BWE Amazing Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Yakin · 05-21-2012, 11:59 AM

Ever since I have become apart of this sight, I have seen many amazing reports and met the same amount of great salty people.
Well my question is:
How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing?
How did you find BWE?

AND

What is your PB off of your kayak?!

Me,
I came upon kayak fishing when I was on a half day fishing trip out of DP and saw some guy on a kayak being dragged by a big Thresher and then watched him bash its face in and kayak back into land with the biggest smile, I was hooked ever since.

I found BWE from a member I talked to over Youtube, echo1er.

My PB so far is a #42 flat head catfish out of the Mississippi River in 2005.

dorado50 · 05-21-2012, 12:19 PM

Kayak fishing has been around for many,many years. There are only a few original kayak guys that still contribute to this site; Iceman and Sammons come to mine.Sadly alot of really good kayak fisherman seldom contribute much anymore! (I wonder why?). LJ is my front yard how could I not kayak fish? Even though I mostly fish off boats,in different parts of US and Mex., I still get the hobie out when at home. Peace out bro...

TEAMFISH · 05-21-2012, 12:25 PM

I only started kayaking back in September, I guess what got me started was the need to fill spot between a float tube and my 25' Skipjack. I use to love getting my boat as close in to the kelp as possible without wrapping the props or plugging the water intake. It always seemed that the boat was to big to get to those fishy spots. Plus the fact that it's just a pure way of doing what I love.
P.B.? Well lets just say "I'm still working on it"

jorluivil · 05-21-2012, 01:09 PM

How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing?

I don't recall how I got started or how I even found out it existed but when I bought my kayak I still owned my boat, I would fish from my boat one week and the kayak the next week. When I got laid off in February 2009 it was bye-bye fishing boat and HELLLLLLLLLO kayaking!!!

How did you find BWE?

Don't recall but I think I found it through bloodydecks, did join a few other sites before I really stuck to this one.

What is your PB off of your kayak?!

Hali: 27lbs
WSB: 43lbs
Lizard Fish: 15inches

mtnbykr2 · 05-21-2012, 01:52 PM

I remember when...I traded a "downhill" mountain bike in 2007 for my first kayak, I hadn't been on the downhill bike after I wrecked pretty good and took out my back for umpteenth time, decided well, I have gotten rid of the big boat I had, then got out of a 24 foot Skipjack, then sold my bass boat and started fishing from an Xfactor, I was on Baytubers for a while then found BWE, addiction set in and the rest is history, I have met alot of great people here, learned alot and still learning. I have met alot of people on the water that I have been fishing with for several years now, and have become great friends with many, it is just a good bunch of guys,
and girls with a passion for fishing, but we do it out of a kayak!
I have been at this deal for about 6 years now and just this weekend I was fortunate enough to get my PB two times on one trip

Baja_Traveler · 05-21-2012, 04:09 PM

I've been kayaking almost 40 years now (Damn I feel old!) Been fishing out of them off and on for about 35 years. I guess I was part of the original kayak fishing crew, but I never really socialized much, and still don't. Heck - I've only got 62 posts since 2005! - and most of those have been in the past year...

I guess my PB would be a 40lb Yellowtail that took the jackpot on the very first Mother Ship trip out to San Clemente. That was quite a few years ago...

min-va · 05-21-2012, 04:28 PM

How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing?

Having a boat has been my dream since i was kid, but having a boat is not as easy as i thought after i started to making money... For some reason, did a lot of research online about fishing 3 years ago , and found out about Kayak fishing, and been dreaming about if i can do kayak fishing, had a lot of concerns, like will i get shark attack?? what will happen if i flip? and can i really handle this kind of sport....?? and about Aug of 2011, i decided i should just give it a try, so bought a kayak....from then, i enjoy every single trip, no matter it was a skunk or i caught my PB hali...and i really like to paddle......and really, is not that easy to flip as i thought

And this is the only thing that make me wake up at 4AM in the morning.

How did you find BWE?

Google search "kayak fishing form"

What is your PB off of your kayak?!

26" Halibut ??lbs

StinkyMatt · 05-21-2012, 07:33 PM

Wife and I went to Catalina for a romantic trip. I "accidentally" brought a rod.

We rented a tendem, she paddled in the front while I trolled a rapalla behind us. We got into 6 species of fish in 2 hours on 1 jig.

Years later after float tubing for a decade, Tim (tagyak) and I were in a canoe in NPH getting worked by bat rays. Saw some kayaks.

Thats all I think about now.

Kayak PB:

YT 19
Hali 21
WSB 43

KatFish · 05-21-2012, 04:17 PM

Well for the last six years or so my husband would rent boats on base at MCRD and its $50 bucks a pop. He was looking at buying some yaks before he deployed and when he got home he decide to buy himself one but the day before we went, he thought it might be fun to buy all of us one and save the $50 and just fish off the yaks. So he went online to do some research and found BWE and OEX and read and watch videos you all were posting. That's how we got here : ) So glad we did I love reading people's posts and looking at all the awesome pics! It's nice to know there is a yak family out there i.e. BWE peeps

yakman619 · 05-21-2012, 01:49 PM

For me, I grew up fishing; from the moment I could walk, I spent my weekends with the old man out on the water. When I joined the Army, I lost touch with my "fisherman side", the only time I would fish is when my brothers and I got together.

My younger brother passed away January of this year, and I needed something to "get away to", something where I could clear my head. I knew fishing was it. I remember my brother calling me at three o'clock in the morning from his kayak off shore from seattle to tell me he had just been dragged a mile out to sea by something and it was snowing, lol...Thinking back on that, I knew Kayak fishing was the way to go. It seemed simple, fun, and causes you to spend a hell of a lot more time on the water. I'm so glad I made the plunge!

I heard about BWE from the guy I bought my kayak from. As for personal best...I guess it would be a four pound large mouth bass I snagged on my maiden voyage (though I lost it when I went to lip him)...I'm hoping to snag somehting decent sometime soon.

05-21-2012, 11:59 AM	#1
Yakin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 913	BWE Amazing Kayak Ever since I have become apart of this sight, I have seen many amazing reports and met the same amount of great salty people. Well my question is: How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing? How did you find BWE? AND What is your PB off of your kayak?! Me, I came upon kayak fishing when I was on a half day fishing trip out of DP and saw some guy on a kayak being dragged by a big Thresher and then watched him bash its face in and kayak back into land with the biggest smile, I was hooked ever since. I found BWE from a member I talked to over Youtube, echo1er. My PB so far is a #42 flat head catfish out of the Mississippi River in 2005. __________________ Remember There are Many Fish in the Sea MEANS MORE TO EAT!!!

05-21-2012, 12:25 PM	#3
TEAMFISH Team Kayak Obesessions Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 256	I only started kayaking back in September, I guess what got me started was the need to fill spot between a float tube and my 25' Skipjack. I use to love getting my boat as close in to the kelp as possible without wrapping the props or plugging the water intake. It always seemed that the boat was to big to get to those fishy spots. Plus the fact that it's just a pure way of doing what I love. P.B.? Well lets just say "I'm still working on it" Last edited by TEAMFISH; 05-21-2012 at 12:26 PM. Reason: spelling

05-21-2012, 01:52 PM	#5
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	I remember when...I traded a "downhill" mountain bike in 2007 for my first kayak, I hadn't been on the downhill bike after I wrecked pretty good and took out my back for umpteenth time, decided well, I have gotten rid of the big boat I had, then got out of a 24 foot Skipjack, then sold my bass boat and started fishing from an Xfactor, I was on Baytubers for a while then found BWE, addiction set in and the rest is history, I have met alot of great people here, learned alot and still learning. I have met alot of people on the water that I have been fishing with for several years now, and have become great friends with many, it is just a good bunch of guys, and girls with a passion for fishing, but we do it out of a kayak! I have been at this deal for about 6 years now and just this weekend I was fortunate enough to get my PB two times on one trip __________________

05-21-2012, 04:28 PM	#7
min-va Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Hacienda Heights Posts: 216	How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing? Having a boat has been my dream since i was kid, but having a boat is not as easy as i thought after i started to making money... For some reason, did a lot of research online about fishing 3 years ago , and found out about Kayak fishing, and been dreaming about if i can do kayak fishing, had a lot of concerns, like will i get shark attack?? what will happen if i flip? and can i really handle this kind of sport....?? and about Aug of 2011, i decided i should just give it a try, so bought a kayak....from then, i enjoy every single trip, no matter it was a skunk or i caught my PB hali...and i really like to paddle......and really, is not that easy to flip as i thought And this is the only thing that make me wake up at 4AM in the morning. How did you find BWE? Google search "kayak fishing form" What is your PB off of your kayak?! 26" Halibut ??lbs __________________ www.vapercompany.com

05-21-2012, 12:19 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Kayak fishing has been around for many,many years. There are only a few original kayak guys that still contribute to this site; Iceman and Sammons come to mine.Sadly alot of really good kayak fisherman seldom contribute much anymore! (I wonder why?). LJ is my front yard how could I not kayak fish? Even though I mostly fish off boats,in different parts of US and Mex., I still get the hobie out when at home. Peace out bro...

05-21-2012, 01:09 PM	#4
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	How did you all come upon the sport of kayak fishing? I don't recall how I got started or how I even found out it existed but when I bought my kayak I still owned my boat, I would fish from my boat one week and the kayak the next week. When I got laid off in February 2009 it was bye-bye fishing boat and HELLLLLLLLLO kayaking!!! How did you find BWE? Don't recall but I think I found it through bloodydecks, did join a few other sites before I really stuck to this one. What is your PB off of your kayak?! Hali: 27lbs WSB: 43lbs Lizard Fish: 15inches __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

05-21-2012, 04:09 PM	#6
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	I've been kayaking almost 40 years now (Damn I feel old!) Been fishing out of them off and on for about 35 years. I guess I was part of the original kayak fishing crew, but I never really socialized much, and still don't. Heck - I've only got 62 posts since 2005! - and most of those have been in the past year... I guess my PB would be a 40lb Yellowtail that took the jackpot on the very first Mother Ship trip out to San Clemente. That was quite a few years ago...

05-21-2012, 07:33 PM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Wife and I went to Catalina for a romantic trip. I "accidentally" brought a rod. We rented a tendem, she paddled in the front while I trolled a rapalla behind us. We got into 6 species of fish in 2 hours on 1 jig. Years later after float tubing for a decade, Tim (tagyak) and I were in a canoe in NPH getting worked by bat rays. Saw some kayaks. Thats all I think about now. Kayak PB: YT 19 Hali 21 WSB 43

05-21-2012, 04:17 PM	#9
KatFish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 132	Well for the last six years or so my husband would rent boats on base at MCRD and its $50 bucks a pop. He was looking at buying some yaks before he deployed and when he got home he decide to buy himself one but the day before we went, he thought it might be fun to buy all of us one and save the $50 and just fish off the yaks. So he went online to do some research and found BWE and OEX and read and watch videos you all were posting. That's how we got here : ) So glad we did I love reading people's posts and looking at all the awesome pics! It's nice to know there is a yak family out there i.e. BWE peeps

05-21-2012, 01:49 PM	#10
yakman619 HMFIC Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Serra Mesa Posts: 108	For me, I grew up fishing; from the moment I could walk, I spent my weekends with the old man out on the water. When I joined the Army, I lost touch with my "fisherman side", the only time I would fish is when my brothers and I got together. My younger brother passed away January of this year, and I needed something to "get away to", something where I could clear my head. I knew fishing was it. I remember my brother calling me at three o'clock in the morning from his kayak off shore from seattle to tell me he had just been dragged a mile out to sea by something and it was snowing, lol...Thinking back on that, I knew Kayak fishing was the way to go. It seemed simple, fun, and causes you to spend a hell of a lot more time on the water. I'm so glad I made the plunge! I heard about BWE from the guy I bought my kayak from. As for personal best...I guess it would be a four pound large mouth bass I snagged on my maiden voyage (though I lost it when I went to lip him)...I'm hoping to snag somehting decent sometime soon.