LJ oct 10 report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 10-11-2015, 11:17 AM

Sadly, fishless fish report. But eventful. Buddy Josh made the drive from Ventura so we were committed to a the long day. Launched at 6:15-ish. Off shore wind and a kinda choppy.
1st thing. Just north of the kelp I saw 2 birds swooping, banking, diving at speeds no shore or ocean bird ever could. Things came closer and it was 2 paragrine falcons. 1 had a plover or sand piper in its talons. Seen paragrines on the coast before but never out at sea.
2nd. Had my closest whale encounter ever. A hump back went by 20-30' away. I've never seen a whale moving so fast. It was moving right under the surface like a dolphin, leaving big boils behind it. It took a few seconds to even tell it was a humpback cause it didn't do their characteristic hump bend and dive. The hump went by horizontaly. Also it was going so fast it had its long ol' pectoral fins tucked in tight along its sides. I expected to see a pod of orcas coming after it.
3rd. Saw 2 guys flip their tandem n hurried to help. It didn't look look good. They were big guys and it wasn't a big tandem. Also looked they didn't know the first thing about remounting their yak. They tried to get back on the yak at least 6 times only to flip immediately. Yak was half full of water and had little floatation or stability. I pumped out the yak, n took their gear on my yak. Finally their buddy who was solo in a tandem, way more stable n floaty than my prowler, came over to help. Got em back on the yak and basicly started towing them. I'd guess they were in the water for 45 minutes. If water had been cold it would have been a bad situation.
As for fishing, couldn't make bait, saw no sign of working birds or boiling fish. Weather was perfect so basicly enjoyed being out. Landed at 5. Mike

Croaker Dave · 10-11-2015, 11:45 AM

Thanks for the report. Wish you had caught something.

Hunters Pa · 10-11-2015, 12:31 PM

Way to earn some karma points on the assist

GregAndrew · 10-11-2015, 02:37 PM

Good going on the assist. With the growth in the sport and "ready made kayaks", we are likely to have lots of rescues in the future.

King Saba · 10-11-2015, 02:53 PM

Good on you. I think with that Pacific Warriors show, although badass, it's going to encourage more people to try kayaking.

Geno Machino · 10-11-2015, 04:08 PM

WTG Mike!

That good karma on you will come back 10 fold!

Next time you'll catch something...big!

Geno

2-Stix · 10-11-2015, 05:17 PM

Ya it was a wild day. Wish the fishing was better. Mike is one of the best people I have ever met. He was pumping the water out of those guys boat. We have had a few days on the water filled with great conversation and weather. On top of it he gave me a jig stick. Mike is one of those guys that give this board great integrity. Solid dude. Thanks Mike.

taggermike · 10-11-2015, 05:25 PM

Damn Josh, you're making me blush. Mike

10-11-2015, 11:17 AM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	LJ oct 10 report Sadly, fishless fish report. But eventful. Buddy Josh made the drive from Ventura so we were committed to a the long day. Launched at 6:15-ish. Off shore wind and a kinda choppy. 1st thing. Just north of the kelp I saw 2 birds swooping, banking, diving at speeds no shore or ocean bird ever could. Things came closer and it was 2 paragrine falcons. 1 had a plover or sand piper in its talons. Seen paragrines on the coast before but never out at sea. 2nd. Had my closest whale encounter ever. A hump back went by 20-30' away. I've never seen a whale moving so fast. It was moving right under the surface like a dolphin, leaving big boils behind it. It took a few seconds to even tell it was a humpback cause it didn't do their characteristic hump bend and dive. The hump went by horizontaly. Also it was going so fast it had its long ol' pectoral fins tucked in tight along its sides. I expected to see a pod of orcas coming after it. 3rd. Saw 2 guys flip their tandem n hurried to help. It didn't look look good. They were big guys and it wasn't a big tandem. Also looked they didn't know the first thing about remounting their yak. They tried to get back on the yak at least 6 times only to flip immediately. Yak was half full of water and had little floatation or stability. I pumped out the yak, n took their gear on my yak. Finally their buddy who was solo in a tandem, way more stable n floaty than my prowler, came over to help. Got em back on the yak and basicly started towing them. I'd guess they were in the water for 45 minutes. If water had been cold it would have been a bad situation. As for fishing, couldn't make bait, saw no sign of working birds or boiling fish. Weather was perfect so basicly enjoyed being out. Landed at 5. Mike

10-11-2015, 04:08 PM	#6
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	WTG Mike! That good karma on you will come back 10 fold! Next time you'll catch something...big! Geno __________________

10-11-2015, 05:17 PM	#7
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	Ya it was a wild day. Wish the fishing was better. Mike is one of the best people I have ever met. He was pumping the water out of those guys boat. We have had a few days on the water filled with great conversation and weather. On top of it he gave me a jig stick. Mike is one of those guys that give this board great integrity. Solid dude. Thanks Mike. Last edited by 2-Stix; 10-11-2015 at 08:53 PM.

10-11-2015, 11:45 AM	#2
Croaker Dave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: OC Posts: 171	Thanks for the report. Wish you had caught something.

10-11-2015, 12:31 PM	#3
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,360	Way to earn some karma points on the assist

10-11-2015, 02:37 PM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Good going on the assist. With the growth in the sport and "ready made kayaks", we are likely to have lots of rescues in the future.

10-11-2015, 02:53 PM	#5
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Good on you. I think with that Pacific Warriors show, although badass, it's going to encourage more people to try kayaking.

10-11-2015, 05:25 PM	#8
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Damn Josh, you're making me blush. Mike