Maiden Voyage - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigbarrels · 05-23-2011, 04:28 PM

Took my Hobie Revo out this A.M. and the surf was definetly up a bit along with the South wind. The Revo when paddling through the surf zone was veering hard to the left and I have never had a kayak do this. Got out to where the waves were breaking and practically duck dove the kayak through a 4-5 foot wave that broke over my head (another first on a kayak)....made it out and didn't roll or lose gear......messed around with the HDS -5 but wasn't sure if the fish and chip was being used (need to read instructions again)......Conditions with lots of south wind, plenty of bait...... off the water early due to the crappy conditions... Successful landing without a yardsale.....hopefully Wed and/or Thurs will be cleaner than today......

flydigital · 05-23-2011, 05:49 PM

Congrats on the new Revo... You pretty much summed up the surf zone characteristics perfectly. It torpedoes waves and tracks like crap with the rudder up, but if you practice it gets easier.

Got barreled on the way out? Fun

Sounds like decent sized surf, and we got more coming Thursday or Friday.

bigbarrels · 05-23-2011, 08:26 PM

yeah, that wave barreled over the top of me for sure and I barely punched through the back......good times for sure.....definitely not as sketchy as duck diving 18-20 foot Bankvaults in the Mentawaii Islands but just as fun

GregAndrew · 05-23-2011, 08:51 PM

Yeah, you have to activate the Fish N Chip for it to show up on you Chart pages. Press Menu, then settings (enter), choose Chart (enter), Chart Data (enter) then select Navionics. WTG on staying on the right side of the water while tackling surf on a new ride.

bigbarrels · 05-23-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Yeah, you have to activate the Fish N Chip for it to show up on you Chart pages. Press Menu, then settings (enter), choose Chart (enter), Chart Data (enter) then select Navionics. WTG on staying on the right side of the water while tackling surf on a new ride.

Cool, thanks for the info Greg

05-23-2011, 04:28 PM	#1
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Maiden Voyage Took my Hobie Revo out this A.M. and the surf was definetly up a bit along with the South wind. The Revo when paddling through the surf zone was veering hard to the left and I have never had a kayak do this. Got out to where the waves were breaking and practically duck dove the kayak through a 4-5 foot wave that broke over my head (another first on a kayak)....made it out and didn't roll or lose gear......messed around with the HDS -5 but wasn't sure if the fish and chip was being used (need to read instructions again)......Conditions with lots of south wind, plenty of bait...... off the water early due to the crappy conditions... Successful landing without a yardsale.....hopefully Wed and/or Thurs will be cleaner than today...... __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

05-23-2011, 08:26 PM	#3
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	yeah, that wave barreled over the top of me for sure and I barely punched through the back......good times for sure.....definitely not as sketchy as duck diving 18-20 foot Bankvaults in the Mentawaii Islands but just as fun __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

05-23-2011, 05:49 PM	#2
flydigital Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 192	Congrats on the new Revo... You pretty much summed up the surf zone characteristics perfectly. It torpedoes waves and tracks like crap with the rudder up, but if you practice it gets easier. Got barreled on the way out? Fun Sounds like decent sized surf, and we got more coming Thursday or Friday.

05-23-2011, 08:51 PM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Yeah, you have to activate the Fish N Chip for it to show up on you Chart pages. Press Menu, then settings (enter), choose Chart (enter), Chart Data (enter) then select Navionics. WTG on staying on the right side of the water while tackling surf on a new ride.