09-21-2014, 05:32 PM | #1 |
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09-21-2014, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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I would be concerned leaving my fishing gear without a trusted person to watch it while parking ten minutes away. Opportunist are everywhere so I recommend you carry your rods with you back to the beach and the same for your return, back to the car.
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09-21-2014, 05:55 PM | #3 |
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Drag to north side of launch along the cones. Find a nice family to look over it. This world full of good people, they just don't stand out like the dirtbags.
Edit. I just re-read post...In the morning...yeah, tough one when solo. I second carrying your poles. |
09-21-2014, 05:56 PM | #4 |
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09-21-2014, 05:58 PM | #5 |
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I usually launch early so I get prime parking, with that being said I always offload everything from my truck when I park and wheel it down to the water. My truck has not hit the beach yet. My home situation with my yak is different as I don't have a garage so I have to load up the kayak on site regardless of location.
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09-21-2014, 06:01 PM | #6 |
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If you fish alone just carry your wheels. I know its extra crap you have to carry but the pros out way the cons when you have your wheels with you.
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09-21-2014, 06:49 PM | #7 |
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I trailer my island and I only leave my kayak on the beach while I go park the trailer. I carry my two rods, mirage drive, and dry box with my phone wallet and keys in to and from the lot.
Its normally pretty empty when I launch early but when I come back in ive noticed a few homeless looking people around. I do the same thing in reverse when I come in. I carry all my stuff back to the parking lot. Anything expensive and easily carried off while im sure will eventually disappear if you leave it to chance |
09-21-2014, 07:24 PM | #8 |
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Wheels you can break down or simply stow are your best option when nobody else is around. Otherwise, If you show up and find other yakkers on the beach it pays to offer to watch their stuff as they park for the same in return. If you are fishing during the week, get there early, take care of business before you unload and you should only be out of sight of your yak for a few minutes.
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09-21-2014, 07:38 PM | #9 |
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Never had a problem even when parked super far away. Also used to lock my wheels to the wood pylons.
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09-21-2014, 09:25 PM | #10 |
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I usually carry my stuff, especially my turbo fins, not so much my fishing gear. But I forgot the fins at the launch while I walked to the truck and they were still there! Whew!
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09-21-2014, 09:42 PM | #11 |
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Just use wheels and wheel the kayak and gear from your parking spot right to the beach. I do it every single time. Super easy and I have never once been tempted to drive out onto the sand. Don't leave your stuff sitting out unattended unless its something you are willing to lose.
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09-21-2014, 09:47 PM | #12 |
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My plan
He's my plan if there are no other kayakers round. I have a PA-12
I have one of those bicycle cable locks with loops on both ends. With the mirage drive seated in it mount, I'll put one loop around my mirage drive peddle upright, run the cable down through the mirage drive hole and bring the cable up to my Vantage chair, wrap the other loop around the chair and put a lock through the loop and on the cable. The length just fits so there is no loose cable. The way I run the cable it is pretty difficult to get the rods out of the rod storage if all the rods are together on one side It's not fool proof but it's enough so that someone can not grab and run with my gear. It should work for the amount of time it takes to park my truck and get back to the launch. The key is not to linger at your car when you go park. Park and get back to your yak ASAP |
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09-22-2014, 07:59 AM | #14 |
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Always carry your stuff. Though this world is full of good people, it's usually the "wrong kind" that acts without invitation.
I park in that parking lot North of the launch and unload in there. Then I roll South on the pedestrian path to the launch. Sometimes I roll on the beach. |
09-22-2014, 11:02 AM | #15 |
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La Jolla full of baddies:
I carry my wheels, usually set mystuff on the sand wait till another kayaker comes by and ask him to watch my stuff then go park my car, I do the same while he goes park his car. If you arrive at a weird time then wheel it. I usually go back in with someone and do the same, I watch someone gear then I ask them to do the same for me when I go get my car.
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09-22-2014, 11:17 AM | #16 |
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I always launch early, drive onto the sand unload and set up the Yak except for the expensive easy to carry things (fish finder head, custom gaff, Go Pro, PDF and VHF Radio). I carry the small stuff from where I park my car back to the launch in a gear bag. It is a lot easier than wheeling a fully loaded Kayak all the way from the parking lot. I have had to do it , but if I can drive onto the sand I find it much easier. Always look around the beach and walkway for weirdos hanging out. Usually the only ones there if not while still dark are people jogging or walking. I have never had a problem. Then I don't have reels and rods worth many hundreds each. A lot of times there is someone else launching that is there so your stuff is not alone while parking the car.
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09-22-2014, 11:50 AM | #17 |
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Like many others have said: park and unload. Wheel your loaded yak to the launch. Then stow or lock your wheels to the wood pilings. Not only does no one steal your s#!t, the seagulls can't peck at your catch while you go get your car and you get to avoid many of the highly intellectual tourists questions.
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09-22-2014, 12:04 PM | #18 |
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Oh come on DM, the tourist questions are in the top 5 events that can occur at LJ. That and having stock answers that are as dumb as their questions.
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09-22-2014, 04:02 PM | #20 |
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Do you eat that fish?
Have you ever seen a shark? Aren't you scared of sharks? |
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