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Old 04-17-2012, 04:03 PM   #1
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Napping on kayak.

I often leave Riverside around 3:00 am to fish La Jolla. Its not rare for me to spend 12 hours out on the water getting the most out of my trip.
There has been a few times I have gotten so sleeping out on the water I thought about tieing off to some kelp and taking a short nap. It normally goes away after a while, but fear of waking up on the rocks or out of sight of land (or flipping)has kept me from taking a cat nap. Anyone ever paddle out in the middle of the kelp and catch some zzzzz's.
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:07 PM   #2
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My old Scupper Pro won't let me do it, but I'll bet it would be easy in the new PA! Just use one of those plastic extension cord keepers and clip off on a nice kelp stalk and snooze away...
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:10 PM   #3
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I haven't slept at the kelp beds, but I've once or twice tied to one of those sailboat parking things in the harbor and caught some shut eye. It would be kind of scary to have a rude awakening to roll and dip into the water. Or what you have pictured floating away from where you "tried" to tie down at....
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:13 PM   #4
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I nap on the yak on rare occasion, but when I do, I carry a 65 lb drift-watch-kid up front....IRVINE KAYAK 2_2012 025.jpg
All kidding aside, the safest way is to raft-up with fellow nappers!IRVINE KAYAK 2_2012 026.jpg

Kinda like the seals do!!
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:17 PM   #5
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Ask Jorge, I saw a pic of him cuddling with wiredanz on a yak.
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:25 PM   #6
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This is one activity on a Kayak I will not do for the pure safety of it. If I'm that tired I'll work my way back in and call it a day. If you're tied up to kelp or anything you put yourself at risk of wakes, waves, or whatever it may be coming up to flip ya, or cast you adrift. Safety first people.
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:28 PM   #7
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Thanks for the PM.

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Old 04-17-2012, 08:27 PM   #8
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Awwww, how cute.
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Old 04-17-2012, 08:41 PM   #9
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Was fishing once with Josh aka The Darkhorse and Roeboat. i got so sick....too much tequila the night before and after tossing my cookies, I found a nice patch of kelp and secured my ass with my game clip and racked out for some much needed zzzz' s. Woke up sometime later all by my lonesome.
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Old 04-18-2012, 08:36 AM   #10
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I think that a quick siesta in the kelp would be a lot safer then trying to stay awake on the long drive home.
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Old 04-18-2012, 01:19 PM   #11
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Awwww, how cute.
not as cute as this guy.

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Old 04-18-2012, 02:45 PM   #12
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No matter how tired i am, Id rather paddle/Fishhh.. I wouldn't waste any valuable time on the water to take a nap!! lolll Thats just my 2cents loll
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Old 04-18-2012, 07:51 PM   #13
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not as cute as this guy.

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Lol!!! So, you made it to Day At The Docks? That's Tommy Gomes, inventer of Unibutter. He was grilling the thresher for the fish tacos. He was getting fryed by the sun and the heat from all the bbqs and someone slapped it on his head. I think he enjoyed all the ribbing he got.
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:42 PM   #14
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Safety first people.
LOL..... It always amazes me what people think is safe, or not safe.

It's only unsafe if your dumb enough to fall off your yak or don't properly secure your yak to the kelp. Often fishing La Jolla when it gets rough in the afternoon I'll just paddle into the kelp a few hundred yards and tie up and sleep. Beats the hell out of fighting whitecaps all afternoon and is probably a lot safer then trying to paddle in tired through rough conditions. Later when I wake up I'm rested and the conditions have usually flattened down.

You also get the shot at the evening bite.

I remember one day when it got whitecapped out and I went in the kelp to sleep. I woke up maybe around 5:00 pm and saw Josh potholing maybe a hundred yards away in flat calm conditions. Let's just say fish were caught and I had a hell of a good time that evening.

I know guys who are afraid to sleep on their boats as well. Hell if I'm tired I'll anchor up and take a nap inshore, or if offshore I'll set out a dine on a clicker and lay down on the deck. You usually get a good hour before a blue comes by and picks up the dine, and I have had days where I woke up to a screaming reel and a tuna bite. Getting a little rest even if it's only twenty minutes or so can sometimes make a hell of a difference as to how your day goes, and honestly getting a little sleep is often a lot safer then whiping yourself out to the point you can hardly make it back to shore, and then fighting traffic back home.

I mean if your not comfortable doing something by all means don't do it, but don't bag on those of us who can.

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Old 04-17-2012, 05:02 PM   #15
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X2.....sounds like Jim has it wired.

slow mornings on the squid beds, or blown out afternoons r always a good time to catch some ZZZ's. I fish from a revo and have no prob takin siestas otw.

Also for days when the fish r closer to the launch u can fish early, eat/nap on the beach in the afternoon and then do the pm sesh.
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Old 04-17-2012, 06:08 PM   #16
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After 100 mile drive from Riverside to La Jolla and fishing for a few hours there is nothing better than a nap on the water. I slept alot better on my x factor, but I manage a few hours on the revo. I caught my pb yellow that way.
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Old 04-17-2012, 06:29 PM   #17
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I have napped on the yak before. Passed out in long beach harbor and woke up to the tooting of a big ship. Far away from me though
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Old 04-17-2012, 06:51 PM   #18
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I have a question on all this what if let's say a long drive to LJ i get down there in the harbor and tie up on the dock and pass out for hours or the night would i get into trouble?
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:28 PM   #19
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Anyone ever paddle out in the middle of the kelp and catch some zzzzz's.
I do it all the time. I once slept for maybe half the day at BKR, to get a shot at a evening bite.
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Old 04-17-2012, 04:44 PM   #20
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I don't and I do have to agree with Jimmy on this one...to many things can happen plus you can sleep when you get off the water it's safer,
but to each his own...
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