Late report: Harbor Hosp & sold my yak

[mikebcfd]

Monday was too nice of a day to pass up without fishing, hit the ramp about 11:30 am to find working birds and breakind fish about 75 yards off the pier with one boat working them. I got really excited and hurried up getting everything unloaded from the truck but by time I got the yak in the breaking fish and bird show was done. I paddled out to the boat and asked them how they did and they only got 2 keepers and alot of dinks.

Figuring it was going to be a great day I made my way out and jigged the piers where I had always had luck before, well after 40 min of nothing decided to troll out and work the channell edges and then I would come back to the piers. Well two hours later and not one bite to show for it I made my way back to the ramp and called it a day.

This was my first time being skunked in about a month, not even a dink or a hit all day but I did mark alot of fish. Oh well still beats going to work.

[CB kayak 02]

Sold your Yak?

[mikebcfd]

Yeah sold my yak today, I am upgrading to a Hobie out back, revo, or ocean kayak torque over the winter.

[CB kayak 02]

nice congrats on the sale

[HJS]

I kicked myself for not putting in at HH yesterday15 but I wimped out due to the predicted rain... I hate sitting in a canoe when it rains. So... birds over breakers huh?!?!?... During the fall in the HH area for the past many years, breakers with birds were a common sight, albeit the fish were generally dinks. But still, they were there and breaking. This summer/fall I have yet to see my first episode of birds/breakers. So... good for you for at least seeing some surface action even though you did get there a little late.

BTW, how was the water clarity?

[DanMarino]

Me Neither

I was there Saturday and did not see any birds with surface activity. I'd like to encounter that. Is this more likely to happen near sunrise or sunset, or can this type of thing occur anytime? I'm new to this by the way.

Water clarity was not very good on Saturday. Maybe 1 foot.

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[Old Cajun]

Regrets on the trip. The bright side is you saw action and you sold a kayak.

Went out on Saturday for my 1st time there. My buddy, Waymond, caught a dink. After that, it was just fighting the wind for hours and dragging lures. Still, we learned a lot--don't go out in da wind!

You'll never regret buying the Hobie. I've had my Outback for well over 2 years. I like the stability of the 33" width. Go Turbo on the fins. Felt safe even in the wind with waves breaking over the bow Saturday.

Enjoy

[HJS]

Dan - Shallow water plugging is generally a dawn/dusk venture. But out in deeper water, breaking action with birds can occur any time of the day. Some of my best birds/breaker action has been mid-day.

So, water vis at 1' huh... that's not good. Seems like I don't start getting into good action until clarity exceeds 2.5'.

BTW, the following site shows some pretty good real-time data for the Patapsco as well as for other locations on the Bay. The buoy system is called CBIBS (pronounced: "See Bibbs"). This site DOES NOT predict conditions, just shows real-time data to include turbidity, wind and water temp. You can choose to view data either 1, 7, or 30 days at a time. Check it out. BTW, some of the buoys are removed when the weather really turns cold so they won't be wrecked by surface ice.

http://buoybay.noaa.gov/locations/patapsco.html

[ronaultmtd]

Regrets on the trip. The bright side is you saw action and you sold a kayak.

Went out on Saturday for my 1st time there. My buddy, Waymond, caught a dink. After that, it was just fighting the wind for hours and dragging lures. Still, we learned a lot--don't go out in da wind!

You'll never regret buying the Hobie. I've had my Outback for well over 2 years. I like the stability of the 33" width. Go Turbo on the fins. Felt safe even in the wind with waves breaking over the bow Saturday.

Enjoy

Yep- couldn't agree more- the Outback is a tank of a yak- I love mine- I was fishing in the SJC inlet on Vets Day wind was blowing steady at 30 NW gusting well above- we had surf in the inlet, but fish were biting...waves were breaking over the yak from all sorts of directions, side broaching waves, bow broaching waves, stern broaching waves with a strong tide current- just a plain dumb ass place to be in anything- but my Outback was stable and never had me in a bad place- I would add the sail rudder to Turbo fins as my recommendation to make an Outback the best it can be- another big plus with the Outback is its carrying capacity and roominess-