Essential Checklist For Boat and Kayak Fishing

1. LIFE JACKETS - You have to have and wear it a correct sized life jacket for each person.
   as a legal requirement on the board. additionally, warm and protective clothing.

2. TORCH - Always carry a torch with spare battery. A head light is good for a kayak or mini dinghy.
3. ROPE - You never know what will happen in the sea. Carry extra length of it.
4. FIRST AID KIT - At least for covering minor injury and sea sickness.
5. SUN BLOCK - very important, especially on kayaks.
6. DRINKING WATER AND SOME SNACKS -don't drink or eat too much, you don't have a proper toilet for it.
7. NAVIGATIONAL AIDS - Depending on your boat size and how far you want to go, you will need a proper navigator at least a small compass in your pocket.
8. RUBBISH BAG - You will produce some rubbish such as your new soft bait packet, fishing line, your empty snack bag in stuff.
9. KNIFE - you will need it for cutting your fishing line, filleting fishes and other things.
10. ANCHOR - The right size of your anchor should not be less than 1.5kg/m of the length of your boat with a sinking rope.
11. BAILING - Not only an electric bilge pump, but a bucket or bailer could be useful.
12. HOOK - To pick up objects in the water, measure the depth of water and rescue a overboard person.
13. COMMUNICATION MEANS - Flares, VHF radio, locator's beacon and a mobile phone.