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Title: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: kayak1 on September 16, 2008, 05:28:38 PM
I have been Kayaking after dark for years,and have caught some big fish doing so,If I can help get you started let me know,
Thanks
Dave
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: Hotrod on September 16, 2008, 06:45:53 PM
Hey Dave.  Welcome to the site. t^

Please feel free to post away.  No toes to step on here t^
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: wb on September 16, 2008, 07:18:26 PM
yes please tell us all about it

sounds dangerous at night with those digilios about....
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: SeaFlea on September 16, 2008, 07:36:59 PM
Pssst... wb...  what the hell is "digilios"??

Dave,
what Rod said - "welcome"!  Where do normally put in for night fishing?  Are you sliding out inlets? Fishing under the lights of bridges &/or docks??  How have you rigged your kayak to fit the needs of night fishing?  Any pics??

Sorry for all the questions... I've been out at night on two occasions and was creaped-out on both!  I have a stern light (River Rock lantern on a 3' piece of PVC) and the head-lamp... But there's just something about that night-time stuff that manages to rattle my cage...
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: IrishAyes on September 16, 2008, 07:46:01 PM
Welcome to the site Dave. Feel free to contribute anything you can.  t^
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: Hotrod on September 16, 2008, 07:51:23 PM
Quote from: SeaFlea on September 16, 2008, 07:36:59 PM
I've been out at night on two occasions and was creaped-out on both! 

I BET!!!!   
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: Pfishingruven on September 16, 2008, 09:21:47 PM
WELCOME!!  Good to see another yaker here on the site.

 grtn

 TT^
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: brickken on September 16, 2008, 10:49:56 PM
Welcome aboard! The thought of fishing from a Kayak at night NEVER even entered my mind...

Yikes!
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: wb on September 17, 2008, 09:41:11 AM
Quote from: SeaFlea on September 16, 2008, 07:36:59 PM
what the hell is "digilios"??

plural of digilio

text search app.com you will see what a digilio is
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: SeaFlea on September 19, 2008, 09:11:59 AM
Got it!
 t^
Title: Re: Any help I can give for night time kayaking
Post by: DAK on September 19, 2008, 10:26:22 AM
Welcome Dave! slt Please feel free to help make this a great yak fishing site by posting reports and info. OK, so what's your take on night yak fishing?

This past summer was my first doing alot of night fishing. Yes Flea, it's a different world out there at night. Took me a few times out until I no longer felt spooked, but after you settle down, it's really beautiful. My biggest adjustments were learning to find my way around and getting back to my launch spot. Distances really seem to expand after it gets dark. Even after lining up lights and landmarks, I always miss the mouth of Absecon creek by a good margin when trying to come back in from a couple miles out. Also, I never knew how much I depend on seeing my line to know what my rig is doing. I'm still learing how to use feel to control my line. The strange thing is, I haven't had that much success at night. I finally got some stripers about a month back along a sod bank but other than that, it's always been pretty quiet after the flounder bite turns off at sunset. So far I have tried bridge lights, sod banks, and skinny back waters. Just gotta put the time in I suppose...