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Topic: Ft. Baker boat launch?  (Read 639 times)

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mireland62887

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Anyone launched a boat from here? I've put my kayaks in, but I'd like to bring my boat out. It's a 14' aluminum that is a breeze to launch, but just wondering what to expect if anyone has experience. They say to avoid a low tide, but other then that, I can't find ANY info about it. There is a couple days in the future that are looking food for the bay.

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Well, here's a report for anyone that's thinking about it in the future.

The ramp is narrow. It was tricky just having enough room to swing my trailer into the lane. Not terrible, but not the normal double wide ramp. There is no dock either, but there is a public access pier a couple hundred yards away. Next time we'll drive it off and motor over there. What they said about low tide was correct. I tried to get there before the low hit, but we were a little slow getting out of town and got there about an hour before the bottom (minus tide I think). I was off the ramp and into some small cobble. Not a big deal though. Fairly easy launch even at the low tide for my boat, but it stays shallow much longer than normal ramps. I just put the motor up all the way and used the trolling motor to get back to deep enough water.

Winds weren't bad when we launched and we breezed out under the bridge. We fished along the headlands just outside from the bridge. We stayed fairly close to shore and used 4 ounce jigs. It was okay. Not great. We caught about 8 undersized lings and a couple dink rock fish. We only picked up one keeper link. We were hoping for a butt in the sandy stretches where the coves are, but no such luck.

The winds came up mid day and we ran back around inside the bridge. We drifted anchovies for a bit, but no takers.

A fun day and a good learning experience. No way would I ever go out there unless conditions were ideal. The wind blew stronger than it was forecasted  today, cutting our day short, but no way was I hanging outside once the wind started. I've been out there enough to see just how quickly that north pillar current and wave mix can make it a frothing mess. We kept that in sight the whole time we fished, just to be safe.


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Good work figuring it out.  I love getting rid of the mystery of "what's it gonna be like launching from there"  in my head.  So many ways to refine the launch.  That's just kayak for me but you pulled out the big guns..."motor"...thanks for the report.  Depending on the tide, I may use that launch to head north to Sausalito this year. :smt006
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