NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => Don't Ask Me How I Know => Topic started by: Spot on July 07, 2011, 04:06:20 PM
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OK folks, let's hear it. Seems someone is always loosing something while out fishing (Wali), and the rest of you have lost a bit of stuff as well. >:D Tell us your cautionary tale of loss.
I've been lucky so far. I've lost 3 pairs of needle nose pliers, one folding knife, a couple of dead fish, a hat and 2 pairs of sunglasses.
-Spot-
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When I had a Sit in kayak, I lost $30+ in atificial lures and swivels when I spilled the tackle box,compact leatherman tool with it, Micra i think it was called. Another trip i lost the home made lawnmower wheel cart I made by forgetting the 2nd bunjee. Also lost some sun lotion back in the early days in a rented OK scrambler or similar and got huge sunburnt legs.
The lost keys and knife dont count on Timothy lake, I dove and recovered them.
Funny you should start this thread, I found the thread on 300# line coiled into leashes, I have 10 leashes now lol. I didnt want to post in it and revive an old thread.
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Bonus to whoever says "virginity." Camera, sunglasses (x2), bilge pump, beer (>10), leatherman, watch.
Sad.
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Penn International 965 on a Lamiglas Kenai Special. That was enough to get me to pony up for the T-13 and a rod pod. License, tags and permits.
All that stuff was lost last year, I think I'm up the learning curve enough I haven't stored any gear in DJL in a while.*
*Thanks again to Yaksurf for snagging my drybag at Stonefield. Saved me from a swim back out to get it after the clip failed, and caused him to huli.
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-Folding knife
-Little Folding "trout" net
-Hat
-Various baits and tackle
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Bonus to whoever says "virginity." Camera, sunglasses (x2), bilge pump, beer (>10), leatherman, watch.
Sad.
I accidentally sat down on one of my ram ball mounts when reentering my kayak once. I must say they are aptly named. Does that count towards the "Bonus".
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My first time in the salt I lost 2 rods, 3 tackle trays, my anchor and some other stuff. Luckily for me I was in 6 ft of clear water and got it all back. Since then I started leashing just about everything and have only lost a few pair of pliers, some tackle, 2 anchors and my lunch/breakfast. I left a nice kayak cart at a launch once too.
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Other than the camera and a couple crank baits last night, the Willamette has claimed two of my drift socks in the last 5 months while sturgeon fishing.
The first was when I loosened the rope from the cleat and it slipped out of my hand. Tried paddling as hard as I could to get it while it was slowly sinking. For some reason I couldn't catch up to it. Oh yeah, I forgot to release the anchor line. Hmmmm? I wonder if that affected my ability to paddle after it. ::)
The next was when I was out with Jammer and he caught the nice big sturgeon that I filmed and posted (using the Playsport I lost yesterday). I released the rope from the cleat and it slipped out of my hand. I grabbed for this nice blue rope and thought I had it. Nope, that was my blue anchor trolley line. Grabbed for it again...nope other side of the trolley line loop. >:( So, in desperation, I paddled as fast as I could after it as it was slowly sinking but I just couldn't seem to catch it. Anyone see a pattern here... :embarassed:
Now my drift sock line is florescent green. Maybe I should add a float to the line. Nah, what is the odds of it happening a third time?
Oh, I can't forget the second wedding ring I lost due to hand shrinkage and cold water while fishing in Idaho. You think I would have learned that lesson when I lost the first one duck hunting in cold water at the Umatilla NWR.
-Craig
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Been fortunate so far. From the beginning, it is either on a tether, or it floats.
The only thing that has sunk was a Figure 9 Carabiner (my lake anchor cleat) that I clip to my paddle bungee.
Not sure how I snagged it with my fishing line at Hagg last year, but it popped open just enough and
sunk.... QUICKLY. Only a worth about $5, not a big loss.
(http://www.zbattery.com/core/media/media.nl?id=7528&c=288557&h=971dbb6b716f13b66e92)
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VHF Radio at the bottom of the Hood Canal, my pride and about 130 dollars in tackle to include tackle box on the Willamette.
SG
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To date, I've donated a cheapo Cabelas ultralight combo (Banks Lake), a really nice rubber net (ORC2010), and few tackle-filled 360 Plano boxes (Lake Sammamish). Honestly, I'm stunned that I haven't lost more.
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I've been lucky. Lost only a folding knife that slipped out of my vest pocket while sturgeon fishing on the Umpqua.
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Been lucky so far. Just a couple of cheap knives. The best thing by far I have "lost" so far is a lot of weight!
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I too have been lucky so far. Lost a crab trap, line, and float around Bush Pt. Doh! A few 8oz cannon balls used as crab line weights dropped overboard while removing them from the line. Some terminal gear on snags. I started using floats and leashes early including hats, sunglasses, pliers, rods, knives, mirage drive, camera, radio, ....
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Pffft!..You guys have lost nothing..
And this really speaks bad about my leashing tendencies..Plus 100 days on the water adds up to alot of stuff donated
My poor wallet,close your eyes, wallet!
2 pairs sunglasse(1 expensive)
1 lens form an expensive pair
oregon scientific atk cam
two hawg troughs(1 was not me, yep i lost the one you replaced Issac)
1 light trout setup
vhf radio
2 hats
That was until last thursday...Last Thursday just was a crushing bow..
my new favorite light combo
crate
2 anchors
salmon net
Mirage Drive
Yea, ouchy!!
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Pffft!..You guys have lost nothing..
And this really speaks bad about my leashing tendencies..Plus 100 days on the water adds up to alot of stuff donated
My poor wallet,close your eyes, wallet!
2 pairs sunglasse(1 expensive)
1 lens form an expensive pair
oregon scientific atk cam
two hawg troughs(1 was not me, yep i lost the one you replaced Issac)
1 light trout setup
vhf radio
2 hats
That was until last thursday...Last Thursday just was a crushing bow..
my new favorite light combo
crate
2 anchors
salmon net
Mirage Drive
Yea, ouchy!!
Damn lol!! Leashes and tethers are your friend.
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Pffft!..You guys have lost nothing..
And this really speaks bad about my leashing tendencies..Plus 100 days on the water adds up to alot of stuff donated
My poor wallet,close your eyes, wallet!
2 pairs sunglasse(1 expensive)
1 lens form an expensive pair
oregon scientific atk cam
two hawg troughs(1 was not me, yep i lost the one you replaced Issac)
1 light trout setup
vhf radio
2 hats
That was until last thursday...Last Thursday just was a crushing bow..
my new favorite light combo
crate
2 anchors
salmon net
Mirage Drive
Yea, ouchy!!
I feel ill.......
I can already see my yak is going to look like a spider's web of tether's and such.
Condolences there CBY....
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I feel ill.......
I can already see my yak is going to look like a spider's web of tether's and such.
Condolences there CBY....
Wait till you see FishesFromTupperware's list..... :o
But the guy's still my idol! :-*
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I feel ill.......
I can already see my yak is going to look like a spider's web of tether's and such.
Condolences there CBY....
Thanks, no need really. Sorry, Had to tease my "story"....I love happy endings.
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you know i have noticed that FFTW hasnt posted on here.. i wonder if the list is to long........
SG
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Bag containing ~five 6" gulp grubs and five 3" gulp grubs (big wave over the bow on a launch, no huli involved)
Goretex boonie hat (stuffed it into my PFD and it vanished...)
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::)
:laughing6:
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Luckily, I haven't lost much yet from my kayak (knock on wood), just
one pfd knife,
one wrist watch,
and a set of lip grippers and needle nose pliers that were attached to a leash but not attached to the kayak.
Thankfully I lost the lip grippers and the pliers, at the launch and someone was kind enough pick them up and set them on the dock and I found the a couple of days later. My drift boat on the other hand has donated (2) anchors and my favorite bait casting setups to the local rivers. Momma's not to happy about the anchors!
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I know lures don't count but I planted about $40 worth of rapala 'seeds' today >:( On the other hand, I did manage three to four smb per lure.
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Every time I lose a bunch of lures, I make my self feel better by reminding myself how much I used to golf. You pay $40 to play a round and lose balls at $1 a pop. ;)
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Well, I haven't really lost anything..... YET. Course, I've only been out 4 times with my yak. Two of those were on the salt.
I was trying out the new yak (used, but new to me) and my repaired dry suit. Had never been in a yak before and needed to practice self rescue. That all went fine. I had brought two rods with me as I new there were trout and heard that there may be bass, in Big Creek Res. Hadn't leashed a thing yet. Didn't figure I had to worry about that on a placid lake. Well, the wind came up, and I was casting my bass rod. Had to reach a little further back than normal for my cast arc as the bow was to the left. As I swung forward I heard a weird click sound and my bass rod stopped, mid arc. As I looked back, I was able to see my ultralight trout setup plunge into the abyss.
45 minutes later, after bringing in every stick and small log off of the bottom, I was able to snag the thing and get it back. I was elated and even looked around to see if anyone had seen that save. Nope....... self appreciation only.
Now, I leash everything! But I hate those plastic crimp on clips. They are impossible to get off of your eye pads when your hands are cold...... and you're OLD! :o
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So far only a net and some flies, lures and pair of pliers.All on small lakes.
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Okay. This sport is getting a little spendy, and I appear to be a slow learner.
I met up with Jammer on the Willamette for a quick bass outing. We fished for awhile and I was not catching anything. Jammer had to leave before me, so I fished a bit more down near the railroad trestle. Then, as it was starting to get dark, I made a nice long and leisurely troll back to George Rodgers Park hoping to pick up a walleye for some AOTY points. I had no hits until right near the "ROCKS" sign out in the river by the park. It was such a gentle hit, I thought I snagged something. However, I ended up reeling in the feistiest little 4 inch smallie ever. I describe him as feisty because he was caught with a 3 1/2 inch walleye deep diving crankbait, and he tried to bite my thumb off.
It looked like it would be a cool picture (4 inch fish with 3 1/2 inch crank bait in his mouth) so I opened up the nice, safe dry bag in my center hatch and removed my wife's non-floating, non-waterproof digital camera containing videos of the kids which she had not had a chance to down load. See where this is going, yet??
Then, after photographing him and unhooking him, he bit my thumb and made a break for the scupper hole. He wasn't quite small enough to fit so I caught him and let him go gently over the side. Then, I put everything back into the dry bag and hatch...or so I thought. I realized that I did not put the camera back in the bag. I thought it was down in the hatch and decided to verify. I leaned forward to look and heard a "ploop" noise and saw something camera-colored heading for the bottom.
I know... a piece of foam tied to it would have been smart. But, I just borrowed it this one time and I figured I would only use it in an emergency (AOTY upgrade). Besides, what is the point in having flotation on a non -waterproof camera...other than being able to salvage your wife's pictures and videos of the children from the card. All I can say is this never would have happened if I wouldn't have dropped my Playsport overboard a few weeks ago. :P
As you can guess, I am currently down some serious WAF points. :'(
-Craig
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I leaned forward to look and heard a "ploop" noise and ..........
-Craig
god I hate that sound. (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2502.msg22981.html#msg22981) ::)
http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2502.msg22981.html#msg22981 (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2502.msg22981.html#msg22981)
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I leaned forward to look and heard a "ploop" noise and ..........
-Craig
god I hate that sound. (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2502.msg22981.html#msg22981) ::)
:spittake: That's exactly what I said to myself when I read "and heard a "ploop" noise " :laugh:
-Spot-
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I leaned forward to look and heard a "ploop" noise and ..........
-Craig
god I hate that sound. (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,2502.msg22981.html#msg22981) ::)
:spittake: That's exactly what I said to myself when I read "and heard a "ploop" noise " :laugh:
-Spot-
I got lucky and found a suitable replacement for her today. It also supposedly can shoot video in 3D. Costco had a good deal on the newer model of what was lost.
The ironic part of the whole incident is that the only other pictures I took were of landmarks to locate nice crank baits I had snagged. In fact I had just lost another walleye deep diver in 16 fow near the railroad trestle. I was going to email them to Pelagic Paddler since he said he occasionally free dives the Willamette for fishing treasure. I figured it could help him zero in on a few of mine. ;) If you are out there PP I have the ultimate scavenger hunt for you. Dive here at the south side of the rock pile off of George Rodgers Park:
(http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/gallery/355-040811014843-32492143.jpeg)
Find a Panasonic Lumix camera, remove card and dry it out. Then, utilizing the third and fourth to last pictures, home in on landmarks located in this vicinity:
(http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/gallery/355-040811014842-32472158.jpeg)
There will be a few crank baits nearby. :)
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The beat goes on.....
Those plastic plier type lip grippers float...unless you attach a metal clip to them and fail to clip it something... ::)
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Garmin GPSMap 76Csx....and the worst thing is....it floats! It fell out and I hadn't noticed....and off to sea it went. Sigh.
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I am new to kayak fishing; in fact, today was the first time I have fished from my 3 month old Hobie Oasis. I went with my buddy, Bittelsmon, who is also a newbie, but has a few trips under his belt. We floated the Yamhill, starting in Dayton, and down into the Willamette, taking out at Rogers Landing in Newberg.
All went well. We didn't get any bass, but I learned a few things about my kayak, how better to do some things, and it was a gorgeous day, so no complaints. When we got to Rogers Landing at about 6:30 on a nice Saturday evening, so it was, of course, crowded. I thought I be courteous and take my kayak out on the dock, and not use the ramp, which was full. I dumped out the 5 gal bucket of water that I was using as ballast in the empty front seat, put it on the dock, and then put my Mirage drive, PFD, and two poles in the bucket. Then I proceeded to pull my kayak up on the dock, and promptly knocked the bucket over, and spilled the contents into the river.
While I was trying to not say a whole string of very bad words, a very quick passerby reached down and grabbed my PFD, which had the Mirage drive pedals hooked through a armhole, and wrapped around the fins of the drive was a jig attached to not one, but two, poles.
You might notice my tag line, which I wholeheartedly believe because I have seen it repeated in my life too many times. Of course, in the case I am not claiming to be good, but I am claiming to be extremely lucky. It was a very good day ;D
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Nice salmon net, a few bait knives, and a game clip.
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I'm new to the NWKA forum and Kayaking, haven't even received my kayak yet but have already lost "my mind" over the possibilities and anticipated enjoyment. If you happen to be out and run across it (my mind), please leave it where you find it as I haven't used it for some time and if its in or near water, I'm certain its much happier there. Hope to meet many of you, maybe catch a fish or two and or even share a camp fire.....peace. :icon_thumleft:
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Vanilla Hawg Trough. Didn't have float or leash :embarassed:
Time for a NWKA trough!
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Three anchors on the umqua river this spring while sturgeon fishing. 200 feet of anchor line and anchor line spool.
Gunny sack and some bait on a close call during a surf landing.
A small fortune in jig heads and rigs.
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Having kayak fished for at least 20 years you'd think I'd have lost an awful lot of stuff, but most has been tackle and pliers. That was until the 2010 Depoe Bay Rockfish Classic.
This is what I remember losing:
Pliers
2 Lamiglas rods
2 Abu level winds
2 Plano trays full of worms, Kokohos, jig heads, etc....
A few bags of Berkeley Gulps
Several ziplocks of squid & octopus in different scents
A flag
An Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 waterproof camera I swore was tethered down.
A little pride!
After 20 years humping it in the Army generally everything gets secured and the DBRC was an exception. Two things I'll say about tethering and leashes are 1) Clips not knots and 2) "Keep em short" as when you spill you don't want to get tied up which could prevent a self rescue and actually promote a drowning. Don't ask me how I know but I can tell you, where they were wrapped still hurts occasionally!
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The bands still playing...
cheap digital camera and about 150 Kayak wars points, that was yesterday....
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I'm new to the NWKA forum and Kayaking, haven't even received my kayak yet but have already lost "my mind" over the possibilities and anticipated enjoyment. If you happen to be out and run across it (my mind), please leave it where you find it as I haven't used it for some time and if its in or near water, I'm certain its much happier there. Hope to meet many of you, maybe catch a fish or two and or even share a camp fire.....peace. :icon_thumleft:
Ha ha ha ha NO WAY!
If I find it, I'm going to take it offshore and wreck it for good. Isn't that right Noahk? >:D
-Spot-
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Yesterday. Off the Wells Point oil dock. Big pink on in 170 FOW, ocean tug towing an oil barge blaring their horn at me (for no reason - I WAS NOT a factor in their mooring to the dock), guy on the fan tail screaming something unintelligible, leader on the flasher and lure combined to be too long for the net, trying to peddle to make the tug happy, tossed the net down and wrestled the fish into the boat from the line. Net gone. Promar foldable. Story continues and ends tragically.
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Game Clip with 2 19" or larger Cabbies, a 25+ Ling, and a 16"+ Greenling.
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Game Clip with 2 19" or larger Cabbies, a 25+ Ling, and a 16"+ Greenling.
And my stringer with a couple 15" greenling the next day........yeah, I won't let you live it down......... At least mine was just a cheap piece of rope though. The crab at Hobuck ate good that weekend.
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:D
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Hobuck losses:
spinning rod/reel with leash attached, the other end was not hooked :'(
low-end garmin GPS
fish grips
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9/2/2011, Harriet Lake trout fishing: Sunglasses.
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8/30/2011. Curlew lake, republic, wa. anchor and 60' rope. oops!
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Valdez, AK
Pliers, filet knife, utility knife, small bag of weights and my sonar died AND I put a hook through my dry suit. All completely separate incidents. HUGE case of the "oops" droppsies....
STILL A GREAT WEEKEND! All that crap is replaceable. The experience was not.
At least that's the way I feel about for a few more dollars worth of "stuff".....
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Donated my scotty crab trap puller & a nice crab guage to the sands of Nehalem Bay couple days ago...
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OMG Coosbay that REALLY sucks. I have been lucky thus far....I did a LOT of reading here before I rigged my T-13 and just about everything is tethered. My VHF floats and the rods stay in the Pod until I'm done transiting. I admit I haven't gone out on any bigger water than Hood Canal so I haven't gone in the drink yet.
As a scuba diver I have lost a painful amount of gear in that arena and know full well how it feels.
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Lost my fish grips at Hobuck with a Lingcod attached. It was dead, I was getting ready to fillet my 2nd Lingcod while I was still on the water and a swell snuck up on me and they both slid off my hawg trough.
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RE: Hobuck
I've read a few posts regarding Hobuck. Sounds like an AWESOME place....how is it to put in there?
My last trip to NB was in 93 when Clinton was in town for the APEC conference. The Makahs were so hostile around town I swore I would never return and haven't. But......this place seems to be worth it.
Would love to hear opinions.....
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Lost my fish grips at Hobuck with a Lingcod attached. It was dead, I was getting ready to fillet my 2nd Lingcod while I was still on the water and a swell snuck up on me and they both slid off my hawg trough.
Is it legal to clea/filet your catch at sea in Washington. I thought I read that its illegal. Something do do with fish checkers not being able to identify and measure fish if you don't bring em back whole. Forgive me if I'm wrong. Still sucks loosing your lings though
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Page 20 of the WDFW Fishing Regs "pamphlet":
"YOU MAY:
Clean or portion fish or shellfish while in the field
with the following exceptions: It is unlawful for
an angler to fail to retain proof of compliance
with species, size, number, weight, sex, or wild
or hatchery origin restriction, if such restrictions
apply, until the angler is ashore and has finished
fishing for the day. For all rockfish species
and for fish with a length restriction, anglers
must retain the fish carcass until coming ashore
to comply with the above rule. This does not
apply if the catch is in the process of being
prepared for immediate consumption."
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I'm new to the NWKA forum and Kayaking, haven't even received my kayak yet but have already lost "my mind" over the possibilities and anticipated enjoyment. If you happen to be out and run across it (my mind), please leave it where you find it as I haven't used it for some time and if its in or near water, I'm certain its much happier there. Hope to meet many of you, maybe catch a fish or two and or even share a camp fire.....peace. :icon_thumleft:
Ha ha ha ha NO WAY!
If I find it, I'm going to take it offshore and wreck it for good. Isn't that right Noahk? >:D
-Spot-
I wonder how many of those you've destroyed >:D
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Well now I really feel like one of you guys. Some how while I was Bass fishing at George Rogers Park today on the Willy my box of flys and 1/8 Rooster Tails went bye bye. I figure about 30 RT and about the same amount of flys. Does it count if I go back on Sunday with my dive gear and find it?
Then when I was taking my Yak out of the Water I noticed that my cart, make that a cart that I have only used 3 or 4 times came apart. On closer inspection I notice that the cross bar and axle are only tacked in. Is this normal? Should I take it back to NA or just weld it back together? It is a Hobie cart with the beach sand wheels. Maybe I should move the bottom part to Product Discussion?
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Bring it back to NA and we will take a look at it. It should not have broken. Also, while you are in the shop, you can pick up some turbo fins.
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Sweet Thanks Nat. Ya I was very surprised when it just came apart. I am on duty today so I will come by on Sun and pick up my fins. Maybe with them I will be able to keep up with Jammer. ::)
Bring it back to NA and we will take a look at it. It should not have broken. Also, while you are in the shop, you can pick up some turbo fins.
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I ended up loosing a perfectly good anchor yesterday. I was a kind of a dumb ass and started free spooling a 15# pyramid anchor into an 80 foot hole. It had done this in the past with an 8# mushroom anchor in 80 feet of water and not had to much of a problem. I think the shape of the mushroom keeps it from sinking super fast. Kinda like skydivers don't free fall faster then around 100MPH when falling in a prone position.
NOTE TO SELF.... Pyramids anchors want to fall VERY VERY fast. As it was falling faster and faster I tried to palm the winder, which caused the handle to smack me in the thumb almost breaking it. When the handle hit my thumb it caused the whole winder to jump out of my hand and sat watching my anchor, 300' of rope and my winder sink into the abyss.. I returned around 2 hours later and tried using Craigs 5# claw to drag the bottom trying to snag my anchor line, but had a hard time dragging with other PB anchors in the way. May have to try again soon.. :(
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Lets all take a moment of silence for the loss of Jammer's loss weight. Hopefully the fishing gods will bring his line back to the surface so he can retrieve it.
Wondering if it would smart, or dangerous to spool out the line through a carabiner on a length of shock cord.
That way if it gets away and tries to break your thumb it will stop spooling when the spool hits the 'biner.
I'm just thinking out loud.
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Lost my nice gaff in Freshwater Bay last weekend , just nudged the elastic bungee holding it, and watched it slowly twist its way to D.J's locker. The water was incredibly clear, tracked it to about 30-35 feet...
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Wondering if it would smart, or dangerous to spool out the line through a carabiner on a length of shock cord.
That way if it gets away and tries to break your thumb it will stop spooling when the spool hits the 'biner.
I'm just thinking out loud.
I have my float between the anchor and the spool. The line passes through the floatt. I had something similar happen to me on the Willy last winter. Fortunately, I didn't loose the whole rig. When it got to the end, the spool was floating next to the float. I still had to reel up 300 feet of line, though.
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Wondering if it would smart, or dangerous to spool out the line through a carabiner on a length of shock cord.
That way if it gets away and tries to break your thumb it will stop spooling when the spool hits the 'biner.
I'm just thinking out loud.
I have my float between the anchor and the spool. The line passes through the floatt. I had something similar happen to me on the Willy last winter. Fortunately, I didn't loose the whole rig. When it got to the end, the spool was floating next to the float. I still had to reel up 300 feet of line, though.
i do the same thing. I hook the carabiner over the anchor line as I'm reeling it up and put it away from my self so if I did drop it, it won't take any part of me with it. Sorry about the anchor Jammer.
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I have my float between the anchor and the spool. The line passes through the floatt. I had something similar happen to me on the Willy last winter. Fortunately, I didn't loose the whole rig. When it got to the end, the spool was floating next to the float. I still had to reel up 300 feet of line, though.
i do the same thing. I hook the carabiner over the anchor line as I'm reeling it up and put it away from my self so if I did drop it, it won't take any part of me with it. Sorry about the anchor Jammer.
Damn fine idea. I think I might start doing this.
-Spot-
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I have my float between the anchor and the spool. The line passes through the floatt. I had something similar happen to me on the Willy last winter. Fortunately, I didn't loose the whole rig. When it got to the end, the spool was floating next to the float. I still had to reel up 300 feet of line, though.
i do the same thing. I hook the carabiner over the anchor line as I'm reeling it up and put it away from my self so if I did drop it, it won't take any part of me with it. Sorry about the anchor Jammer.
Damn fine idea. I think I might start doing this.
-Spot-
Yep.... These are really good ideas guys. I think I'm going to try to carabiner the bouy directly to main line in front if the spool before I drop over board. This way the line can actually slip through the bouy easier, but I could also remove from the line afterwards. Thanks fella's!
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
Guess I don't need to tell you Noah, That truly sucks. Also, I'm laughing with you, not at you as I'm picturing the next guy that catches that Ling with lip grippers still attached....."What the hell?" Or the other thing that comes to my twisted mind is the peer pressure from the other Lings. "Hey Fred...What gives with the new grille?" ;D
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
Sorry to hear about your losses Noah. However, I think that the ling with the grippers is now considered the coolest ling in the ocean. He goes around saying to the other lings,
"I had him but then he let go. He was a keeper too." He then points to his new GPS and says "I am definitely going back to that spot again" :)
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To contribute "positively" to this link. Last time out I had a sturgeon swat both my camera case (just the case) and a bottle of scent. I am guessing he wanted a case for Craig's camera :)
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It was still a great day on the water. Plus now I have an excuse to upgrade my fishfinder :)
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great stories----total bummer on the GPS and anchor, tho
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I have now lost 2 head lamps in my last 2 trips to the Skagit >:(
You know the deal - you leave the launch before dawn headlamp blazing. Then you get all set up and switch it off, but don't stow it because the ducks are all around. Then at some point later in the day you reach up to adjust your hat and plunk!
Anyone know where I can find a floating headlamp? Camo headband preferred.
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Maybe you could just tie to your hat? Otherwise you're going to have a float flopping around on your head.
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I have now lost 2 head lamps in my last 2 trips to the Skagit >:(
You know the deal - you leave the launch before dawn headlamp blazing. Then you get all set up and switch it off, but don't stow it because the ducks are all around. Then at some point later in the day you reach up to adjust your hat and plunk!
Anyone know where I can find a floating headlamp? Camo headband preferred.
you could buy a floating strap like the ones for sunglasses, and zip tie or stitch it to your headband
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Make a leash, clip to your collar...sit, stay.
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This thread is going to change how I shop at sporting good stores ....
From now on when greeted by a sales person asking if they can help me find something, my response will be "Where is your THINGS THAT FLOAT section"
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Otherwise you're going to have a float flopping around on your head.
:spittake: Winner!
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There are hat straps that clip to your hat and your collar, so when you firewall your basscar boat your hat is safe.
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
2-25-12-One 10# pyramid anchor, 109 feet of line, one younger cousin (recovered).
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
2-25-12-One 10# pyramid anchor, 109 feet of line, one younger cousin (recovered).
I know where he can get a new one, slightly heavier. ;)
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
2-25-12-One 10# pyramid anchor, 109 feet of line, one younger cousin (recovered).
I know where he can get a new one, slightly heavier. ;)
I hope you mean an anchor, because the cousin is already sort of fat ;)_
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12-06-11
GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
2-25-12-One 10# pyramid anchor, 109 feet of line, one younger cousin (recovered).
I know where he can get a new one, slightly heavier. ;)
I hope you mean an anchor, because the cousin is already sort of fat ;)_
Just the anchor. Nobody needs any more inlaws or outlaws that weren't already accounted for. ;D
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INSAYN - I am interested in getting an anchor. I tried sending you a PM, but checking my sent folder shows that I didn't. Anyway, I'm going to buy an anchor soon - might as well patronize the local guy who knows what we need.
Noah - good save on Langcod's rod. You got the good karma just flying out all around you.
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INSAYN - I am interested in getting an anchor. I tried sending you a PM, but checking my sent folder shows that I didn't. Anyway, I'm going to buy an anchor soon - might as well patronize the local guy who knows what we need.
Noah - good save on Langcod's rod. You got the good karma just flying out all around you.
PM'd ya. ;)
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First day out with my new PA I pulled out the paddle to maneuver into a spot next to some docks on the lake and heard the noise...looked down and the cupholder that was attached to the rail was no more :)
Same trip was trolling both sides out, hooked up on the right side, landed the fish, went to pick up the pole from my lap and hit the base of the pole in the left holder and watched it sink....Luckily I was adding a worm to that one and the hook actually caught up on the steering handle and I was able to recover my rod. Everything is leashed now..
Gotta figure out a way to leash the Mirage Drive....reading the story of the lost one makes my wallet hurt :o
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Hobie makes a drive leash that works really well. You can also make one. If you make your own make sure it is heavy duty, that drive is $$$.
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I am yet to lose anything (knock on wood). Reading this has made me think about ways to either leash things down or make them float. I was thinking about trying to glue some disc shaped net floats to some of clear single layer tackle boxes so if they go over board they float (even when filled with water). Anybody tried something similar with any luck? My hope is that by doing so even if I toss some in the crate behind me the tackle wouldn't be lost if I hulid.
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Thanks to my first 2 huli's surf launching, add one beanie, a pair of gloves, and a knife. :(
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In case you didn't know... Jigs don't float when they fall out of your yak into the salt. With that being said I would like to add that lost my fishing license inside a tackle box as well as my jig heads.
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Sunglasses forcefully removed from my head by a rather large wave at pacific city....
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1966,351,m5od,205....3.5" lift, 2" body, 35's,
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Let's see. 7 pages and I think you guys may have just about caught up with me......
Nope.
Tack on one brand f#*k@ng new top water rod that I'd just built and rigged for this skunked IFA tournament* and had never even cast. :angryfire: Must have knocked it out of the holder while I was wrestling with an under sized redfish that was too small to count. ::)
Leashes and floats are a good thing, but I'm starting to envision some kind of butt lock in the bottom of my flush mounts.
Whatever.
*Actually it was an excellent fishing day, just nothing big enuf to measure.
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Prescription Glasses, (already wired together). Rod tip, duh had the lower half tethered. Pliers, Pliers, Pliers, water camera that I'd thrown on the deck and forgotten, actually retrieved it later but it was dead, in 3 feet of water, costco replaced it. Pliers, knives. I've tried attaching pliers but it's a pain so I just by a bunch of cheap ones.
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Well, Today I lost the worst thing I could possibly loose while on a Kayak...
My Balance
This ended with me in the water and an upside down kayak. Since it happened right in front of Micahgee, a couple of power boat anglers and several bank anglers, it caused me to loose my ....
Dignity
As far as materials, I lost a pair of Fish Lip Grips and Plano tray of Gulps, Jigs, Jig Heads, leader, hardware.... essentially everything I had to tempt the fish. I just had the one jig that was on the rod which I managed to fish the rest of the day and not loose.
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My 4 year old.....briefly :)
Pfd'd and giggling after he hit the water....combination of a F-N-D tight rope walk and a powerboat wake....none the worse for wear afterwards. This was summer of 2011.... I suppose if it happened spring of 2012 the results may have been different.
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My 4 year old.....briefly :)
Pfd'd and giggling after he hit the water....combination of a F-N-D tight rope walk and a powerboat wake....none the worse for wear afterwards. This was summer of 2011.... I suppose if it happened spring of 2012 the results may have been different.
Amazing how a thing as simple and cheap as a PFD can turn a potentially fatal event into a non-event. I've never met your kid, but I like him already.
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Would never think to play around water without it. After raft guiding, lifeguarding, and volunteering with the BLM training swift water rescue, I've see my share of good swimmers turn into not so good swimmers after a cold water immersion.
Both of my kiddos are always pfd'd and wetsuited during our yak adventures.
The fun part was him telling dad not to hoist him back into the kayak....he wanted to try a re-entry. He did it on his own. Granted we've played for hours up at Elk Lake doing them but it was pretty cool.
Most important thing I've taught my kiddos is whenever in life you find yourself upside down, the most important thing to remember is not to panic!
Demonick, you'd like my son, Fischer... Very appropriately named and loves fishing.
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Chumming with a diamond solitaire earring got me a rockfish.
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Hope it was a BRIGHT rockfish, for all that. ;)
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LingLady,
You'll probably tell you caught a Kokanee on a Wedding Ring next! :banjo:
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LingLady,
You'll probably tell you caught a Kokanee on a Wedding Ring next! :banjo:
Hop I think the story was that Lee caught a Ling on a wedding ring. A LingLady that is... :)
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My SANITY ;) ;D
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There's an underling with my green FishGrip still locked on his lower lip at PC. I just baited the hook and had squid slime on my hand. Score a repeat order for Hook1. I hope he finds a way to shake it loose.
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There's an underling with my green FishGrip still locked on his lower lip at PC. I just baited the hook and had squid slime on my hand. Score a repeat order for Hook1. I hope he finds a way to shake it loose.
Ditto on a fish with a blue done at Depoe Bay. NA had one Hobie branded gripper left when I was down there this weekend. I think Adler Creek also stocks them locally.
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I never lost much in my SINK, but since i got my SOT i have lost 2 pliers, and a knife.
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Guess I need to add a Mirage Drive and a Scoobie Doo pole after my Huli at PC Friday.
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Guess I need to add a Mirage Drive and a Scoobie Doo pole after my Huli at PC Friday.
OUCH, those Scoobie Doo poles can be spendy
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Ouch, mirage drive?! I'd be out there diving for it right now.
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Thank goodness my Little Pricess rod is still with me! I did however loose my game clip last saturday while fishing for Steelies..... $%^*^&&()* I loved that thing! As someone else mentioned, time to hit up Hook1 again.
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Guess I need to add a Mirage Drive and a Scoobie Doo pole after my Huli at PC Friday.
That bites!
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Bilge a few weeks back at PC
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Anyone got a surf metal detector? I may try walking the surf again at PC to see if it shows up.
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Ouch That hurts, and I thought my$800.00 gold wedding band was bad It least it's lost didn't affect my kayaks ability's. wife's still a bit irritated but that's normal..
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Ouch That hurts, and I thought my$800.00 gold wedding band was bad It least it's lost didn't affect my kayaks ability's. wife's still a bit irritated but that's normal..
You lost your wedding band in the surf? ???
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Ouch That hurts, and I thought my$800.00 gold wedding band was bad It least it's lost didn't affect my kayaks ability's. wife's still a bit irritated but that's normal..
800 dollars? Did you have a solitaire in the middle of it :P Was it some hawtness like this,
(http://www.since1910.com/Portals/0/ugly/images/Ring-26-60-1-Popup.jpg)
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Guess I need to add a Mirage Drive and a Scoobie Doo pole after my Huli at PC Friday.
Ouch, that hurts! know the feeling, luckily mine came back to me. not so optimistuc on yours being found.
I can lend you one for my tourny if you need it...
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No on the umpqa river, Noteto self take off ring Before kayaking and using sunscreen, I'm sure the sunscreen was what did it, No dimond but almost a 1/2 oz of gold band size 15 .. it was also was a bit loose as I droped 40lbs last year.
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Guess I need to add a Mirage Drive and a Scoobie Doo pole after my Huli at PC Friday.
I REALLY REALLY wish I didn't know what you were talking about. ::) I'll see your drive and raise you one. That day a couple of weeks ago (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=8908.msg96590#msg96590)was reeeeally sickening.
Should have spent more time looking for it. My bud had the bright idea of throwing a snag rig (big treble hook and weight for catching bait) and dragging it in a search pattern. I spent an hour or so trying that, but I'd really had it. Almost had an accident going home I was so whipped.
Which reminds me: Don't Drive Impaired Children's :nono:
A bumpy day on the water in 90+ degrees and not enuf water will leave you as wasted as too much Jameson followed by too much Guinness. :confused4:
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NATIVE sunglasses. Best pair of sunglasses I've ever owned. The worst part is, I heard the kplunk and it didn't even dawn on me what it was unit it was light enough to need sunglasses.
To add insult to injury, I was also skunked on the fall Chinook that day as well. :BangHead:
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My waterproof camera with an orange float on it, last week above the power lines on the Columbia. One more victim of leashlessness.
Hopefully someone will find and enjoy it...
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Lost my Hobie sunglasses a couple of weeks back but a guy on the shore was nice enough to point out the spot he saw them enter the water. 4 dives and a lot of feeling around in the mud later I have em back!
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Lately I have not been loosing anything from my kayak, but 1 flip flop and my sunglasses recently decided to liberate themselves from the roof of my car.
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I lost the best set of forceps I ever had, and unlikely to get a new set. They were about 12 inches long, very durable, can't rust, and I had them for 10 years until my second kayak trip into the sound. Doh! Everything is now tied to something else, and now instead of loosing things, I get tangled easily.
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Best story I heard lately was a GoPro lost by a buddy off his SUP while it was running. He told a few friends to look for it when there out, and a few days later someone spots it rolling around 3 feet below him, grabs it and gives it back. Now there's some really interesting footage of the GoPro going to the bottom and rolling around in the weeds...for about 2 hours. Okay, so it's interesting for the first 30 seconds. Personally, I've never gotten anything back. Figure I've donated loads of gifts to King Neptune, and this probably wont end.
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Lost my wedding ring snorkeling in the caribbean on my honeymoon in about 6' of clear blue water. Dove down and somehow found it in the sand.
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I lost the best set of forceps I ever had, and unlikely to get a new set. They were about 12 inches long, very durable, can't rust, ...
Are we talking actual forceps or are we talking hemostat? In either case, you can replace them - except for the sentimental value.
http://www.pjtool.com/12hemostatclamp.aspx?gclid=CM_Pwsu9sLICFYTd4Aod3G4AJw (http://www.pjtool.com/12hemostatclamp.aspx?gclid=CM_Pwsu9sLICFYTd4Aod3G4AJw)
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Lost my wedding ring snorkeling in the caribbean on my honeymoon in about 6' of clear blue water. Dove down and somehow found it in the sand.
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Do you now obsessively refer to it as your "precious"?
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There are a couple of really nice(and expensive) fishing rods and reels in the kelp beds off Terramar in Carlsbad, CA that I stupidly lost while trying to stand up on my Hobie Quest and failed to do so. It was an expensive swim in the ocean.
I also lost a light setup that I had in the water fishing for bait with a sabiki rig when something larger than a 6" mackerel came by and yanked the rod out of the holder and into the water.
Oh yeah, don't try to paddle a SOT kayak up strong rapids.....
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Lost my wedding ring snorkeling in the caribbean on my honeymoon in about 6' of clear blue water. Dove down and somehow found it in the sand.
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Do you now obsessively refer to it as your "precious"?
That's funny! :laughing4:
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Lost my wedding ring snorkeling in the caribbean on my honeymoon in about 6' of clear blue water. Dove down and somehow found it in the sand.
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Do you now obsessively refer to it as your "precious"?
That's funny! :laughing4:
Must be an inside joke, enlighten me...
Actually got a new ring for our 25th earlier this year. My "precious" is now retired to the bride's jewelry stash.
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It's a Lord of the Rings joke.
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Way after my time, I'm a Huck Finn wannabe.
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What?! How old are you? Lord of the Rings was published in the 1950s. Huck Finn was first published in 1880s...
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What?! How old are you? Lord of the Rings was published in the 1950s. Huck Finn was first published in 1880s...
1954 to be exact. And The Hobbit was published in 1937.
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Maybe it was before Ihops time. ;D
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What?! How old are you? Lord of the Rings was published in the 1950s. Huck Finn was first published in 1880s...
I heard a rumor he's 97
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What?! How old are you? Lord of the Rings was published in the 1950s. Huck Finn was first published in 1880s...
I heard a rumor he's 97
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Pretty much everything shy of my virginity... ;D
Rolled a few times (mostly in wakes, once in surf and once... in a marsh... stop laughin'... that was embarrassing... and messy as heck) and lost:
- Handheld GPS and VHF
- One really old "brick" style Nokia cell phone, back when they were expensive
- More sunglasses than I can count, not just to rollovers, and one pair of prescription sunglasses (funny how I don't buy those anymore...)
- Scotty removable rodholder with rod n' reel in it
- Disposable camera
- Pliers (including a really nice pair of Fenwick titanium ones... dangit), scissors
- A nice umbrella net
- Hats, hats, and more hats
- Baits, jigs, all the little stuff
- Oh yeah, and a river anchor... which I got back when I snagged the anchor line when fishing the same area... months later.
You would think I'd tie things down a bit better now, and I do... but mainly I just buy cheaper stuff. ;)
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What?! How old are you? Lord of the Rings was published in the 1950s. Huck Finn was first published in 1880s...
I heard a rumor he's 97
I don't feel a day over 96...wish I looked it! Turns out my Great Grandmother ("Granny" to me) was born in Hannibal, MO in 1870 and when she was a little girl she met Sam Clemens aka Mark Twain. I have her scrap book with lots of Mark Twain newspaper clips, autographs of Lillian Gish, etc.
Granny is also the one who started the "Aytch" tradition in our family, she had an English teacher with that name and liked it.
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....the rest of the story.
Anybody remember Paul Harvey. And now you know....or are about to know.
At the close of our recent epic day in Neah Bay I thought my 40 lb stringer of fish was probably getting a little dry on the back of my boat and I would send them into my hold to put a little chill on them, had been dunking them periodically, there was a 33" (probably my biggest ever) ling, a 28" a nice cabby and 4 big Sea Bass to send below deck. Had them clipped to the boat behind a Rod in the holder and decided to sort of swing them around and grab the rather short line as it came around, bad plan, I missed and the breeze quickly separated me just a bit from my stringer, just a bit more than I could safely grab for. What now, got the paddle lets give that a try, not working and I'm getting further away, back paddle, Oh Crap they're starting sink, Well lets jig for them.....not a backlash.....Blub...blub...Not Good at all...not good at all.....thing I'm gonna puke now.
The worst part...the guilt...killing all those fish only to waste them. I know they're just fish and some creature or creatures are giving thanks for the bounty but dang my Grampa for drilling into me the first time I let a stringer of fish rot cause I didn't want to clean them this notion that you better not kill it if you aren't gonna eat it.
:embarassed: :( >:( :o
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Ohbryant, I am sorry for your loss. I have had similar things happen to me and I know how you feel about thinking you wasted them. It wasn't intentional so I wouldn't beat yourself up over it. Too bad though. That would have been some good eats.
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btw - he is not exaggerating... he paddled over to me and said, "I think I need to call it a day, I feel sick." Man, I felt bad for him.
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I too have donated a stringer of fish to the waters off the Makah reservation... Twice.
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I too have donated a stringer of fish to the waters off the Makah reservation... Twice.
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Wow, thanks Lee, that does make me feel a little better ;)
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"this notion that you better not kill it if you aren't gonna eat it."
I got that lesson from my dad. He made me go swimming after a duck I had knocked down into the middle of a slough. I'm talking November on the Canadian prairies--snow on the ground, ice around the edge of the water and me a proud 12 year old that I had shot this duck. He held out his hand and said: I ll hold your gun, you go swimming. :D Lesson learned!
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The worst part...the guilt...killing all those fish only to waste them. I know they're just fish and some creature or creatures are giving thanks for the bounty but dang my Grampa for drilling into me the first time I let a stringer of fish rot cause I didn't want to clean them this notion that you better not kill it if you aren't gonna eat it.
:embarassed: :( >:( :o
What a sad experience. I hope a new stringer of full fish will be rapidly approaching you from the future. Maybe you can go crabbing in that area and possibly eat one of the creatures that ate the creatures that you killed.
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I donated a stringer of fish this year at the ORC :( It really sucks.
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"this notion that you better not kill it if you aren't gonna eat it."
I got that lesson from my dad. He made me go swimming after a duck I had knocked down into the middle of a slough. I'm talking November on the Canadian prairies--snow on the ground, ice around the edge of the water and me a proud 12 year old that I had shot this duck. He held out his hand and said: I ll hold your gun, you go swimming. :D Lesson learned!
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Isn't that what the dog is for?
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Sumpnz --We were between dogs--I guess my dad thought I was a reasonable facsimile!
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Sumpnz --We were between dogs--I guess my dad thought I was a reasonable facsimile!
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Great Story! Your pop was tougher than my Gramps.
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I wasn't on a kayak, but a 26' Zodiac. Snorkeling and taking video of sea turtles and all that other gnar-gnar shit you see when snorkeling of the coast of Kauai. I climbed back in the boat, took my mask off, and wiped away the snot that builds up when you are wearing a dive mask. I then did my trademark snot-sling with my left hand, freeing myself of the snot, and with it went my newly donned wedding ring.
Sigh
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I wasn't on a kayak, but a 26' Zodiac. Snorkeling and taking video of sea turtles and all that other gnar-gnar shit you see when snorkeling of the coast of Kauai. I climbed back in the boat, took my mask off, and wiped away the snot that builds up when you are wearing a dive mask. I then did my trademark snot-sling with my left hand, freeing myself of the snot, and with it went my newly donned wedding ring.
Sigh
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D'OH!!!
Was Marie there as a witness?
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Yeah, she watched it happen. The ring was too big, I didn't even feel it.
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I wasn't on a kayak, but a 26' Zodiac. Snorkeling and taking video of sea turtles and all that other gnar-gnar shit you see when snorkeling of the coast of Kauai. I climbed back in the boat, took my mask off, and wiped away the snot that builds up when you are wearing a dive mask. I then did my trademark snot-sling with my left hand, freeing myself of the snot, and with it went my newly donned wedding ring.
Sigh
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I did the same thing crabbing in the ocean when first married (somewhere off Twin Rocks in 120 feet of water theres a real nice Platinum ring :'(). My homeowners insurance covered it minus the deductible. Had the receipt from the jeweler so it was a really easy process. Worth checking into if you haven't already. Had the replacement made one size smaller ;D
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Thanks for the tip. It was Tungsten, so not enough to make the deductible.
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I wasn't on a kayak, but a 26' Zodiac. Snorkeling and taking video of sea turtles and all that other gnar-gnar shit you see when snorkeling of the coast of Kauai. I climbed back in the boat, took my mask off, and wiped away the snot that builds up when you are wearing a dive mask. I then did my trademark snot-sling with my left hand, freeing myself of the snot, and with it went my newly donned wedding ring.
Sigh
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Dude.... Snorkel.... Mask......Crystal Clear Water..... Turn around go get it. >:D
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Yeah, she watched it happen. The ring was too big, I didn't even feel it.
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I am on my third. Lost one duck hunting setting decoys and lost the other kayak fishing in Idaho. Cold water and rings don't seem to go well together.
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I remember my Father telling my Mom how his loose fitting wedding ring was prone to fall off when ever he was handing out business cards at his trade conventions typically held in Vegas each year. Hence why he felt it safer to leave it home for fear of ever loosing it :angel5:
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Yeah, she watched it happen. The ring was too big, I didn't even feel it.
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I am on my third. Lost one duck hunting setting decoys and lost the other kayak fishing in Idaho. Cold water and rings don't seem to go well together.
Dang Craig, you and the Shane company must be good friends. :)
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Yeah, she watched it happen. The ring was too big, I didn't even feel it.
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I am on my third. Lost one duck hunting setting decoys and lost the other kayak fishing in Idaho. Cold water and rings don't seem to go well together.
Dang Craig, you and the Shane company must be good friends. :)
Yup! Now I just need to remember to leave it home this fall while duck hunting.
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Looks like it's time to wear a leash on those wedding rings. Simply attach a loop of 60# braid around the ring and attach the other end to a silicon wrist band.
Fling away! ;)
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Looks like it's time to wear a leash on those wedding rings. Simply attach a loop of 60# braid around the ring and attach the other end to a silicon wrist band.
Fling away! ;)
Isn't a wedding ring kind of a leash in and of itself? ;D
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Isn't a wedding ring kind of a leash in and of itself? ;D
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LMAO!!! Good one Craig........ and yet so true! :o
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some bummer stories here folks....sorry for all the losses.
I too have lost some things from my yak...and will continue this trend.
I lose all the stress of my daily life,
I lose track of time while on the Yak,
I lose the cabin fever our long, wet winters can bring.
These are the things that mean more to me than any small monetary loss I can think of.
rock hard...walk hard...Yak hard
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Looks like it's time to wear a leash on those wedding rings. Simply attach a loop of 60# braid around the ring and attach the other end to a silicon wrist band.
Fling away! ;)
Isn't a wedding ring kind of a leash in and of itself? ;D
Found what you need to keep your ring on your finger! :occasion14:
http://www.ringkeeper.com/ (http://www.ringkeeper.com/)
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Boxofrain, you nailed it! Excellent thread jack!
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some bummer stories here folks....sorry for all the losses.
I too have lost some things from my yak...and will continue this trend.
I lose all the stress of my daily life,
I lose track of time while on the Yak,
I lose the cabin fever our long, wet winters can bring.
These are the things that mean more to me than any small monetary loss I can think of.
rock hard...walk hard...Yak hard
That is very well said.......and I agree totally.
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Dropped something last weekend, but still can't figure out what it was LOL
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Fish bonker and compass at PC a couple of weeks ago. Stupid partial hulis...
Fred "True" Trujillo
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Spool of 30# pline. It's in the video of my surf landing/crash and mocks me.
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I was snorkeling and spearfishing out of my 13' Trident, and a friend who was rod fishing paddled over to say hi. As he was leaving, he accidently dropped one of his rods in the water. I swam over, and could barely see it on the bottom. I unloaded the bands from my speargun, took the spear off the gun, lowered the spear on its leash, and managed to catch the rod with the barb and pull it to the surface on my first try. That'll never happen again. Hopefully the lost rod won't happen again either - my friend has become religious about attaching his rods to his kayak with leashes. Now I need to persuade him to figure out a way to attach his tackle boxes to his kayak before he loses them.
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Being relatively new to the sport, I haven't lost anything, but last Thursday I got started. During a brief break in the crazy storms that rolled through, I thought it would be a good idea to go out to Dash point. (That sentence should be a long story, but I'll spare you...)
Anyway, I end up at the State park with a buddy, and we have the entire park to ourselves. I wheeled down to the water and prepared to launch on surprisingly calm water. I usually strap the wheels to the boat, but I we were alone, and didn't expect to be out long because of the approaching rain. So I just left them under a picnic table. We came back an hour later and they were gone.
It was totally my own fault for being lazy and leaving them on the beach for somebody to "find," but that doesn't really keep me from feeling like I got robbed. Lesson learned I guess!
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Thats sucks. Thats why I went with the C-Tug which isn't perfect but it DOES break down to where I can stow it up forward.....
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This is likely a first, but I lost 5 dozen duck decoys of assorted flavors this morn... I still want to cry. I had all 5 doz in a mesh deek bag loaded in a sled kind of like a little green plastic Jon boat. I tied the rope handle to the back of my predator no different than we've been doing all season. About half way to the blind I looked back to check on the deeks that were no longer there. Went looking for over an hour, but no dice. Between the dark, fog, wind, and tide, they were gone. I went back to the launch to spread the word amongst the other hunters in PB's and offered a reward, but still no deeks nor phone calls as of yet. Then could only manage one little teal since I had no deeks to lure them in. Expensive little bird...
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Brutal. Sorry man.
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Rav, that totally sucks. Sorry for your loss. 5 dozen is a lot of decoys to lose.
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That really really suck. 5 dozen escaped decoys should be easy to spot and picked up by someone. Hope they get back to you.
Wobbler
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Thanks, I'm hoping for the best but not holding my breath. Pretty deflating, but went back for some quack yak redemption today and hammered out a limit.
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I lost a warm threaded wood handle brass shaft you think the thing would float! Not worth the dive in at less then 5 dollars
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I lost a warm threaded wood handle brass shaft
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I lost a somewhat expensive watch in the Columbia (or maybe Deschutes) last Sunday. I don't even know when or how it fell off. I met a nice OSP Trooper when I went back to look at the launch. He told me some secrets of a certain oversized sturgeon master that fishes the mouth of the Deschutes from his yak. So, maybe the watch was destined to be lost, so I would encounter said trooper. More than likely I am just unlucky and lost another watch.
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He told me some secrets of a certain oversized sturgeon master that fishes the mouth of the Deschutes from his yak.
Wait - is that oversized sturgeon master, or oversized sturgeon master?
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No secrets here just a lurker......
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Holy crap. I think I've seen that photo before but how big was that guy?
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Are. You. Kidding. Me.
That's a monster in every sense of the word.
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This thread needs a bump.
9-30-11-Car keys http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=6934.0 (http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=6934.0)
12-06-11-GPS-Yesterday I strapped my handheld GPS to my PFD using a Velcro tie before departing Depoe Bay. I guess in my rush to get on the water I didn't secure it very well. When I reached over to bring up my first fish of the day I heard a nice "plunk". No more GPS.
Lip Grippers-Very unfortunately these went overboard still attached to a keeper ling. I don't like leashing more items than I absolutely feel like I need to but these might be going on the list for next time. Sorry Mr. Ling.
2-25-12-One 10# pyramid anchor, 109 feet of line, one younger cousin (recovered).
2012-My favorite spinning rod and reel
2014-5# pyramid anchor
7-17-16-One pair of plyers
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Redington CPS 8wt with a Nautilus reel - (recovered)
Benchmade Griptillian.
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First time out last year with my week-old Outback at the pond in Willamina. Pushed off the ramp, paddled out a bit, went to stow the paddle and as it swung it hit a cheapie ($10 combo from BiMart) trout rod, and slowly sunk away...
About 15 minutes later Julie snagged it from the bottom and hollered me over. Thanks Julie !
Say what you want about salmon rods, but from a kayak, trout rods don't need to be spendy, and that's why. I later spent more on a leash than the rod/reel.
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My sanity, the inability to not buy another one , one glove in the spin cycle at pc , one pair of sunglasses (cheap) , one $60 camera with floating strap flushed out the bay, approximately $346.85 in tackle if you find it shoot me pm, one salmon in the upper Nehalem. My lunch a few times in the big blue if you find that I DON'T want you shoot me a pm. :banjo:
Ps: one old rod at pc, one pair of pliers at pc. I'm sure I'll remember more.
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First time out in my kayak today. Only lost a dodger. That's okay I wanted a sling blade instead anyway
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Amazon had the Penn Spinfisher on sale last week so I picked up a 4500. Today I dropped it, along with a Shimano Trevala, into 100 feet of water off of Browns Point the first time using it. I had it sitting by my side. While peddling back to start my drift again I was distracted for a moment and then heard it fall into the water. I had about 2 seconds and it was out of site. Longest 2 seconds of my life. :(
I marked the spot on my fish finder and went back to try snagging it off the bottom, but in 100' I felt pretty hopeless. Oh well, I paid the stupid tax today. Yet another lesson learned. At least I didn't drop my trolling rod/real.
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Amazon had the Penn Spinfisher on sale last week so I picked up a 4500. Today I dropped it, along with a Shimano Trevala, into 100 feet of water off of Browns Point the first time using it. I had it sitting by my side. While peddling back to start my drift again I was distracted for a moment and then heard it fall into the water. I had about 2 seconds and it was out of site. Longest 2 seconds of my life. :(
I marked the spot on my fish finder and went back to try snagging it off the bottom, but in 100' I felt pretty hopeless. Oh well, I paid the stupid tax today. Yet another lesson learned. At least I didn't drop my trolling rod/real.
Aaaaand . . . what did you learn from this experience?
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Amazon had the Penn Spinfisher on sale last week so I picked up a 4500. Today I dropped it, along with a Shimano Trevala, into 100 feet of water off of Browns Point the first time using it. I had it sitting by my side. While peddling back to start my drift again I was distracted for a moment and then heard it fall into the water. I had about 2 seconds and it was out of site. Longest 2 seconds of my life. :(
I marked the spot on my fish finder and went back to try snagging it off the bottom, but in 100' I felt pretty hopeless. Oh well, I paid the stupid tax today. Yet another lesson learned. At least I didn't drop my trolling rod/real.
Aaaaand . . . what did you learn from this experience?
- Secure everything I don't have in my hands. Even for a minute. Always.
- Pay attention. Getting distracted can cost you.
Unrelated, I learned the lot at Dash Point is pretty much packed full by 6:30 in the morning this time of year. There were no humpies but there were a lot of people out looking for them. Also, Browns Point was pretty awesome and I'll be going back. A lot of bait in the area. I won't be jigging for a little while :D so I'll have to work on mooching and trolling.
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I lost a few things, but I'm extremely upset that I lost Mojo's net. I've got a similar sized net that I'm going to haul down to Oregon some time to pay him back. :)
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Amazon had the Penn Spinfisher on sale last week so I picked up a 4500. Today I dropped it, along with a Shimano Trevala, into 100 feet of water off of Browns Point the first time using it. I had it sitting by my side. While peddling back to start my drift again I was distracted for a moment and then heard it fall into the water. I had about 2 seconds and it was out of site. Longest 2 seconds of my life. :(
I marked the spot on my fish finder and went back to try snagging it off the bottom, but in 100' I felt pretty hopeless. Oh well, I paid the stupid tax today. Yet another lesson learned. At least I didn't drop my trolling rod/real.
Aaaaand . . . what did you learn from this experience?
- Secure everything I don't have in my hands. Even for a minute. Always.
- Pay attention. Getting distracted can cost you.
Unrelated, I learned the lot at Dash Point is pretty much packed full by 6:30 in the morning this time of year. There were no humpies but there were a lot of people out looking for them. Also, Browns Point was pretty awesome and I'll be going back. A lot of bait in the area. I won't be jigging for a little while :D so I'll have to work on mooching and trolling.
That "ploop" sound that you hear beside you or behind you is one of the worst sounds you can hear. Don't even ask how many cameras I have lost.
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I have lost my last two wedding rings. They come off when I take off my gloves in the ocean and I never notice it. My wife wants to kill me. 2 new rings in one year :o
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I have lost my last two wedding rings. They come off when I take off my gloves in the ocean and I never notice it. My wife wants to kill me. 2 new rings in gone year :o
Gloves ? Come on man up it only stinks for a day or two. >:D
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Well, not from my kayak, but in my several years living aboard I've lost 2 cell phones, 2 pda's, an "original" vice grip my father in law gave me, a speaker, a rear shroud from my old ketch, any number of screwdrivers and a 44' Chris Craft. It only gets better from here :-)
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... and a 44' Chris Craft.
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Ok, there's got to be a good story behind this one.
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Yea...there's a story.
We were living aboard a 44' Chris Craft. I think it was a Constellation, but it had been customized in the past so the bridge and aft deck were different. We took it to the drydock that morning for the engine intake through-hulls to be replaced (they were weeping) and get a new battery for the port side engine. While in the air, I had them do a hammer survey of the lower hull. Other than badly needing a paint job and one scuffed up spot under the stern that was probably from a piece of driftwood that had gotten hung up underneath, the hull was in surprisingly good shape. No rotten sounding areas and everything looked sound. ~$1400.00 later they dropped the boat back in and we headed downstream to our slip. It was so nice to have that second engine running, I decided to head under the I5 bridge and do a quick run down to the end of Hayden Island before turning and heading home, just to be out on the water a bit. We were all up on the bridge deck around 10 minutes later and I started to think my eyes were playing tricks on me. Just seemed like I could see more river beyond the bow than I should. I didn't catch on to it right away, but a minute or two later I realized it wasn't a trick of the eye and the bow was actually riding low. Yikes!
I checked the alarm panel, but there were no alarms or bilge pump lights on. I sent my wife down below to check the bilge pumps and a few seconds later I hear "Oh my God!". She runs up and says the whole forward cabin was flooded. I handed her the wheel and ran down to the salon quickly and sure enough, there was 10-14 inches of water in the forward cabin. This meant there was already hundreds of gallons in the bilge. I quickly looked over the side and the bilge pumps were running full, but the water level was still rising visibly. I spent a precious moment to check the thru-hulls I could access in that area, but the water was rising too fast for more than a cursory check without risking my family. If we had to abandon ship where we were, we would be swept downstream past Hayden Island with a very good chance of one or more of us not making it. There was too much current to reach the beach easily.
At this point, about 2 minutes had elapsed since I first took the "trick of my eye" seriously and probably 1 minute from sending my wife to check the bilge. We still had both engines running and were making headway, so I thought quickly about where I could beach the boat or at least get into shallow enough water we could bottom out flat. Our position was right at the downstream side of Hayden Island, mid channel. The shore in that area is all rocks & downed trees on the island side and concrete sea walls & boulders on the opposite side. I remembered a sandy beach about 1/4 mile upstream. Up to this point, we had been going downstream with throttles about 30-40%. Even with the boat being flooded, boat handling hadn't changed noticeably. This is why I hadn't twigged to the problem earlier. Making a quick judgement on how fast the water was rising, I figured I had maybe 10 minutes before the water reached the air intakes on the twin Detroit's. We had passed the beach about 4 minutes ago. I ran up to the bridge, instructed my wife to get everyone into lifejackets, grab some line and keep everyone on the bridge close to the back deck (in case the boat rolled or something went catastrophically wrong...I didn't say that part). We were just approaching the confluence of the back and main channel of the big C. There were some nasty currents and eddys so I didn't want to try to turn the boat too fast, but time was of the essence. I throttled back and started to turn broadside to the current to make for the beach. Without warning, the water below started to slosh and the boat leaned way left and right. After a few scary moments, I got us turned upstream and headed for the beach. For just a moment, I thought that was it and we were going over. Up to this point I had thought maybe we could get into shallow water, find and fix whatever the problem was and be ok. After my trip below and feeling the wallowing way the boat was behaving now, however, I knew that without help we were going to lose the boat and we might not all make it back to shore because of the condition of the currents in that area of the river.
I have been on and around boats all my life. I had studied emergency procedures many times before "just in case". I never thought I'd ever actually use it, but when needed it all came back to me quickly, thank God. I got on the radio and made a mayday call to the Coast Guard on channel 16. At that point, the water below had almost breached the top step from the fore-cabin to the galley. After just a moment of explaining our situation on the radio, the Coast Guard dispatcher said they had two teams on maneuvers over at Swan Island. They were 11 minutes out and headed our way. The sheriff department had a boat upstream a little farther away as well. Just a moment later, Columbia River Marine Assistance called on the radio to say they had a salvage boat with a crash pump and were about 9 minutes out. It was...humbling...to know the world was scrambling for us. On the boat with me was my wife, my 5 year old daughter and 13 year old Dachshund. Also on board was pretty much everything we owned. My wife knew we were in trouble, but I don't think she really understood how bad things were. My daughter was amazing. She could tell something was wrong, but didn't freak out. I calmly (as much as I could) told her we were in some trouble, but Daddy was going to try to get us out of it and help was on the way. I told her to listen to do whatever Mommy said to and to stay with her. The whole time, she dealt with it calmly without crying or anything. By now the water had reached the galley sole and the bow of the boat was noticeably lower in the water.
I had spent all morning walking around the boat on the drydock, so I was very familiar with the entire hull. I mentally did a walk around and came to the disturbing conclusion that at this point the water had reached the dried out upper hull planks and was probably pouring into the dried upper seams (the boat was kept under cover and the upper hull was almost never wet. I had planned on re-seaming the boat in a couple weeks). I also knew the air intakes were about 6" over the main salon sole. Glancing down the hatch, I could see the water was halfway up the galley step into the main salon.
With the boat turned upstream, the water pressure on the bow increased and the boat slowed down. I was afraid of pushing the throttles up any more, both because of the increasing water pressure and out of concern a rising bow would push water farther back in the bilge and flood out the engines, so I compromised by keeping the throttles were they were and made a beeline for the beach. During this time, I spoke with the Coast Guard and CRMA over the radio to give them updates. The towboat driver was telling me to go below and try to de-water with a bucket, but there was so much water coming in it wouldn't help and I hadn't yet taught my wife how to do more than hold the wheel so I really didn't feel I could risk handing off the helm to her in these conditions. I did check that the bilge pumps were still running and, amazingly they were. The battery bank was under at least 4' of river water at this point. I very quickly reviewed abandon ship procedures with my wife and daughter, explaining where to jump off the boat to avoid the prop and for them to tie themselves together. The dog plan was to toss him in and pray. He could swim, and even liked it, but it would take all of our attention to get our daughter off and safe should the worst happen.
The whole time this is happening, obviously I'm racking my brain trying to figure out what could have happened. There were many possibilities...a problem with the work the yard did maybe? An old hose that had finally given way? Maybe we hit something? Nothing I could do about it right then, so I pushed off those thoughts for the moment and focused on keeping my family alive and trying to save the boat.
A very long 6 or 7 minutes later, I could see the target beach up ahead, maybe a thousand feet or a bit more away. There was a big douglass fir that had fallen from the bank into the water and was sticking out into the channel quite a ways at the downstream edge of the beach, and the whole thing was only a few hundred feet long, with big rocks on either end. I had to avoid the snag & the rocks or they would rip out the bottom so I swung wide out into the channel, turned broadside to the current again (with another heart-stopping partial roll included) and aimed upstream just a bit to account for the current. As I headed into the beach, the boat continued to roll left and right just a bit with all the water aboard. I thought we were going to make it. Looking over the side, I could see we were in probably 15' of water, and the bottom was coming up. The deck of our boat was about 10' from the bottom and the bridge deck was at about 15'.
The main salon sole was breached by now and under ~4" of water. The two big engine hatches were floating and the cabin was generally a mess of floating objects. We only had moments of power left. I started pushing the throttle up now. We were only maybe.....75-100 feet from shore and it was going to be close. As engine power came up, the boat took a fateful roll to starboard...and the starboard engine sputtered and died. My heart dropped and I knew it was all over. I kicked over the wheel to try to keep us going, but it didn't make a difference. Wwith only port side propulsion the boat swung out back upstream and the port engine sputtered and died even as I as reaching for the throttle. No long under power, the bow swung back to point at the beach, but we'd lost all headway. We were in ~8' of water, about 25' from the beach. I could still hear the bilge pumps running, with the sound of the engines no longer drowning them out. I gave an update over the radio, heard that help was still 2-3 minutes out and headed down below to bucket out water. I knew it wouldn't really make a difference, but I had to do something productive. I couldn't just stand there and wait for help passively while my home sank below me.
Finally, 10 minutes from the first mayday call, CRMA was the first to reach me. He pulled up on my port side, fired up his crash pump and handed me a humongous hose. I don't remember how big exactly, but it was at least 4-6", possibly bigger. I shoved it down into the starboard engine hatch and I could see water pouring from the back of the salvage boat like a firehose. I stood there, up to my knees in water with the boat listing slightly to starboard and hoped and prayed. About a minute later the coast guard arrived, followed by the sheriff's boat. The bow was almost fully awash. After a minute of pumping, it was obvious it was making no difference and we shut the pump down so the other boat wouldn't get tangled up with mine as it sank. The Coast Guard swung their RIB in close to pick up my family. I was down below. The boat had started to list a little more, and the Coast Guard instructed me that I was at risk of rolling and it was time to leave. I grabbed my backpack from work and our flex file with important papers and took one last look before heading up to the bridge deck, which was slanted down quite a bit now. I stepped down to the awash back deck, and stepped UP to the RIB.
The Coast Guard and the CMRA boat worked together to push our boat up onto the beach as far as they could. We made arrangements on the spot to salvage the boat since it would get more and more expensive to do so as conditions worsened. They called in their other boat and got to work. I transferred to the Sheriff's boat where my family had already transferred to and they took us back to our marina where our vehicles were at and dropped us off at the fuel dock. It was...surreal.
After it was all said and done, it took ~13 hours for them to re-float the boat. The boat driver told me they finally stopped the boat sinking when the water was just 1" below the 42" TV I'd mounted on the aft bulkhead of the main salon just a few weeks before (I still have that tv today). Once floated, they took the boat back to the yard where the work had been done and inspected everything. Nothing was found for a cause, and the work they had done checked out. I had an international trip for work 1 week away. The boat floated fine and was not taking on any water, even the next morning. By the end of the next week I had towed the boat to and from boat yards twice, and Friday morning had the boat lifted onto a truck and taken to a yard in Scappoose to be scrapped. I had put much of our savings into this boat already and simply didn't have the budget to rebuild. We only have theories on where the initial water came from. When I scrapped the boat weeks later, the yard that did it said they found some rot in the main timbers that support the bow and some of the screws were just kind of "there" with nothing to actually grab on to even though the hull planks were fine. My best guess is that under pressure, one of the hull planks just peeled away, then sprang back when the pressure was released. Unfortunately once the water got high up on the sides of the boat, it was coming in through dried out seams so it was a sieve at that point.
Lots and lots and lots of lessons learned here, but I'll only point out some of the ones that apply directly to kayaking:
1) Pay attention to your surroundings! If I had realized immediately what was going on when I first noticed the bow sitting low, it might have bought me enough time to reach the beach. Pay attention to the way your boat handles, to differences in the sound of the water.
2) Know your emergency procedures. The chances of a SHTF moment are slim, but they are there. When SDHTF, you need to KNOW what to do, not be figuring it out on the fly.
3) Have the right emergency equipment close and to-hand so there's no time wasted trying to find it. Keep it maintained!
4) If you will be in an area away on your own, make sure your radio is in good working order. I had not raised my VHF antenna before we left and some of the radio comms were pretty fuzzy. That could have been bad if we'd been only a bit farther away from the Coast Guard Station Portland. I later learned that folks who were online at our marina had no idea what was going on.
5) Seriously evaluate risk. I should have headed back to the slip and simply watched the boat for a few hours before going to have fun. I expected to get a bit of water aboard because wood planks dry out and shrink when in dry-dock. I figured whatever we got aboard (should really only have been a few gallons from that) the pumps could handle.
6) Tell people where you are going when you go out. No one knew we'd gone for a bit of a ride. If the radio hadn't worked we would have had to abandon ship in the middle of the Columbia River with no one even looking for us. My dog never would have made it. The rest of us...probably, but nothing is certain. I had almost lost both my wife and daughter when my wife rolled her car at 7 months pregnant. I left this incident feeling like I'd almost lost them both again.
7) While it was expensive, and heartbreaking, and just totally sucked, All of us walked away healthy other than one little scratch when boarding one of the other boats. In the end, we were all alive. Boats can be replaced, people can't.
It's been a tough 4 years now, but we're finally back on our feet. Work has been good, we bought a house and I finally have a great kayak to get back out on the water again. For now, another big boat isn't in the cards or the budget but you never know what the future holds. My wife and I both really miss our sailboats (before the 44' CC) and living aboard. I will never have another wood boat, however. This situation would never have happened with a plastic boat.
Anyway, DAMHIK, but even when things really, truly suck, life gets better. When you are standing there, hip deep in your problems and your heart is breaking you just have to give it some time, a whole lotta effort and never, ever give up.
Edit: Fixed typos and added a couple details.
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Sheesh. What a nail biter of a story. Glad you all made it out of that worst case scenario. Thanks for sharing. Your advice is spot on as well. We can all learn from it in some way.
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Pliers and sunglasses.
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Two salmon on at the net one LDR.
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Adding a pair of genuine surgical hemostats - the good ones, a pair of cheap sunglasses; a Plano stowaway full of flies; 85 cents; and you've already heard about my Yard Sale Without a Huli.
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I was snorkeling and speargunning for pike, and a friend who is a kayak angler paddled by and said hello. A minute later he knocked his rod off his kayak into the water. I swam over, and could see it lying on the bottom. I was able to recover it by discharging my spear gun, and then lowering the spear and hooking the rod with the spear's barb.
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What an "edge of the seat" story Wilfite. Thank you for sharing. I'm glad everyone got out safely. You are right about about prepare for the worst. You never know when tragedy will strike. No matter if it's a 40ft boat or a 12ft kayak things can go very bad very quickly. That's why I try to never go out alone and always be prepared.
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One week-old bass rod & reel. I'd not yet installed a float. I wonder what's next.
Almost lost a 2-person Sea-Doo with a passenger from taking on water near Tampa. Made it back to shore after I realized *more power* would cause the water to drain from the missing plug. The drama came in the no-wake zone. And I lost myself and / or my passenger (lol!) off that boat more times than I'll ever recall...