Wind madness - Video

[viperdevil]

Hey J, I can only second what other have already said....really glad you are ok mate.

[Ghurkin]

same here bro, glad to hear you are safe and learned something, it can be sooo dangerous on the bay and if even a suggestion it might blow up, stay in close or dont go out, you could always stay home and hang shite on me like everyone else

[placcymarauder]

OUCH!!!!!
Glad yur ok (except the bruised ego)
Was that why you got a new rod and reel or did yur new one go for a swim as well?

Lessons to be learned i think

[gezmeister]

Great video. The darkness combined with wave action yee haaing gives it a comedic and grim effect.

Gez.

[cruiser]

That looks like a typical day down at Lorne Jaryd Glad to read you are ok mate ,dont worry about the gear thats replaceable your not ,bloody wind its every yakkers nightmare

[maverick]

Just a reminder everyone, BoM allow up to a 40% error when forecasting wind - so 15 knots was actually 21 knots and 20 knots was 28 knots.

If you think it is borderline it probably isn't - it is 40% worse.

[Haynsie]

Well done for posting Jaryd. Sorry to hear about the lost gear, but glad it turned out ok.

Interested to hear how the kokatats performed?

Cheers

Tim

[vikodin]

same here bro, glad to hear you are safe and learned something, it can be sooo dangerous on the bay and if even a suggestion it might blow up, stay in close or dont go out, you could always stay home and hang shite on me like everyone else

I'll try and remember to do that

Well done for posting Jaryd. Sorry to hear about the lost gear, but glad it turned out ok.

Interested to hear how the kokatats performed?

Cheers

Tim

Yeah they held up great, hardly any water in them and I didn't have them done up really tight
I had a wizz not long before the storm hit and only had them semi done up, but in the water they were like suction cupping my legs.
I had tacky pants under them and they were wet down to my knees but my socks were totally dry.
If i had them done up properly I'm sure there would have been little if any water in them.
(I was amazed at how warm I was in my clothing)

[vikodin]

Great video. The darkness combined with wave action yee haaing gives it a comedic and grim effect.

Gez.

Yeah I thought it was worth some of the original sound left in with the squalling wind and my yee haa's

That looks like a typical day down at Lorne Jaryd Glad to read you are ok mate ,dont worry about the gear thats replaceable your not ,bloody wind its every yakkers nightmare

Yeah nothing like out in the ocean the swells are completely different out there. I didn't struggle at all with it but a careless moment leaning for the net was my undoing.
Even though i was confident and having fun yee haa'ing over the waves, it only takes a second for things to go wrong and in those winds getting separated from the yak could have been quite bad.

I wouldn't have wanted to be offshore in a wind like that though.

OUCH!!!!!
Glad yur ok (except the bruised ego)
Was that why you got a new rod and reel or did yur new one go for a swim as well?

Lessons to be learned i think

I hope so

Yeah I've already replaced 2 reels (penn slammers) and 2 bait rods and a fleuger trion 2-4kg rod (the one your talking about is one of the replacements)

[wombatfish]

gday vikodin, glad your ok, and glad you posted this, and coming from one of the more experienced members of this forum, goes to show how wrong things can go, if others with less experience had to deal with that, would we be reading a different post?. Alot of people should learn something from this. The weekend warriors are the ones possibly most at risk as well, and should pay great attention to the posts like this, Although having been kayak fishing for almost a year or whatever, probably havnt really clocked up the on water hours and experience as others have, combine that with what is sometimes a desperation to get out on the water after being stuck in offices all week, missing weekends due to the more obvoius bad weather days, sometimes any window or break in the weather looks good, when maybe should be content just to sit on the beach and smell the fresh air. Having said that if we all waited for days of 1knot winds, no one would go kayak fishing, its more about staying within your limits and knowing whats coming, and having the skills to deal with things if a mighty tempest does erupt around you unexpectedly. For the less skilled, Sometimes it does pay to go out in less than perfect conditions(once you have a bit of confidence anyway), purely for the experience and learnings you get from handling your ship in the lumpy water, just do it in a way you are confident you wont get yourself into trouble(I am not talking about going out in a storm, but maybe say slighty choppy water). i have had a few beers, waffling on a bit...sorry

cheers.