmas tree if even a weak light is pointed at you (the unique pattern of reflections produced when you are paddling is remarkable). Great for dawn and dusk or even dead of night to protect you from boat traffic.
Another inexpensive idea! 👍. Instead of drilling a hole, and messing with the epoxy, I'd look for a pvc reducer fitting, maybe 2 needed, to step (reduce) the size down as close as possible to the flag shaft, then glue it together. Just a thought. :) The folding part is a great idea. I need that function on the rods behind me that I keep snagging when casting. 🤔
If you put a cotter pin or Carriage Bolt do the Bend at the two 90s r take that down it won't ever come out in the flag won't fall out as a moving it up and down just a suggestion
You could apply the same approach to the DIY pole I showed earlier. No need to use the expensive light in the video. Other bright lights will work as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0ih3M1AS_CU.html
I think you have a great idea there. Really like that one. I'm just wondering how high this flag should be for best visibility. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us
@@KayakhacksFishing - first off, I'm seriously loving this rotating pole hack!! Can't wait to incorporate this into my overall 'design'. I'm running two flags on my pole, so I go with a 24" schedule 40 pvc 'base', with a 48" fiberglass driveway marker. But, 6" of the marker is epoxied down into the schedule 40 pipe, through a center cap. So, my overall height is 24" + 48" + 4" (schedule 40 male to female screw-in connector) + 2" (metal threaded compression fitting) - 6" (driveway marker into schedule 40 pvc), bringing it to a total height of 72". I bought 2x the materials, and am going to incorporate a top 360 visibility stern light into my next build. Oh, and 'just in case', I have 30" of 'large' pool noodle fitted around the sched. 40 pipe, m/f screw-in connector, & compression base.
I like the paddle idea and the flag. I did not understand where you attached the end that folds don was that inserted into a rod mount location? Or somewhere else looks easy to make
A couple of years ago, you said you felt 10 mph wind was about your max comfort level for using your kayak on the bay/marsh. Have you adjusted with the Jackson?
Still about the same. When it's 10 consistent, you get stronger gusts like were occurring in this video. If the wind is coming from a direction that allows me to fish in a dead zone, I'll go out when it is a touch higher.
problem is no matter what you do you will be invisible to jet skiers , tip I have found if you put an pirate flag on more people will see it more than an orange flag
