What do you do when the fishing sucks? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Rusty · 02-25-2011, 10:24 PM

I have never fished so much for nothing considerable in my life, than since Turkey Day of '10 until now. I try to get out fishing 1, if lucky 2, times a week, but lately the weather has been putting the damper on that. So... Being the type of person that can't sit still long enough to watch 1 quarter of a football game, I began many projects.

Project 1. Skiff Work

Hand Built Cup Holders
Painted Bench Seats and Hull
Built a gas tank storage / bait tank table top

Project 2. Rod Wrapping

Seeker Black Steel guides suck and fall apart at the welds so...
Removed Old Guides
Got a wrapping lathe
installed high end guides on my black steels - all black wraps
Became addicted to rod wrapping so...
removed every sticker on my black steels
wrote my rods "nicknames" and model #
re-wrapped, and epoxied back over
They are now "custom rods," all black, with awesome guides.
Sweet

Project 3. Simplify my life

I surfed since I was 10 (20 Years)
I snowboarded for a very long time
Skatetboarded since 5 (25 years)
Snow Ski whenever possible
Wakeboard
Ride beach cruisers
ETC
Fish a lot
sooooo.
I'm selling almost all of it, cause I never use it anymore
All surfboards, snowboards, a pair of skies, boots, bindings, skateboards etc. etc
And the skiff - all the work goes to waste of course
All the $ is going to a newer, mo better skiff for summer
If I have enough left over I'll get another yak and call it a day

Simplified Life - I work, play with the kid, hang with the wife, build my own rods, and fish for inshore and offshore for pelagic species.

That's what I do when it sucks. What do you all do?

02-25-2011, 10:24 PM	#1
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: LJ Posts: 201	What do you do when the fishing sucks? I have never fished so much for nothing considerable in my life, than since Turkey Day of '10 until now. I try to get out fishing 1, if lucky 2, times a week, but lately the weather has been putting the damper on that. So... Being the type of person that can't sit still long enough to watch 1 quarter of a football game, I began many projects. Project 1. Skiff Work Hand Built Cup Holders Painted Bench Seats and Hull Built a gas tank storage / bait tank table top Project 2. Rod Wrapping Seeker Black Steel guides suck and fall apart at the welds so... Removed Old Guides Got a wrapping lathe installed high end guides on my black steels - all black wraps Became addicted to rod wrapping so... removed every sticker on my black steels wrote my rods "nicknames" and model # re-wrapped, and epoxied back over They are now "custom rods," all black, with awesome guides. Sweet Project 3. Simplify my life I surfed since I was 10 (20 Years) I snowboarded for a very long time Skatetboarded since 5 (25 years) Snow Ski whenever possible Wakeboard Ride beach cruisers ETC Fish a lot sooooo. I'm selling almost all of it, cause I never use it anymore All surfboards, snowboards, a pair of skies, boots, bindings, skateboards etc. etc And the skiff - all the work goes to waste of course All the $ is going to a newer, mo better skiff for summer If I have enough left over I'll get another yak and call it a day Simplified Life - I work, play with the kid, hang with the wife, build my own rods, and fish for inshore and offshore for pelagic species. That's what I do when it sucks. What do you all do?