SOLO SKIFF PROGRESS THREAD - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISH11 · 08-06-2020, 01:53 PM

Here's a short video of surf landing my Solo Skiff at La Jolla on 8-3-2020. The surf was very small so it was not much of a challenge and didn't need to time the sets. The process is still the same but normally I slide of the Solo at 2'-3' and don't end up as far up the sand as this time. It made it harder to turn the skiff around to due to the receding water and the Solo dragging on the sand. Something messed up on the upload to utube, so I fixed the problem and re-uploaded the video. this should be OK, now.

NICKWORN · 08-06-2020, 02:03 PM

Damn baby surf! Gotta love those days coming in. Did you just leave the engine in gear and allow the sand to push motor up? Im always worried something is going to ding the lower unit if i let it push off the ground.

FISH11 · 08-06-2020, 05:29 PM

Yes, the engine still in forward gear but pulled emergency leash to kill motor in I guess about 3'-4' of water, that way it's not running and if it hits sand before I can reach back and tilt it up, the engine prop won't get scratched up or suck any sand into the cooling system. That time the surf was so small, that I didn't need to Gun it as much as I did. That's why I ended up almost out of the water and it made it harder to spin the Solo around. Still trying to get used to that. Last week in larger surf it just flew over the set in front of me but I slid off in 2.5' of water, it was perfect.

FISH11 · 08-06-2020, 05:34 PM

SO, what do you think, Nick, should BWE make this thread a STICKY seeing it has over 10k views. JUST SAYING!

NICKWORN · 08-06-2020, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FISH11

SO, what do you think, Nick, should BWE make this thread a STICKY seeing it has over 10k views. JUST SAYING!

If I wak a fatty butt tomorrow I'm gonna press Brent. Hahaha JK

Hopefully some pics to share of the three of us with legals!! Continue to excitement!!

FISH11 · 08-08-2020, 12:55 PM

Nick, Fabian and me took our SOLO SKIFFs to San Diego Bay in search of some big fatty Halibut trolled the inside and then went around the jetty point to the Coronado bay area on the outside. We had multiple racked baits and caught many Spooties, Sand Bass and shorty Halibut. We just weren't able to find the big guys. I used a reverse dropper loop with three way swivel and a trailing treble hook. The funny thing is most of the bass I caught, were on that set up, the Hali I caught was on a fly lined Sardine. Had a great time till the big bay cruise ships, yachts and personal water craft turned the bay into a giant washing machine. So we called it a day somewhere around 2:30. Hoping the next trip produces the biggies.

Polychrest · 08-12-2020, 02:47 PM

Who is going to be the first one to take one of these to Catalina?

08-06-2020, 01:53 PM	#1
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Solo Skiff Surf Landing at La Jolla Here's a short video of surf landing my Solo Skiff at La Jolla on 8-3-2020. The surf was very small so it was not much of a challenge and didn't need to time the sets. The process is still the same but normally I slide of the Solo at 2'-3' and don't end up as far up the sand as this time. It made it harder to turn the skiff around to due to the receding water and the Solo dragging on the sand. Something messed up on the upload to utube, so I fixed the problem and re-uploaded the video. this should be OK, now. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 08-06-2020 at 08:34 PM.

08-06-2020, 05:29 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Yes, the engine still in forward gear but pulled emergency leash to kill motor in I guess about 3'-4' of water, that way it's not running and if it hits sand before I can reach back and tilt it up, the engine prop won't get scratched up or suck any sand into the cooling system. That time the surf was so small, that I didn't need to Gun it as much as I did. That's why I ended up almost out of the water and it made it harder to spin the Solo around. Still trying to get used to that. Last week in larger surf it just flew over the set in front of me but I slid off in 2.5' of water, it was perfect. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 08-06-2020 at 07:48 PM.

08-06-2020, 05:34 PM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	SO, what do you think, Nick, should BWE make this thread a STICKY seeing it has over 10k views. JUST SAYING! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

08-08-2020, 12:55 PM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Nick, Fabian and me took our SOLO SKIFFs to San Diego Bay in search of some big fatty Halibut trolled the inside and then went around the jetty point to the Coronado bay area on the outside. We had multiple racked baits and caught many Spooties, Sand Bass and shorty Halibut. We just weren't able to find the big guys. I used a reverse dropper loop with three way swivel and a trailing treble hook. The funny thing is most of the bass I caught, were on that set up, the Hali I caught was on a fly lined Sardine. Had a great time till the big bay cruise ships, yachts and personal water craft turned the bay into a giant washing machine. So we called it a day somewhere around 2:30. Hoping the next trip produces the biggies. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

08-06-2020, 02:03 PM	#2
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	Damn baby surf! Gotta love those days coming in. Did you just leave the engine in gear and allow the sand to push motor up? Im always worried something is going to ding the lower unit if i let it push off the ground.

08-12-2020, 02:47 PM	#7
Polychrest Junior Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 26	Who is going to be the first one to take one of these to Catalina?