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Kayak Fishing Zone => Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) => Topic started by: Bill on September 20, 2008, 08:45:39 PM
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The wife and kids are out of town so I just had to go fishing. I hitched a ride with the Mexican Free Diving Team (Art and Angel) and we made it to the Bean around 9am. As we are parking we see a kayaker flip in the mouth of cove. He go bck on quickly and made it out. This caused us to pause a bit and watch the sets. They where big but about 2-3 minutes apart. We decided to go for. Angel decided to jump over his yak and take a dip but we otherwise made it out OK.
Fishing was slow. There was a big school Macs so I decided to make some bait. I had one 5 mac one giant smelt hookup that was a good fight. Drifted that bait for nada. Went south a bit to meet up wit JTF, JTF's friend (flipper :smt003 ) and Freddie. JTF and Freddie had a few blacks. Art pulled a decent cab and so did Freddie. Basically the fishing sucked.
Then we decided to land. The MFDT and I made it in clean. The others? I will let the video do the talking...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZUJaXdKfI
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Awesome video!
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The first wipe out I bungling the camera so I only got like a second of it. So I had to go with the loop and slo-mo, sorry Freddie! :-)
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i like that devilish laughter when the poor guy gets wiped out in slow motion! :smt003
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sure not the place for a grenhorn like me.... :smt009
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Great video Bill.
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Bill,
That vid is awesome!!!!!
Fred,
A picture (or video), is worth a thousand words!!!! :smt003 It's actually more brutal than you described.
Stuart
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:smt044
Dude!
I was out at Davenport this morning & it was pumping. I turned to Laura & said" Guess it's a good thing I decided to pass on hitting Bean today."
Wish I'd been there to watch (from the beach).
With the swell forecast I suspected the fish would be laying low.
I've been fortunate with the weather & free time the past couple of weeks though. I know that when your windows of opportunity are few, ya gotta go when you can. Kudos to you guys for charging it! You are hardcore!
Annnd....thanks for the vid Bill!
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That first crash is nasty! Great video.
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Sweet! time for GBII to cough up his NCKA champion surfer title!
cowabunga! :smt005
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Yeah the slo-mo laughter is the Bean getting revenge! :-)
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I was rolling on that video.
-Brian G
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Freddie gave me the story by phone, but seeing it is way BETTER!
Thanks Bill. Great vid. Love the evil laughter.
Wish you had a close-up Freddie.
JTF... way to punish another one of your newbie friends. :smt043
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The video tells a great story...don't mess with the Bean or you'll pay.
The first yakker just gets swallowed up and the next series shows that if you can paddle fast you can get to shore before the waves catch up to you. Was that JTF on his Tarpon? Man, whoever that was, he was moving.
If the waves change up the count and you get caught, there's nothing you can do but hope you stowed everything. Good assist guys.
I think this event rates pretty high for comedy but GB2's ride is in a category by itself for the "Oh Shit I'm glad I'm wearing a helmet."
Nice video Bill!
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Great report and video! :smt041
:smt001
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Fantastic video. I was talking to PAL about the Bean's South Swell mojo... PAL are you watching? So on topic!!!
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Very cool video Bill. It goes a long way towards explaining why there's so much carnage at the Bean, if this is how most people are doing combat landings. Too bad the fish weren't all that cooperative.
Regards,
Scott
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT VIDEO!!!!!
Badog
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And to think... I was just a minute away from turning back and driving home when I first got to the Bean... Miss all that fun... forgetaboutit... I got to the Bean a little after 6 to see a pumping swell and nobody in sight. I watched it a bit and decided... what the hell... I barely got out... but I did and as soon as I did... I was thinking to myself... Shit... coming in might be a bitch. A couple hours later, I got a hail on the VHF and it was JTF and his buddy. It must've taken them at least a half hour to make it out. For a while, I didn't think that they were going to join me at all. After that, Bill hailed in and it was a party. Like Papa Bill said... the fishing was slow. I managed to catch some but nothing really worth anything. I did put a 21" cab on my stringer and that was that. Coming in was a rush in itself and made the whole day worth it. Man, the swell looked and felt really big on my way in. The Bean can really put the fear into a man and can really bring the hurt too. Basically, I paddled my ass off and got caught in the back wash at the steep part of the beach... I saw the boys looking hard and pointing and I looked back... the last thing I yelled out was... "I'm in trouble...!" Then, KABOOM!!! A wave just closed in on me like a bomb. I literally got blown off of my yak and that was that... all in all... what a rush. I never felt so alive in a very long time. I love this shit. I'm glad that Bill got a picture of it... describing it in words just isn't enough.
Be safe out there...
Freddie
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Gota love those beach slappers. I was trying not to laugh, sorry, I failed. Cool report/video.
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WTG Freddie...that IS the madness!
BTW-gotta love Papa Bill's "uh-oh"
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I talked to Freddie on the phone this morning and he said I gotta see this post.
He was RIGHT!!
I was laughing so hard it hurt.
One thing the GF commented on was how the guys ran to help out a bud in trouble.
My reply, " That's just how we roll babe. That's just how we roll"
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man that is a BIG shorebreak! i have picked my bean days very carefully in the past and i will continue to do so!
great video and excellent NCKA teamwork to get the second kayak out of the wash.
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That wasn't toooo bad. At least his yak stayed upright and spared his rods :smt001 Now if he was one yak legnth further out.........that would have been bad........get it? Bean Bad :smt005 Nice catch Bill.
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Fantastic video. I was talking to PAL about the Bean's South Swell mojo... PAL are you watching? So on topic!!!
the bean is actually shielded from the south swells by pigeon point.
those are actually just small to medium west swells believe it or not.
If you want to get creamed by some south swells tho, I can show you some spots, :smt002
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Thanks for the great video Bill. That's the way to tell newbies like myself to think
twice before heading out.
Jedmo
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That is a toatl RIOT, esp the slow-mo laughing...
Evil
Allen
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Fantastic video Bill!!! :smt045 My buddy Tom(flipper) had a pretty good time out there. Gary, that was me in front of him. The sets were tricky yesterday, just when you thought it would lay down a bigger set would come in. I was jammin for my life, and, trying not to give the guys anything to laugh at. :smt003
Great fishing with you guys, too bad about the bite, it was horrrrrible! Freddie gave me the story by phone, but seeing it is way BETTER!
Thanks Bill. Great vid. Love the evil laughter.
Wish you had a close-up Freddie.
JTF... way to punish another one of your newbie friends. :smt043
I have no idea what your talking about chuck. :smt082 I did explain all the risks about that place before we went. He is a veteran surfer of this area and actually handled himself pretty good out there for his first time in the ocean. I feel the bean is a great place to get your crash landings dialed in. Or not. Depends on how well a person can read the sets and handle their kayak.
A job well done to Art, Angel and Bill on their timing. It was amazing how big the sets were that came in after them and there was my bro Fred scrambling around on the inside of the cove trying to survive, you can probably imagine how my buddy and I felt watching that as we paddled in. JTF
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Great video Bill - my wife and kids loved it, too! It reminded us of some of our previous "adventures", brought back memories for sure. Nice assist in getting Freddie out of the impact zone and great fortune the boat stayed straight. Thanks!
John
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I remember the time I introduced a BH rookie to the Bean and assumed that since he was a veteran paddler he could handle the surf. I had him follow me out and by the time I turned around all I saw was the front of his yak sticking straight up in the air. ChuckE and Freddie saw my poor friend get pummeled all the way back to the beach and they helped him collect his gear. Anyway, we packed up and ended up going to Pillar Point for a good time there. Lunch at Barbara's Fish Trap helped smooth over the mental wounds.
JTF, is that Tom's name (flipper) or are you pulling our leg? Not a good name for beach launches and landings. Impressive sprint slicing through the water on that stretch run.
Freddie, I just though of something...you just got C&R'd by the Bean! :smt044
Gary
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Now that was epic! I am so glad I drove home yesterday and did not get eaten up by the west swell.
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sweet jesus :smt118
I'm just glad everyone came out of it OK. Way to charge it boyzzzz :smt002
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:shock: Strong stuff, and timely.
Sean fed me a great story idea. By that I mean terrible! Where are the Sands of Sorrow? Any beach can be a bastard, but which common (although advanced) launches exact the highest toll? BH and Limekiln leap right to mind. Down south Malibu way, it's definitely County Line. Any more?
And pics, I need pics. Who's got some? I can start with these (sorry guys!):
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/carnageLR0003.JPG)
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/carnageLR0008.JPG)
(These are actually Mill Creek)
And the 'Kiln cooked this Jelly:
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/Oops6400001a.JPG)
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:shock: Strong stuff, and timely.
Sean fed me a great story idea. By that I mean terrible! Where are the Sands of Sorrow? Any beach can be a bastard, but which common (although advanced) launches exact the highest toll? BH and Limekiln leap right to mind. Down south Malibu way, it's definitely County Line. Any more?
And pics, I need pics. Who's got some? I can start with these (sorry guys!):
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/carnageLR0003.JPG)
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/carnageLR0008.JPG)
(These are actually Mill Creek)
And the 'Kiln cooked this Jelly:
(http://www.kayakfishingzone.com/Images/PhotoHost/Oops6400001a.JPG)
PAL, Here's a post that I started a while back....
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,5492.0.html
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First person Freddie calls to tell about his destruction is Stuart. Of course I'm next (or I think I am). I didn't think it was funny at all. I'm thinking 'are you crazy!?' I've heard stories about the Bean- thats probably one of the places I will never go- but OMG what was he thinking??? Anyways, as I was sleeping last night, Freddie comes into the room with his laptop and says, "Babe! You've gotta watch this!!!" So he plays the video Bill posted. I'm too sleepy to even pay attention, I reply "uh huh" then fall back asleep. Remembering his video and his excitement about it, I decided to watch it just now. All I have to say is HILARIOUS!!! :smt044
Freddie managed to get some crazy bruises on his leg. I'm glad everyone made it in safe.
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When we finally make it down there I am bringing my off road riding gear......everyone else just bring a camera.
Great video and commentary!
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That was crazy stuff yesterday.... The Bean has been good and bad to me. My first wipe out ever was there. My worse wipe out ever was there and then there's yesterday. All is well though... just a bruised ego but a little humility is a good thing sometimes. Plus, I've got another great story to tell at the campfire. I just wish that Bill was able to capture it all on video... that would've been awesome.
Gary-
The first thing that came to mind as we were standing on the beach in the aftermath was your buddy and how he just got hammered. Definitely on the wrong side of the yak out there. Definitely one of the more brutal wipeouts at the Bean in terms of having a yakker getting beat up. We all remembered your final words that day... "C'ya guys, were heading to HMB..." Classic
Freddie
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Been there, wrecked that! :smt006
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When I read the header...I didn't think I was gonna see THAT!
hmmmm?..I want to go fishing in the ocean, on my kayak, on THIS day!...and you pull out your calendars, close your eyes and drop your finger on "the day?"....too funny! :smt005.....I mean, I glad everyone made it in safe.
You guys are nuts, I mean MAD for attempting...WTMU and let your better judgement fall to the side!
....GETyourFISHIN'in! :smt003
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A couple notes on this day.
We pulled up to the beach and the first sight we see is JTF's buddy get bucked into the water by the break that unloads off the northside rocks. Timing that was a b***h cause not all sets continued to break after hitting the rocks, some would mush out and others would continue to break all the way back to the beach......flipper just got caught but he recovered fast and it didn't ook like he lost any gear, 100% pro.
We watched the water for about 40 mins before we agreed that its doable but timing was everything. We're all suited up and ready to, waiting out the big sets. I stood back and let Pennington and Pacifico go so its not mayhem if someone gets pummeled. The set ended and it flattened out, just as Bill and Pac start charging the ranger and a lifegaurd call everybody back onto shore for a quick discussion. Lifee gives us the general surf warning and suggests we stay away from the rocks. He looked over our gear and highfives us on having all the safety gear and tronics....good to go. We turned back to the surf and had to stick it out for another 4-5 mins till it layed out a bit then we go. Angle had the sweetest mount to dismount I ever seen. From the left side of his yak, he planted his ass in the seat then swung his right leg over the yak....and his left leg followed it. The momentum carried his body completly off the yak and he flipped. I think he was just showing off, it takes some serious cojones to do a slapstick comedy bit in 6 foot shorebreak. Proving yet again why he's el presidente and I can't join his dive club. Paddling out I got sucked sideways into the next wave and played bumper boats with Bill, he straightened me out and I paddled my tail off to get to the middle of the bay. On my way out a macker rolled through and peaked right under me, my yak got nearly vertical in the face....Bill was not so lucky and he had to punch through it while it broke.
We fished, I stuck a cab and black on iron. Bill and Pacco fished squid, macks and swimbaits for the goose egg. The swell was building while we were out there and the sets seemed like they doubled in size. We were on the reef and bigger sets started coming through, 30 feet of water, I turned and seen a big effer roll under Bill and by the time it got to me it had sucked alot of water off the reef and started peaking, I thought it was gonna break but it didn't. My 13 foot yak got near vertical again and I swear if I paddled it I could rode it like a surfboard. It was pretty much game over after that, we called it a day.
I stowed everything and was prepared to swim. Paddling back through the mouth was nuts and it seemed like the sets were closer together now. I kinda hung out at the mouth and let Pennington and el pres do there thing, we came in single file and landed safely. I felt like a sitting duck while we were slo paddling the mouth waiting to charge in. The sets that came through while we were waiting were beastly.
We got to shore and grabbed the radio to see if we could guide the rest of the crew in but all ears were off. You know the rest of the story. I have a good shot of freddie with the wave stacked up behind him, it was alot bigger than the video makes it seem. I'll post it as soon as I can load it.
oh yeah....Angel broke his fishing rod but not when he flipped. He attempted a roland martin hookset on a rock and busted his tip off :smt003
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I was taught by the pros(PapaBill&Mooch:smt008).....come in as close to the right as possible.
....if a stronger south were hitting it?, come into the south rock area.(saw John do it with my own eyes on day...without incident)
I saw Freddie come in last week and he was in the middle...just like he was here...I know that shorebreak will gobble up stuff pretty easy...that's why I chip the corners when coming back in.
,but if I was looking for some fun....i'dDOitJUSTlikeSAVAGEdid!=CLASSIC!
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I came back thru the middle. Once.
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I was taught by the pros(PapaBill&Mooch:smt008).....come in as close to the right as possible.
It was trickier than it looked. That was a lull, some of the set waves didn't break over the northside rocks, some had 1-2 waves that broke all or most of the way in and after we had all landed one bruiser came in and closed out over most of the cove. If you woulda hugged the rocks you woulda swam. We had to come in straight up the gut then paddle as far to the north side of the cove as we could before the next set came.
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I was taught by the pros(PapaBill&Mooch:smt008).....come in as close to the right as possible.
We had to come in straight up the gut then paddle as far to the north side of the cove as we could before the next set came.
that is what i'm refering to...some just continue the middle trek and find out that, that parte of the shore is MUCH STEEPER than the corners are.....resulting in a less shore pound.....but I would not have even launched in those conditions....even if JTF were there, pushing me on. :smt011 knowWHENtoTUCKtail&SAVEass!
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Sweet! time for GBII to cough up his NCKA champion surfer title!
cowabunga! :smt005
Sorry John -
Freddie is 10 times the angler as me but he will have to hang 10 on a 5 foot Limekiln ball crusher with a 1 1/2 flip ejection before I give up my surfing title. :smt044
Scott
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Yeah but you got a helmet and a wetsuit, Freddie is in shorts and a visor :-)
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S-A-V-A-G-E and that spells Freddie!
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The ejection sounds sweet but that is no 5 footer brother. The wave that bombed on Freddie made a 15 foot kayak completely disappear. That was a legit 5'er :smt001
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I just finished a book that provided a scientific formula for determinining wave height:
Observed Wave Height divided by 2
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The ejection sounds sweet but that is no 5 footer brother. The wave that bombed on Freddie made a 15 foot kayak completely disappear. That was a legit 5'er
I was going to ask if he had a picture of him riding that 5 footer ;) But do look at how deeply buried Scott's bow is. That's intimidating...
Regards,
Scott
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The ejection sounds sweet but that is no 5 footer brother. The wave that bombed on Freddie made a 15 foot kayak completely disappear. That was a legit 5'er :smt001
In the picture, the wave was just beginning to break. At the face max when my yak was fully verticle, the top of the wave was above where my plano box is. The reason why I know this is because I wanted to eject backwards over the top of the wave instead of forward onto the beach. LK is pretty steep so the waves build really quickly in the crunch zone. That means the face was 10-12 feet at the maximum so I figure about a 4-5 ft wave. Sackyak and PJ were in a better position to judge the actual wave height and laugh. It isn't often you can use a P15 as a wave face measuring tool :smt005
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That means the face was 10-12 feet at the maximum /quote]
Hey Scott,
Please define what you mean by "face" in that sentence. Do you mean the vertical distance from the peak of the wave to the surface of the water just in front of the breaking wave?
Scott
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That means the face was 10-12 feet at the maximum /quote]
Hey Scott,
Please define what you mean by "face" in that sentence. Do you mean the vertical distance from the peak of the wave to the surface of the water just in front of the breaking wave?
Scott
The wave face from the bottom of the face which in this case was the beach where my bow was unfortunately burried :smt005 to the top of the face. Basically the 25 yards of water in front of me you see in the picture were sucked out by the wave which left me nothing to surf so I was looking straight down at the beach and rocks. :smt011 However for a few seconds it was the ride of a lifetime. :smt003 Only ex-surfers would probably understand this. :smt044
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Freddie, Fuzz, and P-spark witnessed me crash and burn bad at the Bean once. I was almost out of the cove when a huge swell started to form. I was hoping that if I stopped paddling and waited, it would just pass under me. What a freakin' MISTAKE! I should have charged it instead. It curled, swallowed me, and spit me out on the beach. Freddie was there to pick up the pieces and then I got hammered again while standing near shore. The BEAN was adding insult to injury. :smt009
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Sounds like I should design an "I survived the Bean" T-shirt...with a wicked surf graphic.
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:shock: Strong stuff, and timely.
Sean fed me a great story idea. By that I mean terrible! Where are the Sands of Sorrow? Any beach can be a bastard, but which common (although advanced) launches exact the highest toll? BH and Limekiln leap right to mind. Down south Malibu way, it's definitely County Line. Any more?
Paul -
LK and BH certainly take it's toll. Personally having been thrashed at both, and I will say that BH is more technically challenging because of the jaws and outside break. LK on the other hand is not as technical but the shore break is rediculously punishing comparable to the "wedge" at Newport, IMO. The harriest laucnh and landing I have ever done was in Asilomar, Monterey. Tide pool/rock garden slot launch with 3-5 breakers and epic yard sales and wipe outs. Luckily it is now inside of an MLPA so others will not attempt something that stupid. :smt005
Scott
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Scott... this image of you is etched in my mind forever. Whenever someone asks me what "pearling" means, I will always think about you. :smt003
(http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=14786.0;attach=34268;image)
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Having been around the block (Big Sur to Elk) and being victimized myself in some big wipe outs (Linda Mar and Carmel State Beach) .Carmel State Beach has already had a history and a few deaths because of it's steep break and strong current.
I still have scarry memories of launching out of Linda Mar with GTO Eric during the "salmon year" . While everyone else decide to wait it out, Eric and I foolishly charged out to sea and nearly getting ourselves rocked by the incoming swells. We got lucky and timed it just about right. I remember flying out of my seat when the bow of my yak pointed to the sky and it slammed down on the back side of the wave and my ass luckily landed back to my seat. EK witnessed the event and made a statement I will never forget...."Dead man paddling" :smt044 If I was faced with the same conditions today and knowing what I know now, "I'll pass" :smt002
While we laugh about all our tragic launches and landings, let's remember that we've all been lucky so far. Be safe out there brothers! Don't venture out alone and when in doubt, go to plan B and find a more favorable spot to fish...there's always tomorrow :smt002
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While we laugh about all our tragic launches and landings, let's remember that we've all been lucky so far. Be safe out there brothers! Don't venture out alone and when in doubt, go to plan B and find a more favorable spot to fish...there's always tomorrow :smt002
Ditto... well said Mooch.
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Well boys... believe it or not... I've wrecked a lot worse than this. But, you'll have to go way back to the days when I paddled a Fish and Die... and that was at the Bean. Luckily, that was before waterproof cameras. I must say that my wipeout was pretty bad but, when I think of really bad scenarios... I think about Scott's episode at LK. That was just gnarly and that was just the beginning of it. When I think about really punishing blows dished out... I think about Gary's buddy getting speared by his yak in the no no zone. OUCH... the look on his face was to die for... eyeballs bugging out, all red and shit... freaked out look on his face said it all. Then, I remember about a time at the Bean when I went completely verticle on a lauch and landed on my head and got crushed by my yak... that was the time when I decided to start wearing a PFD. I guess I should invest in a helmet if I want to join the GB2 crash landing club. I'm not quite there but, I'm getting closer. Still, after it was all over... and I wasn't too beat up... it was kinda fun in a sick sort of way.
I've seen some other nice wipeouts at the Bean... actually, the worse wipeouts I've seen were all at the Bean except for one that I witnessed at South Central... that was a good one. Too bad I didn't get pictures of that one but I still can visualize it like it was yesterday. Chucke's wipeout could've been a lot worse if he was closer to the shore... although, in his amazement that he got blasted, he stood in the surfzone and got tackled by another wave... that was funny.
Hey Adam... I would've gone to the north end of the cove but the sets were pushing hard and I didn't want to get caught up in a tube going sideways. I usually land at the northern part of the cove unless I know I can make it or I'm just trying to get the hell out of the water. The problem was the huge backwash. Oh well... you guys don't call me Savage for my good looks.
Freddie
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Hmmm..... which is worse, the bean or LK? I think LK is a bit sneakier. and it has that gravel that sprays everywhere. ok scott, you can hold onto your title... for now! :smt010
J
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Hmmm..... which is worse, the bean or LK? I think LK is a bit sneakier. and it has that gravel that sprays everywhere. ok scott, you can hold onto your title... for now! :smt010
J
IMO, LK would be worse...just imagine if things went REALLY BAD and you needed to get to the nearest hospital ASAP.....it'll be a Loooong painful ride :smt011
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At my age, I certainly don't want to get injured and with preparation and common sense, the risk is low. I do wear a helmet when landing near rocks or in big surf. I also carry an EPIRB. All that said, an occaisional wipe out is just part of the sport and is one of the things the differentiates our sport from other types of fishing. So much of life is predictable and routine but kayak fishing is not. Like Freddie, there is some enjoyment from kayak surfing even when you wipe out. At least it provides some entertainment for others. I vote for BH because if you go swimming there you may have some company.
Scott
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I think the same "company" makes some visits LK way too, since I always see a few solid sized sealions there, predators probably make a few forays in there from time to time, :smt009
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Yeah... there were some sealions that were literally jumping out of the water at the Bean. It looked as if they were trying to jump up on the rocks at the Northern part of the cove. Even when huge swells were crashing on it. I just told myself that they were just playing around but in the back of my mind... I was thinking that they see something that I wasn't seeing...
Freddie
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(http://www.fullspeedfishing.com/gallery/data/1473/IMG_1336.JPG)
Right before it peaked and crashed down :smt001
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That is a Krazy lookin shot!...."TheHeightOfYourMadness"
seeing the different levels/lines in the face, tells me the beach is very steep and all that water(being drawn down the shore)...it's getting pushed from above and the water that is draining from the steep beach, has no where to go, but to join the wave! and those are the burbels that you see.
Moral of Story=??! ....at least you're SMILING!
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I think we need to have photo of the year contest! Awesome shot.
-Brian G
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Holy crap... that's an insane shot AG. I can hear what's going through your mind at the exact moment Freddie. And in shorts no less..... SAVAGE!!
Z
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Great shot Art! That was right when Freddie was screaming "I'm in trouble!!"
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Looks like Freddie did have everything stowed (except himself)
BTW, there has actually been a GWS/kayaks enounter at LK...
just for you guys that assume they only appear on the san mateo coast.
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That pic has me giggling like crazy...
Look at the wake off his bow... but he isn't moving!
Classic shot, thanks for posting.
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He was at a standstill, that was water being sucked back up into the wave. Good eyes eric.
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Great Post, vid and pic.
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BTW, there has actually been a GWS/kayaks enounter at LK...
Ok, let's hear it! I know for a fact the Landlord makes regular visits to LK - didn't know he'd made levy. Details please.
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BTW, there has actually been a GWS/kayaks enounter at LK...
Ok, let's hear it! I know for a fact the Landlord makes regular visits to LK - didn't know he'd made levy. Details please.
I don't know if this is the same incident that J is referring to, but two years ago, one of the park employees at LK told me a group of SoCal kayak fishermen had an encounter with a GWS about two miles north. He said no one was hurt, but the guys were so freaked out, they packed up left the campgrounds early.
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Art-
That is a shot in a million... just a great shot. That's one for my wall of shame for sure.
Adam-
Good eyeballs there. I couldn't do anything but smile. I was had and I knew it...
John-
I kinda knew that I was going to get wet so, I stowed everything that I couldn't strap down. I already broke one rod at the Bean and didn't want to break another one.
Bryce-
What else would I be wearing to go for a swim...
Freddie
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BTW, there has actually been a GWS/kayaks enounter at LK...
Ok, let's hear it! I know for a fact the Landlord makes regular visits to LK - didn't know he'd made levy. Details please.
I don't know if this is the same incident that J is referring to, but two years ago, one of the park employees at LK told me a group of SoCal kayak fishermen had an encounter with a GWS about two miles north. He said no one was hurt, but the guys were so freaked out, they packed up left the campgrounds early.
Kayote told me that he and the Utah boys crossed paths with a big one there.
The older ranger that works there has some other stories, but Kayote and crew had a first hand encounter.
John