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03-19-2015, 05:42 PM | #1 |
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Dana Point 3-19 Kayaker overboard
Just as the bite was getting hot I look at another dude who had been anchored about 100 yards away in a red yak. Where did he go? I see him in the water hanging on to his yak. I saw him reaching across as if to pull himself up so I thought he was just practicing or something. After a couple minutes I realized he wasn't able to get onto the yak. To make it worse he was drifting closer to the jetty and the swell was breaking. Not exploding off the rocks but still pretty decent swell slapping the rocks. Anyhow I reel up and start jamming towards him. My bro-in-law is hot on my 6. By the time I get to him he's only 50ft or less from the jetty. I realize his 8 foot sit-inside Pelican (I think that's what it was) is completely filled with water and mostly submerged. I get him to grab my handle and then I grab the front of his yak, which is still anchored. He was calm which made it easier so I told him to go cut his anchor. He untied it and I started peddling to get us all away from the jetty. My bro grabbed the dude's kayak and we made it a little bit farther away but still weren't gaining much ground cause that yak was flooded and this dude had a death grip on my rudder. We decided to call the harbor patrol. It was pretty cool watching them jam around the corner with lights and siren from the harbor. They pulled up the wet dude and dragged his flooded yak back to launch point in the harbor. I think what happened was the rolling swell swallowed him up cause he was anchored. Anyhow it made for an interesting outing. I think he'll upgrade to a sit-on-top. Poor guy I felt bad for him. He was obviously embarrassed. |
03-19-2015, 05:48 PM | #2 |
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Way to keep an eye out for your fellow anglers. I hope the guy does go get a SOT.
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03-19-2015, 05:55 PM | #3 |
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way to go!!
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03-19-2015, 06:04 PM | #4 |
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Good on you. SOT all the way.
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03-19-2015, 06:38 PM | #5 |
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Well done! Generally, when something looks out of place outside the shallows, it is.
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03-19-2015, 07:08 PM | #6 |
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Nice save and way to be heads up. I hope he's learned a lesson and will be safer next time. Hobie to the rescue again!
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03-19-2015, 07:19 PM | #7 |
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Good looking out!
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03-19-2015, 07:25 PM | #8 |
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Good job keeping an eye out dude. I've seen more than a few people have close calls with flipping because of an anchor tied to their side handle instead of the front or rear of the yak.
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03-19-2015, 08:29 PM | #9 |
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big fish...
In your future.
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03-19-2015, 08:45 PM | #10 |
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03-19-2015, 08:53 PM | #11 |
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Good looking out man. Big fish karma coming your way. The whole anchor in the ocean on a kayak thing doesn't work out.
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03-19-2015, 09:17 PM | #12 |
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03-19-2015, 10:13 PM | #13 |
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Nicely done! It doesn't take much swell at all for someone who is already wet, cold and tired to get seriously injured on a breakwater jetty.
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03-19-2015, 10:35 PM | #14 |
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Good karma
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03-19-2015, 11:29 PM | #15 |
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03-20-2015, 12:13 AM | #16 |
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03-20-2015, 03:03 PM | #17 |
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Good Job.
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03-20-2015, 03:09 PM | #18 |
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Good to read about someone helping out another one in need.
May your next outing reward you with a WSB! |
03-20-2015, 03:24 PM | #19 |
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Thanks guys. I think any one of us would do the same.
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03-20-2015, 03:50 PM | #20 |
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Nice job man👍👍. when you called harbor patrol what channel did you use? 16 or 22 or is there another channel I'm not aware of.. Just for future reference
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