Freaky waves - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

driftwood · 08-19-2011, 08:14 PM

I don't think it was a whale. Like the Tman said, These were small waves that if you didn't see them coming you could possibly flip. if it was a whale it must been a huge whale breaching right behind me. I know it was no boat wake...there were no boats for miles away.

Handymansd · 08-19-2011, 08:59 PM

I don't know about waves but I was WAAAY out side NW corner in about 1700 ft of water on Thursday drifting for those loco toothy critters and had 2 Riso dolphins come up about 18" from my bow with no warning... no real waves but the splash and wake did scare the crap outta me, as I was dozing!

I don't know much about the Riso's but they are quite a bit larger than any of the other dolphins or porpoise that we usually see out there.

pchen911 · 08-21-2011, 09:07 PM

It was me. I flipped the kayak and fell in the water on Thursday.

embo · 08-23-2011, 06:41 PM

Drifting PL kelp with a buddy years ago, just about asleep when I see 3-4' peaks headed at us directly from the north. I jumped up fired up the Bayliner and whipped a U turn right into 3 peaks from the south, got caught in the middle and tossed like someones salad in Susanville.

08-19-2011, 08:14 PM	#1
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	I don't think it was a whale. Like the Tman said, These were small waves that if you didn't see them coming you could possibly flip. if it was a whale it must been a huge whale breaching right behind me. I know it was no boat wake...there were no boats for miles away. Last edited by driftwood; 08-19-2011 at 08:26 PM.

08-19-2011, 08:59 PM	#2
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	I don't know about waves but I was WAAAY out side NW corner in about 1700 ft of water on Thursday drifting for those loco toothy critters and had 2 Riso dolphins come up about 18" from my bow with no warning... no real waves but the splash and wake did scare the crap outta me, as I was dozing! I don't know much about the Riso's but they are quite a bit larger than any of the other dolphins or porpoise that we usually see out there. __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

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08-21-2011, 09:07 PM	#3
pchen911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 218	It was me. I flipped the kayak and fell in the water on Thursday.

08-23-2011, 06:41 PM	#4
embo Junior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: 619 Posts: 16	Drifting PL kelp with a buddy years ago, just about asleep when I see 3-4' peaks headed at us directly from the north. I jumped up fired up the Bayliner and whipped a U turn right into 3 peaks from the south, got caught in the middle and tossed like someones salad in Susanville.