Watching from home in Louisiana. Thanks for all your help last week!

I'm in Summerfield, FL. I find your videos informative. Thank you for sharing your knowledge as it helps many people.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Eddie.

Great message. Thanks

@NavarreKayakFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video Nick. I am from the other side of the pond and I enjoy looking and learning from your experience. Straight to the point, objective and professional. Good job

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

great info as usual

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Byron.

I know it’s a late comment, but my friends and I would do a least a day of practice in the surf. We would launch and exit the surf. We would go in and out catching waves. We would use our paddle to steer the kayak while dropping down in a wave. Rudder and peddle both in the retract position. We made training fun.

Thanks for your wise comments. Michael -montana

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Watching from Navarre. Thanks for the tips. Just got a Bigwater from Broxsons this summer and trying to learn all I can about fishing from it. Wish I would've bought one years ago.

Always watching, Always learning more. I've launched out of Navarre beach probably close to 100 times by now. Learning how waves make sets and finding the timing is the only way I've made it out and back on sketchy days. Thanks for sharing!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@build.drive.fish.

3 жыл бұрын

Couldnnt agree more. Knowing how and where waves break us crucial. I grew up surfing so it's second nature to know about waves. Still get wrecked everything now and then though lol.

Great video! Very informative thank you!

@NavarreKayakFishing

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Enjoyed the thoroughness of the video!🇨🇦

@NavarreKayakFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Victor.

A beginner up here in N. Carolina. Thank you for your honest opinions and advice.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Sonny.

Hello from Northern California and thank you for sharing your thoughts, insight and experience. Not new to boating, kayaking or fishing but very new to this new platform and after testing out a friends predictor MX - well, I am hooked. Look forward to purchasing your upgrades once I get my rig.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, David.

Another gift of your experience and knowledge. I'm in Oxnard, Ca. I just opened the package of prop nuts you introduced and they look great. Keep up the good work.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ordering, Don.

So much knowledge watching from Houston Texas

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Mark.

Thanks from South Carolina probably never try this but great information.

Just ordered a front handle for my old town 120 paddle yak. Once I install it and see how I like it I’ll definitely order the rear and side handles! Thanks for the great videos!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ordering, Chris. Let me know if you have any questions.

Watching from Taylorsville, Mississippi. Love the videos, they are always very informative!

Thanks for this video and the advice you give on FB! I turtled back in August and blamed the weather man when it was my inexperience that got me. After breaking some gear I and posting about it I was advised to swim out and in to avoid rolling. I actually went out this same day (25 Oct) to get up on some trigger/snapper and had a great time. I watched a couple of PAs dump it in the surf but I had no issues (sans catching my gaff with my leg) with the OTP while swimming it.

Nick, great information in the videos. always short and to the point. Watching from Brandon, Mississippi. Took our first BTB trip in Kayaks at Navarre last July, completely inspired by your videos. We caught Snapper, Kings, Mahi Mahi and Bonita.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Warren. Getting into the Mahi on your first trip is pretty awesome.

Learning to use my kayak here in San Antonio and down at the coast. Fishing with you is on my bucket list.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Wayne.

Good stuff as always! I haven't built up the courage to beach launch yet, but the coast of maine will be calling next summer for sure! Good stuff to know!

Arizona thanks for the videos helped me a lot

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Jesus.

Here in Navarre and just got a predator pdl. Learning a lot from your videos!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, sir.

Watching from Minnesota, thanks for the video

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video man watching from Florida, I appreciate all the tips you give 👍🏽

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the tips Nick! I’m looking to get into the sport so the information your putting out here is so valuable. Being local (Pace) I’ll need to swing bye the shop and purchase some items. Thanks!

All good info! I don’t see me doing that though. Thanks for the videos.

Watching from Galveston Island, Tx! Great tips man. I remember my first time getting back to the beach I turtled because I tried to haul ass and ride the waves. Lesson learned!

Great job on the video. It's very informative with lots of safety tips. WAtching from outside of Houston, Tx.

Great video! Jacksonville, FL

Watching from north dakota. Always learning and trying to adapt what I can to my area! Love the content thank you!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ryan.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan, you are the winner of the giveaway. Send me your address at nick@navarrefishing.com

Awesome! Super good information and instruction. I’m in Northern California.

@NavarreKayakFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Hey, Nick. Thanks for the information. As always good advice. Turtled in the surf on Sunday. Fortunately nothing broken or lost. Watching from Milton Fl.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I saw you loading up at the launch when I was headed home.

Good stuff, see lots of people make mistakes and get dumped. I always watch the surf for a min or 2 and put the yak in the water in-between sets. I usually have paddle in my hand just in case it's needed. Getting out is the easy part. Coming back in is where it becomes difficult at times. I prefer to lock in the drive in bigger surf as I want to peddle harder and faster to get past the breakers and had the drive pop out especially thru bigger waves and whitewater.

From New Jersey, very informative. Thanks

@NavarreKayakFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Jack.

@67mackjack

Жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing Advice on surf launching using a trolling motor? Or ??

Thanks for the knowledge. Waiting for my sportsman 120 pdl to arrive in the coming weeks. Watching from Pennsylvania.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I watched it from 2.4-ish miles from your house. LOL I am in Navarre by the high school so not that far away. Another great video. --Brent

Great video. We’re looking to hit Navarre this Saturday

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck. It’s forecasted to be bumpy.

Great information, just getting into kayak fishing, so far only hitting central California lakes and rivers, but I want to venture out into the ocean and bay around San Francisco.

Thank you for sharing this. Watching from Oregon. Would like to see a similar video with the Lynx.

Comin at you from goleta California here. Picked up a hobie pa 12 a couple weeks ago. Had my first run with her on my local lake. Handles way better then i expected. Gotta put some time on the surf to get good access to som kelp patties. This vid helps alot thanks man!

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Eduardo.

Thanks for the tips. Whipped out pretty bad last year on vacation in PCB heading out just after daylight. Had a tough time due to more turbulent surf than most years in down there on vacation. Heading down tomorrow and hoping it’s not as rough this week.

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Rusty. Good luck on the water!

Thanks for watching!

I do things a little differently and it works every time. I went out the last two Saturdays when no other kayakers even tried to show up. 1. Pick a trough between sandbars 2. Watch the wave sets 3. Approach from behind and wait 4. Haul ass after the last wave. 5. Hop out once you can stand. I pull the drive out right before hopping out. When launching, I walk the kayak out as far as possible before jumping in. It helps to be tall.

Good video Nick! I'm in Central Florida and will be trying my first beach launch as soon as my kayak cart with beach wheels arrive, probably the Satellite Beach area.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Beach wheels make life so much easier. Thanks for watching!

Watching from Fremont, Ca. Always great content!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Chip.

Navarre! Straps are awesome. Got ours last week

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for ordering!

Watching from South Padre Island, TX. Great content as usual Nick. 👍

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Rob.

Bryan, Tx in the house. Still getting comfortable in my yak. Won't try this yet. Lol thanks for making this video.

Watching from New Jersey. Some parts of our beach along the coast (South Jersey) has the sandbar, others don't. Great video, particularly leaving the pedal drive unlocked so it pops up. I'll use this info for my Bigwater 132 PDL and our fishing for monster striped bass at the Shrewbury Rocks.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

The coast is constantly changing here throughout hurricane season. Finding easy areas to launch is always smart.

learned alot from you man! Gonna use all this on the west coast! Watching from western canada.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I bet it’s getting cold up your way.

I have the autopilot and pull my motor up while in and out of surf on great lakes. I find that if i paddle and keep rudder down i can keep boat nice and straight coming in

So helpful thanks I totally did it wrong the first time kinda rode it in I see jump out and grab the back definitely gonna try that

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

John, sometimes riding the waves in goes south very quickly. Thanks for watching!

@johnandersen4036

3 жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing oh i can tell i got lucky they slammed me sideways on the beach lol

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah. It happens!

Good videos to learn from as i will be getting into this journey, holefully soon! Hello from your neighbor in Fort Walton Beach, Fl

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Abraham.

Watching from Navarre. Just bought a peddle drive and I'm trying to get into the offshore thing

Good One

Great video and info. Watching from Westmoreland,NY but I bring my Bigwater PDLs to Fl for vacations. Next time to Fl I need to hook up and fish with you guys.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ronald.

Watching from Las Vegas

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Watching at work. Lots of good info. New to this so looking for all the advice I can get. Reading pa is where I am at

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, John.

I need to get swoll. I get smoked dragging it up the beach on good days. Good video!

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Kayak swoll is a thing!

I'm from North Carolina. As always enjoy watching your video. Very instructional. & Entertaining. I More of Bass fisherman. Would like to do some saltwater.but I don't think my back can handle the surf.. thanks for your videos

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Watching from Augusta GA...lookin to see what I gotta wrestle with when I get to visit Navarre

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Ideally it’s nice and calm!

I have had a few yard sales here in Texas. Lol great info man

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Watching from Richmond, VA. Just got a Big Water 132 and I’d love to test my hand at fishing from it in the ocean, but I think I’d better come see you first :)

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know, Edward. We are always here.

From Freeport FL

Hi, I’ve been watching your videos lately from Maine. I live near the ocean and I’m totally hooked on a Predator 132 PDL. I’ve called everywhere and nobody has them. 😂

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah. It would be nice if you could just drive to the plant and pick one up.

Hey Nick, thanks for the surf launching tips! I've never launched a pedal kayak in the surf, but I have launched my 11 foot paddle yak quite a few times in the surf. I'm sure it has probably been pretty funny to watch, but never pretty! I'm watching from a little place called Sylacauga, Alabama; thats a Creek Indian name that means "buzzard's roost".

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Matthew. That sounds like a pretty cool little town!

Thanks for the video. Just a question. What would happen if you kept the bow facing off shore while coming in (this allows you to see the oncoming waves and allows the yak more stability for waves to go over the bow, then as you get to the beach you grab the bow and turn it around to pull it up on the beach. I know you have a lot of experience doing this but I ask as I had heard someone else say they use this other technique. Just curious as to the ramifications of doing this. Thanks

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Kay, that way works well and it comes down to personal preference. I’ve done it once or twice over the years. Like every other method it takes practice.

Watching from the California Delta.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Jimmy.

Watching from Washington State.

Hey Nick great vid, with the scupper holes, do you use the scupper bung/valves or leave them out. Personally I don’t know why they have the bungs/ valves, it’s not as if the kayak floats higher or lower with them in or out.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I do not use the scupper plugs. The plugs make the kayak drain slower but the do stop the scupper holes from splashing water into the kayak.

Nick, Since your mostly into saltwater fishing what maintenance do you perform to the interior steering cables and rudder to prevent rusting of the covered metal cables inside. Do you silicon or Teflon oil them as you would with a mountain bike cable?

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Ron, I have never once done anything to the cables. They hold up without any issues.

Hopefully it becomes launchable on the East Coast soon, lately in Brevard County it's either been to windy, too big, or both .... waves today were 4-6 foot.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Starting tomorrow it’s going to be way to big here for us to go offshore as well. Crazy year for weather.

@Bard_Thorhallssen

3 жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing Luckily there's a great launch site in Port Canaveral, I've been fishing nearshore this mullet run catching big bull reds, overslot snook, and even some nice Tripletail and flounder off the channel markers.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a blast.

I hate launching during sketchy times and then spending the whole time fishing worrying about getting back in nasty surf. Just rather not go. After watching your previous surf video I have dragged the kayak back to the truck a couple times already.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing wrong with aborting the trip. Sometimes it’s not worth the risk.

I was wondering about Old top water kayak, with a trolling motor?

Thoughts on the hobie pro angler for offshore fishing?

Watching from Konawa, Oklahoma. Wish I was watching from Navarre. 😉 Maybe by 2030.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Just around the corner lol. You better hurry up or there won’t be any houses left.

Watching from Mobile, AL. Good video, but I do have a question. If you can still use the PDL with it "unlatched", could you just keep it "unlatched" for the sake of safety to help should you hit something throughout your trip (realizing you probably wouldn't hit anything in deeper water, but might be different with inshore fishing)?

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You could but it pops up a bunch and gets a little annoying.

I’m in League City, Texas When do you raise the rudder on your way back in?

Good stuff! Just ordered my first pedal kayak. Salty pdl 120. Do they handle beach launches any better or worse or is it all the same pretty much.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

It will do a good job. Like any other kayak it will take some getting use too.

Hey Nick I'm still in my Jackson. Also still not been out in the gulf. Is a rudder make that much of a difference in a paddle yak?

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

A rudder can make a big difference on a paddle kayak. It will help you track straighter. Which can be very important when you’re heading offshore or have a cross wind.

Here from Dallas, texas

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Vincent.

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It will take practice and observing the waves 🌊. By the way it was my birthday on the 25th. Keep on fishing 🎣 .

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Pulling the birthday card, I like it! Thanks for watching, Ruben.

Laredo Texas

Watching from work lol

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t be working to hard lol

Watching from your backyard lol! I grew up surfing and love a spicy launch and landing. The first time I lose gear though I bet I change my tune.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Exactly lol. Lots of people surf the waves until they flip and break all of their rods.

When do you raise the rudder on the way in?

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Typically right before I pull the pedals up. Sometimes not at all. It’s gravity fed and it can be lifted once you swim to the back of the kayak.

Sportsman 120 or bigwater? Can you get by with sportsman 120 on the wave?

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

The 120 will handle the waves just not as good.

I’m from San Diego, ca I can’t wait to pick up a predator or big water for those rockfish and yellowtail

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

You’re going to enjoy the kayak. Thanks for watching.

@chriss6954

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I did man. Been learning and working towards beach launches. Mainly been heading out from SD Bay. I LOVE it so far man.

@Oskizzle_636

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriss6954 I’ve been doing La Jolla shores in a lifetime tamarack lol

@chriss6954

3 жыл бұрын

@@Oskizzle_636 Nice man, we should hook up some time.

@Oskizzle_636

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriss6954 I haven’t been out on the yak in awhile, you got an Instagram?

I am watching from Missouri City Tx although I fish Galveston and Surfside Tx our water does not have that depth so close to the beach like that, you might have to walk the yak 50 or so feet before getting on. Send me those cool straps please watching all your video's

Bro, if you can pedal backwards then just point into the waves and pedal in going in reverse, much easier

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Ya, it’s not my first rodeo. There’s a reason it’s not done in reverse. As soon as the rear of the kayak touches sand you get rocked. I’ve watched it happen several time when people made that exact same statement.

@theloosemoose8200

2 жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing I've done it like that for years (anytime the waves are big and I know I can't ride the gap) when I get a few feet from shore I just pull the rudder up/ hop off and pull the yak up by the rear handles....doing it that way I'm never worried about the waves and breaking all my shit .

@TheZX11

Жыл бұрын

@@theloosemoose8200 Yes. I thought everyone backed in to land on the beach in surf. I do similar with backing up through the surf to land but my kayak is narrow-isa. On the Hobie Revolution 13, I stow the pedal drive and rudder and then just back paddle in backwards. I'll even straighten up and paddle forward a bit for big waves then hard paddle backwards between them to reach the beach. Fun stuff.

Hi nick

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you are doing well, buddy.

I'm FWB . I stick to the bays lol.

@NavarreKayakFishing

3 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing wrong with the bays. Thanks for watching.

Hey do you prefer the old Town kayak or the hobie pro angler

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the Old Town Bigwater 132 PDL over the Pro Angler.

@edgars00789

2 жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing how come you prefer the old Town bigwater 132 pdl

@edgars00789

2 жыл бұрын

The pro angler hobie kayak has more room

@NavarreKayakFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Tons of reasons. The main and most important is the ability to go into reverse instantly.

@edgars00789

2 жыл бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing I know that the hobie pro angler kayak have more room

Biggest mistake I see is not having a paddle available...especially coming back in.

wear a life jacket, bud. i promise it is safer. you do not see elite touring or whitewater kayakers taking off their pfds for any reason and we launch in a hell of a lot worse. we can put our hogs on the table and talk about what we have kayaked through, i promise you that you aren't paddling out through 8-10 feet in anything but a whitewater or a touring boat, and we wear our pfds 😂! if you find that you're getting it caught on things it's because you don't have your pfd fit and synched properly or you've got too much gear attached to it or your deck of your boat and you have loose ties. it's nice to have the pockets and storage, but it is a life saving tool first and last and we do not lose sight of that. it would be a stupid reason to drown, it's a bad message to send to our clients, and in any state with a decent harbor management system it is illegal. i have pulled more people out of the water than pretty much any man alive, i was a guide for six or seven years back when touring kayaks were extremely unforgiving. i did my guide training when i was 15 years old and the water was 38-40 degrees. we were built different back then. essex river basin adventures, training was in march and april. i promise you are better off with a pfd on, and if it's getting caught on things you need to make adjustments to your gear. great channel, just something that i will add from a place of experience and respect, and won't walk by without saying. you can get someone killed.

I am sorry but technically it’s a beach launch but this is not representative on anything with even minimal surf. You need to go to East Florida Atlantic or Texas gulf.

@NavarreKayakFishing

8 ай бұрын

You make it seem like I could pick the weather the day we filmed the video. It’s a basic understanding of how to get the job done and like always the camera makes the waves look way different then reality.

@SithLordDarthBane

8 ай бұрын

@@NavarreKayakFishing I guess it’s more of the area, the gulf is more conducive to launch all type of kayaks specifically in the Destin/Pensicola/PCB area. While other areas of the USA never/seldom have those conditions. So making instructional video for a surf launch video with out the challenges faced by those conditions is not really representative. I lived in PCB for two years and launched there with minimal worry to my equipment because of the low risk conditions. Didn’t mean to offend.

@NavarreKayakFishing

8 ай бұрын

@SithLordDarthBane oh you didn’t offend. I’m familiar with the different conditions that exist. This video was made because it was requested by the people who live here.