AND SO IT BEGINS - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 02-01-2017, 10:28 PM

How did you find out about BWE?

Stuck20 · 02-01-2017, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

How did you find out about BWE?

Caught a trout at Silver Lake on my old OK frenzy. Told my fishing buddy at work that fishing from a kayak was really fun, and he sent me to this site. Had no idea there was such a big group of dedicated kayak fishermen, but I ended up finding a new hobby for life.

King Saba · 02-01-2017, 11:42 PM

Googled "kayak fishing forums". Found bwe and recognized all the smelly sewer folk from YouTube on here. After that it's just been a fun learning experience always thinking of the next trip.

Orca Winfrey · 02-02-2017, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

Googled "kayak fishing forums". Found bwe and recognized all the smelly sewer folk from YouTube on here. After that it's just been a fun learning experience always thinking of the next trip.

From this guy.

goldenglory18 · 02-02-2017, 07:24 AM

When I found out I was relocating to LA for work, I asked around the AZ fishing forums and this was the #1 recommended place.

You guys can be a tough crowd, but I'm really happy to be here.

MITCHELL · 02-02-2017, 08:16 AM

I drifted in from the outer banks....after my second rebuild on my outboard couldn't find a woman to marry with an Evenrude...with no government funding and was peddling to get by I thought padding might be more fun....the rest is history in the makings......

Deamon · 02-02-2017, 08:55 AM

I was fishing an epic LJ squid tail bite w my buddy on our 20' Mako. We ended up whacking four biggies inc a five two. A yak dude goes by towed off towards the horizon screaming to his buddies "see you guys in a bit". I'm like, I gotta get me some of that action.

goldenglory18 · 02-02-2017, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

...A yak dude goes by towed off towards the horizon screaming to his buddies "see you guys in a bit"...

Woah. I don't know if that would be the thrill of a lifetime or if it would scare me to death....

octico · 02-02-2017, 09:56 AM

http://www.scsurffishing.com/

bwana · 02-02-2017, 11:04 AM

I was active on Plastic Navy, Kayak Fishing Mafia, and Kayak4Fish sites. Those seemed to die down or disappear.

Stumbled across this site in 2006.

Always glad to see an ol' school BWE member post up every now and then.

Interesting how BWE member personalities have changed over the years. I don't recall as much drama back in the day.

FISH11 · 02-02-2017, 11:31 AM

It's all Mr. Patrick's fault. One day I was drift fishing out in LJ in my kayak and he came by and asked if I was signed up on BWE. I said no but that I did browse the sight and he said you should sign up. After I did and was finally able to access more pictures and it let me post, it happened to be the day after I caught a 5' Mako and got some pictures. It was my first post. It is my Avatar. Thanks for the recommendation Mr. Patrick.

ronbo613 · 02-02-2017, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bwana

I was active on Plastic Navy, Kayak Fishing Mafia, and Kayak4Fish sites. Those seemed to die down or disappear.

Stumbled across this site in 2006.

Always glad to see an ol' school BWE member post up every now and then.

Interesting how BWE member personalities have changed over the years. I don't recall as much drama back in the day.

The first kayak forum I found out about was Plastic Navy. I forget the guy's name that started it, fished with him in the bay a few times. Not many kayak fishermen in those days, mostly fished from longboards in North County. We did not necessarily want to put our favorite fishing or surf spots on the internet. Here's a couple videos from the pre-GoPro days.

Hunters Pa · 02-02-2017, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bwana

I was active on Plastic Navy, Kayak Fishing Mafia, and Kayak4Fish sites. Those seemed to die down or disappear.

Stumbled across this site in 2006.

Always glad to see an ol' school BWE member post up every now and then.

Interesting how BWE member personalities have changed over the years. I don't recall as much drama back in the day.

These and kayaksportfishing.com for the Malibu-based types.

CaliHalikiller · 02-02-2017, 02:08 PM

BAYTUBERS can't even remember last time I was on that,site smh

Iceman · 02-02-2017, 02:17 PM

Yakfishing.com back around 2000 was the biggest SD based, but were heavy handed in censoring out the mention of any other site and Greg, Corey and Al started a simple format here just like the old archived kayaksportfishing.com and Jim's Kayak4fish.com killed that site as everyone left.

jorluivil · 02-02-2017, 02:43 PM

For me

It started when I fished off my boat in the mid 2000's, I would see kayakers fishing Los Alamitos bay but never once thought about fishing from a kayak. I don't recall when I bought my first kayak but it was either late 2009 or mid 2010, that's right around the time that I started the Google search for kayak fishing and came across several sights, BWE seems to caught my attention and that's been my primary site since.

When I got laid off from my job at DHL I had to take a look at what assets I had and because my boat was paid off this was one of them. Having a kid in college, another in high school, a mortgage payment and making bad decisions with credit cards I had no choice but to sell my boat.........6000+ post later I'm still here.

Iceman · 02-02-2017, 04:42 PM

Blast from the past. This was my first and second YT on the trusty Scrambler XT. Note the big ol Channel Island Chovie Fish Trap on the one rod. One of the fish ate that on the sink and the other ate a blue/white Ironman #3 on the 45 degree grind. No bait and wait fishing for me or FF for quite some time. My first 2 WSB came on the same Fish Trap 7 inch Channel Island Chovie.

chris138 · 02-02-2017, 05:01 PM

I joined in 2009 just to troll people.

Here's one of my first kayak fish on video... from back in the days when I fished a hobie tandem, and the dirty old scallywag wasn't yet banned from BWE hahaha

fishnfoool · 02-02-2017, 07:02 PM

Yahoo.com: kayak fishing

JLargo · 02-02-2017, 07:45 PM

First time out ran into a guy at the docks at Dana Point. Started talking and here I am. Thank you for the info whoever that was!

02-02-2017, 08:16 AM	#6
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,273	You might say..... I drifted in from the outer banks....after my second rebuild on my outboard couldn't find a woman to marry with an Evenrude...with no government funding and was peddling to get by I thought padding might be more fun....the rest is history in the makings...... __________________ Duke Mitchell

02-02-2017, 08:55 AM	#7
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	I was fishing an epic LJ squid tail bite w my buddy on our 20' Mako. We ended up whacking four biggies inc a five two. A yak dude goes by towed off towards the horizon screaming to his buddies "see you guys in a bit". I'm like, I gotta get me some of that action. __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

02-02-2017, 11:04 AM	#10
bwana Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: El Toro, CA Posts: 244	Old days... I was active on Plastic Navy, Kayak Fishing Mafia, and Kayak4Fish sites. Those seemed to die down or disappear. Stumbled across this site in 2006. Always glad to see an ol' school BWE member post up every now and then. Interesting how BWE member personalities have changed over the years. I don't recall as much drama back in the day.

02-02-2017, 11:31 AM	#11
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	It's all Mr. Patrick's fault. One day I was drift fishing out in LJ in my kayak and he came by and asked if I was signed up on BWE. I said no but that I did browse the sight and he said you should sign up. After I did and was finally able to access more pictures and it let me post, it happened to be the day after I caught a 5' Mako and got some pictures. It was my first post. It is my Avatar. Thanks for the recommendation Mr. Patrick. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

02-02-2017, 02:17 PM	#15
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Yakfishing.com back around 2000 was the biggest SD based, but were heavy handed in censoring out the mention of any other site and Greg, Corey and Al started a simple format here just like the old archived kayaksportfishing.com and Jim's Kayak4fish.com killed that site as everyone left. __________________

02-01-2017, 10:28 PM	#1
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	AND SO IT BEGINS How did you find out about BWE? __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

02-01-2017, 11:42 PM	#3
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	Googled "kayak fishing forums". Found bwe and recognized all the smelly sewer folk from YouTube on here. After that it's just been a fun learning experience always thinking of the next trip. __________________ Baitfish catcher extraordinaire

02-02-2017, 07:24 AM	#5
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	When I found out I was relocating to LA for work, I asked around the AZ fishing forums and this was the #1 recommended place. You guys can be a tough crowd, but I'm really happy to be here.

02-02-2017, 09:56 AM	#9
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	http://www.scsurffishing.com/

02-02-2017, 02:08 PM	#14
CaliHalikiller Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: woodland hills Posts: 152	BAYTUBERS can't even remember last time I was on that,site smh

02-02-2017, 02:43 PM	#16
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	For me It started when I fished off my boat in the mid 2000's, I would see kayakers fishing Los Alamitos bay but never once thought about fishing from a kayak. I don't recall when I bought my first kayak but it was either late 2009 or mid 2010, that's right around the time that I started the Google search for kayak fishing and came across several sights, BWE seems to caught my attention and that's been my primary site since. When I got laid off from my job at DHL I had to take a look at what assets I had and because my boat was paid off this was one of them. Having a kid in college, another in high school, a mortgage payment and making bad decisions with credit cards I had no choice but to sell my boat.........6000+ post later I'm still here. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

02-02-2017, 04:42 PM	#17
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Blast from the past. This was my first and second YT on the trusty Scrambler XT. Note the big ol Channel Island Chovie Fish Trap on the one rod. One of the fish ate that on the sink and the other ate a blue/white Ironman #3 on the 45 degree grind. No bait and wait fishing for me or FF for quite some time. My first 2 WSB came on the same Fish Trap 7 inch Channel Island Chovie. __________________

02-02-2017, 05:01 PM	#18
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	I joined in 2009 just to troll people. Here's one of my first kayak fish on video... from back in the days when I fished a hobie tandem, and the dirty old scallywag wasn't yet banned from BWE hahaha Last edited by chris138; 02-02-2017 at 05:07 PM.

02-02-2017, 07:02 PM	#19
fishnfoool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Long beach Posts: 302	Yahoo.com: kayak fishing

02-02-2017, 07:45 PM	#20
JLargo Largo Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: San Bernardino Posts: 10	1st trip out First time out ran into a guy at the docks at Dana Point. Started talking and here I am. Thank you for the info whoever that was!