staying afloat in the chop

[bulldogs195461]

im trying to get myself into a kayak to go fishing,so when im land based i try to learn from my surrounds.today fishing ,as it was a sunday there was plenty of traffic on the coomera where i was,the chop from some bloody big boats was pretty big plus from jet skis and tinnys,i started imagining sitting in a yak on the coomera and then being washed onto the tower of terror at dreamworld,just in time news so i could wave to the wife n kids in a wish you were here moment

one thing i noticed was there was no yaks in the area all morning,so how do you guys avoid being washed ashore to join us lanbased fellas.

john

[Surfingant]

Nose into the waves unless you are kreel :whistle:

If the boat and ski lice traffic is that bad though I'd be going elsewhere anyway.

[Baptism]

Nose into the waves unless you are kreel :whistle:

If the boat and ski lice traffic is that bad though I'd be going elsewhere anyway.

+1 too many ski boats on the lake at coomera. they come up right next to you as well.

[bulldogs195461]

i could imagine that,not much bloody courtesy anymore,i guess your right thats why i didnt spot any yaks,if im at jacobs well ive seen them there,but its a bigger expanse of water,i was just thinking about this when i was watching the boat traffic,boy during the holidays ,chrissy etc you would need to watch out.

[ajp022]

Yep what Surfingant said put your nose into the waves you should also try fishing Cabbage Tree point i have been doing well there with flatties, Bream and tailor

[PlasticFantastic]

Plenty of fish to be caught there even with all the boats going round in laps as for the wash it takes a fair bit of chop to tip a yak just turn nose or in or side on and get a wet bum.

Cheers

Mark

[ajp022]

also try Jabiru island. Try the places marked in red on the photo.

Great areas for flathead on an out going tide. I usually troll along the banks that are marked.

[Binder]

Kayaks are like corks, they just bob around on the waves. All you need to do is learn to swivel your hips and you'll be right.

Waves from boats are far less hassle in the yak than in a boat.

First few trips I panicked and nosed in to every wave more 5cm, these days I dont ever bother.

[kreel]

Nose into the waves unless you are kreel :whistle: .

..and if you are Kreel you'd point the nose of your boat into the wave.

On a serious note, big boats without any courtesy are too many and your luck is not always going to hold out. The answer is tie everything down that doesn't float. You should always have rod leashes and a leash for you paddle at the very least, also store what you don't need in the hull.

I speak from experience - Surfingant has told me first hand about how hard it is for him to keep himself on the dry side of a yak.