How do you kayak ?

[Sandspinner]

Good one. But am I the only one on this thread that can not see Rick67's pix of various locales. I click on them and just get a "404" Should I delete that one post Rick and have you repost ?

Delete a pic of my big fish.

 

[Rick67]

Happy?
I tried adding those same pics with phone. Clicked to upload, they made it to the thread and then disappeared.
The originals I dragged and dropped, I had no problem seeing them from other means.

 

[Sandspinner]

View attachment 1102Happy?
I tried adding those same pics with phone. Clicked to upload, they made it to the thread and then disappeared.
The originals I dragged and dropped, I had no problem seeing them from other means.

Still getting some mileage on that fish.

 

[Rick67]

Yeah he comes out good in photos.

 

[mrfixit1]

Hopefully there will be more activity here. Since I have only launched from my own town and Amityville I am interested in other launch sites. South Shore Blueway Trail is an interesting website for this, and I know there is something similar on the north shore. The problem is that many of the "sites" are residents only when it comes to launching and/or using facilities. Even Wantagh County Park wants to charge an arm and a leg to launch. I trailer a boat as well but the "footprint" I have, the time and tiny space I take up when kayaking, pales by comparison. No pollution, good exercise, what's not to like about kayaking ? I am looking forward to Cedar Creek Park and possibly Seamans Neck opening up a kayak launch.

If your new too kayaking that is 2 locations you may not want to go to Ceder Creek lets you out by the first Wantagh bridge with is Nast water for a first timer and depending on the tide you may not get back, Seamans Neck the body of water behind the pier is the same way a little tough to navigate.

 

[pequa1]

If your new too kayaking that is 2 locations you may not want to go to Ceder Creek lets you out by the first Wantagh bridge with is Nast water for a first timer and depending on the tide you may not get back, Seamans Neck the body of water behind the pier is the same way a little tough to navigate.

Quite true about Cedar Creek being next to 1st Wantagh and its extreme current when mid-tide being a no-go for newbies. Plus, at present, the only place to park is next to the aerodrome and security near the water treatment center entrance will stop you with a kayak anyway. Seamans Neck has presently insurmountable fencing around its perimeter and until a launch site is accomplished there it's more wishful thinking for kayak launching. But S N is so close to good fishing opportunities and if a ramp or just a beach could be put there it would be a great location. Have never had a problem "navigating" there although it's been half a dozen years since I paddled over there from Alhambra.

 

[Rick67]

Pequa do you like chasing little tuna?

 

[pequa1]

If your new too kayaking that is 2 locations you may not want to go to Ceder Creek lets you out by the first Wantagh bridge with is Nast water for a first timer and depending on the tide you may not get back, Seamans Neck the body of water behind the pier is the same way a little tough to navigate.

Quite true about cedar creek being next to 1st Wantagh and its extreme current when mid-tode.

Pequa do you like chasing little tuna?

never caught false albacore. Mostly deer hunting by late fall

 

[Sandspinner]

Catching Albies can be addictive.

 

[pequa1]

I tried once off our boat at the 3rd Wantagh. (Blitz) No luck.

 

[Sandspinner]

I tried once off our boat at the 3rd Wantagh. (Blitz) No luck.

It can be frustrating they are real finicky at times. And then try chasing them in a kayak almost impossible. My strategy is when I'm in an area where they have showed I'll wait for them to reappear rather than chase them.

 

[eddiespaghetti]

Just catching up on this thread. Great to see an active kayak forum on NYANGLER, especially one with Rick beating up on me before my first post! Nothing wrong with being prepared for what you may encounter while out there =) although one of my goals is to scale back just a little what I take with me on the water.

As far as how I kayak, (with the limited time I have these days) I try to be flexible as far as travel / locations. Important to know your tides and surroundings, keep a good log, and a close network.

 

[Rick67]

I tried once off our boat at the 3rd Wantagh. (Blitz) No luck.

As Tony said finicky they can be. I guess some times the're not but I haven't seen that yet.
The fall run to me means Albies. When your on them and chasing, sometimes a bass sneaks in. You know it immediately (Boring).
Its actually harder off a boat to hook up, to much noise. We wait them out. Like a Yo-Yo, they come back. The first time you catch one chances are you'll be hooked.
They swim fast all the time. You don't cast at them, you cast where there about to be.
That light Penn outfit (10lb Braid, 3lbs of drag, 3/8oz Epoxy jig) I used was really under matched for them. Ed (Spaghetti) was picking on me for taking 6 min, to land those 24" fish. The first one that was easily in the 30"+, took 15 min just to get a look at it. A 40" bass on that rod 5 min in the spring. Just trying to give you an idea of how they fight. Think of a Bluefish that's just had a "Redbull".
They also have bankers hours. Afternoons usually more active. You can hunt the first 3 hours of light and not miss out.

This video is of one fish. The blitz was intense. If it was bass, the minute the epoxy jig hit the water it would have been game on.

 

[Rick67]

Just catching up on this thread. Great to see an active kayak forum on NYANGLER, especially one with Rick beating up on me before my first post! Nothing wrong with being prepared for what you may encounter while out there =) although one of my goals is to leave the closet.

They don't have the right finger emoji for me to answer

 

[Richee33]

As Tony said finicky they can be. I guess some times the're not but I haven't seen that yet.
The fall run to me means Albies. When your on them and chasing, sometimes a bass sneaks in. You know it immediately (Boring).
Its actually harder off a boat to hook up, to much noise. We wait them out. Like a Yo-Yo, they come back. The first time you catch one chances are you'll be hooked.
They swim fast all the time. You don't cast at them, you cast where there about to be.
That light Penn outfit (10lb Braid, 3lbs of drag, 3/8oz Epoxy jig) I used was really under matched for them. Ed (Spaghetti) was picking on me for taking 6 min, to land those 24" fish. The first one that was easily in the 30"+, took 15 min just to get a look at it. A 40" bass on that rod 5 min in the spring. Just trying to give you an idea of how they fight. Think of a Bluefish that's just had a "Redbull".
They also have bankers hours. Afternoons usually more active. You can hunt the first 3 hours of light and not miss out.

This video is of one fish. The blitz was intense. If it was bass, the minute the epoxy jig hit the water it would have been game on.

Rick you and the rest of the guys really killed them out east this year. I for some reason had to work every time conditions and the fishing was right.But congrats to you and the rest of the guys over at KFA for a job well done.

 

[Rick67]

Rick you and the rest of the guys really killed them out east this year. I for some reason had to work every time conditions and the fishing was right.But congrats to you and the rest of the guys over at KFA for a job well done.

It was a job though Rich to get a bite. One morning I cruised down the beach in 15' of water over a school of bass for 1/4 mile that wouldn't touch anything. I was bouncing a tube and then a bucktail off them and nada
That same day a couple with their son in a boat were keeping there distance while watching. Complete respect I don't see much of anymore. They were trying all morning to get an Albie. When the fish started to group up, I eased over to them and gave them some tips. The son did hook up, seen a lot of pics going on.
Not everyone caught Rich. You had to chase and keep on them. If they were easy, probably would lose the allure.

 

[Richee33]

It was a job though Rich to get a bite. One morning I cruised down the beach in 15' of water over a school of bass for 1/4 mile that wouldn't touch anything. I was bouncing a tube and then a bucktail off them and nada
That same day a couple with their son in a boat were keeping there distance while watching. Complete respect I don't see much of anymore. They were trying all morning to get an Albie. When the fish started to group up, I eased over to them and gave them some tips. The son did hook up, seen a lot of pics going on.
Not everyone caught Rich. You had to chase and keep on them. If they were easy, probably would lose the allure.

That is what I love about the Kayaking community is there willingness to share and to teach not that all other branches of our sport does not do the same but in my experience being in a non motorized small craft you can ease over to someone or something and explain ,what where and how to fish for a particular species and what technique and lure or should be used for maybe better success.Good for you Rick for helping out,!

 

[elkfisher]

View attachment 1102Happy?
I tried adding those same pics with phone. Clicked to upload, they made it to the thread and then disappeared.
The originals I dragged and dropped, I had no problem seeing them from other means.

Chubby .....

 

[pequa1]

That is what I love about the Kayaking community is there willingness to share and to teach not that all other branches of our sport does not do the same but in my experience being in a non motorized small craft you can ease over to someone or something and explain ,what where and how to fish for a particular species and what technique and lure or should be used for maybe better success.Good for you Rick for helping out,!

I have always told non-kayakers how often other kayakers and especially boaters stop to chat. Boater to boater? Hardly ever occurs, and i do both

 

[buddha162]

I have always told non-kayakers how often other kayakers and especially boaters stop to chat. Boater to boater? Hardly ever occurs, and i do both

Before we paint ourselves with too broad a brush...let me just say that I know yakkers who run the other way when they see another yak on the horizon lol