Yes sir
 

Yep, in between sets, drop shot with a red n black fluke. 15lb test, caught a ton of Sandra n calico too. Fun night, towed an Outback out to the spot too, trying to load video of it.

Very nice I hoop the bay but next time out I'm going to take a rod

Very nice Nick. That Hali makes up for not getting a lobster limit late in the season. Tight Lines!

Mmmmmmm
 

She tasted sooooooo good in this garlic, lemon caper sauce!!!

No limit but.....
 

Yea Mark this was pretty cool especially since I’ve been targeting and only catching shorts. The bugs have this time a year are always solid size so I’m cool with three!

YUMMMMMMM..............! Looks super good!

Got my Solo!
 

I finally had a chance to take my Solo Skiff out for a test run last Sunday. Man this thing is so much fun. Loading and unloading was tough but I think it will get easier the more I do it.
I launched out of the South Shore boat ramp in Long Beach and took it all the way to the oil platform outside of the breakwall. The water was like glass so I had a smooth ride.

Since I bought it used, I changed all the fluids, the fuel filter and spark plug.
The motor oil was nasty but the lower gear unit oil was still clean. I will probably going to change out the prop as well since there are some nicks on the blades. The gas tank and fuel line are still in good conditions.

The riggings I have done so far was putting a Railblaza stern and bow nav lights. added two Hobie 21" rails on each side. Marine Mat is on order. Still waiting for the Hobie plate to install the transducer. Still debating where to mount the Garmin EchoMap Plus 74cv, forward or to the side. Added a tiller extender but it's too long and it prevents me from making big left turns because it hits the seat. I have to swing the seat left to make room for the tiller extension so I can turn left.

Top speed with the Tohatsu 5hp was 14.7mph on smooth water.
Next project will be to copy Mark's winch and ramp set up to make loading and unloading easier on my back.

-Quang

Congrats.

I am located in Long Beach as well. Let me know if you what to ride out together. Looking forward to fishing the mussel farm this summer.

Congrats on your new (to you) Solo Skiff. They are absolutely a blast and such a useful tool for covering more water than you could possibly cover on a kayak in one day, while only spending $2-$4 in gas. I no longer have to worry about currents and head wind, as I did on my kayaks. I found that the top speed is slightly higher when the water is not flat and smooth, but has small ripples. I guess the hull just skims on top better than when it has to displace water to plane. Tight Lines

Thanks Tim. I will definitely ping you in the near future. I can't wait to take it out and do some real fishing. Where have you launched so far?

Thank you Mark. It is definitely have those advantages and so much fun too. You should seen the smile on my face..:D

I cut mine
 

[QUOTE=AlwaysFishing;312804]
Added a tiller extender but it's too long and it prevents me from making big left turns because it hits the seat. I have to swing the seat left to make room for the tiller extension so I can turn left.

I used minnkota extension and had to cut it almost all the way done, but it works like a champ now, no hitting of the seat or turning to turn. Ill take a picture for your to see.

Awesome, thanks Nick. Wished I asked in here first.

[QUOTE=NICKWORN;312812]

Los Alamitos, Dana Point and Cabrillo so far.

It would be legal to launch out of Huntington Harbor and head out to the oil rigs or mussel farm with the motorized vessels so I hope to do that in the future.

San Diego would be a blast as well.

Are you using the boat ramp in Cabrillo or are you beach launching? I am looking to launch in Newport and Redondo as well. I guess the only way to launch in Redondo is to use the hoist. Newport boat ramp is so far from the harbor opening that it's going to take forever to get out to open water.

SOLO SKIFF in really rough water
 

I decided to make a new unedited version of a video I recorded in Oct. 2020. The previous version was edited using GoPro Quick and was not good because that software has one pick highlights and then it edits each according to the music that is added. That is a Horrible method and does not get a good result, no matter how many different songs you pick to change the editing. This was filmed while holding the GoPro in my right hand, so I am not holding on and slowed the speed down to 4-6 mph so as not to get thrown off. The Solo Skiff could go much faster, but it becomes a wetter ride in those conditions and I was just wearing my board shorts and hoodie sweatshirt, as usual. Hope this give you guys a better look at how the Solo Skiff can handle the rough water. Other utube videos I watched that said rough water, where nowhere close to these conditions. It proved to me that the Solo Skiff is incredibly stable and all you need is to hold on and steer into the oncoming waves. That was an incredible 3 mile ride back to the La Jolla Cove point where the weather improved and ended becoming a nice day on the water. Warning, the video has some descriptive profanity, so if you are offended just turn down the volume.

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Now that is rough but you made it look so easy. With my experience, I'd would be going at idle speed all the way in.

Bed Extender
 

What does everyone do with their bed extender once launched? Do you take it apart and put it in the cab or do you leave it out? Has anyone gotten their stolen?

I take my Boonedox Groovy t-bone bed extender apart (just one lock pin) as put both sections along with my self made ramp pipes in the back seat area of my Ram truck. They stay safe and out of sight there.

My t-bone (for my tandem oasis) actually fits in the front seat of my Sierra. The narrow end slots into the pedal box, and the wide end spans the cab. I don't even need to take it apart.

I would imagine a locking hitch pin would make for adequate security; but then again those t-bones are hard to come by sometime so some jerk could probably find a way to steal it.

Thank you gentlemen. I guess in the backseat it goes.

Gas
 

When you fill up your gas tank, do you dump out any old remaining gas or do you just add more on top of it? What additive do you use or is additive even needed? I have a 2018 Tohatsu 5HP 4 strokes engine. TIA

I just top it off after a couple of trips. I can usually do 3-4 trips out in La Jolla on one tank, but I rather top it off when its around 1/2 tank. No dumping or additive, just 87 octane regular gas. I've checked the distance traveled on trips using my GPS and convert the trail into a course and then my Lowrance will show me how many miles it was. I get over 20 miles/gallon of gas.

Thank you Mark for the info and suggestions. 20/gal is outstanding!

Tiller extension
 

[QUOTE=AlwaysFishing;312817]Awesome, thanks Nick. Wished I asked in here first.

I cut the extension on the ass end but still had to cut some of the rubber grip to get that extra 1/2” I needed to not hit my seat.

Thanks for the pictures Nick.

Redondo Hoist
 

Has anyone use the hoist in Redondo? How much were you charged?
Would like to know if it can be done if the skiff is on the truck bed instead of a trailer.

~$20 depending on length. Opens at 6am which is a deal breaker for many. I can't answer the truck bed question.

So expensive! Yeah 6am is a little late. Wish they would hurry up with that boat ramp. Will Redondo Beach’s King Harbor get a boat ramp in the next decade?

With my outback I launched from the beach. With the Solo I go from the boat ramp. It is a 15 ride and I get a chance to open up the throttle and have some fun.

Went yesterday 02/19/21. Fished all day from Point Fermen to White's point for mostly nada. I was mostly looking for whales. Back in the harbor on the way home and birds are crashing all over, double hookups of larger macks and right in the middle a young grey whale. Great sunset too. Can't beat So Cal weather.

All of this in a stiff wind which would have made it impossible in my outback.

These highlights to your post, are some of the highlight of why the SOLO SKIFF is INSANE FUN! :D

I am soo tempted to tell you guys to stop posting on this thread because I am going effing crazy not being able to get one of these that I have had on order for almost 5 months now.

Just kidding as I can hardly wait as it looks soo much fun. I now want to order another so my family will have 2 of these.

At least it is cold now and the fishing is slow.

SORRY CHRIS! We can't help ourselves. If you could see the smiles on our faces when opening up the throttle and while buzzing the open water, there are porpoises jumping around the bow. Just another of the fun things on a SOLO SKIFF.

Damn Mark, you make it sound even funner and I know funner is not a word.

This summer will be a blast :D

:D .. :reel: ... :yt:

I took portions of video I had made and put together a highlight video of some of the fun things I get to do on the SOLO SKIFF. The advantages of being able to surf launch or go into area only Kayaks can, while having the advantage of the Tohatsu 6HP outboard with it's power and fuel efficiency. Not having to worry about wind or current, is an advantage you don't have in a Kayak. The speed you can cover water, even when it's rough. It's just a blast and on every trip I find myself grinning and smiling at what fun the SOLO SKIFF is and how stable it is. Nothing like it! Truly a KAYAK on STEROIDS! Had to turn audio down and off on sections, because utube blocked it the first time for copy rights, due to music that I had playing on the speaker box on the deck, that I no longer use. Ended up adding some free music from utube on the areas that I had to remove the background music I had originally. The still picture of the guy on the SOLO SKIFF with La Jolla Children's pool in the background is Mikey aka SD FISH AND SIPS, forgot to add it to the titles.


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Thanks Tim.

Rockfish Opener
 

Had a blast on Monday with 5 Skiffs present at LJ for the Rockfish Opener. It was slow, bait was small and the rockfish bite shutoff as fast as it came on. I managed 6, a good red in the mix.

I was so pleasantly surprised when I arrived at La Jolla Shores to launch my Solo Skiff on Monday 3-1-2021 and there where 4 other Solo Skiffs at the launch. Since I don't do facebook, I had no idea that Nick and others had planned to launch that day. Mondays is one of my favorite days to hit La Jolla anyways so it was great having a group of us 5 SOLO SKIFFS running around chasing bait and looking for Rock Fish and Yellowtail. These are some section of videos I recorded that day, unfortunately the fishing was a little slow but the weather turned out to be perfect. There's nothing like a nice weather day on the La Jolla water to chill out. :cheers1:

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Rockfish opener weekend on the Solo Skiff
 

The Solo Skiff is such a great fishing machine. So much faster to and from the fishing ground. Loving it!

Here is my video from this weekend opener in Redondo Beach.

https://youtu.be/tceKKg_I4Jc

-Quang