5 things to NEVER do in a KAYAK!
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2024
- This video is about what NOT to do in a Kayak. I talk about some of my worst Ideas when in a kayak. I hope someone can learn from my kayaking mistakes and kayak fishing mistakes. Here are my TOP 5 Things not to do. Everything from Passes, Bridges, Sharks and storms.
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I once was paddling in a small pond on a sunny day and forgot sunscreen. Mild sunburn. Living on the edge lol
Stunning and brave
Great video! I never go out on my yak without an air horn. I've had to use one several times this summer. Very useful tool.
Came in with rods up, and bluefin in the killbag..it was rough launch so I knew it would be rough landing...Pro angler got a little sideways.. rolled.. in 5 feet of water with two 8 foot poles sticking straight up which quickly became 5 foot poles after both snapped.. full on yard sale in surf with beach loaded full of people ..but once I was on land..pulled bluefin out of bag and held it high for the world to see... that I wasn't a noob lol every dog has it's day and that was mine...lesson learned
Forget 5 things...I can break this down into 1 thing, "Don't Kayak in the Ocean". Done. 20 years of inland kayaking experience here and I don't have to worry about anything on this list :)
...and before anyone gets mad at my comment, I am kidding of course, BUT this video makes me happy to be a fresh water kayaker.
dumbest shit ever heard... fishing in a pond is for pussies and let alone you literally are limited to not even 10 percent of fish to catch...
Great video. I'm a complete noob and have been considering kayak fishing. It looks like a lot of fun. Your vids point out a lot of things I never thought about. I've been watching kayak fishing vids for a year or so and Your vids should be mandatory viewing for people considering . Good job
Trying to outrace a freighter after getting caught in the middle of the shipping lane of the Throgs Neck Bridge NY ...I will never forget it..my heart almost exploded in my chest trying to reach the next pylon to escape the wake....
Dude!!!!! Thank you!!!!! I was thinking about buying a fishing Yak, but never realized the dangers! I may still get one but you definitely educated me on the possible hazards!!! Thank you!!!
I just stick to the bay in saltwater. Worst that happened to me there was a bull redfish almost towed me into the crowded boat channel but I got it turned around just in time. I don't have the nerve to head out into the ocean!
I've only been out fishing in my kayak three times, but I've already done my dumbest thing. Last weekend I rolled for the first time, in a tidal estuary. I knew the tide was going out but I let the current take me by surprise and wasn't ready when it broadsided me and I flipped. Now, I had my PFD on (always!), I had a buddy there to help if I needed it, and I had most of my gear strapped down. I almost lost my crate but I had a little cooler in there that made it float, and I used the cooler to assist in kayak re-entry by sticking my foot through the handle like a step (thanks, Salt Strong!). Lost a Plano box with a few lures and jigs, that's all.
Why was it my dumbest thing? Because, despite all the good advice I'd seen on this and other channels, I had NOT practiced rolling and re-entry in a controlled environment. I feel quite the idiot for that, even though things turned out okay, but I'm planning for me and my fishing buddy to get some practice in before we have to do it in the wild again.
Thanks for the great safety tips!
I tried fishing fort pierce inlet on a outgoing tide and almost got sucked out into the open ocean. Waves were like 10,12'.The current was 5.5 and I could only peddle 4. Was slowly going backward. I started yelling for help and blowing a fog horn. I good boat guy came and towed me out of there. Thank God. I was hellah scared.
Jeff Knowles I was thinking about heading out there 🤔 I’m in port st lucie
Ocean + dinky boat = death lol
Yep, that's a recipe for disaster. You can't even exit and go down the shore for a beach landing in 10' surf. So, don't do that.
Ocean + small boat - experience = deathAlways go with someone who has experience and common sense.
All you had to do was instead of paddle straight against the current is go sideways to it and get out of its pull
Destin pass! I got caught in the current. To my left was rocks....To my right was boats coming and going. I could not believe how powerful that current was. I was able to paddle against it (but I am in great shape). By the time I got back to the bend heading towards crab island, I had blisters on my hands from the paddle. NEVER AGAIN! lesson learned!
Thank you.I am from Colorado and only fish small lakes.I really don't have a clue about kayaking in the salt water.
Flipped my Jackson kraken 15.5 in Galveston bay. I had tied the anchor tied to the side. An oil tanker swell snuck up behind me and boat rolled lost a rod and glasses. I have rolled in the surf. Always pack light in the surf. An anchor can save you from tide sucking you out. But use an anchor trolley to keep it on the front or rear
I was bleeding a good size grunt (around 3 inch, good for soup) when I cut off one of my toes at the same time I had to take a shit. End up filling my kayak with shit and blood 4 miles offshore and passing out. Got lucky and got rescue by a guy on a boat. Got to love those grunts!
This kayak fishing community looks wonderful. Enjoying your videos. Thank you.
My Stupid move was buying a Sit In kayak My 1st. and took off into open water, only thing that came back was me and my PFD.
Your Tarpon video is my #1
Can't say much about saltwater BUT when in fresh water be mindful of alligators and their nesting times and habits. Had a momma gator nudge my buddy's yak and then slap the water with her jaw telling us to leave her area. Scared the crap outta us. Didn't know a kayak could get on a plain. Lol. Thanks for sharing.
We dont have gators up here but when floating rivers we have to watch out for Bears and Moose. It's pretty impressive how fast a 800 lb brown bear can swim!
1) Fishing Hagan's Cove, near Keaton Beach, Florida (Nature Coast/Big Bend). I cleverly discovered a pvc pipe through a scupper hole works as a great anchor to keep the tide from pushing me back into the cove. Works great until the water raises your 'yak to the top of the pipe. It would be a bit wordy to describe all the physics at play, but ultimately it left my kayak half rolled with me and gear in water, me unable to get the pipe out of the sand, unable to get yak off of pipe. I kept calm, and had to swim down under the yak to get a good pull on the pipe.
2) I came up on bass fishing, in a Jon boat. You catch a fish, you string it and throw it in the water and tie the stringer to the boat and continue. Doing this is a kayak in the G.O.M. results in a school of black tips circling under your 'yak and 1/3 of a spotted trout missing from said stringer.
At least here in TX, the boating course specifically teaches not to wear a self deploying vest for the exact reason described. If you're by yourself, and it doesn't open, you're screwed.
That's interesting. All the self inflating pfds I've seen have a manual release on them too. Maybe there's different regulations depending on countries.
I have a bay boat (not a kayak guy but love the videos). The wife and I were caught in a storm in in Corpus Christi bay near Pink Shack Cove with an umbrella and had to ride it out hoping to God above that we would get hit by lighting. To make things worse we had to anchor near an oil well tank battery and had no where to run. Really sweated that trip. We learned our lesson that day.
Excellent point about paddling with rods already rigged, especially if there is even a slight chance you can flip. A guy I used to fish with did that and rolled his yak coming in through some breakers. He wound up with a treble hook in his foot that was still attached to one of his rods.
Jack to touch on your #4 and #5 tips. Last year my buddy and I went out on a nasty day in the gulf against our better judgement and got completely wrecked when coming back in to the beach. Trying to get back to the beach in nasty surf is no joke and in my opinion you should never try to ride the waves in back in. We jumped off and held on the back of out kayaks and rode them in that way but I still ended up getting swamped. Kayak flipped, snapped two rods, lost 75% of my tackle, and I broke my finger. Hooks went everywhere even though they were in decent plano boxes. Had to chase the rest of my gear down the beach. Wasn't a fun day.
Patrick Bridges lesson learned next time tie everything down and then tie the tie down stuff down again and if it doesnt float or fit somewhere safe it cant go on the trip
pro tip! keep a line cutter strapped on your pfd, will always come in handy!
First time out on my Kayak I was yelling at my buddy who is a veteran with Kayaks that I wasn't moving. He came around and yelled your anchor is still in the water 🤣🤣
Can you do a revised top 5-10 most important things you NEED to have in a kayak?
I haven't done anything stupid yet but I'm also fairly new to saltwater kayaking. I'm sure it's just a matter of time but I'm pretty cautious and I try to learn from other people's mistakes.
I was hand-lining for squid, with line in the boat.. i felt uncomfortable
I need a knife on my vest, and use a rod... even braid can be a nightmare on land
Not in a kayak... but was offshore a few years ago and hooked into a good selfish. Had a storm bearing down on us and a waterspout dropped down about a quarter mile away. Needless to say we landed the selfish (sadly it was before we had a UA-cam channel!).
Keep up the great work, loving the videos!
I just subscribed to your channel because I found it very informative and the people commenting have good advice as well. Cheers 🍻 from a kayaking noob.
If you have to worry about an inflatable PFD deploying. Don’t use a inflatable..
Used one once. That crossed my mind and I replaced it with a non inflatable…
Running limb lines for catfish in a deep creek 4 years ago and didnt paddle tap the limb first.
Well there was a spider on the limb and it wanted my kayak.
He dove in on me with a flying side kick.
So i hit him with a right cross and he whipped out a knife!
I purposely flipped my kayak to try to drown it.
Bad part is my fishing gear wasnt on a tether.
Ok....ok....so the spider dropped on my face so i screamed like a little girl and dunked my a$$ and lost all my stuff 😒
Hillbilly Holler lmao
Glad you manned up to the fact we tough guys do occasionally scream like girls. Aracnids are my poison too. Funny stuff!
That's funny! It sucks losing gear but I think everyone fishing in a kayak has lost gear at some point. There's a marsh in southeast Louisiana that swallowed up a brand new $250 rod/real combo of mine. Now everything I'm not holding in my hand is tethered.
@2WheelsAndAFishingRod , ticks are arachnids and I hate them more than any spider. I got Lyme disease from a tick that bout took me out. 3 1/2 years in a recliner before I finally turned it around somewhat with herbal treatment.
That was sooo funny. especially the reality bit - love your honesty (love the imagination too)
Spent a morning on Port Phillip Bay in australia, and forgot to sunscreen my bare legs and feet. didn't notice getting burnt due to a nice breeze. Had such terrible sunburn on my shins, that when I stood up out of bed the next day, as gravity increased the blood pressure in my lower legs, the pain was unreal, and I struggled to stand up at all. Took weeks for the blisters to fully heal andthe skin is permanently scarred. Wear sunscreen people.
My wife did this recently. Long pants and sleeves so she didn't use sunscreen. Started getting hot so she rolled her leggings up. Then rolled them a bit further. Her legs looked like a bunnings colour chart with the different shades of sun burn 🤣
i was out in tampa bay before a light storm popped up out of nowhere and came within 30-40 yards of a decent waterspout. passed just aft of my seaghost 130 whilst i was nose deep in a small mangrove plot for cover. crazy day for sure!!!!
Man thanks for the awesome reminders! I've been thinking about getting a kayak lately to get out and do some inshore/offshore Fishing & for some reason, all of these things don't cross my mind While I'm sitting here in my house planning these things out!
Lot of good life saving points thanks for the reminders🤓🤩😎
Those catfish are no joke when you get poked by one. I took one straight through the thumb shore fishing in Port Aransas.
wow. getting into kayak fishing soon, tampa bay. this information is golden, thanks, you probably saved my life.
Seal launching from a concrete deck 4ft above the water without a spray deck, ended up with 3/4 of my boat full of water, but it was fun!
yeah....I just talked about not going into big water alone. And I wear a non CO2 vest! Even the Mustang Survival have a failure rate higher than I want.
I personally would never go more than 1/4 mile from the coast without an outrigger. ANYTHING can and will happen, no matter how much you plan. Simple bungee rope saved me 5 miles out by securing my outrigger when the mounting ball (that keeps it extrnded) broke loose. Secured the bars to my motor mount and good to go. Now I have 2 mount balls beside each other.
I try to avoid lures with more than one treble hook. If you catch a feisty fish, at best it will get all tangled up in your net, and at worst, in a body part.
Hey, I live in Pensacola, I'm gear hunting right now to get into kayak fishing; stoked I found your channel and that it's local!!
Yakgear is pretty cool and Railblaza
Dropped a hardhead cat upside down onto my leg,,,The top fin went into my leg,,,He was flopping side to side,,, Finally got him Off my leg,,but My leg was hurting so bad I could not straighten it out for about 30 mins,,,Glad I had someone else there to help me out,,,Yes ER was the first stop when I got back to shore,,, Everything you said Can happen,,,The number one thing is Always go with a friend,,, Great video,,,
Jeez! Guess I shouldn’t buy one now... No, I keed, I keed. All extremely important lessons to be learned & respected! Thx maigne.
Love fishing 3MB from the kayak! You should fly fish for bull reds there!
The voice of experience. Thanks for publishing that.
Mate , I'm new to kayaking and you've opened my eyes to a few things I've never even thought about .
Glad I could help! It s a great sport but just have to be aware of a few things .
You forgot one.... And this is my top tip. Never get so excited about capturing your epic battle that you lose the best fish of the day while fumbling around with your GoPro.
What’s the point of catching a nice fish if you can’t show people the video?
@@guermeisterdoodlebug7980 Some people don't seek validation from others...
@@fishingangler4315 True. And many do. Regardless, was just kidding. And I don’t even own a go pro.
@@fishingangler4315 But, folks not looking for some validation from others generally aren’t posting their exploits on UA-cam angling for as many clicks as possible.
hey man can you do a top ten reasons to go kayak fishing or any type of non commercial fishing really, i.e. spearfishing or inland fishing. Basically anything with a rod or line...maybe from a small fishing boat but nothing trawling. I've got a decent list but I'd like other yours.
Thanks for posting to start off with used kayak , bought a used kayak , lovin it , cant wait to go out again this summer👍
I bought my first kayak this morning in Navarre, weather went to heck as soon as I got home. Wont get another chance to check it out for at least a week.
River kayaking, had my daughter get into a logjam, the current instantly filled the kayak and bent it over backwards around the logjam.......10000's of lbs of waterpressure pinning it there....(daughter was fine, kayak was a total loss) this "river" was about 25' wide and 14" deep.
Hey Jack here's one of the dumbest things I've done this year I got me a new H-rail for my Hobie Pro Angler 14 and I had it up standing up my kayak well I decided that I wanted to try and catch some baked fish with a throw net well I'm not experienced with it practice before going out would have helped a great deal because when I toss the net I lost my balance grab the hitch rail and me and the kayak went around and down in the water lesson # 1 do not throw net from kayak.
OK you got me a little worried now lol. I was thinking about doing some fishing with a kayak I bought maybe I will use it as a big flower pot instead ha ha and be happy with my little boat instead.
No, just be sure to go with a friend (preferably one with experience and common sense). And if the conditions ever look rough enough to make you nervous...listen to your gut instincts. MAYBE you'll be OK. But then , MAYBE everything will go wrong. The ocean is very unforgiving.
Thanks for this video ! Unfortunately I have to fish alone around Pensacola / Navarre area ALONE cause i never know when I have a change to run down from Alabama to saltwater fish ! I've been swamped one pretty bad in the surf but was lucky to eventually retrieve all my tackle ( that I didn't think at the time I would ever need to secure) . The scariest and most stupid think was to try and get a lure off a rope around a bridge column with my bare hand (in a current) ...... After jerking the lure twice hooks spun around and stuck in a finger ! Luckily finally got the hook out having to leave the boat still stuck to the column
Good video, man. I've sea kayaked alone, but there are certainly life threatening things that can happen, like pinning a big rapala through a finger on back of PFD,! Don't go big game fishing alone! Good stuff.
I fished a shipping channel with a group of kayakers. A barge wake came in too high and I panicked, didn't turn around quickly, wake hit me from behind and rolled me in 4ft of water. Lucky I was able to stand afterwards. Also experience will make you a safe kayaker.
Got pulled out of the drink by the park ranger at the dock as I was launching.
man, this makes me wish ther was a more active boating community around NL, kayak, canoe, sail you name it.
I would recommend to always have in your Kayak two life vests, a flare gun, a communications radio and a Fish Finder with GPS and compass.
Was out Kayak fishing by myself at a brook pulled up on 1 side to do some cast netting forgot to put the anchor further up the bank on the incoming tide looked back 10 minutes later and the Kayak had blown 50 meters to the other side of the of the river had to swim over there and get it );
You should practice getting back into your kayak after tipping a few times a year.
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Was fishing Spawning Crappie in shallow water lilly pads and right up on a Gator Nest Mom and Hatchlings. I still don't understand how I did not die that day. She just Opened her mouth and started singing despacito.
Fishing in general high stick the rod on a fish and break it. Bottom fishing and when a fish runs deep is when it happens most.
Not sure whether it counts for stupid on my part. I was in the midst of a group of five people in Shilshoal bay near Seattle. I had a crab pot over one side, and it was acting like an anchor. I had a crab ring I was pulling every twenty minutes off the other side. The nearest other kayak (a hardship, I was in an inflatable) was about 30 yards away. All of us were in a line about 50 yards off the marina breakwater, having a great day, a few legals in the buckets, and everyone catching some sun. A 42 foot sail came up close to the breakwater and turned about 30 yards from me.... heading straight towards me. I got out my safety whistle and started blowing to beat the band. One of my friends had a gas powered horn and was blowing it. The guy on the sail NEVER EVEN LOOKED UP. I was paddling hard but with the current pushing me agains the crab pot (anchor) and the pulling on the large crab ring, I did not have much maneuvering room. The sail struck my stern and pushed it underwater and potted the boat. I got thrown into the water.
Only THEN did they look around and see me in the water as they passed by. They came about but a 24 ft cutter was already there hauling me out of the water. They cussed ME out for getting in their way saying they were a sail and had right of way. The cutter guy was just incredulous. He said something about right of way over everything NOT at anchor. They ended up paying for my lost gear (two fishing rods and reels and the crab ring, as well as my cell phone and a shorted out depth sounder).
My mistake was not having the pots tied onto the boat with a quick release system. I do that now. But my bigger question is "Just how do you not see a 10 foot yellow banana when you turn parallel to it from 90 feet away?".
Rolled my kayak last week launching through a shore dump. (Dumb I know but my mate punched through it first so I thought I was going to be OK.) Big 6/0 hook right through my back under the shoulder blade. Never again will I launch with rods already rigged with hooks and trebles hanging about all over the place.
Couple years ago practiced swimmin in a flak jacket was a pain to get out of the water with it on
Totally agree with you 3 of what u have mentioned fucked my kayak fishing trip I learned it by the hard way
Before you start fishing out of a kayak , the best thing you can do is find an ACA certified instructor. Learn basic paddling techniques , rescues , how to land your kayak in surf , and navigation . The more you learn the more you understand your own limitations .
Flipping in the surf is no good. On another note I can’t wait till the tarpon move in again🤗
it would help if you have a square ice chest tied to the kayak. its so that you can flip the lid and flip it upsidown and use it for a leverage or ladder for your foot to step on. i seen this work on another video. it makes climbing back into the kayak eaiser.
I forgot to put my plug in before a saltwater tournament in the Pacific Ocean
BigBoykayak Outdoors butt plug?
Excellent!
Glad I found your channel man I'm from North Okaloosa I mainly do lake/river bass fishing from my pelican catch 120 looking to make the jump to saltwater but it's pretty daunting
im new to kayaking and only fish bays atm so nothing really dumb yet. except for going out during a storm and got stuck and pushed into a bridge jedi and couldnt leave till the storm ended
Took an ascend fs10 sit in kayak 3 mile out on the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel to the first island alone.
Hooked my sleeve with a treble hook that was on a pole while I was launching once. Not a good way to start a trip.
Also wont be trolling with two poles out ever again. Got hooked up with two monster Jack Crevalle at the same time. Luckily they both went opposite directions or I could have had a real mess on my hands.
Lol nailed that one it's a christening to turle coming back in great advice too
Thanks a lot. Maybe ill practice in fresh water for a year.
Very well said and excellent advice. I can personally with some of these points.
Yeah I was day dreaming had got out my kayak to fish a little and then when I got back in I sat on the edge and flipped it lost rods other stuff cut my arm on oyster bar by my self it was December cold I survived 🥶
I have a kayak and I was going through a creek to get to a river and the next day my friend said that’s were all the big bullsharks were
THERE IS NO WORSE PAIN IN THE WORLD>>> I WALKED IN CIRCLES CRYING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. HATE THOSE BASTIDS FIN THRU THUMB KNUCKLE JOINT> Thanks for the advise Jack. Fortunately I'm only familiar with the "worst pain in the world" one. Don't have a Kayak but been thinking about it.
Good food for thought, thanks. I am thinking of updating my flotation device.
Well, I guess your comment about not allowing the fish to face you is correct! Lol
You make great videos! I would really like to go fishing with you and your buds, if I ever get a chance to make it to Florida.
I just got into fishing from a kayak and really like your vids! Not much water here in Tucson, Arizona! Lol
I live in gulf breeze it’s a island off pensicola and I go fishing every week if it’s nice out
My buddy caught a nice red that swallowed the hook so he went to cut the line with a knife when he somehow managed to cut his hand badly. He passed out when he saw all the blood. Luckily we were halfway on a sandbar so he didn’t flip. From that day on I’m always paranoid when I’m out there by myself cause you never know what can happen
ive paddled the panama city pass on a surfboard a few times to surf over there on the island during hurricane swell. Im a woman too.
Jeez, I was thinking about buying a kayak for fishing the back bays in NJ and DE. Now I’m thinking maybe not. I can’t afford a boat nor do I want the hassle and surf fishing isn’t my thing. I so miss salt water fishing.
bro, you have to realize you're launching in FL gulf. Dudes on the Mid-east call 3' dirty chop good to launch and land. We pack to flip, not to fish. 12 to 14' yaks, we're bustin' the breaks and taking some water. Be grateful for what you have.
Unmentioned was rips and currents, dangerous stuff that will test your meddle off shore.
sincerely, from the ice blast of 2018
I lived in Milton for a while. Haven't gone kayaking there yet but would love to. Might have to give ward basin in East Milton a try. I live in Texas now but I plan on going out visiting my grandma at some point and try a few spots people don't know about.
whats up man i love your squirell hunting vids, they are very informational. do more!
Epic stuff! Ive just started kayak fishing in the Easter cape south africa and appreciate the tips and advice! Almost got nocked off by a massive school of mullets in one of the open rivers at night my second time out! Cheers from SA!
CS-WildCAM where in EC are you
Sorry for all the replies as I'm binge watching your channel. I can't get enough. Blame Adolph Coors. If you're going to go on many of those Florida sleigh rides you might want to consider a drag chute. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the vids and tips! I'm new to the keys and am looking to get a kayak, not sure if I'll be fishing off it yet, but I'm learning!
Duck hunting from a kayak tried getting out on a steep clay bank in the river. Long story short had to sit there for an hour with one arm on a tree and the other on the bow of my kayak in the river with water filled waders till someone from the group came looking for me
Hello I like your fishing videos, wonder where is that beach where u catch the tarpon and the barracuda, looks like clearwater beach ??,,,,I would like to join one day with u guys to fishing in kayak. Hope hear from you soon ,thanks for the video 😎🤘👍
The most stupid thing I've ever done....is not owning a kayak. After watching many videos from the LT here and a few others, it wont be long till I rectify this situation. Living in central Alabama I'll have rivers and lakes to contend with so I've got my eye on the 2017 Pelican Catch 120. I'm excited knowing I'll be in the water soon after I build a rack for my short bed truck. I did subscribe to Y.M. but I'd appreciate any suggestions and tips for anything yak related from his followers. Y'all be safe and thanks in advance for any advice given.
Thank you for the tips from your newest subscriber!
Thank you sir. I miss home so much and to see some of it again. I would love to fish with you sometime
Kayaking down the north fork river in North western Montana we got caught up in a hailstorm on the water