This is my review of the hand paddles
The Predator and Piranha Kayak Fishing Hand Paddles are designed
by
The Backwater Paddle Company they are designed as additional
paddles they are not designed to replace your paddle but to
compliment it the idea behind them is simple and very effective if
you are fishing its much easier to manhover and control your kayak
using just the single hand paddle this also gives you a free hand
to fish with
This is its primary design so lets for instance say you are fishing
the river and you see a great area to cast a lure then you switch
to your hand paddle and control the rate of drift as well as
manhover the kayak in to position while still fishing this would
give you a lot More time in the target area to catch that
fish.
We tested both hand paddles out the Predator and Piranha we could
not defiantly work out a which one was best for us it was split
down the middle between us as to which was better for our us
.
Both paddles are made from top quality birch ply and finished with a marine grad varnish both have hand loops
We tried paddling with them for a few hours swapping over paddles what we found was because the paddles are light weight and very easy to handle we mad no splash at all hardly so again another bonus is you can sneak right up on the fish without them knowing
We then tried the floating test what if we dropped the paddle while fishing would it float and as you can see they both did
Getting right in to the trees and roots where the fish are going to be was no problem while using the paddles
When not in use the compact size of the hand paddles
made them very easy to stow
The hook shape on both paddles is designed for grabbing on to
branches
All in all this is a superb innovative fishing aid it
both helps to keep you in the target area and allows extra control
while still fishing.
The bonus of both these paddles from a safety point of view is you
have a spare paddle with you so if you were to lose your paddle you
could still get back home safely with it.
I really like the idea of being able to control your drift
one handed with it using a modified ruddering stroke I was able to
control a 100 yard drift easily .both paddles are really well made
and sure to be a winner with us kayak fishermen they are available
from the Backwater Paddle Company
the retail of the hand paddles is about 20 dollars each which is
about £13 UK i think that is excellent value for
money