Beautiful pics. Big Sur's beauty is unlike any other place on the California coast.

Nice photographs. Some of those are really great for posters if the resolution allows.

Thanks  Alex for showing a newcomer how the game is played. It was nice meeting you too Sackyak.
It sure was a  bummer when I realized after dragging out the yak to the beach that I had forgotten my paddle at  home. As it turns out, it wasn't too bad since I got a bit of a chance to sleep in the yak while waiting for Monterey bay kayaks to open. Once I got the paddle ($5 bucks for the day), I paddled out to the yellow buoy. 
Lots of smallies out there though the fish did seem that they were moving with every drift.
I pretty much released all of the fish though fishing from a yak was a blast.

I really oughta find a way to prepare for a yak trip in the best way possible. I found that it took me a bit of time to head out since I was trying to assemble everything I thought I would need (too much stuff). When returning back, it was the same thing. I took way too long to get the car loaded and fit everything in since I was just so tired.
I'm glad we have great folks on this board like Alex to help other people around especially newbies like me.
 

Hi Alien,
I just sent you a pm.
BTW, where do you guys usually launch from at Monterey. Is parking nearby to carry your yak to and from?

Be careful out there. There is a mixed swell throughout this week thru the weekend.

Where is Kirby Cove?  is that the North West Side of The Golden Gate Bridge?

Yep. Its a tiny beach in the Marin Headlands thats near the GGB.

Rod leashes my friend.  Remeber when your out on your yak, especially in the ocean, you should be rigged to capsize.  When I am on the ocean, all my rods except the one being currently used are leashed to the boat.

I don't have any special kayak rods, I use all my regular rods, but it is nice to be able to get the line over the bow at times.

MolBasser

Thanks for replying.  I also wanted to know if folks generally use lighter gear for kayak fishing or does the weight of the reel/rod really matter. I have a few setups that while they are great, I wouldn't wanna be holding em all day. For example I have a tica boat rod that has a pretty heavy metal reel seat and even on a boat, it gets kind of heavy holding it in your hand after a while especially when paired with a 20+oz reel.
And yes, I do intend to leash the rods for sure when I'm out there on the open water. I gues

Same here. Nothing ever worked for me. Not even the patch. In fact on a certain outing on a party boat, I put on 2 patches and they didnt work at all for me.
Enter Scopace. I had the doc prescribe it for me. They had to special order it at the Savon pharmacy but by golly, that did the trick. Nary a nauseative sensation for me on the wonder drug. I did the mistake however on taking 2 pills the very first time I tried it. The result was a spinning head companianed with the severe inclination to pass out and sleep.
One pill works fine as I found out later for at least 4-5 hours for me.

Quote from: ChuckE on June 10, 2006, 01:09:32 PM

Scopace works like magic for me.  It's the more versatile pill form of the Scopolamine transdermal patches.  Both are available by prescription only.

I've tried everything from Dramamine, Bonine, Phernagan/Promethazine, and gobs of raw ginger.... but for me, nothing works like Scopace.

http://scopace.com/

+1 on the Scopace.

My doctor never heard of it before so I had to have her look it up. The patches are a good solution for extended periods on the water ( I think they last 4 days) and the Scopace pills work great for the day.

I bought a couple of these at Cabelas.
Rod Leashes

Basically they are the cheap velcro straps affixed to a 6ft or so bungee cord. It wouldn't be very hard to make em yourself.