What a great combination. Smoking, fishing and kayaking. There are days when I almost don't care if I catch anything. I am fortunate to live in an area where we can paddle a mile or two off the beach and hit sheepshead and red eyes or we can move inshore and target trout and reds. I have even caught cobia and tarpon on the kayak. Never again though.

I have some friends in Hawaii who blue water fish for marlin on kayaks.....no thanks. I like to keep it a little more mellow and just get away from it all, maybe just burn, drift and cast occasionally.

Anybody else?

Yeah, mostly for stripers in the season. It's really nice, most times fishing becomes the last priority, but its good to have the rod in and just paddle around.
Sunset and sunrise are great
Winter kayaking is fun but the water always seems rough, skirts help
A sealed up kayak would be fun, so I wouldn't have to worry about hypothermia as much in the winter. But screw it, summer's where it's at!

[Styles P]

check out these guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SK_u6dW5gc

[CaliKnowsBetter]

I did plenty of kayak fishing around Catalina Island. It's pretty insane, especially if you hook on to a big yellow or white sea bass. They will drag your kayak into kelp beds and rock structures. It can be such a nightmare, but it's all gravy as long as you have the fattest blunt you ever rolled in your hand.

[Satchifunkilus]

Kayak fishing in Saltwater looks like sooo much fun, I'm really hoping to get an opportunity to try my hand at it soon!

[armedoldhippy]

i'd like to try it, but keeping a kayak right-side up is about all i have time for when i'm in one... hell, i flipped a jon boat once!

Originally Posted by armedoldhippy

i'd like to try it, but keeping a kayak right-side up is about all i have time for when i'm in one... hell, i flipped a jon boat once!

sounds like weight a displacement issue.

like maybe the weight of that twelve pack going down your gullet gave you vertigo. i did that once in a canoe with 3 sober people in 60 degree water. when we finally got back to shore they pushed me off the dock.

stories like that make being sober a lot easier.

Originally Posted by MoldyFrogToe

Yeah, mostly for stripers in the season. It's really nice, most times fishing becomes the last priority, but its good to have the rod in and just paddle around.
Sunset and sunrise are great
Winter kayaking is fun but the water always seems rough, skirts help
A sealed up kayak would be fun, so I wouldn't have to worry about hypothermia as much in the winter. But screw it, summer's where it's at!

Yep, I agree. Being in a skirted kayak defeats the purpose entirely for me.

Originally Posted by CaliKnowsBetter

I did plenty of kayak fishing around Catalina Island. It's pretty insane, especially if you hook on to a big yellow or white sea bass. They will drag your kayak into kelp beds and rock structures. It can be such a nightmare, but it's all gravy as long as you have the fattest blunt you ever rolled in your hand.

Catalina's beautiful. It get deep real quick off that shore doesn't it?

Originally Posted by Styles P

check out these guys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SK_u6dW5gc

Cool vid, thanks. My buddy has a boat similar to that one and its pretty amazing.

Originally Posted by Satchifunkilus

Kayak fishing in Saltwater looks like sooo much fun, I'm really hoping to get an opportunity to try my hand at it soon!

Well, get out there Satchifunkilus! If you are looking for a good deal on a Yak the check out rental places. They usually get dealer prices on new ones and sell the older ones cheap, that's how we acquired our boats. I have yet to pay more than $100 for a boat with a paddle.

[armedoldhippy]

Originally Posted by dingbang

sounds like weight a displacement issue.

like maybe the weight of that twelve pack going down your gullet gave you vertigo. i did that once in a canoe with 3 sober people in 60 degree water. when we finally got back to shore they pushed me off the dock.

stories like that make being sober a lot easier.

naw, it was just finding out how aluminum gets hung on rocks that fiberglass slides over...