Minimum size kayak for la jolla kelp - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

monstahfish · 07-28-2024, 02:50 AM

I prefer a hobie because of the fin drive or a proper paddle kayak for surf launching and would recommend watching a how to video and practicing with no gear before risking flipping and breaking your rods. 12+ feet is a good general rule of thumb and I generally take my outback. That being said, I did take my lynx (11')the other day cause my outback sonar was dead and had no problem fighting and landing some big fish. The benefit of the lynx is it's unsinkable. I did a photoshoot in the passport 10.5 and landed a 20lb white seabass and it did fine. A shorter boat is just a little bit slower and if the current is pulling hard south and you go around the corner into the kelp it can take over an hour of constant pedaling just to get back inside so make sure you're in shape. Just make sure to keep your line from hitting the parting lines on those two piece hulls cause I wasn't ready for a fish to surge and it snapped my braid once and I lost my PB yellowtail.

07-28-2024, 02:50 AM	#1
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 429	I prefer a hobie because of the fin drive or a proper paddle kayak for surf launching and would recommend watching a how to video and practicing with no gear before risking flipping and breaking your rods. 12+ feet is a good general rule of thumb and I generally take my outback. That being said, I did take my lynx (11')the other day cause my outback sonar was dead and had no problem fighting and landing some big fish. The benefit of the lynx is it's unsinkable. I did a photoshoot in the passport 10.5 and landed a 20lb white seabass and it did fine. A shorter boat is just a little bit slower and if the current is pulling hard south and you go around the corner into the kelp it can take over an hour of constant pedaling just to get back inside so make sure you're in shape. Just make sure to keep your line from hitting the parting lines on those two piece hulls cause I wasn't ready for a fish to surge and it snapped my braid once and I lost my PB yellowtail.