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General Fishing Tips / Re: Launching in surf with crab rings
« on: December 20, 2023, 02:56:35 PM »
Launching at Baker with a kayak full of crab traps with a solid swell is tough. The only times I've flipped in the surf have been doing exactly that.
I watch the sets closely and wait for a lull. Then walk my kayak in to about waist deep until I'm sure there is a break in the swell keeping myself between the waves and the kayak, lifting the bow over each wave. Then paddle like crazy.
There are times when a new set will roll through when I'm waist deep and I'll head back in to reset and wait a for a new lull. The key is to have patience. There will be a break in the swell, you just got to wait for it.
I launch from the West side of the beach as it's smaller there.
I watch the sets closely and wait for a lull. Then walk my kayak in to about waist deep until I'm sure there is a break in the swell keeping myself between the waves and the kayak, lifting the bow over each wave. Then paddle like crazy.
There are times when a new set will roll through when I'm waist deep and I'll head back in to reset and wait a for a new lull. The key is to have patience. There will be a break in the swell, you just got to wait for it.
I launch from the West side of the beach as it's smaller there.