It was a sad day: Newport

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by Whizz Bang

No I am not kidding you. I had my inaugural launch at LJ. Your only risk is the loss of your sabiki. Get back on the plastic horse, and soon. My normal person reels will only be a concern if you get hooked up to a yellow....this is a problem you should be willing to kill for.

For the record... the swell by and large in open water is relatively predictable. On the other hand you have relatively small waves in the bay, but highly unpredictable larger waves from traffic. On big swell periods you are safer in the bay. During a small swell light wind day...my money is on the open water.

Thanks a mil. You got PMed.

[vincentek9]

yikes that sucks to hear. you must have turned and leaned a bit exactly when the wake hit you. scramblers are very sturdy for ocean fishing. maybe the next time i head out i could try to drag a few trebles with some heavy lead to see if i could snag your gear. my 60# trolling setups dont get much action until august anyways.

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by vincentek9

yikes that sucks to hear. you must have turned and leaned a bit exactly when the wake hit you. scramblers are very sturdy for ocean fishing. maybe the next time i head out i could try to drag a few trebles with some heavy lead to see if i could snag your gear. my 60# trolling setups dont get much action until august anyways.

Thanks ahead bro. Hopefully the rods would still be usable. The reels would probably be messed up being in the sea that long though

[StickyFish]

I remember my first flip on my Hobie Outback. It was my 3rd or 4th time out in the SD Bay and I got cocky. It was a calm/hot day and I decided to remove my life vest as there was obviously no danger... A few casts later I hooked into a decent spotty. I got her to the side of the yak and tried to reach back behind me to lip her and next thing all I see is green. Luckily I held onto my rod through this and was able to grab my yak and kick to an anchored sail boat. I ended up using their rope ladder as leverage to flip my yak back over. Through this whole process that spotty was still on my line. Fortunately I leashed all my rods, unfortunately my backpack and tackle worked it's way out of the buggy cords and I lost all of it. Lessoned learned, never remove that life vest. If that sail boat wasn't so close I could have been in a real bad situation. The other lesson I learned was to minimize what I bring. I lost a ton of tackle that I was never planning to use in the bay but since it was all in one box it was all lost. The second you take the ocean for granted is the second she kicks you in the ass. I hope you're able to get back out there soon, it truly is a live and learn based hobby.

[YakAttak]

Yup. That's exactly what I got. I've got some experience kayaking in the past without any problem so I thought I would handle it this time just fine. Only difference this time is I got gears, and a bucket of water sitting high behind me and it didn't take much to get flipped .

[FLORIDA BOY!]

Bummer dude! If you purchased any of your gear with a credit card, some have 90 day accidental damage or loss.

[TheBentRod]

The longer I do this the less gear I bring. As you start to pick your spots to fish on the regular, you will target certain species. The challenge is most of us come from party boats or situations we can't control what we target. We wind up bringing everything but the long range gear. With Kayak fishing your range is somewhat limited and you will have a tendency to target certain fish with a few techniques during certain times of the year. Then you will only need a few plastics, Lead heads, and hooks.

When you learn to tie rigs on the water, you can bring fewer rod/reel combos. Before you know it, you will have it down to a science with minimum gear. Have fun, be safe and catch plenty of fish.

[YakAttak]

Thanks guys. There's something I'm curious about. When you hook to a big fish and fighting it, is there any technique? Is there any chance the fish will pull you over or while leaning back against the fish pulling, you'll flip?

Mike: these were purchases way over that 90 days period

[TheBentRod]

Originally Posted by YakAttak

Thanks guys. There's something I'm curious about. When you hook to a big fish and fighting it, is there any technique? Is there any chance the fish will pull you over or while leaning back against the fish pulling, you'll flip?

Mike: these were purchases way over that 90 days period

I have hooked up with huge Threshers 10 foot plus, caught yt and wsb that have provided fun sleigh rides. I have not been pulled overboard. I don't know anyone who has been pulled overboard. Having a properly set drag is help you avoid being pulled over. Now, the trick is to maintain your balance when fighting fish or surf launches. The next thing is to make sure your work space/cockpit are organized and it is easy to grab your stuff (gaff, bogo grips) when needed. Next when fighting the fish, keep the rod on the side of the boat the fish is on. Learn how to use leverage to move the boat into position. It is easier to spin the yak when you have a fish on. It will surprise you how easy it is to get the yak in the right position.

Have fun, be safe and catch fish.