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Topic: Poke-pole from kayak?  (Read 4141 times)

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dwest

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Anybody tried pole-poling from a kayak?

Seems like this technique could work better than, be an adjunct to, casting into rocks and weeds.
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Rick

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Interesting idea. I think it would be kind of difficult because the swell and incoming/outgoing tide would move you around a lot. It would be hard to find a hole and stay at the hole.

Maybe if you had perfect conditions, with little swell and caught a slack tide.


Sailfish

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Usually poke-poling is done around rocky area which might cause a problem if you're on a yak.
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vwool

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My buddy and I have done it off the jetty at Fort Baker, never in a Kayak. Seems much easier out of a kayak.
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piski

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Tried it at Doran & it was tough exactly for this reason ->

Quote from: Rick
Interesting idea. I think it would be kind of difficult because the swell and incoming/outgoing tide would move you around a lot. It would be hard to find a hole and stay at the hole.
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SurfFisher

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I think it would make more sense to kayak to inaccessible rocky shorelines via kayak and then poke pole on foot.  I've heard rumors of monster eels in such spots.  There is an crazy old commercial poke poler out of the HMB area who does just that but w/ a small 12ft boat.
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Wldrnshntr

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Poke pole from a kayak would be considered fishing from kayak ? If you caught a rock or cab it would be illegal. Also the way we did it was gowning into the smallest hole under the biggest rocks seams pretty difficult from a yak. 
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slowriprun

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I'm just teasing, ha,ha,,,,,but if ya use your yak to go poking, I get your yak, for keeps.  :smt003


dwest

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"Poke pole from a kayak would be considered fishing from kayak ?"

How would it not?
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