kayak guidance

[FishHawk]

http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee/forums...4/m/1461091551 Check out this link shows you how to get back in a
SOT . FishHawk

[steelhead]

Just like a canoe! Nice!
That's the other reason I'll be getting a SOT.
If I do roll "out there", you don't end up with a tub full of water.

FishHawk. Any links to proper landing techniques in the surf?
I remember one showing a backpaddle technique as the waves broke by you as opposed to surfing in.

[hooked]

Originally Posted by steelhead

Any links to proper landing techniques in the surf?
I remember one showing a backpaddle technique as the waves broke by you as opposed to surfing in.

Here's one or two links with good info on technique for getting back on a SOT and launching/landing.

http://kayak4fish.com/press/SurfSkills.shtml
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?108
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?98
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?146

My technique is - plan on dumping but try not to

- make sure your gear is stowed and rods are leashed.
- time the sets for a lull
- follow a wave and paddle like hell
- if a wave catches you, try not to bury the bow and try to remain at a 45 degree angle by using your paddle on the beach side of the boat
- if you get tossed, keep the kayak between you and the shore and not the waves.

Raven, most kayaks that can support a motor are going to paddle like a bathtub. The Cobra Fish'n Dive is the one I've seen rigged up that way on the West Coast sites. It's got a 600# capacity.

[Raven]

the fish and dive thus far gets my vote....

i sweetwater fish in a johnboat but i wouldnt take that into the surf for any reason.... one good wave or power boat passing by leaving a wake...and your (swamped) flipped....so i'm looking for the saltwater alternative....

and that one gets my VOTE> worth the money !!!

it's either that or a tin boat...but the "IDEA" is to get out on the water effeciently without any hassels so the yak seems to be the answer.

[hooked]

http://www.martialartsacademy.org/qu...ctrickayak.htm

The link at the bottom doesn't work. His main homepage is...

http://www.martialartsacademy.org/quietmanfish.htm

[Raven]

the smaller blue fin tuna are caught while out trolling.... is my understanding.... so to catch one in a "kayak" wouldn't you need either a self propelled (via foot power) or a battery/ trolling motor setup
to cover enough water to accomplish this? or are you simply chasing around schools that are blitzing and then casting into them?

[zacs]

Originally Posted by Raven

or are you simply chasing around schools that are blitzing and then casting into them?

And if you were not that into chasing them around. If you stayed in the same place long enough with your motor off, they would pop up within casting distance....