Some people will tell you, you need to practice in deep water. This is not true. You only need 3 foot of water if that to practice these techniques. Over the years I have been looking at ways and Means of trying to make re-entry  more easy, but to be honest. The best way is the one shown in the first video. This is the one you need to be familiar with. It also makes sense to practice in the surf zone. This will give you some indication of what to expect if you get caught out in an unexpected big swell.

Okay, let's say you fall off your kayak. For some reason, the first thing you need to do as quickly as possible to grab hold of the kayak this will stop you drifting away from the kayak or the other way round.

So, you are in the water and your kayak is upside down, and you've managed to grab hold of the stern or the bow. Then the next thing you need to do is try to assess where all your tackle is. For example, rods hooks and lines and if you have too, ditched them, these can always be replaced. Having secured your tackle or throwing it to one side we need to turn the kayak upright . The best way of doing this is to get alongside the seating area and reaching underneath the kayak to the opposite side to grab the lifting handle or seat strap and with the other hand, grab hold of anything on the near side of the kayak, and in one motion pull on the handle or strap on the far side and push the kayak up on the near side. A lot of people are wary about doing this; thinking there head will be pushed under the water. But providing you are wearing a proper fitting PFD. Your head will stay above the surface. And one of the advantages of pushing the kayak upright is that if there is anything attached to it. It will be travelling away from you

Notes; do not try to upright a kayak, reaching across the top and putting your fingers. In the scupper holes and pulling it toward you, there is two reasons for this, one is, if your fingers get stuck in scupper holes. There's a good chance of breaking them as a kayak comes over making any re-entry near impossible. The second reason is, if you pull the kayak towards you than anything that is strapped to the kayak or attached to it is likely to come over the top and hit you. This could be rods hooks, anything.

Okay, we've got the kayak upright. Now we need to get back on it. The best way I have found is to try to get your body as flat as possible on the surface of the water, holding the side of the kayak at arms length with your hands about shoulder width apart, start to pull the kayak toward you, as it approaches you reach to the far side with one hand, and with the other push the kayak underneath you into your belly area. If you need to give yourself a little extra propulsion then give a couple of kicks of your Feet. This way, you are not lifting yourself onto the kayak. You will be pulling the kayak underneath you. By now, you should have your torso across the centre of the kayak. At this stage, you can, if you feel necessary, have a rest. The kayak will become very stable, as your legs will be over one side and arms and shoulders over the other side.

Now it's time to turn round and sit on the kayak side saddle. This is very easy. It's just a case of rolling over so your backside is in the centre the kayak and then sitting upright, turning round 90° and pushing yourself back into the seat.

Please note that at no point in the re-entry, should you have to use your knees to climb back on to a kayak. If you use your knees, you will have to kneel down on the kayak putting in the centre of gravity Higher up. In 90% of the times that somebody uses their knees to get back on a kayak. You will see them fall straight back out the other side of the kayak, unless you have a extremely wide kayak and a nice calm day.