What really grinds my gears - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

LawDog · 03-22-2014, 08:46 PM

Feel free to post what grinds your gears.

I'll start.

When your fishing...actively casting especially and another yak literally paddles/peddles directly in between you and where you just cast and drags a bait over your line.

YakDout · 03-22-2014, 08:53 PM

Big yellowtail, those things REALLY grind my gears.

WildernessWanker · 03-22-2014, 09:17 PM

PB's operated by idiots! I'm smaller and quieter then you are, don't come right up on me with your motor idling at half WOT and start talking to me about the noise benefits of being on a kayak while I'm soaking live bait.

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dorado50 · 03-22-2014, 09:51 PM

I'll start.

When your fishing...actively casting especially and another yak literally paddles/peddles directly in between you and where you just cast and drags a bait over your line.

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sorry man...

I'll go around you next time.

jorluivil · 03-22-2014, 10:03 PM

Always expect the unexpected

dorado50 · 03-22-2014, 10:33 PM

pb'ers that fish the same areas as I do.....they think they own the whole ocean!

MrPatrick · 03-22-2014, 10:43 PM

People that chastise me for being an angler when I land. "Did you have fun killing fish today"?
Me, "Have you eaten fish in the last year?"
Smarmy lady, "Yes"
Me, "What kinds?"
Lady, "Halibut, Mahi, Tuna and Monkfish."
Me, "That Monkfish was caught using a bottom trawler. They literally scape the seafloor clean a mile at a time. They keep the desirable fish and throw the rest overboard. Your one piece of Monkfish killed more animals than I ever will in a lifetime of kayak fishing. Did you have fun killing those animals?"

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TJones · 03-23-2014, 08:11 AM

And I saw a power boat going wide open , est 25 - 30 mph , looked like 40 mph pulling a ski , 100 yards off shore , and 15 -20 ft away from a fishing yak . Anyone we know .? Chime in please.

FISH11 · 03-23-2014, 12:08 PM

Summer time, bathers in the water at La Jolla where the sign says Boat Launch Area and you are coming in the surf. The dummies are standing in 2 to 3 feet of water looking out at their friends in rental kayaks. They're not paying attention to the kayaks landing and the surf sometimes takes you right at them. I've had a woman stand there while I'm yelling at her Watch out, Watch out. At the end the kayak hit her (lucky for her no too hard), but I wanted to say to to her "What the F*** where you thinking!)

Big T · 03-23-2014, 02:24 PM

Shifting without the clutch with bad syncros.

GregAndrew · 03-23-2014, 05:54 PM

When the tourists ask "Did you catch that here?" right after you land. I have started telling them that it is my bait that I brought with me.

momo fish · 03-23-2014, 06:04 PM

Private boaters who pull up near you and cause waves while your hooked up and almost causing you to lose balance !

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StinkyMatt · 03-23-2014, 07:00 PM

your good fishing buddy asking you for bait........dropping right in your spot and pulli g out a 44 pound hali........

im obviously over it!

LawDog · 03-23-2014, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dorado50

I'll start.

When your fishing...actively casting especially and another yak literally paddles/peddles directly in between you and where you just cast and drags a bait over your line.

sorry man...

I'll go around you next time.[/QUOTE]

Was that you on a pa? I ran into a few guys who I chatted with. But some guy on a pa just hauled @$$ past me and didn't even say a word.

supaboy1981 · 03-23-2014, 08:28 PM

Everybody getting on the water and catching more fish than me

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alanw · 03-23-2014, 09:00 PM

Poachers.

Almost every time I fish DP I see at least one. It's the lady that "stretched" her halibut, or the guy that has a 12" sandbass on his clip, or the oriental guy that tosses everything he catches in his bucket no matter the size.

WildernessWanker · 03-23-2014, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by alanw

Poachers.

Almost every time I fish DP I see at least one. It's the lady that "stretched" her halibut, or the guy that has a 12" sandbass on his clip, or the oriental guy that tosses everything he catches in his bucket no matter the size.

Hey now, not all orientals are poachers! That's stereotyping! That's like me saying the last time I was fishing out of Ventura harbor I watched a group of Mexicans fishing the wall, they put every single fish they caught into a bucket regardless of species or size......wait a minute, that's actually what happened. Continue with the racial profiling....

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buddha · 03-24-2014, 06:23 AM

Oriental is a term that I hope died out in the 60s.

Asian is the preferred moniker now.

jruiz · 03-24-2014, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by buddha

Oriental is a term that I hope died out in the 60s.

Asian is the preferred moniker now.

I actually take offense to both those terms and prefer panda or slanted eyes.

sandydiego · 03-24-2014, 06:59 AM

1. Not getting on the water enough.

2. Everytime I stand up in the PA and cast, a PB comes charging full blast at me. If there was a YT around, it gone now.

3. Running out of beer.

03-22-2014, 08:46 PM	#1
LawDog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 143	What really grinds my gears Feel free to post what grinds your gears. I'll start. When your fishing...actively casting especially and another yak literally paddles/peddles directly in between you and where you just cast and drags a bait over your line.

03-22-2014, 10:03 PM	#5
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Always expect the unexpected __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

03-23-2014, 08:11 AM	#8
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	I was at Lj couple weeks back And I saw a power boat going wide open , est 25 - 30 mph , looked like 40 mph pulling a ski , 100 yards off shore , and 15 -20 ft away from a fishing yak . Anyone we know .? Chime in please.

03-23-2014, 09:00 PM	#16
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Poachers. Almost every time I fish DP I see at least one. It's the lady that "stretched" her halibut, or the guy that has a 12" sandbass on his clip, or the oriental guy that tosses everything he catches in his bucket no matter the size. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

03-22-2014, 08:53 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Big yellowtail, those things REALLY grind my gears.

03-22-2014, 09:17 PM	#3
WildernessWanker WildernessWanker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 345	PB's operated by idiots! I'm smaller and quieter then you are, don't come right up on me with your motor idling at half WOT and start talking to me about the noise benefits of being on a kayak while I'm soaking live bait. Sent from my SPH-L520 using Tapatalk

03-22-2014, 09:51 PM	#4
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	I'll start. When your fishing...actively casting especially and another yak literally paddles/peddles directly in between you and where you just cast and drags a bait over your line. [/QUOTE] sorry man... I'll go around you next time.

03-22-2014, 10:33 PM	#6
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	pb'ers that fish the same areas as I do.....they think they own the whole ocean!

03-22-2014, 10:43 PM	#7
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	People that chastise me for being an angler when I land. "Did you have fun killing fish today"? Me, "Have you eaten fish in the last year?" Smarmy lady, "Yes" Me, "What kinds?" Lady, "Halibut, Mahi, Tuna and Monkfish." Me, "That Monkfish was caught using a bottom trawler. They literally scape the seafloor clean a mile at a time. They keep the desirable fish and throw the rest overboard. Your one piece of Monkfish killed more animals than I ever will in a lifetime of kayak fishing. Did you have fun killing those animals?" Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

03-23-2014, 12:08 PM	#9
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Summer time, bathers in the water at La Jolla where the sign says Boat Launch Area and you are coming in the surf. The dummies are standing in 2 to 3 feet of water looking out at their friends in rental kayaks. They're not paying attention to the kayaks landing and the surf sometimes takes you right at them. I've had a woman stand there while I'm yelling at her Watch out, Watch out. At the end the kayak hit her (lucky for her no too hard), but I wanted to say to to her "What the F*** where you thinking!)

03-23-2014, 02:24 PM	#10
Big T Member, You Member! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 254	Shifting without the clutch with bad syncros.

03-23-2014, 05:54 PM	#11
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	When the tourists ask "Did you catch that here?" right after you land. I have started telling them that it is my bait that I brought with me.

03-23-2014, 06:04 PM	#12
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Private boaters who pull up near you and cause waves while your hooked up and almost causing you to lose balance ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-23-2014, 07:00 PM	#13
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	your good fishing buddy asking you for bait........dropping right in your spot and pulli g out a 44 pound hali........ im obviously over it!

03-23-2014, 08:28 PM	#15
supaboy1981 Pro @ not catching fish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CBAD! FO LYFE! Posts: 195	Everybody getting on the water and catching more fish than me Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

03-24-2014, 06:23 AM	#18
buddha Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: chula vista Posts: 907	Oriental is a term that I hope died out in the 60s. Asian is the preferred moniker now.

03-24-2014, 06:59 AM	#20
sandydiego Rum Pirate Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wilds of Mira Mesa Posts: 388	1. Not getting on the water enough. 2. Everytime I stand up in the PA and cast, a PB comes charging full blast at me. If there was a YT around, it gone now. 3. Running out of beer.