Honest opinions about the sport of kayak fishing

@bmb: Thanks, I might take you up on the offer to try out the NW on Shadow Cliffs. I had looked into the demo program at CCK Oakland and was considering it. I wasn't aware of the CCK Hobie Demo Day until you mentioned it--I plan to attend and to demo an Outback.

@newfuturevintage: That's a great idea to rent a kayak on HALF OFF Wednesdays at Chabot. Sounds like a good day for my 'unlimited vacation' benefit.   

Lots of good opinions given and I would add that there is nothing more exhilarating than bobbing around the ocean in a Tupperware tub knowing there is a better than even chance a Great White Shark is sizing you up.

This!

I live by Shadow Cliffs too, you can try my Outback sometime. Just pm me... maybe meet up with bmb at the same time too so that you can see why the outback is better.

Just kidding, the NW stuff are awesome too. But yeah you can try my outback, takes me just 10 mins to get to SC and i have a yearly pass so it won't cost me anything.

Having kayaked in Texas, it is a big difference than kayaking here. I could go after work, stop by the lake throw "big Red and a pole and my PFD and just have at it.  Went for 10 mile stretches down the Brazo's river with a coworker, because we could, and didn't start until 4 PM.

I would not think of going on big blue at that time of day. I wouldn't paddle alone, nor without  a Radio, Wetsuit/Dry Suit, my toasty warm neoprene muckalucks (or however you spell them), tie down everything to the boat. and keep your head rotating 360 degrees for dumb ass boaters, dumb ass birds, and that damn landlord!

Having said that, I agree with the other older gentlemen, that getting up and out is easy, but coming home cleaning everything is a PITA.

I have also seen some amazing sites I would of never seen from a boat or shore, like the day a Grey whale popped up 100 feet away from me (definitely a code brown event), or watching the furbags down at Moss Landing, or the dolphins in Santa Cruz.   So there is the good the difficult, and the bad, Like when I am grumpy SOB  at 6PM and just want to go to sleep but need to wash every thing.

Bumping for update. Did the wife put the kibosh on a kayak?  Been a little quiet after a fast start.