New to the Game

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by Jman805

Hello All! I found this site a few weeks ago through SCSurffishing.com and love all the information here about kayak fishing. My name is Josh and I'm up in Ventura County. I wanted to introduce myself and contribute as much as I can to kayak fishing. I mostly fish out of CI Harbor and hit Lake Castaic on occasion, but I want to start going to Arco Island off of State Beaches. I found that my kayak wasn't the best design for open ocean (fished it once but haven't done it in a year or so), so I am looking to upgrade. Currently I fish out of a Future Beach 120 I got as a gift 3 or 4 years ago (before they made the angler model) and I am ready for something a bit bigger to handle some kelp fishing. I would really appreciate some advice on what kayaks I should be looking for with a budget around $400, also I'm 5'11 145lbs (if that helps in kayak advise). I can't wait to contribute more in the future! -Josh

Hey Josh,

I live around the Malibu area, lets link up and fish around there when your all rigged up and ready for the ocean. Always helps to go out with a few people that have done it before. I know I benefited from going with friends who are very experienced to solve for little problems you may encounter once out on the water.

My recommendation if you will be doing any surf launching is to get a kayak with a hatches so you can stow your fishing gear when you launch and come in. You may not flip every time, but the one time you do it's better to save all your reels and untethered gear from the sandy death.