ISLANDER 3.5 DAY - Reports on pg 44!

Local forecast for the weather side of the Island.

-Allen

FridayVariable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog before 11am. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Friday NightVariable winds 5 kt or less. Patchy fog after 11pm. Mixed swell...WNW 1 ft and S 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
SaturdayWNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy fog before 11am. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
Saturday NightW wind 5 to 10 kt. Increasing clouds. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves 1 ft or less.
SundayWNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 1 ft and S 2 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

can you folks give a rundown of your gear?  tackle, rods, reels?  clothing, accessories extras?  like what you wear specifically if conditions are nicer than wearing a drysuit?  all this kayaking stuff takes a lot of prep, and hella sh*t, + i love geekin out on stuff and tryin to refine my setup.  how many coolers do you bring down (cooler sizes)?  i always forget somethin just to drive 30 min to the launch!  cheers!!!!

San Miguel:

Please refer to the previous 41 pages in this thread.

Regards,

Bushy

 

Bushy, I'm looking back at page 1 and had a question...do I need to shave my chest for this trip or nah?

Nah.  You DO have to wax your bikini line, though.

Bushy...or not bushy

Hey folks, I'm replacing Raydon for this trip due to his untimely last minute family issues. I wish him the best.

I thought I'd give a heads up. Last time I went on this boat I had a blast, but was very shocked to watch the deck hands hose down my beautiful new reels with salt water! Maybe I'm being naive, but I was blown away how much your reels are "power washed"with salt water. When I first saw this, I thought they used fresh water, then I asked if that's fresh water? The deck hand just laughed and said "of course not, we pump straight from the ocean" Silly me I guess, but this time I'm bringing some gallon ziplock bags and heavy rubber bands to cover my reels. Just thought you'd like to know in case you feel the same way I do about it. See ya all tomorrow night.

Hey folks, I'm replacing Raydon for this trip due to his untimely last minute family issues. I wish him the best.

I thought I'd give a heads up. Last time I went on this boat I had a blast, but was very shocked to watch the deck hands hose down my beautiful new reels with salt water! Maybe I'm being naive, but I was blown away how much your reels are "power washed"with salt water. When I first saw this, I thought they used fresh water, then I asked if that's fresh water? The deck hand just laughed and said "of course not, we pump straight from the ocean" Silly me I guess, but this time I'm bringing some gallon ziplock bags and heavy rubber bands to cover my reels. Just thought you'd like to know in case you feel the same way I do about it. See ya all tomorrow night.

I've never seen that done on my long range trips. Glad I packed extra ziplok bags and rubber bands.

Don't forget your sunblock!! Especially you putito.. I mean Pablito!

Hey folks, I'm replacing Raydon for this trip due to his untimely last minute family issues. I wish him the best.

I thought I'd give a heads up. Last time I went on this boat I had a blast, but was very shocked to watch the deck hands hose down my beautiful new reels with salt water! Maybe I'm being naive, but I was blown away how much your reels are "power washed"with salt water. When I first saw this, I thought they used fresh water, then I asked if that's fresh water? The deck hand just laughed and said "of course not, we pump straight from the ocean" Silly me I guess, but this time I'm bringing some gallon ziplock bags and heavy rubber bands to cover my reels. Just thought you'd like to know in case you feel the same way I do about it. See ya all tomorrow night.

When was this?  I haven't seen that done in the last 3 year that I've been on these kayak trips.

-Allen

Don't forget your sunblock!! Especially you putito.. I mean Pablito!

You're stupid fool

Yes quite a few reels and rods got the hose down...but...it was real rough seas. The kayak rack broke  and most of the kayaks were stored on deck all the way to the bow. It was real tough going for the deck hands as way more than half the "guests" were seasick puking all over the boat sides and deck. We weren't even allowed to go beyond the back of the bait station unless a crewman was there. Good thing we are basically going east to west and back as the uphill slog from Cedros was BRUTAL!

ps I am bringing about 100 rubber gloves in case you want to wrap a reel or two.   

ps I am bringing about 100 rubber gloves in case you want to wrap a reel or two.   

Those should come in handy for Andy and Pablito........

Bouché

South swell today. Was told return trip may be a bit bumpy if the south swell continues.

All loaded, ready to go!

How's traffic? (hopefully shenanigans can still type)

It's going down at the Dolphin with local antics rivaling Shelter Cove.