Suggestions for first time in the salt?

[Deamon]

Make sure you have the confidence that you can climb back on after rolling. Getting back in a flipped yak (that's loaded down with all your gear) was most difficult. My weather situation was definitely not the best (wind and mixed swell). Hanging rods on leashes...the shock of cold water...wet heavy clothes...grabbing what's trying to float off...I had to try and climb back on at a few angles until successful. Not fun and quickly tiring.

I lobstered in Mission Bay last year and a guy went over. He couldn't get back on his yak after trying a billion times (even with me helping) so he decided to swim back to shore. Imagine if he were outside? The shock and panic set in on him pretty quickly...

[FishNinjaY]

Originally Posted by Deamon

Make sure you have the confidence that you can climb back on after rolling. Getting back in a flipped yak (that's loaded down with all your gear) was most difficult. My weather situation was definitely not the best (wind and mixed swell). Hanging rods on leashes...the shock of cold water...wet heavy clothes...grabbing what's trying to float off...I had to try and climb back on at a few angles until successful. Not fun and quickly tiring.

I lobstered in Mission Bay last year and a guy went over. He couldn't get back on his yak after trying a billion times (even with me helping) so he decided to swim back to shore. Imagine if he were outside? The shock and panic set in on him pretty quickly...

good advice.. I'll put some time in at DP and the LAB first. Thanks.

[Redeyejedi]

Originally Posted by CKallday71

I live in Riverside but I'm mobile. I have a roof rack for my VW Golf and it actually works awesome! Only cuts my MPG by 4 or 5 MPG too, which isn't bad considering mine is a TDI and I typically get 40 MPG.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! And if anybody is going to head out Tuesday or Wednesday next week let me know.

i have the whispbars on the jetta, and i too love the mpg's...waaay better than the 16-18 in the pickup.
you load the fNd on the bare racks?

Originally Posted by Deamon

Make sure you have the confidence that you can climb back on after rolling. Getting back in a flipped yak (that's loaded down with all your gear) was most difficult. My weather situation was definitely not the best (wind and mixed swell). Hanging rods on leashes...the shock of cold water...wet heavy clothes...grabbing what's trying to float off...I had to try and climb back on at a few angles until successful. Not fun and quickly tiring.

I lobstered in Mission Bay last year and a guy went over. He couldn't get back on his yak after trying a billion times (even with me helping) so he decided to swim back to shore. Imagine if he were outside? The shock and panic set in on him pretty quickly...

i rolled the yak and found righting it was rather easy. i go the the same route to get a jetski/waverunner back...climb on the yak while it's upside down reach for away from you, grab and slide back into water, body my weight(165#) flips it back over very easily.


free some wed/fri and weekend warrior style too. westLa, hit malibu/sVC.