The general rule in kayak fishing is to tie everything down in case your kayak goes bottom up.  But what about the things on your body like  sunglasses, and GoPro hat?

Last month, I had put my unstrapped Maui Jim prescription sunglasses on my head to tie a hook and the strong winds blew it off without me even knowing. No where to be found.  Very sad day.  I’ve been a bit more careful with my  GoPro cap.  Been using a bright orange floating cube around the GoPro, but it’s so heavy and glaringly indiscreet.  I needed to improve on those two items’ flotation.

I purchased a Chums Classic Glassfloats Sunglass Retainer on Amazon Prime for $8.95 (price varies based on color). The strap is comfortable enough to wear and allows me to let the sunglasses hang down on my chest when I need to do close work (the prescription lenses are too strong to tie knots).  The straps should prevent the sunglasses from blowing off me and if I huli the kayak hopefully the bright orange floating retainer will float my sunglasses in a highly visible manner.

Also purchased an Action Hat DIY Kit, $29.99 on livelivegear.com. It comprised of an 8mm thick foam frame you add to the inside of your own hat for flotation and a GoPro mount you screw into the frame.  I installed it in my good luck G Loomis Coolmax cap and it looked almost stealth in comparison to my previous setup.  The frame blocked a bit of ventilation when I paddled for 4 hrs on a hot day but otherwise was very comfortable and functional.

I need to test the sunglasses strap and Action Hat DIY kit further to ensure my stuff floats. Will keep you guys posted.