LJ - 5/01 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

-scallywag- · 05-01-2009, 10:29 AM

launched at LJ this time, 5pm, still some windswell, tons and tons of bait outside the kelp getting chased, watertemp 61-62 green water 5-10ft vis. looked Tsharky out there but i was on a different mission.... but as usual i got skunked (except for a stupid ugly horn shark and one small sculpin) landed at 1030 just in time to get harrassed by some bored SDPD Barney's who aparently didn't know that you could launch/drive on the beach???after searching everything for?? giving me a breathalizer (blew a .002) and calling in a sergent, who by that point was more intested in my kayak, fishing gear, what i had caught and why i was'nt afraid of sharks, they let me go...at 1130

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JD · 05-01-2009, 10:40 AM

Typical, did he ever say what he was searching for? Did you give consent to search?

Tman · 05-01-2009, 10:54 AM

Hmmm....wonder if they were called in by someone, or by a group of someones...just sayin'...

Sounds very fishy to me...

Holy Mackerel · 05-01-2009, 11:13 AM

Wow, that is scary, what gives them the right to search you, when you are using a legal boat launch. It is one thing if you driving wildy down the beach towards scripps pier endangering people. But I am assuming, you landed, got your car, and were packing up your gear, like 99.99% of us do.

I would like to hear more on what reasons they gave you, to conduct a search, then subsequent breathalizer?

If there are any lawyers on this site, curious what our rights are to deny a search, when presumably, we have not done anything. Or even a breathalizer, ie we werent swerving down ave de la playa, but packing up gear?

chris

dos ballenas · 05-01-2009, 11:54 AM

are they handing out KUI's now? That would be f'd up!

thanks for the report... looks glassy out there at the moment.

h2ofishfo · 05-01-2009, 12:03 PM

ALWAYS USE KAYAK SAFETY OUT THERE NEVER DRINK WHEN KAYAKING ESPECIALLY WHEN WATER SKIING W/THE HOBIE DRIVE U MAY RUN OVER SOMEONES HEAD

-scallywag- · 05-01-2009, 12:19 PM

i'm a young punk kid....these officers where my age and obiously did not know anything about LJ....or fishing for that matter... i was parked...first they spot lighted me from the boardwalk, then overt the PA told to wlk infornt of the my truck...they then jumped the wall and started agressively grilling me about driving on the beach...all i said was that i believed that this was a public boat launch, they said that its illegal to drive on any beach in san diego, trying not to argue i said "i think there's a sign over there"...thats when it all started, "have you been drinking today?"..."ummmm yes sir"...."do you have any wepeons, bombs or drugs in the vehical"......."no sir"..... "can we take a look?"....."sure i have nothing to hide"..... at that point his partner comes around and asks me where i got the kayak from while the other guy starts searching....long stoy short they find nothing but six empty corona light bottles ,some waters and sandwich trash in my cooler along with all my gear...i guess for some reason they just couldn't believe that i had been out since 5pm by myself fishing or that i had paddled 6-8 miles in that time?? so they breathalize me, .002, so they have a little meeting and come back and say that thier gonna let me go but i'm gonna get a ticket for driving on the beach, at that point i was ready to go home and didn't argue......luckly the segant shows up, informs the two officers that this is a public launch and that im not violating any laws and he tells them to go read the sign....then he starts shinning his light around inside my truck asking about the hobie, how the bite is, if i like my dodge turbo diesel, what kinda milage it gets.....he was a cool guy and oboiusly felt bad about bothering me (although he never said so) then he said have a good night and they left as fast as they showed up....all's well that ends well i guess...

-scallywag- · 05-01-2009, 12:29 PM

just for the record, in CA you absolultly can get a DUI for opperating just about any vehical, bike, surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, boat atv golfcart, barbie bigwheel, and of course kayaks....also i never ever ever argue with the officers, i awnser them honestly and respectfully, if i have a problem I "tell it to the judge!!!"

Rik · 05-01-2009, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holy Mackerel

Wow, that is scary, what gives them the right to search you, when you are using a legal boat launch. It is one thing if you driving wildy down the beach towards scripps pier endangering people.

chris

So I shouldnt be zooming up and down the beach doing donuts to celebrate my catch? go figure

joyjiggin' · 05-01-2009, 07:14 PM

Scallywag, landing at 1030pm?? Who do you think you are, Josh Pruitt?!!!

05-01-2009, 10:29 AM	#1
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	LJ - 5/01 launched at LJ this time, 5pm, still some windswell, tons and tons of bait outside the kelp getting chased, watertemp 61-62 green water 5-10ft vis. looked Tsharky out there but i was on a different mission.... but as usual i got skunked (except for a stupid ugly horn shark and one small sculpin) landed at 1030 just in time to get harrassed by some bored SDPD Barney's who aparently didn't know that you could launch/drive on the beach???after searching everything for?? giving me a breathalizer (blew a .002) and calling in a sergent, who by that point was more intested in my kayak, fishing gear, what i had caught and why i was'nt afraid of sharks, they let me go...at 1130.

05-01-2009, 10:40 AM	#2
JD Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Normal Hts Posts: 62	Typical, did he ever say what he was searching for? Did you give consent to search? __________________ Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him.

05-01-2009, 10:54 AM	#3
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Hmmm....wonder if they were called in by someone, or by a group of someones...just sayin'... Sounds very fishy to me... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

05-01-2009, 11:54 AM	#5
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	are they handing out KUI's now? That would be f'd up! thanks for the report... looks glassy out there at the moment. __________________ ____________________________________________

05-01-2009, 11:13 AM	#4
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Wow, that is scary, what gives them the right to search you, when you are using a legal boat launch. It is one thing if you driving wildy down the beach towards scripps pier endangering people. But I am assuming, you landed, got your car, and were packing up your gear, like 99.99% of us do. I would like to hear more on what reasons they gave you, to conduct a search, then subsequent breathalizer? If there are any lawyers on this site, curious what our rights are to deny a search, when presumably, we have not done anything. Or even a breathalizer, ie we werent swerving down ave de la playa, but packing up gear? chris

05-01-2009, 12:03 PM	#6
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	ALWAYS USE KAYAK SAFETY OUT THERE NEVER DRINK WHEN KAYAKING ESPECIALLY WHEN WATER SKIING W/THE HOBIE DRIVE U MAY RUN OVER SOMEONES HEAD

05-01-2009, 12:19 PM	#7
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	i'm a young punk kid....these officers where my age and obiously did not know anything about LJ....or fishing for that matter... i was parked...first they spot lighted me from the boardwalk, then overt the PA told to wlk infornt of the my truck...they then jumped the wall and started agressively grilling me about driving on the beach...all i said was that i believed that this was a public boat launch, they said that its illegal to drive on any beach in san diego, trying not to argue i said "i think there's a sign over there"...thats when it all started, "have you been drinking today?"..."ummmm yes sir"...."do you have any wepeons, bombs or drugs in the vehical"......."no sir"..... "can we take a look?"....."sure i have nothing to hide"..... at that point his partner comes around and asks me where i got the kayak from while the other guy starts searching....long stoy short they find nothing but six empty corona light bottles ,some waters and sandwich trash in my cooler along with all my gear...i guess for some reason they just couldn't believe that i had been out since 5pm by myself fishing or that i had paddled 6-8 miles in that time?? so they breathalize me, .002, so they have a little meeting and come back and say that thier gonna let me go but i'm gonna get a ticket for driving on the beach, at that point i was ready to go home and didn't argue......luckly the segant shows up, informs the two officers that this is a public launch and that im not violating any laws and he tells them to go read the sign....then he starts shinning his light around inside my truck asking about the hobie, how the bite is, if i like my dodge turbo diesel, what kinda milage it gets.....he was a cool guy and oboiusly felt bad about bothering me (although he never said so) then he said have a good night and they left as fast as they showed up....all's well that ends well i guess...

05-01-2009, 12:29 PM	#8
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	just for the record, in CA you absolultly can get a DUI for opperating just about any vehical, bike, surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, boat atv golfcart, barbie bigwheel, and of course kayaks....also i never ever ever argue with the officers, i awnser them honestly and respectfully, if i have a problem I "tell it to the judge!!!"

05-01-2009, 07:14 PM	#10
joyjiggin' Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 109	Scallywag, landing at 1030pm?? Who do you think you are, Josh Pruitt?!!!