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SamRiley · #1 03-25-2002, 05:35 PM

O.K. gang, it's time for a head count. I'll start

My name is Sam Riley and I'll be your Moderator on this forum. Although I have only been paddling for a few years, in that time I have covered a lot of water, caught some fish and have mess of stories to share with everyone. My yak is a Perception America from which I fish both fresh and salt for everything from Trout, Largemouth and Salmon to Stripers, Blues, Tunoids and Cod. Home base is Boston, MA but I paddle and fish most of the MA coast and have hit parts of ME, NH and RI too. I'm really looking forward to sharing in with each of you the best way to get skunked... while kayaking

thecanoe · #2 03-25-2002, 07:52 PM

Hi Sam,
I also am relatively new to kayak fishing. I've owned a canoe for years and fished fresh water only. Since buying my pungo,
I am hooked on salt water. I fish mostly around Bass River and Herring River. I did do well at Corporation Beach ,so, I hope to hit there more this year. Although I'm not a fly fisherman,I do use light tackle. I fish with a Penn 4300 and a 6 ft Fenwick rod. I love slug-gos and top water plugs.I'm attaching a picture of a 36lb striper I caught off Monomy last year. I'm not sure if the attachment is working,but, if not,it was a BIG fish.

See you on the water
Larry

FishHawk · #3 03-26-2002, 06:16 AM

Hi I'm the FishHawk and a newbie . I have a Necky Santa Cruz and looking forward to the sport of yakking.
I fish mostly the Cape for stripers. Have not been able to get on reel-time for the past year due to software problems. With the new software has fixed the problem and its good to be back.
FishHawk

RIBill · #4 03-26-2002, 03:41 PM

Sam & All: Mark could not have picked a better man to moderate this board! Congrats!

I'm looking forward to my second season paddlin the Pungo around MA, CT and of course, good ol' Rhody.

bluewatr · #5 03-26-2002, 06:06 PM

Hello Everyone,

This will be my 2nd season with the yak. I use it mostly in the salt but sometimes do some largemouth fishing from it. The reason I got it is to regain access to some of my fav spots that get closed off to parking come Memorial Day. I use it more to shuttle myself to key locations then wade. I have a wilderness systems ride angler. I am buying a pungo to chase the tunoids in the colder months. If the Pungo is more comfortable I will be doing a lot more fishing from the yak.

-mike

ekg · #6 03-26-2002, 06:12 PM

I live in Newport Ri, And fish from a Loon 138. So far I've ccaught stripers,blues,shad and a gull from my Kayak. The Gull was an interesting excercise in catch and release. Bogas don't work on gulls. There are fish around but I haven't gone out yet. I usually wait for 50 degree water before I sart fishing. I'm can always use a fishing partner.Its more fun and safer. So if you want to fish around Newport drop me an email
ekg

Clark · #7 03-26-2002, 06:26 PM

Russ Clark.. Have been paddling for a couple of years now mostly on the cape with a few trips to Maine thrown in. Stripers just seem to go hand in hand with the yak thing. I use mostly Sluggo’s and a few live eels thrown in at night. Hopefully we could put a couple of trips together where those who want could meet for a day’s paddle and fishing. I have been known to make a good pot of espresso to help keep those arms pumping….

canewitch · #8 03-26-2002, 06:27 PM

I'm in Tiverton, RI and fish from a 15' QCC fiberglass. This will be the second season out for stripers, blues and bonito. Last year, fished the Sakonnet from Nanaquacket to the point and both the southside of the Cape and the Bay from Eastham to Truro. The catch and release bird stories are probably the best(worst), followed closely by snag the buoy in a rip and try to look like you're fighting a fish....

tibro · #9 03-26-2002, 08:43 PM

I got a pungo for my birthday.I have never used a kayak but have had canoes.I am looking forward to hopefully getting some good advice from everyone out there on this forum.I plan on doing as much fishing as is humanly possible or my wife will allow, which ever comes first.

sandy · #10 03-26-2002, 09:31 PM

I'm Sandy

I've been yakin' for about seven years now in the Boston area and parts of Cape Cod. I use a Necky (sit-in) that I love. Nothing beats getting towed around by a big fish. All I can say is that it has been a long winter and I can't wait to get my yak down to Chatham and catch some fish!

rockfisherman · #11 03-26-2002, 11:38 PM

A Yak Forum...all right! Excellent choice of Sam for moderator.

This will be my 7th season yak fishin' with my own boat. (It took my fishin' buddy 5 years to convince me to make the switch... I was a die hard canoeist).

My old Keowee will be spending time in the rafters this year, as I've upgraded to a roomier Pungo SuperLight.

I live in South County, RI and don't have a passport to leave. I am investigating getting one to visit some neighboring areas, though, and perhaps attend a yak fling.

lunkhead · #12 03-27-2002, 01:48 PM

I live in Nepwort, I kayak fish in a cobra fish n dive at night off of Brenton Reff, Prices Neck, Elephant Rock and the rocks at the mouth of the river. Anyone interested heading out when the fish show up out front? You'll need a skirted sit-in or a sit on top, if you have an open sit in you *will* get swamped.

Wes · #13 03-27-2002, 04:35 PM

Starting my second season with the yak. Had a couple years in the salt with a solo canoe but found too often I was still looking at them OUT THERE because it was too far/too windy/too stupid to go there. I only have a 6wt so I spin fish a lot in the yak.
Jim

WeeHooker · #14 04-01-2002, 08:22 AM

I live in Westport Ma but work in Newport RI. Fish from a Pungo and Loon 138 ( Both spin and fly, freash and salt) from the Cape to Naragansett . Most my yak fishing is close to home Westport, Newport, East Bay) . Always willing to fish /paddle w new buds.
Dave

kayaker · #15 04-01-2002, 02:11 PM

When I discovered Reel-time in 2000, I was unaware of the popularity of kayak fishing among the Web site's participants and chose what I thought would be a singular moniker. Because I probably fish from the kayak less often than many of you -- I spend 75 percent of my fishing time in a 16-foot Lund outboard -- I am a little embarrassed to be Kayaker and really should be Lunder (or, perhaps, BLunderer). Anyway, I live in Gloucester and paddle and fish adjacent waters. My kayak is a 16-foot Prijon Seayak (spray skirt mandatory), not the most stable platform for fly-fishing, which is why, this season, I expect to use it more as a way of getting TO selected fishing spots than as a boat to fish FROM. Reel-timers who have questions about kayak put-in spots and parking on Cape Ann can e-mail me at D_Cohen@Globe.com.