Introduction

Hello Everyone. I've been trolling this forum for a few weeks now and realize that I am long overdue in introducing myself. My name is Alex, and I am a teacher in the Pleasanton area. I am a longtime fisherman who just recently caught the yak fishing bug. Frankly, I no longer remember how I stumbled upon this group, but I'm more than pleased that I have.
My reaction to this group has grown from one of being pleasantly surprised to very impressed. Initially, my goal was to learn more about the sport and to hopefully find a good deal on what would be my first kayak. And I did accomplish both of those goals. But in the process of reading many, many posts and in purchasing my first kayak from member, Darius, I learned that this is a really good group of people who look out for one another. It was a bittersweet moment for me when I was able to nail down a good deal from a member of this group who, as it turns out, has hit a bit of a rough patch in his life. But the twinge of guilt I felt was quickly gone when he shared with me the kind offers of support that came from many of you on his behalf and his appreciation of that.
I'll not ramble on too long, but I do want to say that it's good to be a new member of this group, and I look forward to a long relationship with the members of this organization.

Welcome aboard Alex.  Look forward to fishing with you.

Join us at CL or Berryessa, or better yet, both!

Welcome Alex!

Darius will be back one way or another. Teachers are special people and always add to our community. I also work in the tri valley as do many other NCKA. Shadow Cliffs is a good place to start. Pull a Rapala J7 firetiger around at 1.5-2 MPH and see what happens.

Scott

Welcome to the madness  Alex     it will be hard to find  a finer group as this  folks have turned out to be. 

Welcome to the madness Alex. There's plenty of hookups happening so hopefully you can make it to most of them. Looking forward to fishing with you soon.

Jedmo

Welcome Alex! See you on the water sometime soon! You've got good fishing mojo on your yak courtesy of Darius...

in the process of reading many, many posts and in purchasing my first kayak from member, Darius, I learned that this is a really good group of people who look out for one another.

Welcome and thank you for the thoughtfulness.

Worth mentioning that almost everyone who's welcomed you here will see each other at the Gimme Shelter tournament in May - still hoping you can swing it, Michael. 

Anyway, nice to have you on board and maybe we'll meet at an event or hookup

Alex the kayak fishing bug is quite infectious and like me you will soon know that many of us are infected to the max and will be happy to help you deal with it.  Being a teacher hopefully you will have lots of free time during the summer when ocean fishing is at it's peak.  Watch for the hookups and don't hesitate to ask for information if you need it.  Hope to see you in the water soon!

Rey

Welcome aboard Alex,
You are a lucky man to have such a fine yak, I know this because I was the one who passed it on to darius There has been many great fish cought on that yak and I hope that tridition continues to grow.
You are in good company here, feel free to ask any questions, the answer will be HERE.

See Ya Soon,
Eric / Yakhopper

P.S.
It would be great to see ya at Clear Lake next sunday (April 15) if you can make it

Welcome aboard!  I livd in San Ramon, so looking forward to fishing with you.  If I start asking too many questions on how my 14 yr old can do better in school... you can shut me up. Lol.  Lot's of places nearby to fish.  See u otw.

Peace 2 U

Cool man, good to hear from you. I live in San Ramon as well. Keep your eye in the Hookups section, someone is always fishing somewhere!

Alex, welcome to this tight family of kayak anglers! You are at the right place, and thank you for introducing yourself to us all brother

I'm happy to hear that ya already met our brother Darius, a fine gentleman/angler himself and a good friend to us all

I hope to see you otw someday!

Thanks for the great welcome guys, and I look forward to seeing you all otw!!
Alex

Welcome aboard and thank you for the great introduction Alex.

Alexo, I couldnt be much happier that my yak went to a good brother, It pains me to see it go, but knowing how it will be taken care gave me the peace of mind, I'm still going to be around and like everyone this group, this is the closest family I've ever had, I will be seeing you guys in the water soon, by the way that yak has mojo believe it or not I caught all my best fish to date on that yak...Madness hasnt kick in yet till you start seeing all the 30" + ling....I will be at Shelter Cove for sure since Sonny needs co-pilot...I am still looking for a ride to CL...