Kayak Diving - who's doing it?

[Ready4Launch]

 

[Silty Sam]

Does anyone drift dive from a kayak, pulling it along like a huge SMB?

yes, that’s what we are likely to do. I have dive flag that mounts in a fishing rod holder, so we are always towing the flag and there is no navigation back to a particular spot.
Depending on the site or if we are searching for something we might also anchor it and clip onto the line for an organized search pattern.

 

[Rich Keller]

I use a tandem kayak that can also be paddled from a center seat. You want a kayak that is rated for as much weight as possible because the closer you get to that weight the harder it becomes to paddle. I use a kit bag for my gear and have on occasion used the empty bag as an anchor in rocky areas by filling the bag with rocks and tying it off to the kayak. Parachute Kit Bag (reproduction) Most of the time I am towing the kayak along with me or diving surface supplied with my main tank in the kayak. I use a 50' hose diving surface supplied in shallow water.

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• Rich Keller
• Apr 17, 2011

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• Rich Keller
• Apr 17, 2011

 

[Ready4Launch]

I use a tandem kayak that can also be paddled from a center seat. You want a kayak that is rated for as much weight as possible because the closer you get to that weight the harder it becomes to paddle. I use a kit bag for my gear and have on occasion used the empty bag as an anchor in rocky areas by filling the bag with rocks and tying it off to the kayak. Parachute Kit Bag (reproduction) Most of the time I am towing the kayak along with me or diving surface supplied with my main tank in the kayak. I use a 50' hose diving surface supplied in shallow water.

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• Rich Keller
• Apr 17, 2011

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• Rich Keller
• Apr 17, 2011

But why tow??? Seems like unnecessary extra work.

 

[Brian Huff]

But why tow??? Seems like unnecessary extra work.

Makes sense if you're drift diving, otherwise, you've got a hard swim back to the anchor line