Dana Point Hoopin' 3/2 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PJ · 03-04-2014, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Big T

O...M...G... Those water bumps were epic last night!! Going out of the Dana Pt. Harbor, the waves were just pouring over the breakwall at high tide. Got out there at 6:30 or so. Rain rain and more rain. Every pull was 2-3 bugs.

50 bugs later (about 10 of them no bigger than my hand!) I was about to bring em in at around 3:45 then the harbor patrol came out and recommended that I not be out there.... Really? Where were they when the waves were ACTUALLY dangerous. It was dying down at that point. They also told me I was fishing to close to the mouth of the harbor... so I moved them all to the outer buoy line.

Just as I dropped my last hoop, the wind gusted REALLY hard! Come to find out it wasn't the wind blowing ME it was a wave carrying me with it just before it turned me over and swamped me...

Well, that just plain sucked. I righted the yak and just hung on it for a minute.... then the next wave came. Shit.

Got back on and paddled my ass outta that region. Grabbed all of my hoops and limped home. Went to Jack in the Box and ordered like 10 tacos and drove home.

Interesting night.

StinkyMatt · 03-04-2014, 04:50 PM

Big T,

When I first replied to your horror story, I replied because I was angry with you. I was upset because guys like you screw it up for the rest of us!

Guys who do not care about the consequences of their actions and only live for themselves bug the crap out of me.

Guys that repeatedly do the same STUPID stuff over and over again and do not learn......that is YOU.

You have done this stuff before...fell out of a skiff while fishing boilers in a storm......LEARN!

Flipped a yak/ tube at Cabrillo......LEARN!

Flip a kayak at Dana at night in a major storm......LEARN!

We all have mishaps and accidents...part of the game. However, you seem to be ignorant of the fact that you are doing something wrong that will affect you loved ones and other fishermen around you when it finally catches up to you.

YOU posted all these "adventures" of yours on public forums (BWE and BD)...you WILL get public comments.

Guys like you cost me freedoms.

Doing something bad like this ONCE.......= accident

Repeatedly banging your head against the wall.....= (you fill in the blank)

Not calling you names....just calling your actions......dumb.

jorluivil · 03-04-2014, 04:54 PM

With or without butter?

dorado50 · 03-04-2014, 06:27 PM

He purposely goes out into open waters with 10' + swells, storm surge, and wind waves on top of that. Disregards HP recommendation to abort. Proceeds to be swamped by unexpected large swell in the dead of night. Is luckily able to right his kayak. He purposely could have endangered the lives of HP and SAR if not for his heroic actions of self rescue!. That's what I'm talking about! Just awesome! This is why

.....If only I and others could be like you......

:notwort hy:

:no tworthy:

03-04-2014, 04:54 PM	#3
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03-04-2014, 06:27 PM	#4
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Mister T..My new action hero He purposely goes out into open waters with 10' + swells, storm surge, and wind waves on top of that. Disregards HP recommendation to abort. Proceeds to be swamped by unexpected large swell in the dead of night. Is luckily able to right his kayak. He purposely could have endangered the lives of HP and SAR if not for his heroic actions of self rescue!. That's what I'm talking about! Just awesome! This is why .....If only I and others could be like you......:notwort hy::no tworthy:

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03-04-2014, 04:50 PM	#2
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Big T, When I first replied to your horror story, I replied because I was angry with you. I was upset because guys like you screw it up for the rest of us! Guys who do not care about the consequences of their actions and only live for themselves bug the crap out of me. Guys that repeatedly do the same STUPID stuff over and over again and do not learn......that is YOU. You have done this stuff before...fell out of a skiff while fishing boilers in a storm......LEARN! Flipped a yak/ tube at Cabrillo......LEARN! Flip a kayak at Dana at night in a major storm......LEARN! We all have mishaps and accidents...part of the game. However, you seem to be ignorant of the fact that you are doing something wrong that will affect you loved ones and other fishermen around you when it finally catches up to you. YOU posted all these "adventures" of yours on public forums (BWE and BD)...you WILL get public comments. Guys like you cost me freedoms. Doing something bad like this ONCE.......= accident Repeatedly banging your head against the wall.....= (you fill in the blank) Not calling you names....just calling your actions......dumb.