Lost native pedal drive at Bean Hollow

 Longshot I know but....I got crushed by a wave at Bean Hollow today and lost my pedal drive in the surf. If anyone is there at low tide please look around for me. I also lost a couple of  rocket launcher rod holders.
Thanks,
John

Longshot I know but....I got crushed by a wave at Bean Hollow today and lost my pedal drive in the surf. If anyone is there at low tide please look around for me. I also lost a couple of  rocket launcher rod holders.
Thanks,
John

So sorry John, hope it turns up.

Dang that’s a downer. Good vibes on recovering it.

Hope you get it back man them suckers are spendy!
I keep both of my tethered with para cord to the boat for that exact reason.

Looks like there is a minus tide tomorrow at 5:30am. That might be the time to find it if it's going to be found...

Sorry to hear about your mirage drive. It needs to be leashed all the time when youre OTW.

Oh dang.... 

Just to follow up. I went back to BH the next day at the minus tide and no sign of the drive. I think the steepness of the beach makes things wash down deeper. However, I  was really glad to find the old towel I put over my fish 

After some denial I admitted it was gone and ordered a new drive from CCK where I bought the kayak a few months before. I want to give a shout out to Tammy who was able to get me a significant discount from Native that helped take away a little of the financial sting.

Here's a useful fact for anyone getting a replacement drive from Native: The drive does not come with the bar that holds it into the kayak. Seriously, the first line of the instructions is "retrieve the thwart bar from your kayak..." Fortunately, I opened it and noticed this before I left CCK. The owner, Keith, was as dumbfounded as I was that they would not include it or alert you that you might need to order one. Since the bar is just a piece of aluminum tubing, Keith rummaged around in back and found an old piece of aluminum that was just the right diameter. Great customer service. I took it home, cut it to size and voilà I'm all good to go. My hand is all healed up too

Next stop the ARW halibut tournament.

John

Glad your back in the saddle, sorry about the $$$ now you gotta catch twice as many fish!!! Just to justify the expense 

That’s awesome and good luck this weekend with the hand.

Glad the finger is all healed up! go get them butts.

Did you pick up a leash while you were there? 
I always have my mirage drive leashed cuz I'm not made of $$$.
Glad you're back OTW.

Did you pick up a leash while you were there? 
I always have my mirage drive leashed cuz I'm not made of $$$.
Glad you're back OTW.

Ha Ha. You can only make that mistake once. I also figured a way to tie it down with some bungie cord so it can't move when turned over.

Glad you figured that one out now your test is to fish the bean again and make sure all systems go...you go first...I’ll wait here...