pays to be prepared - RPT - HMB 8-19

Launched with gtnotte and his dad from the old pier around 6:30 or 7.  We were headed towards the reef for a morning of rockfishing and my idler cable snapped right in the middle!  No signs of tearing or fraying at launch, but yeah, it just snapped.  So, being the prepared man I am, we retrieved my spare that I have had in the hull for ~3 years and we repaired it on the water!  20-30 min later, we're back up and running.  2 hours later, I had my PB lingcod - 38" and ~24lbs!  Caught her on live bait in 30 fow.  The day could have turned out differently - It certainly pays to be prepared!   

Also, it looks like I will not be restocking my replacement anytime soon - Hobie is backordered, so I added some 5mm bungee to my kit for the next otw repair if needed. 

Great day on the water!!

Boom!  That’s real.  Way to go!

Nice work 🤙

Great catch, Nolan

I should add an idler cable to my emergency pack.

Paul

Great catch, Nolan

I should add an idler cable to my emergency pack.

Paul

Thanks!  For reference, here is NWM's thread on the bungee fix: http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=93308.0

Seems like a fabulous mod that could easily work while the Hobie idler cables are not available, if not permanently.   

Great catch, Nolan

I should add an idler cable to my emergency pack.

Paul

Thanks!  For reference, here is NWM's thread on the bungee fix: http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=93308.0

Seems like a fabulous mod that could easily work while the Hobie idler cables are not available, if not permanently.   

I might try to make an emergency idler cable using two 24" long zip ties and washers.

Paul

Nice Lingasaurus! They don't get much bigger than that round here!

Nice beast of a ling!  Pays to be prepared for sure 

Nice ling! Thanks for the reminder to pack some bungie cord as a backup. My idler cable is rusting at the junction so it is only a matter of time before it fails. I already have a spare chain on my yak.

Congrats on the Lingzilla  Thanks for the report and picture Nolan.

I think NolanDuke's PB lingcod was well deserved.  He built up a great deal of karma by helping me get my dad out on the water.  My dad turned 75 this year and is in reasonably good health.  He lives in the Philadelphia area and I credit him with instilling a love of fishing in me from an early age.  I think he took us fishing more for our enjoyment than for his own, but he always happily got out of bed when I'd try waking him up well before dawn.

Fishing on the open ocean is quite a bit different than the small lakes and bays we used to fish together growing up, and when I offered up a trip to HMB, my dad was a bit skeptical.  When I told him NolanDuke was offering up his AI, I think the added stability of outriggers helped convince him to go.  We totally set up my dad with all the gear and offered him our best guiding services.  Although it was a little slow morning we had a steady pick of rockfish and we each got a nice fish to put on the dinner table.  My 27" ling was perfect filet size and his 23" Cabezon put up a nice fight before ending up in a nice tomato based stew over roasted potatoes.  We were very grateful for the opportunity to spend a great day on the water together and watch that huge beast of a lingcod go into the net. 

Nice work!   

I think NolanDuke's PB lingcod was well deserved.  He built up a great deal of karma by helping me get my dad out on the water.  My dad turned 75 this year and is in reasonably good health.  He lives in the Philadelphia area and I credit him with instilling a love of fishing in me from an early age.  I think he took us fishing more for our enjoyment than for his own, but he always happily got out of bed when I'd try waking him up well before dawn.

Fishing on the open ocean is quite a bit different than the small lakes and bays we used to fish together growing up, and when I offered up a trip to HMB, my dad was a bit skeptical.  When I told him NolanDuke was offering up his AI, I think the added stability of outriggers helped convince him to go.  We totally set up my dad with all the gear and offered him our best guiding services.  Although it was a little slow morning we had a steady pick of rockfish and we each got a nice fish to put on the dinner table.  My 27" ling was perfect filet size and his 23" Cabezon put up a nice fight before ending up in a nice tomato based stew over roasted potatoes.  We were very grateful for the opportunity to spend a great day on the water together and watch that huge beast of a lingcod go into the net.

Great post, glad your dad had a successful trip!

Nice lings and cabezon!

Wrt the idler, on the V2/GT drives, you can pedal without that cable. Over the long run, it's better to have it, but for one day of fishing, I wouldn't worry about it. Here's a bit of info from the Hobie forum:

https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=69520

Nice lings and cabezon!

Wrt the idler, on the V2/GT drives, you can pedal without that cable. Over the long run, it's better to have it, but for one day of fishing, I wouldn't worry about it. Here's a bit of info from the Hobie forum:

https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=69520

Nice!  Thanks!