Question for the Free-Divers/Spearos - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Tomol · 11-11-2018, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by On-The-Prowl

Trident 13 or 15. Throw everything inside the rod pod and charge it.

Yep.

Denis_Ruso · 11-12-2018, 08:36 AM

Only thing to add, is you shouldn't really be freediving by yourself anyway. So you'll always have a buddy help you carry it down to the beach.

Other than that, Trident 13 is the way to go.

ProfessorLongArms · 06-16-2019, 03:01 PM

Wanted to update this thread for a couple of reasons....

One - thanks mrJB for the sale yesterday. After 6 mos of being generally busy with life and not getting out fishing, I finally pulled the trigger on a used Scupper Pro.

Couldn't find anything that seemed to track as well under 60 pounds except a Prowler, and I was too curious to try surfing in one given how low as it sits in the water compared to a prowler or a trident. Given that it's going to be mostly for diving, the wet ride seems as much a feature as a bug.

At half the price of a used trident, I figured it would be fun to go as old school as possible. I'm stoked to not only have a dive platform, but also a fishing platform that isn't 90lbs with 100lbs of gear to boot.

Two- I thought some of you might find this cool as well. I went back and re-read the Summer 2018 Kayak Angler this morning... It has a really cool piece on Tim Neimer and how he started this whole thing with Ocean Kayaks back in the 70s in Malibu.

On this read, I noticed they mentioned two companies that have carried on the design of the original Scupper pro. Mind you, my biggest interest in the Scupper/Prowler has been the weight.

The first company is Swell Watercraft, https://swellwatercraft.com/product/scupper-14/ which is just meh to me because they weigh in at 70 pounds...

But this one... This is kind of fascinating (and maybe this is just news to me)- I didn't realize Tim Neimer was running this co, but they make a ScupPro that is pretty much the original but in three different materials... https://www.onwaterdesigns.com/shop
Granted, the lightest one is a carbon fiber composite and costs as much as a Pro Angler, but it's THIRTY POUNDS. I'm a bit curious about durability launching/landing in the rocks, but to me that's just amazing. Even the fiberglass composite at 38 pounds is pretty crazy.

monkeyfishturds · 06-17-2019, 07:04 AM

What web site is this from? "Summer 2018 Kayak Angler" Could you be more specific. Thanks

ProfessorLongArms · 06-17-2019, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyfishturds

What web site is this from? "Summer 2018 Kayak Angler" Could you be more specific. Thanks

I'm referring to the magazine Kayak Angler.
I think they offer a digital version, but it's behind paywall.

Aznronin · 06-18-2019, 04:58 AM

I love my tetra 12

11-12-2018, 08:36 AM	#2
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	Only thing to add, is you shouldn't really be freediving by yourself anyway. So you'll always have a buddy help you carry it down to the beach. Other than that, Trident 13 is the way to go. __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

06-16-2019, 03:01 PM	#3
ProfessorLongArms Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 401	Wanted to update this thread for a couple of reasons.... One - thanks mrJB for the sale yesterday. After 6 mos of being generally busy with life and not getting out fishing, I finally pulled the trigger on a used Scupper Pro. Couldn't find anything that seemed to track as well under 60 pounds except a Prowler, and I was too curious to try surfing in one given how low as it sits in the water compared to a prowler or a trident. Given that it's going to be mostly for diving, the wet ride seems as much a feature as a bug. At half the price of a used trident, I figured it would be fun to go as old school as possible. I'm stoked to not only have a dive platform, but also a fishing platform that isn't 90lbs with 100lbs of gear to boot. Two- I thought some of you might find this cool as well. I went back and re-read the Summer 2018 Kayak Angler this morning... It has a really cool piece on Tim Neimer and how he started this whole thing with Ocean Kayaks back in the 70s in Malibu. On this read, I noticed they mentioned two companies that have carried on the design of the original Scupper pro. Mind you, my biggest interest in the Scupper/Prowler has been the weight. The first company is Swell Watercraft, https://swellwatercraft.com/product/scupper-14/ which is just meh to me because they weigh in at 70 pounds... But this one... This is kind of fascinating (and maybe this is just news to me)- I didn't realize Tim Neimer was running this co, but they make a ScupPro that is pretty much the original but in three different materials... https://www.onwaterdesigns.com/shop Granted, the lightest one is a carbon fiber composite and costs as much as a Pro Angler, but it's THIRTY POUNDS. I'm a bit curious about durability launching/landing in the rocks, but to me that's just amazing. Even the fiberglass composite at 38 pounds is pretty crazy.

06-17-2019, 07:04 AM	#4
monkeyfishturds Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 74	What web site is this from? "Summer 2018 Kayak Angler" Could you be more specific. Thanks