Moments.............. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 01-30-2023, 06:59 AM

Two incidents here...

First, was out in the PA17 about 200 yards off the beach, swells were maybe three to four feet, doable. I was in a deeper area so they faded as they came over a reef further out. Except one... Ever surf in a PA17? Kayak swamped, waves kept going over me and a passenger. I pulled the rip cord on the guests life jacket but somewhere along the line mine went bye bye. After about half an hour we got close to the beach and were bombarded by waves. Life guards finally showed up and dragged us and the kayak up on the beach where we got warmed up. The guest never went out again, don't know why.

Second, was fishing along the beach playing with the leopard sharks, hooked up on a heavy one that barely moved. saw it off about 75 feet in dirty water and it wasn't a leopard, kind of grey. It sank back down. Thinking I had a soupfin or something, I continued to bring it to the kayak. It cruised under the kayak, still couldn't see it, thought I was winning the fight when it popped up under my kayak. I froze, swimming out from under my kayak was a huge GW, as long as my PA14, I could have pet it. I froze, the darn thing didn't even know it was hooked as it nonchalantly cruise out in front of me. Then it realized it was hooked and with a swish of the tail took off breaking my line like it wasn't there. I have to say, those things are massive up close, vids don't do it justice. I returned to the harbor to change my pants.

The GW stayed in the area for several months, came around to check me out nearly every time I went out, I named it Bob. It has since moved on.

MITCHELL · 02-03-2023, 02:38 AM

Glad you made it safe after flipping over in shark infested water's

PapaDave · 02-03-2023, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

Glad you made it safe after flipping over in shark infested water's

Thanks, but the surfing wasn't shark infested... Just cold.

stevie951 · 02-03-2023, 11:19 PM

Not really scary cause I was 24 or so at the time.. O' dark thirty an hour before greyligh we get to deer creek and it sounded like constand thunder.. 6 foot shore pound mabe 3/4's of a second interval.. Mama didnt raise no bitch was the war cry,, two complete washes in the machine 30 minutes, second flip later I couldnt overturn the kayak cause putting pressure on my knee felt like a knife impaling it.. tried to radio the guys outside the surfline to just head out as that was it for me but no luck with the waterlogged radio.. we hit it because the wsb were on and they later send a couple pictures of their bounty

Torn MCL.. luckily everything was tucked in the hatches so no yard sale but yeah,, lugged my shit up those stairs all on my own at sunrise..

talk about walk of shame to drive my self to Kaiser on a Sunday at 5am sandy and soaking.. have some other stories that may or may not include being too inxoicated, flipping while taking a piss and losing a brand new torium/saguro setup among other things that werent leashed or stored..

talk about a horror story

stevie951 · 02-03-2023, 11:23 PM

balls were puckered here to for sure tho..

thinking back I'm not too sure I loosened the drags

MITCHELL · 02-04-2023, 05:47 AM

Is soloing Isla asuncion and looking up at the island 🏝 and seeing it fading fast in distance, it was a south running current pulling me towards Cabo 😳
Stay tuned for edit 😎 after typing the full story on that launch and using my iPhone I pushed the wrong button and it got deleted.

I road shotgun with Jim and his boat with my kayak inside his boat. Down to Rossman in Asuncion. Time frame was somewhere after Thanksgiving but before Christmas. Condition were a full on winter storm with white caps and rain.But we did get some brakes in the weather pattern to fish. The cove I launched in can be tricky and you really need to study it, because of all the braking reefs. Some are invisible unless a big swell set comes in. When it's flat a piece of cake, but not so this trip. Rossman and Jim took his boat and I was solo at Isla asuncion, had it all to my self. I launched and it was bumpy out side but my cobra fish & dive could handle it. I I decided to go long and deeper to try and get away from the Bonita. If you Google earth 🌎 satellite imagery you will see the island outside perimeter I took.
As I crossed over the shallows between the mainland and the island I was greeted with a pod of porpoising seals in tight formation just off my bow to the feeding grounds. First thought comes to mind that's how they travel to avoid predators. I fish all the way around the island to only catching Bonita and 20+ I am now at the south end. And yes I fished around lots of lobster floats but only getting Bonita. After the Bonita episode I'm starting to get tired and I am at the south end of the island stay tuned for the other side.

MITCHELL · 02-05-2023, 05:15 AM

To try some bottom fishing, think I put on a double gulp grub rig. Watching my graph getting deeper and deeper close to 200ft and nothing but a snag I have to brake the line. At that "moment" i look up and see how small the island got so quick in the south running current. No time to rig up again. I'm thinking I better save some energy for the paddle back I'm no spring chicken anymore.
I never went up the west side of the island before. but I no it's shallow because I can see braking reefs West of me and in front of me. As I'm paddling up the west side I pass a pack of barking sealion on the shoreline and they are not happy with me being in their territory. They start swimming out towards me, so I pick up the pace. They probably got within 50ft of me but no attack. Padding back across the shallows was alittle bumpy between the mainland and island but do-able. Even though I'm back I'm not feeling very comfortable because I'm not on land. I have two options the safe way paddle into town and have a long walk or take the outside cove where I launched i go for the outside cove definitely more fun if your a risk taker, like the figter pilot that run the mission you still have to land on the aircraft carrier.
My cove where I launched was closed off with brakers except for one small area at the north end, up tight to the small cliff and you had to wait for the null between sets.
Using my paddle like a tight wire walker with his balance beam I steady my self waiting waiting and go paddle like a spirited flying fish finally I can feel comfortable with only baby brakers behind me and only have to deal with the backwash of a sloped gravel beach not sure if I fell or not but it was no big deal. Dam to the Bonita and Rossman and Jim are some of the best iron fishermen I no hands 👐 down.

01-30-2023, 06:59 AM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,474	Two incidents here... First, was out in the PA17 about 200 yards off the beach, swells were maybe three to four feet, doable. I was in a deeper area so they faded as they came over a reef further out. Except one... Ever surf in a PA17? Kayak swamped, waves kept going over me and a passenger. I pulled the rip cord on the guests life jacket but somewhere along the line mine went bye bye. After about half an hour we got close to the beach and were bombarded by waves. Life guards finally showed up and dragged us and the kayak up on the beach where we got warmed up. The guest never went out again, don't know why. Second, was fishing along the beach playing with the leopard sharks, hooked up on a heavy one that barely moved. saw it off about 75 feet in dirty water and it wasn't a leopard, kind of grey. It sank back down. Thinking I had a soupfin or something, I continued to bring it to the kayak. It cruised under the kayak, still couldn't see it, thought I was winning the fight when it popped up under my kayak. I froze, swimming out from under my kayak was a huge GW, as long as my PA14, I could have pet it. I froze, the darn thing didn't even know it was hooked as it nonchalantly cruise out in front of me. Then it realized it was hooked and with a swish of the tail took off breaking my line like it wasn't there. I have to say, those things are massive up close, vids don't do it justice. I returned to the harbor to change my pants. The GW stayed in the area for several months, came around to check me out nearly every time I went out, I named it Bob. It has since moved on. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

02-03-2023, 02:38 AM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,289	That would have made some great video footage...... Glad you made it safe after flipping over in shark infested water's __________________ Duke Mitchell

02-03-2023, 11:19 PM	#4
stevie951 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Riverside Posts: 431	Not really scary cause I was 24 or so at the time.. O' dark thirty an hour before greyligh we get to deer creek and it sounded like constand thunder.. 6 foot shore pound mabe 3/4's of a second interval.. Mama didnt raise no bitch was the war cry,, two complete washes in the machine 30 minutes, second flip later I couldnt overturn the kayak cause putting pressure on my knee felt like a knife impaling it.. tried to radio the guys outside the surfline to just head out as that was it for me but no luck with the waterlogged radio.. we hit it because the wsb were on and they later send a couple pictures of their bounty Torn MCL.. luckily everything was tucked in the hatches so no yard sale but yeah,, lugged my shit up those stairs all on my own at sunrise.. talk about walk of shame to drive my self to Kaiser on a Sunday at 5am sandy and soaking.. have some other stories that may or may not include being too inxoicated, flipping while taking a piss and losing a brand new torium/saguro setup among other things that werent leashed or stored.. talk about a horror story __________________ "A Reel expert can Tackle anything " ~Malibu Stealth-14 ~Malibu X-13 Last edited by stevie951; 02-03-2023 at 11:26 PM.

02-04-2023, 05:47 AM	#6
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,289	Another brief moment that comes to mind..... Is soloing Isla asuncion and looking up at the island 🏝 and seeing it fading fast in distance, it was a south running current pulling me towards Cabo 😳 Stay tuned for edit 😎 after typing the full story on that launch and using my iPhone I pushed the wrong button and it got deleted. I road shotgun with Jim and his boat with my kayak inside his boat. Down to Rossman in Asuncion. Time frame was somewhere after Thanksgiving but before Christmas. Condition were a full on winter storm with white caps and rain.But we did get some brakes in the weather pattern to fish. The cove I launched in can be tricky and you really need to study it, because of all the braking reefs. Some are invisible unless a big swell set comes in. When it's flat a piece of cake, but not so this trip. Rossman and Jim took his boat and I was solo at Isla asuncion, had it all to my self. I launched and it was bumpy out side but my cobra fish & dive could handle it. I I decided to go long and deeper to try and get away from the Bonita. If you Google earth 🌎 satellite imagery you will see the island outside perimeter I took. As I crossed over the shallows between the mainland and the island I was greeted with a pod of porpoising seals in tight formation just off my bow to the feeding grounds. First thought comes to mind that's how they travel to avoid predators. I fish all the way around the island to only catching Bonita and 20+ I am now at the south end. And yes I fished around lots of lobster floats but only getting Bonita. After the Bonita episode I'm starting to get tired and I am at the south end of the island stay tuned for the other side. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 02-06-2023 at 10:45 AM.

02-05-2023, 05:15 AM	#7
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,289	Drifting at the south end I re-rig..... To try some bottom fishing, think I put on a double gulp grub rig. Watching my graph getting deeper and deeper close to 200ft and nothing but a snag I have to brake the line. At that "moment" i look up and see how small the island got so quick in the south running current. No time to rig up again. I'm thinking I better save some energy for the paddle back I'm no spring chicken anymore. I never went up the west side of the island before. but I no it's shallow because I can see braking reefs West of me and in front of me. As I'm paddling up the west side I pass a pack of barking sealion on the shoreline and they are not happy with me being in their territory. They start swimming out towards me, so I pick up the pace. They probably got within 50ft of me but no attack. Padding back across the shallows was alittle bumpy between the mainland and island but do-able. Even though I'm back I'm not feeling very comfortable because I'm not on land. I have two options the safe way paddle into town and have a long walk or take the outside cove where I launched i go for the outside cove definitely more fun if your a risk taker, like the figter pilot that run the mission you still have to land on the aircraft carrier. My cove where I launched was closed off with brakers except for one small area at the north end, up tight to the small cliff and you had to wait for the null between sets. Using my paddle like a tight wire walker with his balance beam I steady my self waiting waiting and go paddle like a spirited flying fish finally I can feel comfortable with only baby brakers behind me and only have to deal with the backwash of a sloped gravel beach not sure if I fell or not but it was no big deal. Dam to the Bonita and Rossman and Jim are some of the best iron fishermen I no hands 👐 down. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 02-06-2023 at 07:23 PM.