La Jolla 1/9 - flipped the kayak and lost my rod

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Tomas

Not super proud about this obviously.

Hopefully, my humbling experience can save someone else's day and money.

#Leash your gear

It happens. I flipped last time out, it was not rough, just got careless, went in on a bigger set, and did not pull the mirage quick enough. Was starting to broach, so I jumped out. The next wave flipped the kayak before I could get it perpendicular to the surf. I have leashes for everything but did not have half of them in use. Luckily a family saw it happen and grabbed all the gear that came out of the kayak before the sand could demolish it. Total loss was a pair of dikes. My take home is never getting complacent and always prepare for the worse.