Cardiff Sat 4/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dsafety · 04-17-2010, 08:04 AM

I woke up late and decided not to try to fight the crowds at the Shores. Since Cardiff is in my back yard, I thought I would give this spot a try for the first time this year. Poor decision.

The surf report said 1-2 feet at 8 second intervals. They got the interval right but the sets were 2-5' and all confused. I probably could have handled the size of the waves but coming so close together was too much for an old guy like me. After taking about 30 to the chest and knowing that the landing would probably be worse, I called it a day without ever making it beyond the surf line.

The good news is that I did not lose any gear. Everything was good and wet however. Even though all the hatches on my Revo were battened down, I somehow took on about two inches of water. My guess is that most of it came in through the front hatch which does not seal very well. Just to be sure, I plan to carefully inspect for cracks and leaks before I go out again.

That is all for today. Maybe one of these days I will be able to submit a fish report that actually has fish in it.

Bob

04-17-2010, 08:04 AM	#1
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Cardiff Sat 4/17 I woke up late and decided not to try to fight the crowds at the Shores. Since Cardiff is in my back yard, I thought I would give this spot a try for the first time this year. Poor decision. The surf report said 1-2 feet at 8 second intervals. They got the interval right but the sets were 2-5' and all confused. I probably could have handled the size of the waves but coming so close together was too much for an old guy like me. After taking about 30 to the chest and knowing that the landing would probably be worse, I called it a day without ever making it beyond the surf line. The good news is that I did not lose any gear. Everything was good and wet however. Even though all the hatches on my Revo were battened down, I somehow took on about two inches of water. My guess is that most of it came in through the front hatch which does not seal very well. Just to be sure, I plan to carefully inspect for cracks and leaks before I go out again. That is all for today. Maybe one of these days I will be able to submit a fish report that actually has fish in it. Bob