Yakkers take note

[Slappy]

Originally Posted by Joe R

just tellin it like it is. do a little searching online - the story gets more and more interesting. 160lb tuna from a yak?? that thing would still be pulling him if he did it fair and square.

I don't know what you read or saw, but I haven't seen anything to suggest anything like your other post. Sticking to known facts is a good thing and if you have those, post'em!

Why would it be impossible to land a big tuna from a yak? Have you yak fished? It would be a major tow, but you would only have to outlast the fish...

[TomTero]

Based on everything I've read, he paddled out there by himself, hooked the fish by himself and brought it back to shore by himself. There are those who fish from kayaks using support boats but this guy does not seem to be one of them.

I am more curious about his kayak skills and equipment. Does he know how to roll and self-rescue if he falls out? I assume he does and is a skilled paddler. If not then he is really playing with fire.

I'd also like to know if he carries an EPIRB and whatever other safety equipment he carries.

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him as a nut as some I know have. I admire him for pushing the envelope and taking it to an extreme. I use to think I was pushing it by paddling my canoe out to the cut at Brewster Flats in the middle of the night but this guy is on a whole different level.