hi!

hi all, i’m karmen. i am a new kayak angler and i am excited to be on the forum to hopefully learn new things from you all. 

Welcome to NCKA, Karmen.  We have some great members in your town - and all over the north state, of course.   

Welcome to NCKA Karmen

Welcome aboard Karmen 

Welcome to NCKA 

Welcome to NCKA.
The most important information you want to learn is the Safety.
You can learn from experienced kayak anglers, reading the forum, and watching YouTube.

Paul

Welcome to NCKA! There are a ton of members here in the Sacramento area. If you're looking to learn new places to fish, new techniques and meet members, this is the place to be. There is a Fish-n-Chill at New Bullards Bar Res coming up on May 9,10,11. Perfect place to get started. There are plenty of open invites on the member and non-member hook-up boards you could join. If you plan of going out and want company, just post on the boards, when and where you're planning to go and I'm sure you'll get replies.

Kevin.

thank you guys for the warm welcome!

i saw the Bullards Bar event but i think i'm too nervous, maybe i'll get the courage to join in the future after i get more comfortable yak fishing.

krmn, actually, I see it as going to the event as a newb as a good thing. Having friends around you while your trying to learn has many benefits. The most of which is Safety. Much better to have people there to help out rather than being by yourself should the need arise for assistance. Make sure you practice self re-entry, have a good PFD(life vest), a VHF radio and dress for emersion. Bullards is usually very calm in the mornings with little to no wind at all. What Kayak do you have?       

i totally agree, but social anxiety doesn't! i hope to make it to a future event for sure.

most definitely - i will be going out with my husband or a friend to practice re-entry. appreciate all the tips.

we have a hammerhead kayak whale shark and a jackson big rig. both extremely big and heavy but also very stable.