How-to, if you are going to Baja with Mr. MakoBob - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MrPukaShell · 10-29-2015, 08:02 AM

There are a few things that every person going should have.

A hand held VHF Radio in working condition. Check and recheck to make sure it is with you along with the charger.
A "Lounge" chair. This was passed on to me by Captnblood and it was a life saver. Get at Costco when in season for $60.00
The cell phone number's of the vehicles going down. You want to communicate in case you get separated while in travel. We got cut off and it would have been beneficial.
Water, bring plenty. I brought a 5 gallon cooler with 20 lbs of ice and water and it lasted several days with a few guys drinking off of it. Costco has the best deal on water, 6 1 gallon bottles were under $4.00 out the door.

A tip on Ice management. Freeze anything you can prior to loading the ice chest. I have a 110 quart cooler (Not a Yeti). I put in a 50 lb block of ice on one side standing up and it fit perfectly. On one side of the block I put a 1.75 L of Tequila and on the other I put 15 of the frozen Gatorade's standing up and a thermos of Cold Brew coffee. Then I covered that with "Crushed" ice. Added the remaining Gatorade's and covered with more crushed ice. I did this on Friday morning when I left home and have enough ice to last 9 days. We did add some lunch meat during the week along with some other items. Since the Gatorades were frozen it froze everything together as a solid block. You had to chip out the drinks as you needed them and they still had ice in them which was nice. If I was a beer drinker I would bring an extra cooler just for beer.

As for fishing gear I believe that depends on the time of year you are going. The fish are tough on plastics and destroy them in one or two cast. Metal lures are the way to go. If they are eating the small baits make sure you have extra split rings and hooks. The small hooks get straighten out and you will need to replace them.

Tight lines and hope this helps a little.

10-29-2015, 08:02 AM	#6
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	There are a few things that every person going should have. A hand held VHF Radio in working condition. Check and recheck to make sure it is with you along with the charger. A "Lounge" chair. This was passed on to me by Captnblood and it was a life saver. Get at Costco when in season for $60.00 The cell phone number's of the vehicles going down. You want to communicate in case you get separated while in travel. We got cut off and it would have been beneficial. Water, bring plenty. I brought a 5 gallon cooler with 20 lbs of ice and water and it lasted several days with a few guys drinking off of it. Costco has the best deal on water, 6 1 gallon bottles were under $4.00 out the door. A tip on Ice management. Freeze anything you can prior to loading the ice chest. I have a 110 quart cooler (Not a Yeti). I put in a 50 lb block of ice on one side standing up and it fit perfectly. On one side of the block I put a 1.75 L of Tequila and on the other I put 15 of the frozen Gatorade's standing up and a thermos of Cold Brew coffee. Then I covered that with "Crushed" ice. Added the remaining Gatorade's and covered with more crushed ice. I did this on Friday morning when I left home and have enough ice to last 9 days. We did add some lunch meat during the week along with some other items. Since the Gatorades were frozen it froze everything together as a solid block. You had to chip out the drinks as you needed them and they still had ice in them which was nice. If I was a beer drinker I would bring an extra cooler just for beer. As for fishing gear I believe that depends on the time of year you are going. The fish are tough on plastics and destroy them in one or two cast. Metal lures are the way to go. If they are eating the small baits make sure you have extra split rings and hooks. The small hooks get straighten out and you will need to replace them. Tight lines and hope this helps a little.