BWE Amazing Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wildwing621 · 05-22-2012, 10:51 AM

I got into kayaking when i was twelve got my own boat when I was 15...It was a much easier way to get to the fish then getting a boat. I love it tho its my life the past 7 years have been amazing wouldnt trade them for the world....

PB

Spotty-5 pound
Ray- Bat ray 150 pounds
Hali-24' 10 pounds

wildwing621 · 05-22-2012, 10:52 AM

Oh and I heard about BWE due to the fact that hear at my work (La Jolla Sea Cave Kayaks) we use the boat launch cam everyday lol

wildwing621 · 05-22-2012, 10:55 AM

not 24 feet 24"

ronbo613 · 05-22-2012, 11:04 PM

We fished off longboards with milk crates bunjeed to the nose years before kayak fishing became popular. Did some diving for lobster on small reefs in North SD County. Eventually, we bought some swimming pool kayaks at a garage sale and used them instead. Did plenty of fishing in SD County and Baja without ever seeing anybody else. Then, like everything else that ten people did twenty years ago; thousands are doing it now.

Baja_Traveler · 05-23-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ronbo613

Did plenty of fishing in SD County and Baja without ever seeing anybody else. Then, like everything else that ten people did twenty years ago; thousands are doing it now.

Man - dont you know it! Remember when people used to point and stare at us paddling those wierd eskimo boats?

raffman55 · 05-25-2012, 07:54 AM

Saw an article in the UT on Jim Sammons on a kayak hooked up to a marlin, looked like fun. Found BWE through him, personal best is a WSB @ 36 lbs.. Halibut @ 10 lbs. Still looking for my 1st Yellowtail, and my first Baja trip. Soon...

Badtaste2k · 05-25-2012, 09:10 AM

I've been into fishing since I was a kid. I was lucky enough to get to go to Padre Island, TX every summer when I was young and go fishing with my Granddad. Living out here in So Cal, i would go out on the party boats whenever I could scrape enough money together. My parents didn't go fishing and I was that loner kid on the boat who would stick to himself. As I got older and married, and the one fishing buddy I had got married and moved away I fell out of the sport. I've always wanted to own a small powerboat but knew the wife would argue so I kind of moved on.

Last year when my second Daughter was born I felt like I needed a life change because I was grossly overweight. I started finding ways to exercise that I could enjoy and began renting a kayak for a couple hours once a week in Long Beach. I saw a couple guys fishing the harbor and Ding! I can fish off this thing! I made a plan to lose 100lbs and for every lb I lost I would put $15 into an envelope. This way I could get a nice set up and how could the wife argue with that?

50lbs later I picked up an OK Trident 13. another 25 later and I have the fish finder and some new gear. I'm sitting at 200 lbs now from the 275 I started at and loving fishing again. I haven' t hit the 100lb goal yet but It is just around the corner. I may have embellished the fund a little bit to pick up a few luxuries though like the GTS Expedition Seat

Now I have found a new love for the water and fishing and my 4 year old daughter can't wait to get on the water with me this summer. Maybe If i can get the girls into water sports and fishing i'll be able to convince the wife about picking up that powerboat after all

It amazed me how much fishing knowledge I had lost and the things I had to learn. I found BWE through google searching and I glad I did. Everyone here has always been very friendly and supportive. I still have yet to pull up a Hali on the kayak and I am always a little hessitant to meet up with others do to how green I am on the Kayak, but I guess one of these days I'll have to get over that and let one of you Cabrillo masters show me what I should be doing!

My personal best from the Kayak is nothing but a bunch of Bass from the PV kelp, a few nice size though I am happy to say!

I hope to fish with any and all of you one day!

Dan

lowprofile · 05-25-2012, 09:55 AM

i started float tubing when i was 12 or 13. fun times, but id always see kayaks out there too and they'd go further and quicker. during my last few months in okinawa i started researching about them and watching videos by Jciviche and threshers and YT being hauled up from the depths. thought it was amazing. went kayaking a few times in Oki to try it out and loved it. found an XFactor on CL a week before i came home, called the guy up and told him my story and he agreed to hold on to it and i went and picked it up the day i flew in.

sore shoulders and bloody hulls ever since.

05-22-2012, 10:51 AM	#1
wildwing621 Fish Whhhisperer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Carlsbad,CA Posts: 25	I got into kayaking when i was twelve got my own boat when I was 15...It was a much easier way to get to the fish then getting a boat. I love it tho its my life the past 7 years have been amazing wouldnt trade them for the world.... PB Spotty-5 pound Ray- Bat ray 150 pounds Hali-24' 10 pounds __________________ Wildwing The Ocean is my home GO DUCKS

05-22-2012, 10:52 AM	#2
wildwing621 Fish Whhhisperer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Carlsbad,CA Posts: 25	Oh and I heard about BWE due to the fact that hear at my work (La Jolla Sea Cave Kayaks) we use the boat launch cam everyday lol __________________ Wildwing The Ocean is my home GO DUCKS

05-22-2012, 10:55 AM	#3
wildwing621 Fish Whhhisperer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Carlsbad,CA Posts: 25	not 24 feet 24" __________________ Wildwing The Ocean is my home GO DUCKS

05-22-2012, 11:04 PM	#4
ronbo613 Waterman At Large Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 199	We fished off longboards with milk crates bunjeed to the nose years before kayak fishing became popular. Did some diving for lobster on small reefs in North SD County. Eventually, we bought some swimming pool kayaks at a garage sale and used them instead. Did plenty of fishing in SD County and Baja without ever seeing anybody else. Then, like everything else that ten people did twenty years ago; thousands are doing it now. __________________ Kayak Fishing Photos and Video

05-25-2012, 07:54 AM	#6
raffman55 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 37	Saw an article in the UT on Jim Sammons on a kayak hooked up to a marlin, looked like fun. Found BWE through him, personal best is a WSB @ 36 lbs.. Halibut @ 10 lbs. Still looking for my 1st Yellowtail, and my first Baja trip. Soon... __________________ Never eat anything bigger than your head

05-25-2012, 09:10 AM	#7
Badtaste2k Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Pedro Posts: 144	I've been into fishing since I was a kid. I was lucky enough to get to go to Padre Island, TX every summer when I was young and go fishing with my Granddad. Living out here in So Cal, i would go out on the party boats whenever I could scrape enough money together. My parents didn't go fishing and I was that loner kid on the boat who would stick to himself. As I got older and married, and the one fishing buddy I had got married and moved away I fell out of the sport. I've always wanted to own a small powerboat but knew the wife would argue so I kind of moved on. Last year when my second Daughter was born I felt like I needed a life change because I was grossly overweight. I started finding ways to exercise that I could enjoy and began renting a kayak for a couple hours once a week in Long Beach. I saw a couple guys fishing the harbor and Ding! I can fish off this thing! I made a plan to lose 100lbs and for every lb I lost I would put $15 into an envelope. This way I could get a nice set up and how could the wife argue with that? 50lbs later I picked up an OK Trident 13. another 25 later and I have the fish finder and some new gear. I'm sitting at 200 lbs now from the 275 I started at and loving fishing again. I haven' t hit the 100lb goal yet but It is just around the corner. I may have embellished the fund a little bit to pick up a few luxuries though like the GTS Expedition Seat Now I have found a new love for the water and fishing and my 4 year old daughter can't wait to get on the water with me this summer. Maybe If i can get the girls into water sports and fishing i'll be able to convince the wife about picking up that powerboat after all It amazed me how much fishing knowledge I had lost and the things I had to learn. I found BWE through google searching and I glad I did. Everyone here has always been very friendly and supportive. I still have yet to pull up a Hali on the kayak and I am always a little hessitant to meet up with others do to how green I am on the Kayak, but I guess one of these days I'll have to get over that and let one of you Cabrillo masters show me what I should be doing! My personal best from the Kayak is nothing but a bunch of Bass from the PV kelp, a few nice size though I am happy to say! I hope to fish with any and all of you one day! Dan

05-25-2012, 09:55 AM	#8
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	i started float tubing when i was 12 or 13. fun times, but id always see kayaks out there too and they'd go further and quicker. during my last few months in okinawa i started researching about them and watching videos by Jciviche and threshers and YT being hauled up from the depths. thought it was amazing. went kayaking a few times in Oki to try it out and loved it. found an XFactor on CL a week before i came home, called the guy up and told him my story and he agreed to hold on to it and i went and picked it up the day i flew in. sore shoulders and bloody hulls ever since. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area