LJ 7/23 long unproductive day-again - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

paintnfish · 07-24-2014, 09:45 PM

Tarpon 140-160, best thing I ever learned landing
the Tarpon if the surf is up is to get accustomed to
coming in side ways dragging paddle on the inside.
Dry everytime !

taggermike · 07-25-2014, 08:34 AM

Keep swinging and you'll hit a home run soon. I've been fishing LJ for 40 years, 15 from a kayak and its kinda lame to say, but La Jolla is a great place to not catch fish. Every trip there is a learning opportunity, plus there's a chance to see some thing amazing.

The tarpon series looks a bit like my prowler 15, and the prowler is a very poor surfing kayak. Coming in back wards has worked. If you can time it right coming in on the back of the last wave in a set is good too. My preferred landing technique is to take advantage of a long fast boat; get your gear secured, gather your chi, wait for a bit of a lull, and sprint paddle with all you have for the beach. Of course every one of these techniques can fail so learning to ride side ways and brace is well worth mastering. Bracing feels wrong at first because its a natural inclination to lean away from the white water. You gotta lean in to the white water, and I mean lean. Your paddle is way out in the white water and your body weight is toward the white water too. On my prowler I'll even hang my wave side leg off the kayak. Maybe try a few launches and landing without gear to get the feel of it. Mike

GregAndrew · 07-25-2014, 08:40 AM

And Ron ^ is who got me all excited to learn how to surf my kayak. When he said " Lets go back out a surf a little" after fishing San O, I thought he just meant "Lets go out in the surf and see who gets clobbered first". When he paddled his Tarpon into that first wave an rode off into the sunset, I was in awe. And when I caught my first wave, I was hooked. Easy, keep at it. My curse for a couple years was that I was always a day early or a day late, or left 30 minutes before they exploded. Besides, the wintertime slobs are well worth the wait.

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07-24-2014, 09:45 PM	#1
paintnfish Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 72	Tarpon 140-160, best thing I ever learned landing the Tarpon if the surf is up is to get accustomed to coming in side ways dragging paddle on the inside. Dry everytime !

07-25-2014, 08:34 AM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Keep swinging and you'll hit a home run soon. I've been fishing LJ for 40 years, 15 from a kayak and its kinda lame to say, but La Jolla is a great place to not catch fish. Every trip there is a learning opportunity, plus there's a chance to see some thing amazing. The tarpon series looks a bit like my prowler 15, and the prowler is a very poor surfing kayak. Coming in back wards has worked. If you can time it right coming in on the back of the last wave in a set is good too. My preferred landing technique is to take advantage of a long fast boat; get your gear secured, gather your chi, wait for a bit of a lull, and sprint paddle with all you have for the beach. Of course every one of these techniques can fail so learning to ride side ways and brace is well worth mastering. Bracing feels wrong at first because its a natural inclination to lean away from the white water. You gotta lean in to the white water, and I mean lean. Your paddle is way out in the white water and your body weight is toward the white water too. On my prowler I'll even hang my wave side leg off the kayak. Maybe try a few launches and landing without gear to get the feel of it. Mike

07-25-2014, 08:40 AM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	And Ron ^ is who got me all excited to learn how to surf my kayak. When he said " Lets go back out a surf a little" after fishing San O, I thought he just meant "Lets go out in the surf and see who gets clobbered first". When he paddled his Tarpon into that first wave an rode off into the sunset, I was in awe. And when I caught my first wave, I was hooked. Easy, keep at it. My curse for a couple years was that I was always a day early or a day late, or left 30 minutes before they exploded. Besides, the wintertime slobs are well worth the wait.