DIY Kayak Flag with a Twist! Literally!
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If you operate in an area with boat traffic, a DIY kayak flag pole is a great idea to avoid the cost of a more expensive kayak flag and alert boaters to your presence. My DIY kayak safety flag has a twist to it since it rotates down to get out of the way using a kayak flag mount based on a PVC gear head.
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OMG BRO THANKS A MILLION
Great idea , gonna make it 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@KayakhacksFishing
2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
Steve has a solution for everything! My solution is I generally wear a bright yellow long sleeve shirt like I'd wear on a construction site. I'm busy paddling with my paddle.
@KayakhacksFishing
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks
Good idea, but in New York City with all the boats that don’t look not so good. Also i use a light on my kayak for night time. i hold the rod so my kayak will turn to the fish. But i love a lot of your other ideas....
@KayakhacksFishing
3 жыл бұрын
Fair enough!
to tighten the pivot joint, instead of the tape, you can coat the loose part with PVC glue and let it dry. Once it has completely dried re-assemble and the joint will be tight.
@KayakhacksFishing
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that great point!
@pmm422
3 жыл бұрын
@@KayakhacksFishing Hey Steve I comment a lot on your video's just wanted to communicate that you are really doing a great job and you have a great channel, one of my favorites.
@KayakhacksFishing
3 жыл бұрын
@@pmm422 I really appreciate it!
Perhaps make a solid international orange panel that will pivot with the wind to eliminate the irritating flag flap like a farm wind vane
@KayakhacksFishing
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea! Thanks
Great tip as usual . Be seen be safe . Us old blokes didn't get old by being invisible to other water craft
Maybe use a threaded pvc coupling to prevent the 90 from slipping off.
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea!
Always pretty good idea! Thanks!
Very awesome solution. Solid build!
excellent Idea!
Great idea!!!
Great idea!
That was an awesome idea. Thanks I am going to build one for myself.
A cap with a center hole slid over the flag mast after the water weld would center and stabilize it too. Another great hack colonel 🙏🏻👍🏻
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Great idea - Thanks!
Very good Hack.
Great idea
Another excellent idea, thank you for your hard work, to make ours easer.
You have more gadgets with pvc pipe than a new house being plumbed
Great hack ! I would insert the flag through a cap on the PVC upright. split the shaft on the flag and pack epoxy around it inside the cap. That should eliminate the wire and give it a bit more finished appearance.
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
I agree!
That's was a nice life hack :D thx best regards from Denmark
I have two flags on my kayak, I keep one orange flag and one pirate flag on the opposite side.
Great video,, I've been looking to install a flag and not looking forward to spending $80 for one. This is awesome choice. Thanks
The flapping noise is a lot quieter than the roar of an outboard motor running over you. Great flag setup!!!
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
lol
You could also put foam pipe insulation in the hollow spaces in the PVC to aid in flotation if you tip and fall into the drink. This is a great idea about a Diy safety flag, and as always thanks for the video
@KayakhacksFishing
3 жыл бұрын
Great tip!
Lots of great hack ideas here. Another way is to use a wine cork and drill a hole for the flag. Then shove it in and pour in liquid resin. I had an old Scotty mount and 1/2 PVC fits the horizontal hole so you could just use one 90 elbow and one pvc piece plus the flag and the wine cork.
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Lol! You need to start a hacks channel! great idea!
You could use a soda bottle cap to stabilize the flag. To keep tension on the PVC ENDS that is used for a hinge; use rubber bands.
@KayakhacksFishing
4 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
Just got my first fishing kayak for my birthday, and I am PSYCHED to outfit it and get ready for the spring. Thanks for the great channel! I'm the Richmond area, so if you've got any prime spots, shoot them my way!
@KayakhacksFishing
4 жыл бұрын
Lol! You should pick up my books on fishing the Rappahannock and Rapidan! amzn.to/37M5JAH
Another great idea. Only change I would look at is to put flag through a hole drilled into a cap (secured with putty inside cap)
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Good point!
Please add Reflective Tape on both the vertical sections of your flag pole, as well as front and back of your paddles. I use the white section of the red/white DOT trailer markers sold at Harbor Freight. Six bucks makes you stand out like a lit up Christmas tree if even a weak light is pointed at you (the unique pattern of reflections produced when you are paddling is remarkable). Great for dawn and dusk or even dead of night to protect you from boat traffic.
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Super suggestion! Thanks!
I just bought a scotty mount online and went to the yak shop and bought a little flag. Replaced the flag with a saints flag. 30$
problem is no matter what you do you will be invisible to jet skiers , tip I have found if you put an pirate flag on more people will see it more than an orange flag
@KayakhacksFishing
Жыл бұрын
Interesting advice!
Great tip, on the way to the hardware store
Great idea but my pole is already pretty floppy.
@kevinrosing-clapp2881
5 жыл бұрын
Same here, Doc! A DIY brace made using pvc pipe should shore up that floppy pole! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Definitely cheaper than the little blue pills!
Another inexpensive idea! 👍. Instead of drilling a hole, and messing with the epoxy, I'd look for a pvc reducer fitting, maybe 2 needed, to step (reduce) the size down as close as possible to the flag shaft, then glue it together. Just a thought. :) The folding part is a great idea. I need that function on the rods behind me that I keep snagging when casting. 🤔
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
lol. Good luck on the folding rods! Collapsibles...? Nah.Good idea on the reducers!
Good idea! Would like to see a diy light pole
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
You could apply the same approach to the DIY pole I showed earlier. No need to use the expensive light in the video. Other bright lights will work as well. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yp2cla9qcbbFc7g.html
Great idea , my transducer is mounted over the side of my kayak same way . Instead of wire try a small roll pin . Set the hook brother.
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Perfect solution!
If you put a cotter pin or Carriage Bolt do the Bend at the two 90s r take that down it won't ever come out in the flag won't fall out as a moving it up and down just a suggestion
Did the same but i used a small boat rod (4 feet long) that i bought for 6$ and i mounted a battery operated 360* flashlight on it too!
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Even better!
I think you have a great idea there. Really like that one. I'm just wondering how high this flag should be for best visibility. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
I would think as long as it is above your head is would be ok. The YakAttack pole is 48 inches. That's probably a good height to use.
@kevinrosing-clapp2881
5 жыл бұрын
@@KayakhacksFishing - first off, I'm seriously loving this rotating pole hack!! Can't wait to incorporate this into my overall 'design'. I'm running two flags on my pole, so I go with a 24" schedule 40 pvc 'base', with a 48" fiberglass driveway marker. But, 6" of the marker is epoxied down into the schedule 40 pipe, through a center cap. So, my overall height is 24" + 48" + 4" (schedule 40 male to female screw-in connector) + 2" (metal threaded compression fitting) - 6" (driveway marker into schedule 40 pvc), bringing it to a total height of 72". I bought 2x the materials, and am going to incorporate a top 360 visibility stern light into my next build. Oh, and 'just in case', I have 30" of 'large' pool noodle fitted around the sched. 40 pipe, m/f screw-in connector, & compression base.
@kevinrosing-clapp2881
5 жыл бұрын
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@kevinrosing-clapp2881
5 жыл бұрын
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@kevinrosing-clapp2881
5 жыл бұрын
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The old AAA bicycle safety club flag works. Remember? I had one for my son when he was little.... Walmart Ebay etc
A couple of years ago, you said you felt 10 mph wind was about your max comfort level for using your kayak on the bay/marsh. Have you adjusted with the Jackson?
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
Still about the same. When it's 10 consistent, you get stronger gusts like were occurring in this video. If the wind is coming from a direction that allows me to fish in a dead zone, I'll go out when it is a touch higher.
I like the paddle idea and the flag. I did not understand where you attached the end that folds don was that inserted into a rod mount location? Or somewhere else looks easy to make
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
I have a utility track in back of my seat and I used the PVC gear head. I put the gear head in the track and slipped the bottom of the flag into it.
Nice solutions...hack wizard lol
@KayakhacksFishing
5 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that! I'll work even harder!
Great idea!!!