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12-17-2020, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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Video: Rough Launch @ LJ- 12/13/2020
Decided to go for it anyway and try our luck. Secured everything as good as possible and timed it as best I could. Took a few over the bow but kept it straight. Just when I though I was past the impact zone, a cleanup set showed up and I barely made it over the top. In the end, just got really wet and at some point I lost my coffee mug(full of fresh/hot coffee... very tragic). BUT- No yardsale, that's a win in my book. Fishing pretty bad with no real marks all day. Searched mostly in deeper water around 120-170'. Tide bottomed out quick and the landing was super mellow and easy. Total opposite from that morning. Made a video of the launch just for fun. Wish I could've added scenes of me fighting and landing a nice fish, but it was not meant to be. But if you're bored and want to watch an idiot who left his warm bed at 4:30am to get soaked with cold saltwater waves on an Outback, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88PL...qxySRVJ4AaABAg |
12-17-2020, 02:53 PM | #2 |
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Nice, that was entertaining.
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12-17-2020, 03:30 PM | #3 |
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thats one of the reasons i'm shopping for a surf ski
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12-17-2020, 03:52 PM | #4 |
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Not sketchy, looked like you handled it very well.
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12-17-2020, 04:04 PM | #5 |
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Nice to see someone else lashing their rods to the deck.
Nothing to make a bad thing 10x worse like breaking/losing a rod
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12-17-2020, 04:08 PM | #6 |
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lol thanks, it was definitely one of the most fun launches I've done to date!
lmao nice. Can I get a tow?? True, it definitely felt sketchier at the time. But thanks! To be fair, I've only been in the kayak game for less than a year, so it's the sketchiest launch I've done so far. I'm sure there guys here with some stories of REAL sketchiness from over the years. It's funny how I can duckdive a surfboard in double-overhead surf and be fine, but sketched out in 3-4' on a kayak! |
12-17-2020, 05:02 PM | #7 |
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Nice work . No sets, just constant rollers
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12-17-2020, 06:58 PM | #8 |
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So glad that was the launch and not the landing that day!
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12-17-2020, 09:42 PM | #9 |
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12-17-2020, 10:00 PM | #11 |
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You did very well!
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12-18-2020, 08:11 AM | #12 |
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Waist high = overhead for kayakers haha. Cool vid.
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12-18-2020, 12:05 PM | #13 |
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12-20-2020, 06:39 AM | #15 |
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Glad you made it out without event. Good to see all the rods lashed horizontally just in case. Do you ever pre-rig the mirage drive ready to use, hooked flush to the hull with the bungie? The method employs scissor kicking in shallow until deep enough for full peddle strokes. My paddle is broken down and stored for emergency use in case the mirage fails. Do any West Coaster's use that method, if not what is the reason?
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12-21-2020, 05:29 AM | #16 |
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Solid fish report
Great video too. Camera placement is kinda hindered or blocked though. What do you do with your reels? Do the reels get soaked if mounted on the rods? the outback looked like it performed well. It is better in the surF compared to the old Outback? Those sneaker waves at the end almost cleaned up when you let your guard down. .
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And I've never personally used that method for 2 reasons. 1- I want to keep as much sand and sandy water out of the drive as possible. and 2- when I eventually do screw up a launch at some point(because it's bound to happen some day) I'd prefer not to have the drive exposed if the kayak is rolling away in shallow water. |
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12-21-2020, 09:10 AM | #18 | |
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Most of the reels I have are water "resistant" so I'm okay with them getting splashed a bit and rinsing them off with a bottle of water after the launch and again back on land. I've just kind of resigned myself to the fact that taking them out on the kayak is going to be harsh in general and I'll have to service them way more frequently than when they were just used on the boat. I haven't flipped the yak yet, but I'm assuming being submerged in sandy saltwater would result in me having to service them all as punishment. And this is my first Outback, so I wouldn't be able to give you a comparison. My last kayak was a Passport 12 and that would have definitely been sketchier getting out. The rounded bow and flatter hull would have been pushed sideways more easily by the whitewater I'm guessing, whereas the Outback just punched right through and out the back. (Maybe THAT'S why it's called the "Outback?") Last edited by Salty; 12-21-2020 at 09:17 AM. |
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12-21-2020, 10:06 AM | #19 |
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Here’s a reference for losing a rod and reel overboard coming back in. The only one I forgot to tie down...had to swim back out and get it. Opened it up and it looked like a sugar cookie.
Food for thought. When you come back in on a bigger surf day if you dont get a ride all the way in and get out in knee-waist deep water I’d recommend hauling the kayak in as fast as possible because a whitewash wave can easily go over the back of your kayak and douse your reels. Had that happen once and took apart my Jigmasters and SL30SHs and it was evident a decent amount of saltwater got in. Now no matter how tired I am, I dont celebrate surviving the launch until the kayak’s bow is on the beach.
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12-21-2020, 12:18 PM | #20 |
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Thats what we call a good day in Oregon. I sure do miss the SoCal ankle slappers.
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