Destination: Cabo - The Long Way

[wavster]

Wahoo - Thanks for the offer. I've known Capn. Kelly for a few years
and I've already made contact with him about this trip. He said
he'd love to help out, so I'm going to try and call him today.
His sons have always been helpful when I fish down there, as well.
Oscar even gave me a lift out to the point once with my kayak.

Kelly and his family are good people and definitely the ones
to charter if you want to fish SQ without a kayak. Actually,
they used to take kayaks on board(they had 2 Hobie Outbacks),
and fish San Martin, but I'm not sure if they still do that.
Kelly always puts people on fish and he's a top notch, stand up guy.

Originally Posted by WahooUSMA

I've done a lot of crazy stuff in my life - dropped into some serious shit holes, some I thought I would not make it out, but had a ball. No regrets. I wish you the best of luck and I am certain your travels will touch us all in one way or another. I only wish I could go! If you land in San Quentin, stop in and say 'hey' to Kelly and Oscar at K & M. They will hook you up for the night. If you would want me to reach out to them, just let me know. I'll drop them a landline. Roger>>
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Vaya con Dios, Brah! >>

[Hunters Pa]

Originally Posted by wavster

CJ: By the way, CJ, the top guide on my GraphTec jig stick is broken. What
would it cost to put on a new eye and how long would that take?
PM me and maybe we can get together. I have a Seeker rod
that I might use instead, but I like the Graphtec that I'm using
now.


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If you were local (La Mirada,LA/OC border) I'd knock it out for you today at no cost, just BS while I find the right size guide

[dos ballenas]

Originally Posted by dsafety

Ok, someone has to ask. Where the hell do you plan to sleep and eat? Baja can be great but sometimes the natives do not welcome strangers with open arms.

Camping on a beach that may be in the middle of some drug trafficker's turf could be interesting. I know of several people who have been robbed and the women raped while on an innocent camping trip in the wilds of Baja. I have heard stories of people being shot for no apparent reason. One of my son's friends was killed and dismembered for being in the wrong place a the wrong time somewhere south of Tijuana.

If you pull into some village for a little R&R, how do you plan to secure your yak and all the gear while you are on the beach? You will have to sleep sometime.

From my prospective it looks like you will be trolling for trouble for most of this trip. Am I missing something?

I wish you the best but fear for the worst.

Bob

Are you kidding me! Have you ever been to baja? Don't believe everything you read, or hear...

The locals I have met have all been the kindest, happiest, helpful people in the world.

Yes bad things do happen, but 99.99999% of the time if you don't go looking for trouble, trouble won't find you. Bad things happens to the people who are looking, or asking for it... there are lots of stories that get told about baja... most are not true.

[dos ballenas]

Originally Posted by wavster

My Baja tackle box

Here's what's in my tackle box so far for this trip:


If anyone has any great suggestions for additional
tackle, that would be great (provided I have room).

didn't you read the baja catch? where are your rebel fast tracs!

radio: any icom

channels: usually 16

local fish camp: most have radios

[wavster]

LOL. I read that book cover to cover. Lots of good info in there.
I do have a couple of Rebel FastTracs that I'm taking, but they
aren't new, so they too were camera shy...

[PAL]

Dave, I'm looking forward to the shot that shows your entire pile of gear, not just the hooks, lines and sinkers.

Kayak Kevin, the guy who paddled from Pensacola, around Florida, and up to the Chesapeake (1800 miles in 18 weeks) in 2005 just started a new trip of his own. This one is a shorty, a 'mere' 600 mile circumnavigation of the Chesapeake Bay. You can follow his trip here. Click the SPOT page link for his track.

The bounds of this sport are definitely getting a hard push forward by those of an adventurous bent.

Forgot to add, the Baja Trailer Boater's Guide is more recent than The Baja Catch. If you haven't seen it, might be worth a look. You could contact the author Zack Thomas and ask him how much of the Pacific Coast he covers.

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by wavster

Kelly and his family are good people and definitely the ones
to charter if you want to fish SQ without a kayak. Actually,
they used to take kayaks on board(they had 2 Hobie Outbacks),
and fish San Martin, but I'm not sure if they still do that.
Kelly always puts people on fish and he's a top notch, stand up guy.

Yeah, they still take ya out...I think they even have a few Revo's now. Roeboat and I were there a few months ago. We are planning another trip soon. Man I envy you!

Roger

[Tman]

[QUOTE=wavster;59453]



Tman: Haha. That would be sad if those were my only knives...I just
pulled out all the tackle I've been buying and laid it out and took
that pic spur of the moment.

Here are the knives I have now:



I do have a couple of sharpening tools with multiple stones,
including a ceramic stone for a razor sharp edge.
FYI, I filleted my last YT with the blue knife to see how it would perform.
It worked great.[/QUOTE

Still think an upgrade would best serve you...kinda like this...



1. Survival knife - complete with compass, stone, saw, fishing line (weak), small hooks, waterproof matches
2. Dive knife - 420 SS steel, thick blade, multi-purpose
3. Fillet knife - floats, with sheath, thin blade, easy to hone
4. Switchblade - Approved by our Military...

[TCS]

Rebel Fastraks do not work in La Jolla, however they to work in Baja. At least that's been my experience. Plus, if you're trying to make time but go through a spot that looks fishy, it would be really easy to drop one of those behind the boat and keep going.

[MVC]

I would assume that you plan on running a fish finder the whole trip. How do you plan on keeping the battery charged. Do you plan on using some type of solar charger?

[wavster]

MVC: For power, I've got several solar panels. I'm amazed at how the
technology has changed and been optimized. These are soft
and use Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide technology, which is
supposedly the most efficient. It's also flexible, so its light and
durable. There are also grommets to secure it on deck. I have two
large 12V 12W panels that in full sun are putting out lots
of power. I've charged my 12v 8amH battery just fine with it.

I also have some smaller panels for charging my iPhone and iPod Touch.

Dave

[old_rookie]

When do you plan to 'set sail' and from where? If my calendar allows it, I'd like to be there to watch you paddle off. I checked your blogspot site but only found a 60 day countdown starting May 19th which makes it July 19th.

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by old_rookie

When do you plan to 'set sail' and from where? If my calendar allows it, I'd like to be there to watch you paddle off. I checked your blogspot site but only found a 60 day countdown starting May 19th which makes it July 19th.

Same here!

[wavster]

Originally Posted by old_rookie

When do you plan to 'set sail' and from where? If my calendar allows it, I'd like to be there to watch you paddle off. I checked your blogspot site but only found a 60 day countdown starting May 19th which makes it July 19th.

My launch date is somewhere between July 16 and July 19 from Shelter Island
launch. I'd like to do it sooner than later, to avoid the heavier hurricane
month of September.

I'd like to leave a week earlier, but I'm going on vacation up in Mammoth first.

I will post a more definitive date as it gets closer.

PAL: still organizing my gear for that shot of all my stuff. It's a big pile, but
I imagine I'll have to trim it down a bit before I go. Need to make room
for more chocolate.

[Jimm H]

Dave:

The Spot Tracker works well, and is very effective, but it takes on average 10-20 minutes to guarantee a satellite hit.

Bring 2 radios (JIS7 submersible), not one. I suggest Standard Horizon or Icom, and one with a wrist strap in addition to a clip (loop the wrist strap around one of your PFd staps just in case it comes unclipped by accident.)

Fresh Water: one or two drops of bleach will clean up the water. Let it sit 10 or 20 minutes. a drop or two of lemon will cover up taste issues. How about a water filtration pump? The 1 micron filters really clean up the water. The British heated tea (and the Americans coffee) in WWII to cover the taste of iodine. You should take some of it as a back up to the other 2.

Taking a stove? How much fuel and what kind?

Good luck on your trip.

Jimm H

[umtduckhead]

check this company out. they have some pretty awesome equip. for "journeys" if you will..
http://store.goal0.com/#tab1

[CurtyL]

I think I have a new idol! Good luck. And Good

[lamb]

Dave, that is quite an undertaking, but I'm not surprised you're the one taking it on.

Sounds like you've been doing carefully planning, lots of handy input here.

Stay safe, we'll be closely following your adventure.
Congrats on your big Emmy win!!!!

[wavster]

Thanks again guys.

I'll be posting a link to my Spot page, once I get that set up. Again,
if anyone ends up in an area where I might be, It'll be good to see
a familiar face (or new one). Also, some fresh water would be good.

I'll be posting my itinerary in the next few days. I've been going through
it again and again, though I believe I might be a bit optimistic in my timing.

This weekend will most likely be my final testing of my gear and set ups.

Dave

[Dan]

i was thinking the other day....where are you going to spend the first night once you leave SD?