1. When storing gear in the hull of your kayak use a dry bag to protect your gear. Available from leading Kayak, Boating and even stores like Kmart and starting at just $12.95, everyone can afford one.

2. To save money on expensive braided lines, half fill your spools with mono first and then attach your braid and fill to the required level.

3. You don't have to have top quality rods and reels to catch top quality fish. Stick to the well known brands like Shakespeare and Pflueger and buy rods and reels that are within your budget.

4. Always Aerate your Livewell. Inexpensive aerators can be purchased for as little as $20 and will help to keep your fish alive for longer. Plastic tubs used for livewells on Kayaks can get very hot, drop a small ice brick into the tub to keep the temperature down and change approximately a third of the water every hour or so.

5. Keep the items most important items like clipper and pliers handy by attaching them to a lanyard that you can hang around your neck.

6. When fishing with lures, use the ones you have the most confident in, especially if it's a tough day, don't change to the same lure as your mate if you don't have the confidence to catch fish with that lure.

7. Keep a log of the conditions you fish in and after a number of trips go back and compare things like the time of day and stage of the tide to give you a good indication of when you will catch a certain species at a certain location.

8. Secure your rods/reels to your kayak with paddle leashes, because you won't be happy if you over turn and lose all your gear.

9. Even a basic sounder can show you the things you can't see with the naked eye. Sub surface structure, bottom holding fish, water temp and even schools of bait fish can be seen on a basic sounder. And once you learn to interpret these visions your fishing will continue to improve.