The Fuji Finepix XP200 Waterproof Camera

Fishing with John on his brother's, Jim's private Avon Lake lakeside, we both new rain was in the distance, but hoping it would split (watching via radar) and pass us up in the middle. But this was not the case and it came down hard! We watched as some kayakers struggled by to beat the storm wondering how much further they had to go....

The storm was getting closer, the sky darker, more sinister, yet we fished on. And regardless of catching any fish, I planned on walking away from it all with a decent photograph. That's when you need a good waterproof camera in your fishing vest, always at hand's reach. I use a Fuji Finepix XP200. It is waterproof for down to 50 ft, shockproof from a 5 ft drop, freeze proof, 16 million megapixels, full HD video, Wifi, GPS, and has an excellent dust proof zoom range. I put over 50,000 pic through my yellow XP200 and had to purchase a new one for an upcoming event, so I had go get a used black one, which I will probably get another 50,000 shots through.

When the rain hit I was ready and shot some video of the Lake at her pissisest. 

And of course walk away some awesome extreme fishing shots. John has this photo of himself now framed in his living room.

NRS Pilot Knife

After going thru three or four vest knives, I decided to give the NRS survival knife a go. It was designed to fit onto my NRS PFD Chinook vest. I wanted something easy to detach in case of an anchor line tangle/situation. The Pilot has all the features I'm looking for in a kayaking knife. It is also designed for scuba use. NRS makes a smaller version of this knife - the Co Pilot, but when I'm fishing in extreme cold with thick gloves I went for the larger of the two. It comes in black, green, blue, and of course bright orange.

Easy detachment and a ridged thumb side, which is a great safety feature for cold wet hands.

I'm using it clipped in facing up, but it can clip in north - south - east - west. It is to one's own personal preference.