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janines.fishtales@cox.net · 04-01-2014, 11:45 AM

You know you guys have it so Ez. When you have to pee, you just unzip and let him rip! It has always been a challenge for me to pee from the yak. So it was really foggy that day, and I really had to go. Of course it was cold so I had on my neoprene waders on. So after mustering up the courage to pull them down, no ez task on a Revo, and after looking all around me numerous times, I manage to get the waders down, and just as I squat over the mirage drive hole, my big white ass flapping in the wind, HOOOOOONNNNKKK, HOOONNNNKKK!!! goes the big gray navy ship! At least they waved to me!

Janine

ful-rac · 04-01-2014, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by janines.fishtales@cox.net

You know you guys have it so Ez. When you have to pee, you just unzip and let him rip! It has always been a challenge for me to pee from the yak. So it was really foggy that day, and I really had to go. Of course it was cold so I had on my neoprene waders on. So after mustering up the courage to pull them down, no ez task on a Revo, and after looking all around me numerous times, I manage to get the waders down, and just as I squat over the mirage drive hole, my big white ass flapping in the wind, HOOOOOONNNNKKK, HOOONNNNKKK!!! goes the big gray navy ship! At least they waved to me!

Janine

OHHHHH NNNONNOOOOOO!!!!!!!

!

Dannowar · 04-01-2014, 11:56 AM

Lol

Amish Ed · 04-01-2014, 12:38 PM

This was embarrassing, but could've gone real bad...
I was at Baby Beach in DP waiting for Landwhale. He called to say he was running really late. So, I decided to pack up my gear and go get breakfast. I went up Golden Lantern, turned onto PCH, and when I slowed down to pull into McDonalds my kayak shot off the roof racks. Turns out I had forgot to retie down my kayak. Talk about the loading of shame. Plus, I got a dent in my hood and beveled the nose of the yak. Needless to say, I'm kinda paranoid about my kayak falling off now, and this happened years ago.

ChristLike · 04-01-2014, 01:16 PM

Here ya go Janine, the m and F hobiewan's, no more waving the white flag to the destroyers lol. run the hose down the leg

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Originally Posted by janines.fishtales@cox.net

You know you guys have it so Ez. When you have to pee, you just unzip and let him rip! It has always been a challenge for me to pee from the yak. So it was really foggy that day, and I really had to go. Of course it was cold so I had on my neoprene waders on. So after mustering up the courage to pull them down, no ez task on a Revo, and after looking all around me numerous times, I manage to get the waders down, and just as I squat over the mirage drive hole, my big white ass flapping in the wind, HOOOOOONNNNKKK, HOOONNNNKKK!!! goes the big gray navy ship! At least they waved to me!

Janine

janines.fishtales@cox.net · 04-01-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristLike

Here ya go Janine, the m and F hobiewan's, no more waving the white flag to the destroyers lol. run the hose down the leg

OMG! That is awesome. Hobiewan? Is that what I should look up?

Janine

ChristLike · 04-01-2014, 02:21 PM

Its a BWE exclusive product. only $399. $394 because it has hobie in the name $5 actual cost. I just made that one for you. PM to order haha
I use it all winter long

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Originally Posted by janines.fishtales@cox.net

OMG! That is awesome. Hobiewan? Is that what I should look up?

Janine

ChristLike · 04-01-2014, 07:09 PM

Hahahahaha. I remember my dad saying Boy if your head wasn't attached to your neck, you would forget it or leave it somewhere

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Originally Posted by todd one

I loaded my rods and gear in the car, drove down to the bay to realize I never loaded the kayak on the car.

janines.fishtales@cox.net · 04-01-2014, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristLike

Hahahahaha. I remember my dad saying Boy if your head wasn't attached to your neck, you would forget it or leave it somewhere

Oh you...

j

todd one · 04-02-2014, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristLike

Hahahahaha. I remember my dad saying Boy if your head wasn't attached to your neck, you would forget it or leave it somewhere

Luckily, I only lived 10 minutes from the bay at the time.

wade · 04-04-2014, 11:49 AM

We went to Point Loma the other day to hang out with one of my good buddies & test out his ten buck Ghost Shrimp gun special from Squidco.
It worked great!..

My bare foot on some razors almost slicing off my toe right under the knuckle fold splitting it like a grape...not so much..

•

momo fish · 04-04-2014, 12:00 PM

Ouch! Now how was that ghost pump? Any good cause mine just took a dump.

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Cadillyak · 04-04-2014, 01:16 PM

Humm, let's see, I have so many.

1. Maiden voyage last year, I didn't know how to prime my bait tank at the time, so I decided to hang it over the side and get some water in it to "get the pump going." My bait tank filled too much and I almost flipped my PA. Had water coming over the side, but was able to right myself before flipping in calm 8ft. bay water. Who says PA's can't be flipped. Leave it to me.

2. Same voyage, I lost my 400TE setup but have no idea how. I just reached back to my rod holders and I was minus one rod. Note to self, rod leashes don't work in the hatches.

3. Later that same day, I am on my way in, and make a final cast towards shore. I overshoot my target and my swimbait is stuck on the shore between some rocks. I was crusing pretty good so while trying to free my rig, I couldn't. Didn't have a knife handy and I was using straight braid. In the drink I go, and have to float my yak to shore in one hand and my rod in another.

Learned a lot that day!!

I didn't skunk, so that's what matters.

alanw · 04-04-2014, 01:34 PM

From one of my previous threads:

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Originally Posted by alanw

I paddled into the wind towards the headlands and found some kelp beds along the way. I fished the kelp for a while and got a few bites but pulled up only half my baits each time.

Started paddling into the wind again looking for more kelp but it seemed a hard paddle. I was complaining about how hard the Stealth is to paddle upwind when I noticed my pole in the rod holder behind me was bent over, and the reel was just about spooled. I spent the next 15 minutes backtracking, untangling kelp, and retrieving about 200 yards of line that was caught up in the previous kelp bed I was at

Well no fish on Sunday but I got a good workout

janines.fishtales@cox.net · 04-04-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadillyak

Humm, let's see, I have so many.

1. Maiden voyage last year, I didn't know how to prime my bait tank at the time, so I decided to hang it over the side and get some water in it to "get the pump going." My bait tank filled too much and I almost flipped my PA. Had water coming over the side, but was able to right myself before flipping in calm 8ft. bay water. Who says PA's can't be flipped. Leave it to me.

2. Same voyage, I lost my 400TE setup but have no idea how. I just reached back to my rod holders and I was minus one rod. Note to self, rod leashes don't work in the hatches.

3. Later that same day, I am on my way in, and make a final cast towards shore. I overshoot my target and my swimbait is stuck on the shore between some rocks. I was crusing pretty good so while trying to free my rig, I couldn't. Didn't have a knife handy and I was using straight braid. In the drink I go, and have to float my yak to shore in one hand and my rod in another.

Learned a lot that day!!

I didn't skunk, so that's what matters.

The Titanic! We have all been there! Kayak fishing is NOT like any other fishing. It is challenging and takes a knack!

J

ChristLike · 04-04-2014, 07:57 PM

So umm yesterday 4/3 I decided to take out this kid from my neighborhood fishing. Trying to do the big bro help a kid out type thing. I think hes 9 or 10yo. We got out in the water and everything was fine. Few hours past caught a few small fish, bass and mackerel. I could tell he was getting bored, so im like are you ready to go, he goes yea I guess. As im getting everything ready to go he goes hey let me check out your rod man, im like ok sure it had a swim bait on it no biggie whatever right. Wrong! I had my head down not paying attention and he goes have you ever been ice fishing, im like no( where did that come from im thinking) Then I hear oh shoot oh shooot im like what the heck, I look up and that lil ##$$%&%&$ had dropped that swim bait down the mirage drive hole like he was ice fishing and something hit it. My favorite pole is bent over in that hole then Snap! My heart sank. Pole breaks against the kayak
that lil beep beep beep beep beep!!! goes whoa man that was cool im not ready to go im not ready to go. I felt like such a dingbat lol. I had 4 other poles and I gave him my favorite. I cant be mad though, he was just being 10

At what age is it to old to cry

Cadillyak · 04-04-2014, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristLike

So umm yesterday 4/3 I decided to take out this kid from my neighborhood fishing. Trying to do the big bro help a kid out type thing. I think hes 9 or 10yo. We got out in the water and everything was fine. Few hours past caught a few small fish, bass and mackerel. I could tell he was getting bored, so im like are you ready to go, he goes yea I guess. As im getting everything ready to go he goes hey let me check out your rod man, im like ok sure it had a swim bait on it no biggie whatever right. Wrong! I had my head down not paying attention and he goes have you ever been ice fishing, im like no( where did that come from im thinking) Then I hear oh shoot oh shooot im like what the heck, I look up and that lil ##$$%&%&$ had dropped that swim bait down the mirage drive hole like he was ice fishing and something hit it. My favorite pole is bent over in that hole then Snap! My heart sank. Pole breaks against the kayak
that lil beep beep beep beep beep!!! goes whoa man that was cool im not ready to go im not ready to go. I felt like such a dingbat lol. I had 4 other poles and I gave him my favorite. I cant be mad though, he was just being 10

At what age is it to old to cry

Damn. Couldn't make up a story like that!

ChristLike · 01-03-2018, 12:14 PM

Surely we have new stories

goldenglory18 · 01-03-2018, 03:28 PM

I rarely bottom fish off the yak, and its the last Rockfish day of the season, so I decided I was going to try and soak some shrimp all day in 35' of water. Drag it around and possibly catch some stray rocks or maybe some of those famous MDR Hali's.

Well, I drift to my favorite Calico hole, grab my 2oz swimbait stick, load up for a cast and CRASH. I 100% catch my bottom rig that I forgot about on the back cast. I lose a guide on my bottom rod, get the worst birds next I've ever seen on my swimbait reel, lose about 50 yards of brand new braid and $10 lure that was unrecoverable.

You'd think after all these years I'd have this figured out. But NOOOOOO......

kirkdavis · 01-03-2018, 04:45 PM

A few months ago my older brother came out from Colorado to go fishing with me. I was in my Outback, and he's in my older "Mirage". We're doing pretty good catching rock fish and Dogfish sharks. I try to come alongside to give him more bait or something, and my angle of approach wasn't quite right. My bow hit him right behind the seat, and right below one of the rod holders. I watched helplessly as my bow neatly snagged the reel on one of my poles and neatly lifted the rig out of the holder and dropped it into the deep.
Oops! Luckily it was not a pricey rod and reel. It was one my brother had picked up for a song back in Colorado. People move there with ocean rigs, then sell them for cheap when they realize that Colorado does't have an ocean.

04-01-2014, 11:45 AM	#21
janines.fishtales@cox.net Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 555	It was a foggy day in the bay... You know you guys have it so Ez. When you have to pee, you just unzip and let him rip! It has always been a challenge for me to pee from the yak. So it was really foggy that day, and I really had to go. Of course it was cold so I had on my neoprene waders on. So after mustering up the courage to pull them down, no ez task on a Revo, and after looking all around me numerous times, I manage to get the waders down, and just as I squat over the mirage drive hole, my big white ass flapping in the wind, HOOOOOONNNNKKK, HOOONNNNKKK!!! goes the big gray navy ship! At least they waved to me! Janine __________________ Fishtales

04-01-2014, 11:56 AM	#23
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Lol __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

04-01-2014, 12:38 PM	#24
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	This was embarrassing, but could've gone real bad... I was at Baby Beach in DP waiting for Landwhale. He called to say he was running really late. So, I decided to pack up my gear and go get breakfast. I went up Golden Lantern, turned onto PCH, and when I slowed down to pull into McDonalds my kayak shot off the roof racks. Turns out I had forgot to retie down my kayak. Talk about the loading of shame. Plus, I got a dent in my hood and beveled the nose of the yak. Needless to say, I'm kinda paranoid about my kayak falling off now, and this happened years ago. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-04-2014, 11:49 AM	#31
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	We went to Point Loma the other day to hang out with one of my good buddies & test out his ten buck Ghost Shrimp gun special from Squidco. It worked great!.. My bare foot on some razors almost slicing off my toe right under the knuckle fold splitting it like a grape...not so much.. • __________________

04-04-2014, 01:16 PM	#33
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Here goes nothing Humm, let's see, I have so many. 1. Maiden voyage last year, I didn't know how to prime my bait tank at the time, so I decided to hang it over the side and get some water in it to "get the pump going." My bait tank filled too much and I almost flipped my PA. Had water coming over the side, but was able to right myself before flipping in calm 8ft. bay water. Who says PA's can't be flipped. Leave it to me. 2. Same voyage, I lost my 400TE setup but have no idea how. I just reached back to my rod holders and I was minus one rod. Note to self, rod leashes don't work in the hatches. 3. Later that same day, I am on my way in, and make a final cast towards shore. I overshoot my target and my swimbait is stuck on the shore between some rocks. I was crusing pretty good so while trying to free my rig, I couldn't. Didn't have a knife handy and I was using straight braid. In the drink I go, and have to float my yak to shore in one hand and my rod in another. Learned a lot that day!! I didn't skunk, so that's what matters. __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

04-04-2014, 12:00 PM	#32
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Ouch! Now how was that ghost pump? Any good cause mine just took a dump. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-04-2014, 07:57 PM	#36
ChristLike Catch and Release(#2) Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 77	Dont Ice Fish on a hobie So umm yesterday 4/3 I decided to take out this kid from my neighborhood fishing. Trying to do the big bro help a kid out type thing. I think hes 9 or 10yo. We got out in the water and everything was fine. Few hours past caught a few small fish, bass and mackerel. I could tell he was getting bored, so im like are you ready to go, he goes yea I guess. As im getting everything ready to go he goes hey let me check out your rod man, im like ok sure it had a swim bait on it no biggie whatever right. Wrong! I had my head down not paying attention and he goes have you ever been ice fishing, im like no( where did that come from im thinking) Then I hear oh shoot oh shooot im like what the heck, I look up and that lil ##$$%&%&$ had dropped that swim bait down the mirage drive hole like he was ice fishing and something hit it. My favorite pole is bent over in that hole then Snap! My heart sank. Pole breaks against the kayak that lil beep beep beep beep beep!!! goes whoa man that was cool im not ready to go im not ready to go. I felt like such a dingbat lol. I had 4 other poles and I gave him my favorite. I cant be mad though, he was just being 10 At what age is it to old to cry __________________ Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me *Caddiyak PA14* Last edited by ChristLike; 04-04-2014 at 08:26 PM.

01-03-2018, 12:14 PM	#38
ChristLike Catch and Release(#2) Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 77	Surely we have new stories __________________ Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me *Caddiyak PA14*

01-03-2018, 03:28 PM	#39
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	I rarely bottom fish off the yak, and its the last Rockfish day of the season, so I decided I was going to try and soak some shrimp all day in 35' of water. Drag it around and possibly catch some stray rocks or maybe some of those famous MDR Hali's. Well, I drift to my favorite Calico hole, grab my 2oz swimbait stick, load up for a cast and CRASH. I 100% catch my bottom rig that I forgot about on the back cast. I lose a guide on my bottom rod, get the worst birds next I've ever seen on my swimbait reel, lose about 50 yards of brand new braid and $10 lure that was unrecoverable. You'd think after all these years I'd have this figured out. But NOOOOOO......

01-03-2018, 04:45 PM	#40
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Pole bump A few months ago my older brother came out from Colorado to go fishing with me. I was in my Outback, and he's in my older "Mirage". We're doing pretty good catching rock fish and Dogfish sharks. I try to come alongside to give him more bait or something, and my angle of approach wasn't quite right. My bow hit him right behind the seat, and right below one of the rod holders. I watched helplessly as my bow neatly snagged the reel on one of my poles and neatly lifted the rig out of the holder and dropped it into the deep. Oops! Luckily it was not a pricey rod and reel. It was one my brother had picked up for a song back in Colorado. People move there with ocean rigs, then sell them for cheap when they realize that Colorado does't have an ocean.