Did they offer a flat rate replacement ?  I thought that applied to all SH maybe it's just certain models. Love my SH

They offered a $50 gift card to use on a replacement. Hardly enough for me to overcome my leariness of their product and service.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=88127.0   Here's a recent discussion on that never ending question.

I'm looking for a new one myself, haven't decided yet.

Thank you for the link to this thread! Sorry for a repeating topic. Right now I think I’m leaning toward an I-com. Gonna keep researching; really want to get one this week. Going to Ocean Cove to fish on the 28th with Dennis Spike. HMB has been tough sledding this year; looking forward to trying some new water!

My brother-in-law, Randy, and I tried OP yesterday.  We got a little bit of a late start; launched at about 7:30 with a few other yakkers too. As stated before, the wind was a factor, without my motor it would have been a no-go for me.

We worked the area just outside the marina to start the morning, got nothing. Drifted with the wind and worked the twenty foot depth for quite a while. Still nothing but one missed strike.

We decided to start fighting the wind and go back closer to the marina, while slogging our way through the wind chop, Randy hooked a shaker. I turned to see if I could assist him and had a really good nite that didn’t stick. Oh well... As we continued back toward OP I had a nice strike that stuck! I played him in, got him beside my kayak, clearly it was a keeper. When I attempted to net him he took off for the bottom again. Back to the side of the kayak, my second attempt at the landing net, scooped him in tail first as my line prevented me from getting his head in first. He was in the net! ...then he went ballistic and got my flash minnow tangled in the net and managed to shake himself free. Dammit! Would have been my first keeper ‘but.

Alas, we tried for a while longer in closer to the marina for no more bites. Got tired of the wind and wrapped it up at about eleven.

In retrospect, I figured that I probably should have tried the gaff. Oh well, give it another shot next weekend.

Cheers, Jim

I love the electronics on my kayak for previously stated reasons. Relying solely on a gps unit to help you navigate in the fog is foolhardy. If your battery runs out, or one of your connections goes bad then you are really lost in the fog. Don’t forget the low-tech! A compass that is mounted on board will not suffer from power problems, it always works. Paying attention to your direction of travel while paddling out will help get you closer to home on the way back. It’s not perfect,but it’s better than paddling out to sea.

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Nice catch Gary, though I'm pretty sure it was me wishing you, Good Luck, on the way out that put that sweet meat in your boat!!

Hope to see you out there again, soon!

Jim

That looks awesome!

Can't wait for your review! As a JK big rig owner, I'm really interested in how you like your c135.

Jim

Nice work!! Thanks for the great report!

I talked to a few folks that rented the JK Rivieras on the RR last week. They loved them, they looked really nice for a rec/exploration boat. It seemed to glide along without too much effort. I know my wife would like how simple it is!