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Monsoon

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  • About Me:
    Avid outdoorsman, even in the burbs.
  • Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):
    kayak touring, hiking, cycling, rock climbing, alpine and nordic skiing, taking kids fishing!
  • What I do for a living:
    Radiologic Technologist
  1. It does. Feathering the blades helps reduce the effects of the wind grabbing the paddle. One hand has a fairly fixed grip on the paddle shaft, and the other hand lets the shaft rotate a bit, usually when transitioning to the catch phase of the forward stroke. Best advice for a paddle is: try before you buy.
  2. Real control of your kayak in both flat and swift water is much more precise and graceful with a paddle in your arms. It takes time and effort to learn the strokes and build the skills, but it is worth it. Ever see a guy do an Eskimo roll? It's pretty cool, and there's a whole world of kayak skills to develop. Add coastal fishing to it, and now we're talking about lots of custom mods and increased need for creative solutions to handling live fish, tackle, and everything else. No autopilot here, you'll have to think and learn through trial and error, and eventually, you'll have many of the tools and skills to handle big fish and rough seas. Hobie boats have clearly earned their reputation and place in the fishing world, many of the best anglers I know are peddle only guys. I simply prefer paddling, developing fishing-specific technique and style.
  3. Did you buy the kit and DIY, or did you buy the complete electric yak? Which one? I'm considering the kit for an OK Trident 13.
  4. Quote: Originally Posted by JCast I had the same problem with my VS150..and you wanna talk about bad line lay? my line looks like an hour glass on my spool..i was getting wind knot after wind knot it came to a point where i was ganna sell the junk box...i took to SOL and someone told me to take off some line..thats what i did..i ended up taking off about 40-60 yards i still have that hour glass line lay on my spool but that was the end of my wind knots..now i can cast a heavy lure and switch to a light little jig with no problems and lay into the casts too..try removing some line and see what happens. I had the same issue, only no "hour glass" line lay. An adjustment should fix that. I removed enough line from the spool to keep the lip to maybe 1/8" empty, and that seemed to work well. Also, if your line retrieve is jerky, as in pulling in a surface popper for a desired effect, the line lay on the spool may have tight spots and loose spots. This may influence the way line flys off the spool on a cast. After a day of this kind of retrieves, I sometimes will throw a heavy spoon, just to empty out as much line as I can, and reel it in fast and consistent to get even pressure on the line on the spool.
  5. Quote: Originally Posted by Mainer185 My avet is a tank had it for 3 years now and I haven't serviced it and it still runs like it did when I purchased it, it one hell of a reel and I'm certain the bearing on it are fine Same here, my Avet SX is a total work horse. I spool it up with 50lbs braid, 50 lbs mono leader for stripers.
  6. Quote: Originally Posted by jd371 Make it 6....for the same reason. Make it 7... same.
  7. Quote: Originally Posted by WickedStriper As the title says guys. I've always used the improved clinch knot as that's the one I was taught as a kid but am open to ideas. Which one is best for this specific application? Thanks, Improved clinch knot on 50lbs mono with 4 wraps, tied wet and clipped neat. Braid is tied with a palomar or double palomar knot. Sometimes direct to lure, I'll tie a figure eight loop knot, also known as a figure eight tarpon loop knot.
  8. There are native Alaskan, Canadian, and Greenland people who are still hunting walrus, leopard seal, and some species of whale from traditional skin-on-frame kayaks with harpoons. It's not like it was a hundred years ago, but it is still being done to preserve cultural traditions. Go for it! Just remember to start recording the video, and post it here!
  9. I meant to say noreast dot com
  10. Check out the ************ fishing reports.
  11. Any J-Bay locals have any info to share on storm changes to the Bay? Are there any new saltwater ponds or major changes in underwater structure that are now holding fish? Launching from the Floyd Bennet Field seaplane ramp, where am I most likely to find the fastest current on a flood and an ebb tide? The Mill Basin bridge I'm guessing, but where can I find some fast water out by Ruffle Bar or the marshes? Are there any recently updated marine charts or sat photos of Jamaica Bay, which show recent topographical changes due to superstorm Sandy?
  12. Quote: Originally Posted by valleygoog West end boat basin - adjacent to the USCG station. Park in the lot and haul your kayak down past the gazebo, we're not supposed to launch off of the dock, what remains of it. That spot may require a permit, you have until the 17th to get it. If the wind is dead or light out of the south, be prepared to deal with mosquitos. Watch out for rocks, etc. if you come back when the tide is ebbing, you won't see them if you launch during the high. There is a lot of boat traffic in that area during the weekend, and the water races when the tide is moving - it gets worse if you go west of the construction dock (area west of the CG where lots of surf fisherman park by a rusted bulkhead), and if you don't time it right you're going to get a hell of workout trying to get back. It sucks they have the F10 launch area snow fenced off, I don't understand why were locked out, unless there's some gnarly debris in there from the storm, it's a long haul to hit the Wantagh or Zach's from the Basin... I've launched from there and paddled around the west end 2 jetty and crash landed in the surf. Lost a nice pair of shades in that one. Seas can get very rough there and like you've said, its a hell of a workout with the tide race. Not for the un-prepared kayaker. Go in the other direction towards the bridge, and you're ok.
  13. I had a Shimano baitrunner 5000, it was too heavy for a day of cast and retrieve, or for live bait, so for chunk'in or live-lining I ended up going with a Avet bait casting reel instead.
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