Does any one know if you can park in HMB yet?  Would love to get out but don't want to make the drive if I cant park there. 

Hi All,
I recently got a Jackson Kraken and so far I am supper stoked with it.  Took it out for the first time last Sunday at Pigeon Pint Light House.  Good times but I noticed it was in desperate need of a rudder.  Looking on line they seemed a bit expensive and well easy to make, so I made one.  Started out searching designs on line and started drawing up some plans in Auto Cadd.  First I decided to cut a prototype out of ¼” ply wood with a CO2 laser, here is my prototype with a few different rudder shapes, made up a “fish tail” one for fun. 

Took it home and did some measurements and made a few changes and then cut it out of stainless and aluminum with a CNC plasma cutter, grabbed some stainless screws etc… and here it is.  Waiting for some stainless cable and then I will get the foot pedals set up it in the next day or so.

Hi All,

So I have been pouring my own jig heads for a while now and wanted to expand my jig shape to something more than a style 9 shad head.  I wanted to make an octopus head and try to make a somewhat realistic octopus jig. Here is what I came up with. 

I used some moldable epoxy putty stick to shape a head around a hook to the shape I wanted. First pic the one in the middle that is red and black is the "original".

Once I got that down I made a mold of the head by using a few old plastic containers and some plaster of paris.  I used a sander to vibrate the air bubbles out of the plaster and make the top surface level.

This worked well and my plan was to use these as a mold to pour a more lead friendly aluminum mold. 

Made the mold, put it into a mill to clean up the sides and here you go.  It is not the best looking mold but it works well.

Went out to pigeon point last weekend with the family. Did some tidepooling and of course fishing. I love poke poling when I'm not out in the kayak and I had a decent day.  Nice grassy, or brown I'm not sure and a thick monkey face prickle back. They became fish tacos. I caught and released 2 small cabizones and a 12ish inch greenling, my first!!  All cought in 3-4 feet of water. It was a beautiful day with whales with in site of shore, lots of sun and not too much wind! Good times!

Hi All,

My name is Aaron and I am new to kayak fishing.  I currently do not have a kayak but hope to get one in the near future.  I am a Wood Shop and Metal Shop teacher and now that school is out I have some time on my hands.  I was pondering ideas about how to make some extra $$$ to fund a Kayak and came up with these fishing related items.

I have made a few shad Jig heads with a friend’s mold. If there is interest, I could buy my own mold(s) and start producing them in a variety of sizes and colors, but which ones?  I have made 1.5 and 2 oz heads but see that some use up to 4 oz. heads.   Also what are the popular colors  Red, chartreuse, white or ????

The second idea I have is to make some Gaffs, I can make them in a variety of materials and styles, I use 1/4” stainless steel rod for the hook and, on this one, Maple for the shaft.  I could use a variety of woods and handle wrap colors.  This one turned out nice but the handle is a little big, imo.  In the future I would make them a bit thinner in diameter so that they are easier to grasp and will fit into a rod holder, but I thought the knob at the end would help with grip and double as a club.

Let me know if this is something I should get myself more involved with or not,
Thanks,
Aaron

Hi All,

New the the site but love fishing!!  At this time I do not have a Kayak but plan on getting one soon.  I have been Poke Poling as of late and having a blast with my boys doing so.  Lots of good fish out there right under your feet.  Have a good weekend and Tight Lines!!

Aaron