Paying my dues

[radastaff]

launched at 6am
landed 7pm
didn't make bait close in
never found bait out deep

lots of radio fish
I paddled away from them straight off
oh well
bite was 5-8am

pretty cool just to have the chance
next time

garmin basecamp says 16 mi total
funny how the last 2 mi seemed to take forever


P





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[Zed]

No one said it was easy.
Thanks for the paddle report anyway. At least 8 yaks I saw were out in the zone Sat for nothing but sharks AFAIK. We did find some patties so that was a nice change.
Plus side the bait was great n easy. Negative just another nature loop. I may end up w more empty miles this year than the rest put together. Still time on the calendar.

[Murray]

Tuna fishing is a real challenge on a kayak. When I was blessed to have a great fishing boat, I would cover huge amounts of water before finding tuna. Once found, it was amazing how concentrated they were. Drift out of the area and it was like a desert. Fishing tuna north of Mex is even more difficult since the fish are on the move and you need tons of bait to stop 'em. That may change with an El Nino. Looking forward to some fun trips in late Aug, Sept, and October catching yellowfin close to shore. In the meantime, guess we will just have to be happy catching 25 lb yellowtail locally....

[Zed]

...and saying bad things under our breath about the successes of some.
You know who you are!

I did see the biggest mako so far for me. Saw it through a wave riding right at me. Easy twice my girth. It sank and disappeared before it tboned me but it was 2 sec of wtf anxiety. I needed my sacrificial gabe to draw them off.

[radastaff]

Tuna fishing is a real challenge on a kayak. When I was blessed to have a great fishing boat, I would cover huge amounts of water before finding tuna. Once found, it was amazing how concentrated they were. Drift out of the area and it was like a desert. Fishing tuna north of Mex is even more difficult since the fish are on the move and you need tons of bait to stop 'em. That may change with an El Nino. Looking forward to some fun trips in late Aug, Sept, and October catching yellowfin close to shore. In the meantime, guess we will just have to be happy catching 25 lb yellowtail locally....

like looking for a needle in a haystack
sometimes though
the haystack is all needles

[radastaff]

...and saying bad things under our breath about the successes of some.
You know who you are!

I did see the biggest mako so far for me. Saw it through a wave riding right at me. Easy twice my girth. It sank and disappeared before it tboned me but it was 2 sec of wtf anxiety. I needed my sacrificial gabe to draw them off.

I like to feel the stoke
no bad vibes

cept when it comes to toothy sharks
they give me bad vibes

struck out twice on the cbass this weekend
they are just gay

[jorluivil]

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If you turn the picture of your tracks counter clockwise it looks like the state of New Hampshire

[cell128]

If you turn the picture of your tracks counter clockwise it looks like the state of New Hampshire
Wow Jorge u really are bored huh??? We should fish sometime get you back in the game buddy... We could call a couple of shrimp boats for free rides.... Throw a couple of rods in the water.... Untie a few boats at the docks and give em a nice push :cool:

[Zed]

Hes really taking that blown shoe hard. Poor guy.

[ful-rac]

Hes really taking that blown shoe hard. Poor guy.



He bought'm at Gemco with the lifetime warranty....

....He might be outta luck though...

[jorluivil]

Having a lil trouble mailing them back to the company, the USPS says it's hazardous waste.

[radastaff]

He bought'm at Gemco with the lifetime warranty....

....He might be outta luck though...

Gemco brings back memories

[ful-rac]

Yeah, we came up empty handed this past weekend as well...probably logged 20 or so miles...But good news is that some of us ;) ended up catching the nasty shorebreak and got it handed to us....:eek: !

[Zed]

Pix or BS.
Vid better.

Which shorebreak?

[ful-rac]

San O!

Of course....

[Zed]

Havent you heard people almost die there?

[StinkyMatt]

Waiting for the pics.




So sorry to hear about your surf misfortune.;)

[Johncao]

I did the same thing yesterday with my buddy with paddle about 15mile around trip

[HobieScot]

He bought'm at Gemco with the lifetime warranty....

....He might be outta luck though...

Gemco?!?! I haven't heard the mention of Gemco in many years 👍🏼

Wow, you took a ride on the way back machine for that one! Lmao!

[jorluivil]

It's funNY when it happens to me but its hilarious when it happens to..............???????

[jorluivil]

Yeah, we came up empty handed this past weekend as well...probably logged 20 or so miles...But good news is that some of us ;) ended up catching the nasty shorebreak and got it handed to us....:eek: !


It's funny when it happens to me but its hilarious when it happens to................???


Do I need to transfer my last title to someone else?

[radastaff]

I did the same thing yesterday with my buddy with paddle about 15mile around trip

I went solo

if I was a 1/2 hour sooner

kinda sketchy out there by myself

[radastaff]

San O!

Of course....


still haven't fished San O
prob wont

out of my comfort zone



On another unrelated note..

Pretty sure I saw YakJoe in SB over the weekend,
recognized those rod holder setups he has.

He was the only other yakker out there crazy enough to stay,
once those wicked south winds picked up round 10ish.
We'll him and some old fly guy werkin the macks that is.
I was impressed.

[ful-rac]

Good to know ol' yakjoe is still out and about...thought he gave it up for good.

[momo fish]

joe is still fishing and landing wsb... Wonder why he isn't posting anymore.

Now who ate it at San O??


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[katchfish]

The Fedco in New Hampshire has those same shoes on sale right now, just warm up the flux capacitor and you'll be rockin' those new sewer kicks.:D

[gabe]

I needed my sacrificial gabe to draw them off.

Hey I was off the water, there should not have been any sharkies nearby.

I'll be camping at sano this weekend and may try a session

Gabe