Blem sale come ups. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Squid Vicious · 11-02-2013, 06:07 PM

.....I met a lot of cool people and I talked to everyone I could.....was there since 5am.....I was that fool in the walker.....so stoked I picked up a pro explorer f n d.....thanks Andy for the hard work....and to everyone else involved....sea you all on the drink

Witty1 · 11-02-2013, 06:56 PM

picked up two X-factors (grey & oj... I wasn't picky about the colors so I basically asked everyone in the front what they wanted and picked what was left)
one for myself and one from my best bud in NorCal, he gets the oj one... He couldn't make the drive and I sorta owed him a HUGE favor; so I grabbed one for him.
(The huge favor was... he gave me a hang glider.... yes a hang glider!)

Got there early and was pleasantly surprised to see only a handful people waiting.

FishRaiden · 11-03-2013, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Squid Vicious

.....I met a lot of cool people and I talked to everyone I could.....was there since 5am.....I was that fool in the walker.....so stoked I picked up a pro explorer f n d.....thanks Andy for the hard work....and to everyone else involved....sea you all on the drink

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Originally Posted by Witty1

picked up two X-factors (grey & oj... I wasn't picky about the colors so I basically asked everyone in the front what they wanted and picked what was left)
one for myself and one from my best bud in NorCal, he gets the oj one... He couldn't make the drive and I sorta owed him a HUGE favor; so I grabbed one for him.
(The huge favor was... he gave me a hang glider.... yes a hang glider!)

Got there early and was pleasantly surprised to see only a handful people waiting.

It was nice meeting you fellas, glad we all got what we came for. Cant wait to get ours rigged up.

dbarnett66 · 11-03-2013, 11:03 AM

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my 12 yer old son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

kiyo21 · 11-03-2013, 11:28 AM

nice to meet you guys, had fun and lucky i got what i went for. I took home the Sand Xfactor, and my dad got the spider angler seat for his old ass

well hope to see you guys on the water some time!

I'll probably be at oxe all the time now getting everything to i need to rig, here i come Andy!

good luck all!

Sdspeed · 11-03-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dbarnett66

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

And ya had his sweatshirt all day too

FishRaiden · 11-03-2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dbarnett66

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

A Stealth 14? Who wouldnt be pleased with?! Hopefully he'll grow onto it. And thats unfortunate for the other guys

Andy put out good instructions before that gate opened up.

Sdspeed · 11-03-2013, 12:57 PM

Anybody that went yesterday do you think there's enough inventory left to have a San Diego Sale like last year?

dbarnett66 · 11-03-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Anybody that went yesterday do you think there's enough inventory left to have a San Diego Sale like last year?

I left early, so I couldn't tell you. It looked like the xfactors and stealth 14s got hammered during my time there. Lot's of mini-x's where there when I left.

dbarnett66 · 11-03-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KingArvil

A Stealth 14? Who wouldnt be pleased with?! Hopefully he'll grow onto it. And thats unfortunate for the other guys

Andy put out good instructions before that gate opened up.

The Stealth 14 is for my 12 year old son. My 8 year old son is a little jealous right now. His day will happen in the next year.

I agree that Andy did give good instructions. Just felt bad for them after the frenzy and having high hopes. I am sure that they will find something in the future. Deals always come up somewhere.

FishRaiden · 11-03-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dbarnett66

The Stealth 14 is for my 12 year old son. My 8 year old son is a little jealous right now. His day will happen in the next year.

I agree that Andy did give good instructions. Just felt bad for them after the frenzy and having high hopes. I am sure that they will find something in the future. Deals always come up somewhere.

Still an awesome dad, to sit in the cold with only a tshirt & shorts on!

YakAttak · 11-06-2013, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KingArvil

It was nice meeting you fellas, glad we all got what we came for. Cant wait to get ours rigged up.

Were you 4th or 5th in line and was with your gf? If so, I was right behind you, picked up a stealth 12 in grey color. I came home very happy. Been waiting for this sale since last year since I missed the one last year. It was great meeting all of you, you guys sure made the time waiting for the gate to open shorter.

FishRaiden · 11-06-2013, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by YakAttak

Were you 4th or 5th in line and was with your gf? If so, I was right behind you, picked up a stealth 12 in grey color. I came home very happy. Been waiting for this sale since last year since I missed the one last year. It was great meeting all of you, you guys sure made the time waiting for the gate to open shorter.

Yup, that was me. Waiting in the freezing cold with you crazy campers haha. Congrats on your buy.

swavings · 11-07-2013, 11:44 AM

Hello All,

I was there and was able to pick up one the stone x factors... Still hvaent really found the blem yet.

I happened to take the x factor out yesterday and got limits on the bugs!!

I purchased the x factor after having a tarpon 160 and due to my size (6'5 and a slim 285) the X factor was a dream!!!

FishRaiden · 11-07-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by swavings

Hello All,

I was there and was able to pick up one the stone x factors... Still hvaent really found the blem yet.

I happened to take the x factor out yesterday and got limits on the bugs!!

I purchased the x factor after having a tarpon 160 and due to my size (6'5 and a slim 285) the X factor was a dream!!!

What a way to bless your X-Factor! I still havent pulled a legal bug yet.

YakAttak · 11-07-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KingArvil

Yup, that was me. Waiting in the freezing cold with you crazy campers haha. Congrats on your buy.

Right hahaha. I was supposed to go home after the bar but got out of the bar too late and wasn't prepared with camping gears lol. Couldn't stand the cold outside so I left my chair in line and went to the car to get warm and fall asleep for 2 hrs

. Luckily everybody was nice and didn't kick me off my spot LOL.

BigRed805 · 11-09-2013, 01:24 PM

Hey fellas This is my first post Just looking to say hello to the community and that i'm looking forward to sharing my fishing adventures here in the future. I had been fishing from a buddies extra kayak a perception kingfish. For how cheap this kayak was I will say it rides pretty well and is very stable but being that i'm 6'3 300 pounds I wanted something with a higher weight capacity (the kingfish had a capacity of 325 lbs). So after weeks of scouring craiglist for a good deal on an x factor or stealth 14 I found the ad for the blem sale and decided to call in from work and run down the morning of. I arrived at 7:50 AM and of course I was at the back of the line but hey i made it! Unfortunately within 30 seconds or so of the gates opening all the coveted Stealths and x factors were gone before I even made it through the gates but I did manage to get my hands on X 13 before it was too late. I was a little worried I wouldn't like it because I was used to riding a wider kayak ( the kingfish definitely felt more stable side to side ) but after fishing it a couple times already I think i will be able to adjust pretty quickly. I'm still gonna keep my eyes open for a good deal on an X factor but i'm more than happy with what I got and plan to fish it like all hell. My buddy came with me and picked himself up a stealth 9 for a second kayak and he loves that little thing already... stand up sight fishing in the harbor on a 9 foot yak is sick!! Here's a couple pics of the first few trips.

X13 in Stone

Santa barbara harbor fun

Caught a couple pancakes first time out

My buddy got a legal first time on his new stealth 9

11-02-2013, 06:07 PM	#1
Squid Vicious plastic navey squid Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Adelanto Posts: 171	.....I met a lot of cool people and I talked to everyone I could.....was there since 5am.....I was that fool in the walker.....so stoked I picked up a pro explorer f n d.....thanks Andy for the hard work....and to everyone else involved....sea you all on the drink __________________ Manny Malibu Stealth 14 Malibu Pro Exporer F & D Malibu Mini X F & D "anchovie " Last edited by Squid Vicious; 11-02-2013 at 09:31 PM.

11-03-2013, 11:03 AM	#4
dbarnett66 Danodog Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lakeside, CA Posts: 155	I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my 12 yer old son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted. There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way. Last edited by dbarnett66; 11-03-2013 at 07:08 PM.

11-03-2013, 11:28 AM	#5
kiyo21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chino CA Posts: 202	Hey ALL! nice to meet you guys, had fun and lucky i got what i went for. I took home the Sand Xfactor, and my dad got the spider angler seat for his old ass well hope to see you guys on the water some time! I'll probably be at oxe all the time now getting everything to i need to rig, here i come Andy! good luck all!

11-02-2013, 06:56 PM	#2
Witty1 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 74	picked up two X-factors (grey & oj... I wasn't picky about the colors so I basically asked everyone in the front what they wanted and picked what was left) one for myself and one from my best bud in NorCal, he gets the oj one... He couldn't make the drive and I sorta owed him a HUGE favor; so I grabbed one for him. (The huge favor was... he gave me a hang glider.... yes a hang glider!) Got there early and was pleasantly surprised to see only a handful people waiting.

11-03-2013, 12:57 PM	#8
Sdspeed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 732	Anybody that went yesterday do you think there's enough inventory left to have a San Diego Sale like last year?

11-07-2013, 11:44 AM	#14
swavings Junior Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 7	Hello All, I was there and was able to pick up one the stone x factors... Still hvaent really found the blem yet. I happened to take the x factor out yesterday and got limits on the bugs!! I purchased the x factor after having a tarpon 160 and due to my size (6'5 and a slim 285) the X factor was a dream!!!

11-09-2013, 01:24 PM	#17
BigRed805 Junior Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Lompoc Ca Posts: 7	Hey fellas This is my first post Just looking to say hello to the community and that i'm looking forward to sharing my fishing adventures here in the future. I had been fishing from a buddies extra kayak a perception kingfish. For how cheap this kayak was I will say it rides pretty well and is very stable but being that i'm 6'3 300 pounds I wanted something with a higher weight capacity (the kingfish had a capacity of 325 lbs). So after weeks of scouring craiglist for a good deal on an x factor or stealth 14 I found the ad for the blem sale and decided to call in from work and run down the morning of. I arrived at 7:50 AM and of course I was at the back of the line but hey i made it! Unfortunately within 30 seconds or so of the gates opening all the coveted Stealths and x factors were gone before I even made it through the gates but I did manage to get my hands on X 13 before it was too late. I was a little worried I wouldn't like it because I was used to riding a wider kayak ( the kingfish definitely felt more stable side to side ) but after fishing it a couple times already I think i will be able to adjust pretty quickly. I'm still gonna keep my eyes open for a good deal on an X factor but i'm more than happy with what I got and plan to fish it like all hell. My buddy came with me and picked himself up a stealth 9 for a second kayak and he loves that little thing already... stand up sight fishing in the harbor on a 9 foot yak is sick!! Here's a couple pics of the first few trips. X13 in Stone Santa barbara harbor fun Caught a couple pancakes first time out My buddy got a legal first time on his new stealth 9