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blackcloud9 · 09-24-2010, 08:12 PM

Here is my take on gauging the launch from buoy readings, since everyone asks this
question at our FastLane Kayak Fishing Seminars ...

http://larryl.com/favorite_kayak_conditions.htm

TCS hit it right on the nose. I would go as far as saying that swell PERIOD matters a
whole lot more than direction at the Shores launch. Any swell, whether its from 195,
210, 270, or 295, with a long swell period (>12 seconds) will have very little effect at
the launch.

Short period "wind swells" (< 8 seconds) are the problem, as they disregard the canyon's
refracting effects and swarm the launch area at very consistent intervals when they
arrive.

At Big Rock, where I launch generally, its precisely the opposite. This weekend will have
excellent launch conditions at both places. Bring the sunhat and sunscreen though,
summer is finally here!

09-24-2010, 08:12 PM	#21
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	Here is my take on gauging the launch from buoy readings, since everyone asks this question at our FastLane Kayak Fishing Seminars ... http://larryl.com/favorite_kayak_conditions.htm TCS hit it right on the nose. I would go as far as saying that swell PERIOD matters a whole lot more than direction at the Shores launch. Any swell, whether its from 195, 210, 270, or 295, with a long swell period (>12 seconds) will have very little effect at the launch. Short period "wind swells" (< 8 seconds) are the problem, as they disregard the canyon's refracting effects and swarm the launch area at very consistent intervals when they arrive. At Big Rock, where I launch generally, its precisely the opposite. This weekend will have excellent launch conditions at both places. Bring the sunhat and sunscreen though, summer is finally here! __________________ Larry. Hobie Revolution 13. 25 years of kayak fishing La Jolla. https://larryl.com/photos Last edited by blackcloud9; 09-24-2010 at 08:26 PM.