What's the furthest you've paddled? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ccacher1 · 04-21-2015, 09:11 AM

Farthest I've paddled is about 6 miles around La Jolla but it was in a Malibu Stealth 9 ...that HAS to count for something, haha.

chris138 · 04-21-2015, 11:30 AM

Just paddling for distance is much easier. You should be able to average about 3 MPH. So in a 12 hour trip theoretically 30 miles is doable. But once you start fishing, drifting and trolling that goes down considerably. Getting 30 miles on an actual fishing trip means several things. you need to know exactly where you're going and paddle there in a straight line without stopping. In a prowler, 5 MPH avg for two hours is pretty doable. If you leave 3 hours before sun-up, you can be on the 9 mile bank around dawn. A little offshore wind helps things. Assuming the current isn't insane, the paddle back can actually be faster if the onshores really get going. But then you end up chasing birds, chasing paddies, chasing dolphin that look like bluefin. Before you know it, you're over 20 miles in and the shore is still very far away...

I went 30 miles+ in my xfactor on two occasions looking for UKT, skunked both times. 15 hour trips. This year I will do a 40 miler on my prowler, and I will get that damn tuna! Hope some of you guys are training.

monstahfish · 04-21-2015, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ccacher1

Farthest I've paddled is about 6 miles around La Jolla but it was in a Malibu Stealth 9 ...that HAS to count for something, haha.

It does! Let's call it 18 miles.

danjor · 04-21-2015, 07:45 PM

My plan for the nine mile bank is to pick up a hobie Adventure. I can sustain 3.5mph on my pro angler all day easy so I bet I can do 5+mph on a adventure

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04-21-2015, 11:30 AM	#2
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Just paddling for distance is much easier. You should be able to average about 3 MPH. So in a 12 hour trip theoretically 30 miles is doable. But once you start fishing, drifting and trolling that goes down considerably. Getting 30 miles on an actual fishing trip means several things. you need to know exactly where you're going and paddle there in a straight line without stopping. In a prowler, 5 MPH avg for two hours is pretty doable. If you leave 3 hours before sun-up, you can be on the 9 mile bank around dawn. A little offshore wind helps things. Assuming the current isn't insane, the paddle back can actually be faster if the onshores really get going. But then you end up chasing birds, chasing paddies, chasing dolphin that look like bluefin. Before you know it, you're over 20 miles in and the shore is still very far away... I went 30 miles+ in my xfactor on two occasions looking for UKT, skunked both times. 15 hour trips. This year I will do a 40 miler on my prowler, and I will get that damn tuna! Hope some of you guys are training.

04-21-2015, 07:45 PM	#4
danjor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 673	My plan for the nine mile bank is to pick up a hobie Adventure. I can sustain 3.5mph on my pro angler all day easy so I bet I can do 5+mph on a adventure