REDS LUCKY TOO BE HERE

OK I AS ASKED TOO TELL A LITTLE STORY HERE IT IS.

IT WAS A VERY NICE SUNNY SUNDAY MORNING IN GREAT KILLS HARBOR.I WENT OUT ON THE KAYAK BY MYSELF. JUST WANTED TOO GET AWAY FROM THE BEACH.SO IM OUT ON THE WATER NICE AND EASY.THERE WAS NO BOATS OUT.JUST ME FLOATING ALONG.IM CASTING JUST HAVING FUN.NO FISH BUT WHO CARES,ITS JUST FUN. SO IM CASTING THEN I CASTED AGAIN,TURNED A HAIR TOO THE LEFT. NEXT THING I KNOW IM IN THE WATER. ROLLED OVER IN A SPLIT SECOND.I HELD ON TOO THE ROD AND REEL,MY PADDLE.IM NOW IN THE WATER I TRY TOO UP-RITE THE KAYAK.I GET UP BUT CANT GET ON.THE BRAIDED LINE IS WRAPPED AROUND THE KAYAK,ALSO AROUND BOTH ANKLES 5 OR 6 TIMES EACH.WITH THE PLUGS TREBLE HOOK AND THE SIDEWASH HOOK DUG INTO MY ANKLE.SO NOW I STOP TRYING TOO GET ON THE KAYAK.IT WAS TIME TOO DO A CHECK LIST OF THING.LIFE VEST DID A GREAT JOB KEPT ME UP.STOP AND THINK WHAT I NEED IM NOT HUNGRE,IM NOT HURT,IM STAYING ABOVE THE WATER.SO I TRIED TOO GET BACK UP 4 OR 5 TIMES AND ITS NOT GOING TOO HAPPEN.SO IM HANGING ON TO THE KAYAK.AND JUST FLOATING ALONG LOOKING FOR A BOAT.THERE IS NOTHING COMING.AT ITS A PICTURE PERFECT MORNING TOO GO OUT ON A BOAT. BUT WITH THE PRICE OF GAS ON THE WATER BEENING 5 DOLLARS VERY FEW WERE GOING OUT.LUCKY FOR ME WHEN I LAUNCHED THE KAYAK THAT MORNING.THERE WAS 3 GUYS I FISH WITH IN GREAT KILLS PARK.THEY WERE WATCHING ME THROUGH GLASSES.AFTER ABOUT 10 TOO 15 MIN'S THEY SAW I WASN'T TRYING ANYMORE.THEY TRIED TOO FLAG DOWN A BOAT COMING OUT OF NICKLES MARINA.THE MISTED THE FIRST 2 BOATS.THEY GOT THE 3 BOAT CALLED THE KOO KOO NEST.SO IM STILL FLOATING AROUND. THEN I HEAR A BOAT COMING WIDE OPEN I KICK OUT TOO SEE WHERE ITS COMING FROM.THEN I SEE THEY ARE COMING VERY FAST RIGHT AT ME.I STARTED TOO WAVE THEM OFF.THEY WERE GOING TOO GO OVER ME THEY WAY THEY WERE COMING.THEY THROW A LIFE RING TOO ME WITH OUT A LINE ON IT .LOL GREAT ANOTHER THING TOO HOLD ON TO.WHEN THE DRIFTED BACK TOO ME ONE GUY GOES AND SAYES. A DIEINGMASTILL HOLDING ON TOO A FISHING ROD.I SAID PRY IT FROM MY DEAD HANDS.LOL.THEY ASKED IF I WAS OK . I WAS TOLD THEM ALL I NEED IS A KNIFE.MY KNIFE WENT DOWN WITH MY PLUG BAG.WHICH WAS LOAD PUGS AND MY KNIFE.THE PULL ME ABOARD AND CUT ME FREE. I HAVE TOO SAY THANKS TOO THEM .THEY WERE GREAT PEOPLE.THEY PUT ME BACK ON TOO MY BEACH TOO LET MY FRIENDS SEE THAT IM OK AND ALIVE.I GOT RITE BACK ON THE KAYAK TOO LOOK FOR MY PLUGS. HOPING MAYBE SOME OF THE FLOATED UP. BUT WE NEVER FOUNDED ANY OF THEM.WHICH IS COOL IN MY BOOK.THE WEEK I FLIPPED MY KAYAK 3 OTHER WERE NOT LUCKY AS ME. THEY LOST THERE LIVES. IM HAPPY TOO STILL BE HERE AND GRATEFUL TOO MY FRIENDS ON THE BEACH THAT DAY. THEY ALL TOLD ME I WAS CRAZY TOO GO OUT ON A KAYAK.BUT I STILL GO OUT ON IT. MADE OUT RIGGERS FOR IT AND ITS GREAT NOW.WONT FLIP OVER NOW CAN JUMP UP AND DOWN ITS STABLE.THE ONE THING I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IF YOU ARE PLAYING AROUND THE WATER. YOU SHOULD HAVE A KNIFE ON YOUR BODY. THAT YOU CAN REACH WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN.I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN I WAS KID. BY AND OLD TIMER IN BREEZY POINT WHEN I JUST STARTED SURF FISHING.ITS ALWAYS ON ME. 2 TIMES THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ON ME I GOT IN TOO TROUBLE..LUCKLY THERE HAS BEEN SOETHING WATCHING OVER ME TOO HELP ME OUT.SOME GOOP PEOPLE. ILL BE OUT THERE IN THE SPRING TOO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

TIGHT LINES TOO ALL

RB WOW,What a story!I've been in the water b4 ain't no fun
What happened to make you go over???

FC :shock:

ALL I KNOW RIGHT BEFORE I WENT OVER.I TURNED A HAIR TOO THE LEFT.NEXT I KNOW IM IN THE WATER.TRIED TOO GET BACK UP BUT WITH THE LINE WRAPED AROUND MY ANKLES.THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GETTING BACK UP.BUT THE BOAT THAT CAME FOR ME.ALMOST RAN ME OVER. LOL. ITS FUNNY NOW ,THAT WE ALL CAN LAUGH ABOUT IT .BUT WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN. YOU MUST KEEP YOU COOL,TAKE A DEEP BREATH.JUST THINK OF A FEW SECONDS AND THINK WHAT DO I HAVE TOO DO. THE WEEK THAT I DID FLIP MY KAYAK, 3 PEOPLE DIED FROM THERE ACCIDENT WITH KAYAKS. IM LUCKY,I GOT TOO LIVE.

REDBASS wrote:ALL I KNOW RIGHT BEFORE I WENT OVER.I TURNED A HAIR TOO THE LEFT.NEXT I KNOW IM IN THE WATER.TRIED TOO GET BACK UP BUT WITH THE LINE WRAPED AROUND MY ANKLES.THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GETTING BACK UP.BUT THE BOAT THAT CAME FOR ME.ALMOST RAN ME OVER. LOL. ITS FUNNY NOW ,THAT WE ALL CAN LAUGH ABOUT IT .BUT WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FAN. YOU MUST KEEP YOU COOL,TAKE A DEEP BREATH.JUST THINK OF A FEW SECONDS AND THINK WHAT DO I HAVE TOO DO. THE WEEK THAT I DID FLIP MY KAYAK, 3 PEOPLE DIED FROM THERE ACCIDENT WITH KAYAKS. IM LUCKY,I GOT TOO LIVE.

I don't kayak so I'm not familar with the weight distribution??? Wow 3 died thank god you had help within minutes.

FC :shock:

i was in the water for 45 mins before help got too me .

red u never told me that story in detail wow now i know why u got the blade on u at all times !! mikey

Red - what kind of kayak were you in ?? I realize they do go over, but not that easy !! I have gone over in a canoe I have, but as of yet not in my yak, but then I haven't done a surf launch yet either

I TELL YOU ALL I DID WAS MOVE A HAIR TOO THE LEFT AND I WAS SWIMMING. IM IN A 8 FOOT OCEAN KAYAK ITS A GOOD KAYAK. NOW I OUT RIGGERS. WHICH IM COOL WITH.

REDBASS,,, WOW,, glad ur number wasn't getting checked in that day! The thing I will now do b4 I make my next journey in the yak,, is a knife!... another thing I'm going to do is get another PFD,, I currently use an inflating one w/ cartridge,, however if I flip and get knocked out I'm dead.
we can't be too safe in this sport!
I also go out at night solo in the bay,, I always tell a few people of my plans, bring my charged cell in waterproof cell bag, 3 lights, inc one that stays on =on top of my flag,, if it looks to rough I don't do it.
enough of my semi-rant,, feel like i'm mugging ur post now... we should start a saftey post,,ie; do's n don'ts

rick be carefull at night saftey comes first! :afro:

Red - Thanks for the reply, makes a little more sense to me now !!! I use to go out in the bay with a hobie sport, but did not feel safe with it, moved up to a revolution, now I feel a lot better !! Still can't be to careful no matter what yak your in, I know guys that have gone over in 16 ft yaks !!

U need the out riggers he's talk about FJR seem to be a good saftey item attached for stabilty!!! probaly cheap to make or buy!

Be safe and always wear a 100$+ Pfd they cost alot for a reason !!!![/quote]

Fishin at night I would think would be the most dangerous???Do you ever have problems with pleasure boaters????You aleays hear about the drunkin speed boater killin the guy's in the little fishin boat cause they don't see it and aren't following the laws anyway???Would you post your saves??Might open some eyes to the dangers you face and enlighten some on how to avoid them!!!!

FC

I fish alot at night on my yak throughout the summer. I think I do it as safely as possible. I launch at a well lit beach that's next to a well lit bridge. I can hug the bridge to fish it and cross the channel to the other side where the sods are. Once I get to the sods, it's total darkness, but I hang close to the banks. I'm ok at night since I'm in protected areas.

During the day it can get hairy. You usually are drifting for fluke in open water. I'm amazed at how close and fast boats will come to me when I'm out there. They either don't see me or just don't care. I go out of my way to stay out of the channel and go to the less crowded areas.

In my fishing situation, I'd have to say that it's definately safer for me to head out at night.

GLAD I CAN HELP YOU GUYS OUT ALITTLE BIT. FIRST THINGS FIRST. YOU MUST HAVE A PFD. ONE THAT INLATES WHEN YOU PULL COARD.I WOULD NOT GO WITH. IF YOU TAKE A HIT TOO THE HEAD.YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ENOUGHT TOO PULL COARD. IF ITS LIGHT OUT IF YOU SEE AIRBUBBLES THYA ALWAYS GO UP. A KNIFE ALWAYS ON YOU PFD.YOU NEED TOO HAVE IT.ITS A MUST AND A SMALL PEICE TO HAVE ON THE PFD.