River Kayak Fishing Setup Trident 11

Here is some of my river kayak rigging on my Trident 11.
Trident center hatch latches were never real secure, so I installed buckle straps by unscrewing one side of the latch base, slipping the buckle straps behind the base and screwing it in place.
I think thigh straps are the most important thing when using a sit-on-top in rapids. Thigh straps give me so much more control than without em. When I'm maneuvering in rapids I am leaning (edging) the kayak alot.
The are super nessesary when punching waves, before I used thigh straps, a big wave could completely wash me out of the cockpit.
I also wear the thigh straps when I'm fishing. If I hit a rock by surprise I can keep my balance buy just pulling into the the straps. Another example is the day I filmed this was the day with that big tree across the river. When I stopped myself on that tree I had to keep my left side completely out of the current. If that side dipped into that current for a spit second I would have flipped fast. I wouldn't have been able to keep that kayak balanced up on its side without the thigh straps.
I've made my foot pegs micro-adjustable with straps. The strap is wrapped around the back of the foot rails and screwed in.
  When I started running bigger rapids into whitewater levels, the stern well filling up with water was an issue. The sudden weight from the water not draining would throwing off my balance and a few times rolled the kayak. I installed a kayak/canoe airbag in the stern well. This keeps water out of the well, and the sudden weight change that can flip me.
The most important thing is kayak fishing rapids is not loosing your rods. The Omega rod holders from Yakattack are the answer in rapids. The locking collar keeps the rods from coming out of the rod holders. I flip alot and have never lost a rod.
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