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Paddle Yaks how far have you gone?
Im asking only feedback from Paddle guys cause I know a peddle yak can go faster and further due to less effort. How far out do you guys go either regularly or ever? I am in good shape but not sure how far is really far? My guess is I've paddled a distance of maybe 2 miles one way. Return trip on that 2 mile was against the wind and current and it was hell! I plan on upgrading to a carbon paddle eventually.
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Coincidentally whether Dana or La Jolla the average day is right at 10.
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My first season a few miles would hurt. Hurt my back, hurt my ass, hurt my shoulders.
This season got the right seat, got a lower lumbar support and now can stay out there for many hours no problem. Last month had a 9 1/2 hour day on the water and had no problems what so ever. Must have covered a dozen miles easily. |
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Around La Jolla and SD Bay, a nonchalant 6-10 miles is pretty common for a typical "half day" fishing.
A hard pump against the wind or rough water is different than a casual day of trolling around. It's easy to cover a lot of territory when we are peddling slowly, preoccupied with fishing. |
16-17 round trip
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I don't get out as much as a lot of people on here, but have logged 10 mile days.
Helpful hint - plan your day fishing by paddling toward where you think the wind/current will come from when time to head home. Makes the paddle back a lot easier. May seem like common sense, but I had to learn it for myself the hard way |
We just started, have been out like 5 times so far. But from baby beach in Dana to the red bouy at the headlands is supposedly 3.5 miles one way according to a friend's gps. So round trip you have seven, and if we fish in front of doheny or the first part of the pipe on the way out or back, I'm guessing we have done like 10 miles total. Although my back and neck are done by the time we get back into the harbor. Need a new seat bad haha.
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Sore shoulders and a couple of break offs. |
I lived in Big Bear when I got mine, fished the
May Classic! Paddled a lot, could have made Catalina No problem back then. Not anymore. Definitely need a new seat!!!! |
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With out a GPS/plotter it's hard to tell true distances. But I'd guess 6-10 miles might be a decent fishing day in LJ. I've done some longer trips like O-side harbor to the golf ball n back.
Some times its conditions that make things tough. Some times the current out of the NW will really get moving in LJ. You paddle around the corner and you're off wind n sea in 40 minutes or less. That's a long trip back cause if you stop it slow down you're losing ground. I got caught in a serious wind when I lived on the outer Banks of NC. Hardest I've ever paddled. Over 2 hours to cover about a mile and a 1/4. Some times you don't know what you can do until you have to. Mike |
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I hear you Saba. That area around Dana headland seems to be windy even when it's dead calm every where else. Mike
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In the ocean we've gone as far as twenty miles or so, most of the time it's more around ten. Usually we fish about six to ten hours so you can cover a lot of territory or, if the fishing is good, you may paddle around in more or less, the same spot all day.
As others have mentioned, the conditions have a lot to do with how far you can go. If you paddle against the tide or a strong river current, it's going to be a lot tougher. I've had to get out of the kayak and pull it upstream when I misjudged the strength of the river current. Paddling is a physical activity, you need to be in shape to do well. |
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Seat Lumbar Back Support These two items made a big difference in staying on the water for long days. |
Thanks for the links!
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