LJ 4/3 & my first wipeout

[ebrake180]

So I launched around 8am this morning, met a fellow yaker Jeff I believe, had a Hobie.

I went ahead and launched first... as I was launching I noticed my main large hatch was open but I figured the waves were tiny so no biggie. Boy was I wrong, the swell hit right when I barely started paddling and it only got bigger so I just hit it hard and managed to get through no problem. Except I noticed after I made it out of the wave zone that I was going super slow, I moved my hatch over and there was a ton of water in my Yak about 4 inches deep. Oh well I thought the fish would appreciate my ghetto bait tank.

Anyways as I headed out I noticed the waves were getting really big and the guy that was supposed to launch right after me was nowhere to be found...

About an hour passes by and I see the guy, he tells me that he got wiped out launching... lost a pole and broke another one... really sucks. He offers me a pump to get the water out, I decline and tell him it's my new bait tank.

On my way back in I come in with perfect timing and go sideways a little bit, I'm not worried at all cuz I've landed in much worst conditions. Anyways as I'm coming in I go sideways and dig but BAM, I'm baffled at how fast I just flipped. Then I realized when I went sideways ALL the water in my Yak shifted and turned me over like a pancake. Then I flip my yack over, it was really easy because my poles and my head happened to be holding it upside down perfectly! Then I start picking up floating items, I see a ton of stuff everywhere and start grabbing thing in order from the most expensive to least expensive haha.... all in all only lost a tshirt.

As for the fish macks were everywhere, caught a nice legal bass first one since the new rules came in, and a couple rock fish.

[mtnbykr2]

I hate yard sales, sounds like it was not too bad, glad it was not worse...

[ebrake180]

Thanks... yeah I'm lucky my poles diidn't snap.

[TJones]

why didn't you sponge out the water or pump it out ? you were thinking of keeping your bait inside the hull? , or keeping you'r catch alive ? kinda of like transporting a load of beer , and taking a corner to fast .

[Ggiannig89]

Looked choppy and windy out there today. I haven't flipped yet but I know its coming soon

[wiredantz]

One of the toughest lessons i learned, Keep your bow light and your stern heavy when you landing. If you bow Digs in the sand, its over, if you turn sideways, its over..



if you think your hot stuff and know what your doing its. over...

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

One of the toughest lessons i learned, Keep your bow light and your stern heavy when you landing. If you bow Digs in the sand, its over, if you turn sideways, its over..



if you think your hot stuff and know what your doing its. over...

uh... ok....

Honcho.. maybe Dana Point on Friday instead?

[Honcho]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

One of the toughest lessons i learned, Keep your bow light and your stern heavy when you landing. If you bow Digs in the sand, its over, if you turn sideways, its over..



if you think your hot stuff and know what your doing its. over...

That's awesome! funny quote.

FishNinjaY - lets do DP, I am bound to catch a butt!

[Deamon]

When my yak turns on the landing, whamo just about every time...as everyone has stated repeatedly...it's not a matter of if you ever flip it, it's when...I've dumped it so many times, I put my reels in a waterproof bag then leash everything else down. Now when I dump it, I just flip the whole damn thing back over and get out of the water like nothing ever happened...

[ebrake180]

Originally Posted by Deamon

When my yak turns on the landing, whamo just about every time...as everyone has stated repeatedly...it's not a matter of if you ever flip it, it's when...I've dumped it so many times, I put my reels in a waterproof bag then leash everything else down. Now when I dump it, I just flip the whole damn thing back over and get out of the water like nothing ever happened...

I'll be bagging mine from now on!

[ebrake180]

If my reel takes a dip do I need to have it professionally serviced? I rinsed them with water But doubt that is enough. Any advice would be great

[ebrake180]

Originally Posted by TJones

why didn't you sponge out the water or pump it out ? you were thinking of keeping your bait inside the hull? , or keeping you'r catch alive ? kinda of like transporting a load of beer , and taking a corner to fast .

Keeping my catch alive was the idea