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February 19th, 2010 | Author: woqihno

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If you look at the owner photo gallery on the Native Watercraft site you will see a few different mounting options. There aren't a lot of photos of the pedal-drive version with fish finders. I looks like you can get a rail clamp and put it on the tube just forward of the pedals or try a mount on the cockpit rails. For either of those options you will probably want to look at RAM or Scotty mounts. Some users (mostly paddlers) have made what look like combo cutting boards/electronics/rod holder mounts. I'm not sure if that would work for yours, but you could try. My advice is to make a little 3D cardboard FF and duct tape it to a couple of different likely mounting points. Paddle/pedal around for a while and figure out which works best. Make sure you can see the screen, reach the controls while paddling/pedaling and that it doesn't get in the way of your legs/feet or rods

I just remembered that some guy from Florida posted pics of his Native on La Jolla Kayak fishing. It isn't the same model, but he did a lot of work on it.

http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=10345

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3 Responses to “Can anyone suggest a good technique to paddle straight in a kayak?”

speir3 Says:

February 19th, 2010 at 12:46 pm

paddle on one side then the other
it will take a while to stabilize your rhythm so don’t give up
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hardsrock Says:

February 19th, 2010 at 1:02 pm

Take it slow and easy at first. Get a good rythm going.dont pull too hard on one side so figure out your stronger sside and lighten up.Put your fin/rudder on if you have one
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Jake M Says:

February 19th, 2010 at 1:36 pm

Get a feel of the river. Paddle left wait, then right or what ever.You have to go from side to side in order to go straight. You just have to play around to find out how to go straight. It all depends on the conditions of the water.
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Island View Beach is a good launch point for kayaking. There's a parking lot, a set of pit toilets that are really quite nice, and both a boat ramp & sloping gravel beach for launching conveniently. We've had several good outings from this beachfront park, which has great views looking both north and south along the Saanich Peninsula.
Today I received a press release from the Capital Regional District Parks department, and it's got great news. Not only did the CRD buy the private campground next to Island View Beach park back in October 2009, but the campground will be open in summer 2010!

The Times-Colonist newspaper wrote about this news story here. This is the CRD media release as it came to me:

February 18, 2010
Island View Beach Regional Park Campground To Re-Open This Summer
Victoria, BC -
The Island View Beach Regional Park campground in Central Saanich will be open this summer. The CRD Regional Parks Committee approved an interim plan to provide camping at Island View Beach for the 2010 and 2011 camping seasons.
In September 2009, CRD Regional Parks purchased land adjacent to Island View Beach Regional Park to complete the park boundary. The parcel included the previously privately owned RV and tenting campground.
Regional Parks is making improvements to the campground which include site cleanup, campground assessment and modification, re-naturalization of the foreshore to provide public access to the beach and containment of an infestation of carpet burweed (Soliva sessilis), an invasive plant. For safety and to prevent the spread of burweed, CRD Regional Parks is requesting the public avoid the campground area until it opens in May.
“Regional Parks will undertake a comprehensive planning review of the Island View Beach Management Plan, which will recommend long term use for the campground site,” said Christopher Causton, CRD Regional Parks Committee Chair. “This planning process will include the Cordova Shore Conservation Strategy, a business case, assessment of the campground, a public consultation process and an invasive species management plan.”
The improved campground will be designed and maintained to provide a high quality, self-contained camping experience. As well, it will connect to the day use areas to complete the parkas one contiguous area and ensure better protection of sensitive ecosystems.
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For further information, please contact:
Laurie Sthamann, Communications Coordinator
CRD Regional Parks
Tel: 250.360.3332
cell: 250.889.8030

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