How many of you have flipped your kayak? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sdfishman · 08-20-2011, 09:20 PM

Went out to mission bay today and my kayak decided I should be swimming instead of fishing..

jorluivil · 08-20-2011, 09:32 PM

Once, but I wasn't on it.

wiredantz · 08-20-2011, 09:50 PM

When i first started kayaking i didn't know how to turn my kayak and crashed into a bouy and i flipped had to turn it over and swim back to the beach.

kendog · 08-20-2011, 09:51 PM

yep. happend to me in newport bay. lost some tackle. eehhh it was a hot day anyway

sdfishman · 08-20-2011, 09:55 PM

Next weekend me and a couple friends are going to practice flipping our kayaks in my pool. Sucked getting back in.. Only lost my gaff..

mazilla · 08-20-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sdfishman

Only lost my gaff..

And all the chovies/dines I bought like and hour prior...

Buy and release bait? That's how we roll.

See u at the pool!

ChefT · 08-20-2011, 11:28 PM

Flipping in a yak with gear and bait.... Not fun.

I had my young nephews out from the east coast visiting
And we were in the bay playing around on the yak...
I have a new outback and thought I might be able to paddle
It like a SUP.... well.... I'm a big guy 250ish and was doing
Well when I thought ..... Well I'm in the bay...never had to
Flip over a hobie in the ocean..... So I decided to get us wet.
I tried to flip it over like they say by climbing on top and then
Rolling it.... Way way to hard.... I then tried grabing the
Handles from underneath and it flipped over super easy... But
This was a empty. No bait tank, polls, beer, lunch or a 40# fish...
None the less ... I feel much more confident now if I have to flip over
My yak......

Has any one tried flipping a PA.... like rolling a tank I bet...

JohnnyCope · 08-20-2011, 09:55 PM

I was pissing off the yak and lost my footing I went off..... pfd is always ........xfator is a hard one to flip. But my boy was tied to the kelp and fliped with waders half way off ..........I wont say any names ill let him own on it.

Caden · 08-21-2011, 10:45 AM

About 3 years ago just buy a 2 people yak, my first trip to LJ and first time on the yak, i bring trinadad 20 and 30 with my 100j calstar and 9" calstar with no trap nothing the surf no flipped, paddle out and i try to stand up to thrown my jig stick i flipped the yak over and the u go lost all my stuff.

the dude · 08-21-2011, 10:48 AM

there are two kinds of people in the world...those who have flipped and those that will flip. I have flipped.

hook1fred · 08-21-2011, 01:43 PM

I've been kayak fishing since 2006 and still flip during beach landings.... with my previous kayak ( quest ) the surf landings werent too bad ( more successful than unsuccessful 9 out of 10 maybe) now with my PA i've flipped every time ( 3 actually ) I find it difficult to manuver that big beast in the surf

tagyak · 08-25-2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by hook1fred

I've been kayak fishing since 2006 and still flip during beach landings.... with my previous kayak ( quest ) the surf landings werent too bad ( more successful than unsuccessful 9 out of 10 maybe) now with my PA i've flipped every time ( 3 actually ) I find it difficult to manuver that big beast in the surf

hey hookfred,

i spoke to you at L.J. one time and i told you that i had been coming in backwards. did you try this yet? interested to see if this works with the PA too.

jorluivil · 08-26-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by tagyak

hey hookfred,

i spoke to you at L.J. one time and i told you that i had been coming in backwards. did you try this yet? interested to see if this works with the PA too.

I've been doing this for a few months now and it works great. I've only had my yak flip once and I wasn't even on it. I had two WSB on a stringer and they fell off the yak and.....well.......the rest is history.

hook1fred · 08-26-2011, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by tagyak

hey hookfred,

i spoke to you at L.J. one time and i told you that i had been coming in backwards. did you try this yet? interested to see if this works with the PA too.

No not yet i'll definitly try it my next time out... I think I just need to find the time to take it out more and practice

Chuck D · 01-12-2012, 05:30 PM

HAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Jimmyz123 · 08-21-2011, 03:15 PM

So far I have not flipped yet, and I know I mean Yet. It's like riding a motorcycle it's not if you are going to crash, but when. I feel really sure of myself if I do flip and I feel I can get back in if needs be. If you have never flipped I suggest going a practicing someday.

Hypoxic1 · 08-21-2011, 05:09 PM

I flipped one time. Well I suppose that I actually got flipped. A whale came up under me and bumpe the boat so hard I was lifted into the air and the boat was flipped upside down. Lost 4 new rods and reels. Leashes work. I use em all the time.
Oh and dont ever forget the pfd.
Chris

T12 · 08-21-2011, 07:28 PM

I learned the hard way with my back to the rollers in 85 ft of water while chasing a mack in my bait tank, sent two rods to the bottom.

Dean Machine · 08-21-2011, 08:05 PM

I want to know who has never flipped theirs

.

Oh yeah and it always happens like when you least expect it.

Once I did expect it and I was driven off the back of my old extreme by a good 5 or so footer that I tried to take head on. Pretty crazy, had all the gear stored. Sat on the beach for a while and made it out the second time. That day I learned what scupper holes were for.

Pampano · 08-21-2011, 08:13 PM

It happens to all of us, life is learning process. My turn I know is just around the corner.

Thanks for sharing.

08-20-2011, 09:20 PM	#1
sdfishman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 115	How many of you have flipped your kayak? Went out to mission bay today and my kayak decided I should be swimming instead of fishing..

08-20-2011, 09:32 PM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Once, but I wasn't on it. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-21-2011, 10:45 AM	#9
Caden Homeless will fish 4 food Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rosemead Posts: 171	I learn the hard way About 3 years ago just buy a 2 people yak, my first trip to LJ and first time on the yak, i bring trinadad 20 and 30 with my 100j calstar and 9" calstar with no trap nothing the surf no flipped, paddle out and i try to stand up to thrown my jig stick i flipped the yak over and the u go lost all my stuff.

08-21-2011, 10:48 AM	#10
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	there are two kinds of people in the world...those who have flipped and those that will flip. I have flipped. __________________ The dude abides.

08-21-2011, 03:15 PM	#16
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	So far I have not flipped yet, and I know I mean Yet. It's like riding a motorcycle it's not if you are going to crash, but when. I feel really sure of myself if I do flip and I feel I can get back in if needs be. If you have never flipped I suggest going a practicing someday. __________________ No better time than being on the water, God Bless, JimmyZ

08-20-2011, 09:50 PM	#3
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	When i first started kayaking i didn't know how to turn my kayak and crashed into a bouy and i flipped had to turn it over and swim back to the beach.

08-20-2011, 09:51 PM	#4
kendog Junior Join Date: May 2011 Location: inland oc Posts: 15	yep. happend to me in newport bay. lost some tackle. eehhh it was a hot day anyway

08-20-2011, 09:55 PM	#5
sdfishman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 115	Next weekend me and a couple friends are going to practice flipping our kayaks in my pool. Sucked getting back in.. Only lost my gaff..

08-20-2011, 11:28 PM	#7
ChefT Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SD Posts: 216	Flipping in a yak with gear and bait.... Not fun. I had my young nephews out from the east coast visiting And we were in the bay playing around on the yak... I have a new outback and thought I might be able to paddle It like a SUP.... well.... I'm a big guy 250ish and was doing Well when I thought ..... Well I'm in the bay...never had to Flip over a hobie in the ocean..... So I decided to get us wet. I tried to flip it over like they say by climbing on top and then Rolling it.... Way way to hard.... I then tried grabing the Handles from underneath and it flipped over super easy... But This was a empty. No bait tank, polls, beer, lunch or a 40# fish... None the less ... I feel much more confident now if I have to flip over My yak...... Has any one tried flipping a PA.... like rolling a tank I bet...

08-20-2011, 09:55 PM	#8
JohnnyCope The Four-Finger discount Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lost Posts: 267	I was pissing off the yak and lost my footing I went off..... pfd is always ........xfator is a hard one to flip. But my boy was tied to the kelp and fliped with waders half way off ..........I wont say any names ill let him own on it.

08-21-2011, 01:43 PM	#11
hook1fred Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 143	I've been kayak fishing since 2006 and still flip during beach landings.... with my previous kayak ( quest ) the surf landings werent too bad ( more successful than unsuccessful 9 out of 10 maybe) now with my PA i've flipped every time ( 3 actually ) I find it difficult to manuver that big beast in the surf

01-12-2012, 05:30 PM	#15
Chuck D Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bay Park Posts: 559	HAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!

08-21-2011, 05:09 PM	#17
Hypoxic1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 215	It happened to me once I flipped one time. Well I suppose that I actually got flipped. A whale came up under me and bumpe the boat so hard I was lifted into the air and the boat was flipped upside down. Lost 4 new rods and reels. Leashes work. I use em all the time. Oh and dont ever forget the pfd. Chris

08-21-2011, 07:28 PM	#18
T12 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: vista Posts: 36	I learned the hard way with my back to the rollers in 85 ft of water while chasing a mack in my bait tank, sent two rods to the bottom.

08-21-2011, 08:05 PM	#19
Dean Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Clemente Posts: 162	I want to know who has never flipped theirs . Oh yeah and it always happens like when you least expect it. Once I did expect it and I was driven off the back of my old extreme by a good 5 or so footer that I tried to take head on. Pretty crazy, had all the gear stored. Sat on the beach for a while and made it out the second time. That day I learned what scupper holes were for. __________________ "Good luck and tight lines!"

08-21-2011, 08:13 PM	#20
Pampano Junior Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 19	It happens to all of us, life is learning process. My turn I know is just around the corner. Thanks for sharing.