Channel Islands?? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mongo Johnson · 07-25-2012, 06:27 AM

It seems geared for "fun tourist experience" as opposed to fishing or sea kayaking.

I talked to them as Channel Islands noob' a few weeks ago and they seemed pretty savvy and willing to talk. They noted that the paddling trip was much more rock garden type fun in shorter sit-on-tops (I think) and suggested the tour transport boats didn't cotten to transporting ruddered boats like Hobies and fishing rigs and such that required more care in handling (as opposed to stakin' a bunch of molded fun boats.)

Not a bash, just what's the norm.

They suggested to just come out and enjoy their stuff and get to know the islands through the standard fun tour and find someone eventually who'd bring over a fishing or Hobie style yak.

If you got your own boat over there . . . It seemed a bit like the scenario of getting to Catalina where you have to take the added step of shipping your boat over with the shipping company or other option while you travel over on the tourist boat.

Seems doable, but an added step and I wonder if it would be smart to take care to protect your boat's rudder-like parts for shipping by capping the rudder area etc.

Parts is parts, freight is freight . . . as opposed to a savvy tour crew that doesn't bash boats. Hmm. Might make the Black Pearl more appealing.

07-25-2012, 06:27 AM	#4
Mongo Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 192	It seems geared for "fun tourist experience" as opposed to fishing or sea kayaking. I talked to them as Channel Islands noob' a few weeks ago and they seemed pretty savvy and willing to talk. They noted that the paddling trip was much more rock garden type fun in shorter sit-on-tops (I think) and suggested the tour transport boats didn't cotten to transporting ruddered boats like Hobies and fishing rigs and such that required more care in handling (as opposed to stakin' a bunch of molded fun boats.) Not a bash, just what's the norm. They suggested to just come out and enjoy their stuff and get to know the islands through the standard fun tour and find someone eventually who'd bring over a fishing or Hobie style yak. If you got your own boat over there . . . It seemed a bit like the scenario of getting to Catalina where you have to take the added step of shipping your boat over with the shipping company or other option while you travel over on the tourist boat. Seems doable, but an added step and I wonder if it would be smart to take care to protect your boat's rudder-like parts for shipping by capping the rudder area etc. Parts is parts, freight is freight . . . as opposed to a savvy tour crew that doesn't bash boats. Hmm. Might make the Black Pearl more appealing. __________________ A day on the water . . . priceless.