|
ok ill start....im the fool that said lets do this roby and as you can see i started the day wet from head to toe. Nothing lost but rudder pin snapped bait tank motor mount broke all reals are going to the shop for a tune up there full of sand cell phone forgot was in my pocket is trash the worst part was my diabetic meter also in pocket no longer works...the second try was a piece of cake once we all got out frank sent us on A long trip, the swell was large lets just sat i felt like chumming the water....with me not feeling well things broke i called it a day at 1130.no fish seen or caught..total expense kayak repair $10 ,4 real tune up $80, up grade on phone $500 droid comando water resistant....diabetic meter dont no yet but the praying that insurance will take care of it originally $800................TIME WITH MY KAYAK BUDDIES PRICELESS...
|
Quote:
|
nice photos! thumpy, but it looks like you just have to get through one and you're home free....ericko: good for you for having that attitude!
If I get out and the current is going uphill, I get all bitchy. :D |
oh sh!t, i thought that was a boat out there in the water. i didn't put 2 & 2 together till i read ericks post.
sorry to hear about the monitor, hopefully it is covered by insurance and lack of fish. but really it has to have been better than spending this holiday with a father-in-law that is a major diva that i have a personality problem with......:mad: looking forward to hitting the water soon!!!! |
Okay I am second!!
Before i got out i stowed everything that can move inside my kayak, including my HAT (Roby).Nothing is on top of the kayak but the bait tank and the seat. From all the PM's i received in the past on how to stay dry, i now happily sit by the water and watch them break i count the waves and wait for the lull., i do this 3 or 4 times and finally wait for the last wave to come in, as the last wave goes back into the ocean i hop in my kayak and paddle as fast as i can. Home free... Then i open the front hatch, put my hat and rod and reels into place take out my fishing bag etc. I had never experienced swells like the swells we had there today... I mean i literally felt like Patrick Swazee going up that big swell and all the way down. It was like a roller coaster. Had lots of fun... On the way back i packed everything in again. On the way back i took my time, and i got as close as I could. I coun'ted the sets waited for the lull paddle in as fast i can Jumped out and was home free. I stayed dried:D |
Although I only ended up with a 17" Bocaccio and 12" Rock Cod all I can say is that it was simply amazing. I have never had as much adrenaline pumping through my body as I did today before the launch just before the landing and everything in between. Much Like Ericko I too took up Roby on an invite to venture out in the open, once we got there it was game on. I have never had my heart beating as fast as I did today just before we landed, the difference between YEAH!!!! and OMFG!!!! was seconds, literally. At the end of the day we all made back home, some a little beat and others a little lighter in the wallet but WE MADE IT HOME. Looking forward to the next trip with the BWE Gang!!!!!
|
Looks like time on the water enjoyed by all.
Sorry to hear about the launch loses & hope your insurance covers the lost. |
First the good:
Launched and landed without incident. The rest was a little frustrating: I get sea sick easily (big sissy) Never chummed but felt it a little. Sold my FF a few days ago and my new one is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. New place no FF. This place was SUPER fishy, kelp, bait, deep drop offs. STUPID me, I got a nice fish I couldn't properly identify on the spot, for some reson I had the minimum size all mixed up. Ended up releasing a nice 24" fissshy. Sorry to see Erick get his ass handed to him. Bet you'll make it up on the next trip!:D |
had the $$$ for ya but forgot to give it to ya sorry..
|
Looks like a good time was had by all despite some setbacks. I'm going to have to weasel myself an invite with you guys sometime.
|
Nice pics, and sounded .... fun & interesting.
|
Quote:
Yup...Priceless! |
Quote:
Reminds me of the good ol days where we would set out to try new spots all the time. Places like Mission Beach, Coronado, IB, Puerto Nuevo, Salsepuedes......always an adventure. That is kayak fishing! :luxhello: |
Quote:
Wow, sorry to hear that, I hope insurance picks it up for you. On another note, the drop off by the buoy almost always produces the rock fish. |
Where's the Boo?
Don't usually see shorebreak like that at La Jolla, so figuring up your Long Beach way. Sounds like fun, mostly. A 17" salmon grouper is pretty good size for inshore fishing. And a 12" rockfish to boot will make quite a few fish tacos. Yumm! |
Quote:
|
Malibu
LA county nice meeting you all i was suprised u guys were still at the launch when i came in iam always the last one back in it seems but the wind was getting nasty i was onw around 6:30am too bad the howling winds dropped the water temp over 5 degrees too on sunday ugg that spot can cause injuries when its pumpin and reports said 1-2 footers NOT! try 4-5 shore break dumpers always stow ure hat good idea to wait a few sets there when its pumpin to get a feel for the lull both at launch and landing getting suprised by a sneaker when u thought it was a lull is no fun def not like LJ with the long shallow beach sorry bout the loss of gear it was a stowing day fur sure Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Was out Memorial day and turned around from Mission Bay jetty, earlier in the week I felt your pain on <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">La Jolla</st1:place> shores and was blessed that few people caught my act beaching last Wed. All four poles tangled as my yak tossed on a wave breaking behind me, hate those double break days when you need eyes in front and behind to watch the waves. Thank God the poles tangled so I kept them all, as only my best pole was tied down, another lesson learned. That day I placed my gaff below as well in the hold, jigs cut-off and placed in bait tank but my new Torium was christened and scraped repeatedly on the shoreline as I played in the surf with my paddle 20 yards out. Tore all the reels apart, lost a .38 cent washer on the Torium that has been or order for a week, thank God for online schematics, it was the drag-bearing thrust washer that rolled through my entire garage somewhere. Got smart and ordered all of the washers for spares just in case of a future repeat that I am hoping is a long time away. Only thing I ended up losing was the bait tank pick-up tube, my dignity, and a lot of time of cleaning reels! That is what I think I lost, I'll find out when I am out later this week, surf-willing.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
|
Nice story and pics. Yeah, it was pumping this weekend. Yard sales inevitable.
|
Thanks guys, for letting us know what beach it is. Got to learn new lingo, to keep up with the times.
|
awesome report!
glad to hear no injuries were reported... that place can be very unforgiving... and nFrank...way to go getting out dry! way better fishing warm, eh? |
Now that my body no longer hurts I can put all my stuff away.
|
TIME WITH MY KAYAK BUDDIES PRICELESS
looks like this buddy paid the price:eek:
was he trying to give the other buddy a push? http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...ictures001.jpg that place can produce the shore break from hell great report, looks like you guys had fun despite the loses :cheers1: |
Quote:
I have launched in the surf many times in a sit-in kayak, but have never launched in a Hobie. The Hobie surprised me with how bad it can track without a rudder, and how poorly it starts up with a paddle. The waves here were the Hobie's worse nightmare. You can't really use your mirage drive because it's too shallow, and you can't use your rudder for the same reason. Any of the sleeker Ocean Kayaks or Wilderness Tarpons would not of had a problem. I quickly learned why there aren't too many Malibu regulars that use a Hobie... |
Quote:
|
Quote:
So I can't believe that you got away with posting a BU report without repercussions. If I put one up I'd have the usual suspects crawling up my ass, and crying bloody murder LOL Some of the locals really don't want anyone talking about the fishing up there. The old locals only mentality. Keep at it!!! Lick your wounds and get back out there. It's going to be rough all week but the weekend should be great conditions, and there are definitely some quality fish around. Jim |
Quote:
When you hit a big breaking wave like that you want to lean forward as far as you can to help the yak pierce through the wave, and at the same time turn the paddle 90 degrees parallel to the yak. I try to take the last stroke to the right then put the left hand forward against the deck holding the paddle tight to the yak with my right hand back. The idea is you want your wieght foreward, present the least profile for your body to get hit, and have the paddle pointed into the wave so it pierces it like a spear. If your upright like that with the paddle sideways and the wave catches the paddle it will either rip the paddle from your hand or knock you right off then kayak. Good job on getting out and catching a few fish. That area is going to be closed if the MLPA goes through in it's current form, so hit it while you can. Jim |
Quote:
|
Quote:
I used to have an outback, and the above is exactly why I don't have it anymore, but now have an Altura that I'm putting a Hobie drive into, I took it out the other day and had no such problems; paddled right through the surf; it appears that the Hobie hulls are made for stability not performance. What did help with the outback was launching and landing with the pedals locked in and in the up position, taking it to knee deep water, hoping in, paddle until I'm was in water deep enough to pedal and deploying the rudder as soon as I could (generally I'd be sideways by this time), straighten her out and keep going. But once your pedaling you could also use the paddle as a rudder. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Frank has SIZE issues.
Ask him about a 5 inch sardine, he'll tell you it is a 12 inch MAC! :) |
Lol Oh come on.! rob can't be 3 feet tall that wave Is clearly above rob head. Lol
|
Quote:
Frank, waves are measured from the back side, ocean surface to the top of the wave; not the face (front). But it's a common mistake. Despite that, Ouch! |
Quote:
|
Quote:
But when I say 4 feet I am referring to the wave face, not the back, which is more like 3ft. AFAIK they only go by wave backs in Hawaii and other south pacific surf locals. As for the height of the unfortunate buddy, there is roughly 3 feet of him sticking out from the water. Head high would only count if he was on a surfboard actually riding the wave. Head high = 6ft waves. This is a waist to shoulder high wave (for a surfer). Still thick and heavy as **** when they pound the shore like that. Here's what they call 6ft in Hawaii: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...L1000012/8/23/ |
they arnt gettin shit for the post Jim
(far as i know) because they didnt post a pict of a giant wsb and tell everybody and their grandmother that the bite is on and where it is not looking to get into a discussion about what u did or did not nor do i care to0 much just saying what they did not and yes some of that area is slated for closures but most the prime area is still gonna be open (not including the canyon and north of course) at least for awhile yet according to the latest red zone map as iam sure u are well aware of most of the "spot" gonna still be open from 30' on out to deeper and will get crazy with the pbers just like last year nothing like a cranking anchor stuck in the kelp when ure trying to be stealthy for a few hours in the morning just like last year its not about elitism nor about locals only its about respecting the fish and not harvesting a bite + giving us yakkers a chance when up against those loud ass party boats word will get out regardless as it always does i prefer PM's but its taken me a few years to figure it out just my take and all iam gonna say regarding this 3 or 6' when ure sitting down it will still own ya P |
Quote:
idea is make a small profile cut into the wave as it is shown ure making the biggest profile u can to avoid getting your face wet giving that wave a broad surface to push against i say get that face wet lean into it face first low profile also helps to have your heavier stuff that u stowed in the nose or ure yak to help it stay down and cut into the wave and the opposite when u land push the heavy stuff in as deep as u can and as far away from the front as u can and lean back |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:25 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
© 2002 Big Water's Edge. All rights reserved.