How many of you have flipped your kayak?

[Striperman1018]

Originally Posted by Rambo

2nd flip was due to a boat, I was trolling, and wham this boat takes off behind me pulling my line. I had 65lb spectra and my drag was loose. At first I tried cutting the fast moving line with a pair of scissors, no luck. 2nd I thought to myself, well if I tighten the drag the line would snap, (dumb me, wrong thing to do). The boat flip me over in a quickness, yanking my rod & reel, lost my tackle, lost another bass rod because I was using this to cast for bass and my tackle box snap off the tied down line. Another ~1k donated to the ocean.

Benchmade knives makes an emergency hook. Kinda like a seat belt cutter but longer. It is designed to cut through molly gear, clothing, and such. Its about 5 inches long and comes in a sheath. I strapped one onto my PFD for rapid deployment if needed. Maybe something to look into. It would have saved your ass, and your gear in this situation for sure. One quick hook and pull and your free.