That's how I got here. FromRX Angler. That was painful watching you fight those waves. Glad you're safe. Good lessons. Thanks for sharing your misadventures. I learned a bunch
I realize you were inexperienced operating a vessel, before your next trip please consider taking a boater education course. You should always quarter into waves no matter if you’re in a kayak or a 26’ boat. It might take longer to get back zig zagging, but it will be 100 times safer.
@@OffdayTherapy Even in a boat, when it's choppy you shouldn't run parallel to shore.....into the waves then tack with the waves. Also lower your center of gravity as close to the boat as possible. Distribute weights on the boat as low as possible. Good job sticking close to shore though, would have been more of a catastrophe if off shore
@@garrettfalls7953 he made a mistake in judgement and a mistake in boat handling which resulted in him flipping his boat, losing some gear and endangering his life and you think he did great??
@@garrettfalls7953 Great? Are you the special kind of stupid that thinks "didn't die" = "great"? He made a bad judgement call with the weather, and then didn't have the most basic understanding of how to handle waves. HE is great, he DID stupid. And he is great enough to admit it, and learn from it. He's man enough he don't need you sugar coating it and giving him a trophy for fucking up.
There was no need for you to share this video but you were brave enough to do that and we all learn from it, thank you. Lots of good advice in the comments and I’m sure you’ve learned from the experience. Thank you again buddy from the U.K. stay safe & well 👍
I was actually one of those kayaks you passed on the way back that had to hang out in the marsh until the wind died down. You talked with Mark, my friend's dad. Glad we all made it in safe!
say never run parallel with the waves especially that close to shore, best to have waited it out but if you gotta take the long rout and head into waves then come back ,just stay in front of waves don`t let them get you from behind as they will lift the back end and nose dive the front. good to see you 2 made it out.
Thank you for sharing. I love how all the internet Captains giving you advice if you haven’t been in the situation you have no idea how you will truly react. Glad you’re safe!
Horrible conditions but glad you made it out to tell the story. A lesson from a fellow solo on righting when you can’t touch the bottom - put weight (stand) on the grab bar to sink the backend and then twist the hull and step off the bar; if done correctly it will right itself and come back up on top of the water. Then re-enter from the side across the cockpit.
It is always said that you should never go out alone, have a buddy. You should have stayed together, and not left Nick. Safety is in pairs, could have turned out much worse. I hope you learned from this.
Yo man, I’m so glad you made it back ok! That was crazy how the conditions just changed like that. I also fish in the Galveston/ Freeport area. Thank you for posting this, people will learn from it.
One teaching point for anyone contemplating a solo skiff is to be sure to tie a line on one side to help you flip it over. Thanks for posting and great training video. Thank God you made it out of a situation that could have ended very badly. Be well.
Thank god you are safe. Thanks for sharing, even if people leave negative comments, this video will educate and help a lot of people. You have great humility for posting it and it is much appreciated. Good luck!
glad you are safe!! I won't lie we have all made big mistakes as boaters at one point within our life. one time I took out a few of my friends fishing and didn't check the weather, turns out there was a big storm and 5 ft waves later that day! I had a small bass boat at the time and started having engine troubles on the way to safety... I learned a few very valuable lessons that day and luckily no one was hurt. you are lucky you have everything on video to further analyze and improve on your mistakes. tight lines my friend!
glad you kept your cool, and you did get close enough to shore that it seemed like you could stand in the water... but probably best idea would have been to drag it up on the shore right there.. reassess the situation.. see if you can find your anchor pole and rods.. .. and wait out the storm.. i been there before.. i also after wards added an outrigger to the solo for awhile.. and used it if i went to areas what had high boat traffic (inlet) or if i expected 2-3 ft swells. but those were like 3-4sec dominant .. very little time to react. I just beach it as soon as I start feeling like the swells are starting to get too much.. specially from the sides.. I had it happen to me in a PA 14 as well.. and I had to go 2 miles to the inlet .. kept turning bow into the bigger waves every 30 sec.. then turn back and move .. took 5 hours to go 2 miles could not beach it then.. surf was 6-7ft..
I made the mistake of letting my wife watch this video with me, when I looked at her she had a tear in her eye, when I asked what's up she said, "All she could think about was that being you out there"..."without any help." "its the same as I did when you were in the kayak." SO I explained that we all take risks we understand the risks and prep for them. and although things happen most of the time the only damage done may be a few scrapes and perhaps some gear and equipment lost be we live to fish again. Im glad to see you had the vest and kill switch in place and that you made it out of there in one piece though brother.For a while there it looks as if it was like a "ripping" type current/ waves. That shit looked sketchy ass fuck. I hope it didn't hit the pockets to hard.
Dude imagine one of those storms coming up and last all jight until the next morning 9am. I had to sleep under a shipyard in my kayak. And I am a big boy bro. But I was only 500 yards from land thats how bad it was .
Damn bro! talk about a seriously bad situation! Damn glad you made it back safe. This video should be a real eye opener for anyone that runs a solo skiff!
Got here from Nick’s site. Pretty scary stuff. I’ve been 200 miles offshore in a 38 foot sailboat when a big storm came through (60 knot winds) and wondered why I was there. Glad you made it out. The skiff looked pretty water logged. Water get in the hull or just too much stuff with the trolling motor and all?
Was showing my buddy this vid. He just set up his solo skiff, with his 6hp Suzuki outboard. I now have my Oldtown Autopilot 120, and run the Suzuki 2.5 hp on mine. It's my dream setup. I just had to wait two years, to find one in stock. Three of us usually fish at least a week day and. Definitely nice weekends. In the summer we meet up with our trucks, and do three night camp and fish trips, but by our boats. We have 4 islands we'll camp out on. But one thing we always do. Summer storms or no storms we always stick together. The blue water, can be dangerous alone. Even with everything I need, and carry on board. You just never know. Always some kind of adventure. 🙏 🌊 🎣
Sharing a humbling experience like this takes a lot of courage. Hopefully myself and others will remember how quickly conditions can change on the water and avoid a very bad scenario like the one you endured. Mother Nature can be an unforgiving teacher. Very happy you weren't injured, or worse.
Dude I think it’s really cool that you posted this as an educational piece for others to learn from. Anyone who’s had an experience half of what you did knows how much you learn from it and how difficult it is to act in the moment. Happy you’re safe and keep fishing with that chin up, this Texas coast can be brutal. Tight lines
Marcus so sorry to see it happened. thanks G-D you are okay. It is soo scary and obviously the loose of very expensive gear. But nothing compare to getting out of it healthy. Great experience tho. You’ll never forget this I bet u. Thanks for sharing.
You had no control because you were going too slow and parallel to the waves. Really not bad at all man, just need some experience in some weather is all.
Wild trip for sure. Thanks for sharing and glad you’re OK. Equipment can be replaced. Had a couple storms come up on me that the weather people didn’t previously advise of in my years on the water. I always try to head into waves if possible but anytime you have decent waves and kayaks/skiffs the Ol pucker factor is always in play.
Dang, that is some scary turn of events. Glad you came out the other side safe. Thanks for sharing this as I am a new to boating with a motor and this will stick weigh me and the decisions I may have to make some day. Good on ya man.
Thanks for sharing this brother. The good/happy videos are fun to watch. But videos like this are really the most educational. I got to ride those swells with you, and think through "what would I do scenarios". Without the actual risk. So if I'm ever in a situation like this, I've already ran through in my mind different do's and don'ts. Glad you made it safe and I look forward to more of your videos. The camera doesn't do thise waves justice, but damn, that looked pretty scary! Worst I'll face are big swells in big lakes from tue Kansas winds. But it's always good to educate ourselves. Keep on keepin on!
I'm not sure how I came across this video in Oct. 2021 but dammit it pissed me off when you took off on your "friend" because you got scared of the weather and a bit of lightening. Karma bit ya on the ass. I hope you learned something from this adventure and I'm glad you made it out. Not sure about your "friend" you never said anything other than gear lost and YOUR struggle at the end - other than, "took one for the team...( Team 'solo' for real! ) I tell ya one thing, it's one hell of a story to tell down the road for sure. We ain't all perfect and we learn as we go when we chase that wild! Thank you for sharing this video and hope to see more from you soon. ~Icy
Glad your ok ! I follow rx and heard about you flipping ! That sucks but whatever you lost can be replaced as long as your still alive ! Good to see you alive !
Glad you're OK. When it was bad enough the first time you almost flipped, I would have headed to the left into shore going with the waves and pulled up the Solo on the bank and gotten away from it to wait out the storm. It is extremely hard to stay on top when wind chop and waves are hitting from different angles. At least slowing down was a good choice, things happen too fast even trying to go 5 mph. That was for sure a learning experience and thanks for sharing, you might save someones life, with your post. Had a similar experience a couple days ago while surf landing there were tourist swimming in the boat launch and landing area of the beach and I stopped to warn them to get out of the way. As I turned to look back to check the surf coming behind and time the set for landing . There was one of those sets that is like twice the size and as the wave caught up before breaking it was too late to back up some and let it pass. It almost passed but ended up picking up the Solo Skiff and had it surf straight down the face os an approx. 4" wave. There was no way to try to brace and the bow cut straight into the water and almost pearled. As the bow cut in the Solo rolled to the right and I went over with the Solo rolling over top of me. I could hear the engine still running and then it stopped as I got out from under a couple more wave hit me but I held onto the skiff and used the next wave to roll the skiff back over. I always have my rod leashed along with everything else on deck. I also land with my 4 rods up and luckily none broke. I did loose my head mounted gopro3. The motor is OK, but I did need to remove the carb to blow out the water. Like you I also learned another lesson. Next time the tourist either get out of the way or get run over, no more stopping in the danger zone.
Gr8 video and lesson. Was a good idea staying shallow, but I would have found a little wind break and beached it. I have a gheenoe NMZ, and yes I have to remember it's mostly a canoe with a motor. Thanx for taking us along for the ride, definitely eye opening. 👍
This is exactly how my boy flipped his in Galveston bay. 3’ waves and he was trying to ride them parallel. Worse thing you can do. I couldn’t even help him or I would have flipped my SS too. Gotta stay perpendicular to those waves. Glad you made it out safe.
I've been caught in two shear wind storms(when the cold upper wind hits the hot lower air). The cool air is coming in from the north, blowing south and the south hot air is blowing north and meet. Kind of like the perfect storm on the bay. Bottom line is head to the nearest shoreline and wait it out. Glad you made it to do more great videos.
I was in a storm like this in hatteras , NC , came up quickly , me and my wife got stuck on a island , however , the radar showed the rain and wind lasting into the night , so I told her , we either go in , or we stay the night , her choice. She had a Lure 11.5 , I had a WD radar 14.5. She said lets get in , we were a mile and a half away from the dock , between us was mostly 8 to 10 feet depth water , and a ferry channel which was 20 feet or so deep. I would estimate , 2 to 3 foot seas all the way back in , and what someone else said , quarter the waves , takes twice as long to get back in but much safer than getting hit sideways. Its rough to roll , but we all will have it , maybe more than once.
Hey bro, beautiful vessel. I fish a 5600 acre freshwater lake, that is usually calm, and can change in 5 min to 3ft rollers. I always now pull to the bank, and wait it out, or hug the bank back to the ramp. I have a 46lb thrust trolling motor, on my 120 hybird. The trolling motor, is set like the oldtown, in my cockpit, designed for my kayak. And I have a Nk 180s that does approx 7mph. Obviously I use my bigger motor to get to my spots, and then I'll use my troller. But if you don't get that bow into the waves, the side rollers will get you. I kept saying just pull over, and wait it out. Just glad your safe bro. I follow you and RX angler. Don't beat yourself up. We all learn. God bless bro, stay safe..🙏🎣🤟🙏
Glad you're safe man but I can't believe you just bailed on your friend and left him. Cold blooded dude. If you had just pointed your bow into the waves you would be fine
Was gonna wait and then go back. Lot of lightning. It was just one of those moments where you say, if I can only get this much further ill be ok. Just didn't get there though.
Thanks for posting. I own a Solo Skiff and learned some valuable lessons from your mistakes. I would've stayed with Nick and hunkered down in the grass, mangroves, or the nearest shore. Now, I can see that's the better choice.
Good experience to learn from. Possibly an expensive one but it happens. Faster is not always safer. Zig zag the waves is always number one to maneuver choppy waves. Best of luck man.
Bro, glad you made it back safe first and foremost! Honestly that was hard to watch. I feel for you bro. Great attitude! We are either winning or learning. Best of luck getting your whip all tuned back up and you'll be rippin lips in no time!!
Glad you are okay. Hope you didn't lose too much stuff. That is a great learning experience though and thankful everything came out alright in the end. Hindsight is 20/20 but I kept yelling just point it to shore and wait it out but in that situation I probably would have been doing the same thing. LOL!
I've been working on designing a 14 foot skiff of my own and through researching different hull designs in this size I've noticed a key design flaw at low speed in this particular boat and in the Hobie Pro angler kayaks. The flaw is only noticeable when the waves are following the vessel. At low hull speeds the bow sits in the water a lot deeper. The bow on this hull has a steep entry and this allows the bow to cut through chop and clear the splash off to the sides when you are at speed but when at low speed it acts like a rudder being grabbed and pushed by the following seas. This can lead to the hull pitching and then capsizing if the speed isn't corrected quickly. On this boat , if the motor has enough torque and decent throttle control you can speed up and slow down to follow the sea but this boat isn't really meant for this kind of conditions so most people who drive this boat won't have that kind of experience. As for the Hobie pro angler kayak design, Hobie actually addressed this issue with their newer kayaks and they aren't as prone to this happening as the older 2017 - 2020 versions. It's interesting to learn about the varying design aspects of these smaller hulls because you start to see how the hull can often dictate the limitations of the vessel unless the user of the vessel has a lot of experience. I like the solo skiffs design of their hull because it offers a sleek fast hull shape with a very shallow draft and versatility in backwater areas and its lightweight materials make it easy to launch anywhere. The trade off with it is that is limited to backwater or calmer water areas.
Best way to get better at handling that vessel would be to get a SUP and do some paddling and fishing on that, surfing if you have ocean nearby, it will help develop the balancing and sea state judgement skills you need for a narrow microskiff without the hassles of rolling the skiff. I grew up surfing and worked on small commercial boats inshore in rough weather and could ride that out after a LOT of practice, but before I had that practice it would have ended worse for me being not as big as you trying to drag that skiff back. The freaking fence at the end, ugh! You did great to just keep you spirits up and deal with things, only way to not screw up in boats is practice so now your a better boater. Thanks for posting, it is very helpful to see the water conditions and the accident unfold, this will help all boaters who view it be better.
You need to tie a broaching line on your boat. It goes from the front to the back and it give you leverage to flip a small boat back over. It makes it quick and easy. Then you just practice with it for a day til you can do it in seconds. In the military we did it with zodiacs. Even though those are inflatable it will work with your craft. As well as other small water tight vessels. With the broaching line it's tied to one side of the vessel front and back with enough line that you can pass it underneath the opposite side of the side it's tied on while upside down. Then you grab it while putting your weight on the side the line is tied on and pull. Your weight on the one side while you are pulling back on the line will flip the boat over.
Glad you made it out safe, Flipping a fully rigged kayak/solo skiff back upright is super tough especially if your in deep water, I know how tough that is from first hand. going perpendicular to those waves was a gutsy move. Your boats is way too narrow in width to compete against swells hitting you from the side, ride those waves into shore next time!
Bro, glad you are ok. That was a scary video to watch. I been in that situation in a boat so i know that kayak experience was really more scarier. Glad you was near the shore and not offshore or something.. Be careful out there
Hey brother, I feel for you but you didn't let a bad day like that get you down. Found you through Nick's channel. Going through you library and you have good content man. Subscriber now. Stay safe and keep them lines tight!
Had a similar situation as you in NJ. 0 visibility. I beached it in the nearest marsh and waited it out. Scariest day of my life. Watching it on video is not the same as being there. Glad you made it ;-)
Everyones already said what was wrong with the driving but also that hull is so flat, i don't think it can handle choppy water at all. wat a trip!! Glad you okay though.
it took a lot of guts to air this video. you could have just kept it to yourself. Instead, you put yourself out there to give us a teaching moment. That is the heart of a teacher! Thank you for the transparency and humility. It will serve you well the rest of your life. You'll never forget this event.
Nothing like a good sea faring calamity to get the juices going. The scariest was finessing my Gheenoe highsider w/15 hp Merc through the inlet on a ripping tide with heavy chop and boat traffic. The swells were like 10 feet I thought it was over lol. One long Ooooh-Shiiiiitt. Cheers
lol you're lucky it's not hail. You absolutely should have gone with the waves and grabbed ahold of something while riding it out. Glad your safe but next time nose that thing straight into the weeds with your buddy. Feel bad for you man... Sad to see you loose your stuff but again glad you are OK. Lots of hard work and money getting it decked out like that. That lightening would have had me puckering too. Good luck with the engine, imagine you lost the battery.
I seen this on your buddies page. You definitely was lucky. From looking at this video. Just get to land and wait it out. From one skiffer to another. I know the feeling. I had a similar experience myself. We live and learn but we get back on and ride again.
Glad your safe and learned something from this. It must have been scary keep on makin videos and maybe take a boating class where they take you out on a boat and teach you.
Great video. I’ve been in a lot of big water in smaller boats. I’m surprised that boat went down in the way it did.. looks to me like you knew what you were doing. You were close to the bank, had a life jacket, didn’t freak out knowing you were falling in water that won’t kill you. Anyone that’s ever been in big waves in a small boat knows you can’t just angle into them. That’s only true in a very high sided boat. Little flats boats get wrecked that way. You can weave through waves to some degree if your boat is powerful and maneuvers well. I don’t know that you could do that in that boat... considering how it went down (on its side starting from the back) and how much you were loaded. My assessment from 11 years as a professional fisherman/boat industry: Not enough boat for to much water and gear.. you did what you could
What a mess. I felt for you working your way back to the boat ramp. Glad you are okay. I think you are right. It is a kayak with a motor. If you were in water over your head do you think you could have flipped the Solo Skiff back over? It looked like it was a chore even when you had footing.
I think so. You have to so it closer to the stern instead of the box. Good thing it doesn't sink. It was halfway filled with water after i got it flipped back over.
Dude, so much to say but i’ll try to be brief. 1. You are lucky to be alive. 2. You are brave to share this. Good job. 3. You definitely need some seamanship skills. Learn to tack (zig-zag) in a sea state like that. 4. Be flex and change up your plan. Maybe head for shore and wait it out. Yea there’s lightning but there ya better chance of flipping and drowning. 5. Bring a VHF to call for help and monitor the weather. 6. Take a USCG safe boating class. They are free or cheep and would have helped you out there. 7. Stuff happens so don’t beat yourself up. You are alive and wiser, that’s what matters. 8. This is just a suggestion because it works for me, but I have switched to a minimal approach to kayak fishing. I find that less is more. It works for me but that’s not to say it will work for you. 9. I hope this gives you some stuff to think about. Please feel feee to reach out if you think I could help or you would like to discuss. -Ed.
Funny thing I knew what I should have done, I was just stuck in making a decision because it was choppy pointing to the bay and choppy on the shoreline and the launch was directly ahead of me about 1/2 mile. I should just chose a better decision instead of falling victim. Learning experience for sure.. thanks for the suggestions. Great info. I do keep a vhf radio in my bag.
I don’t want to even know how much money he lost in gear /damaged equipment I’m so sorry!!! Glad you survived and you live to talk about it!! Great job
Another thing to add , for anyone else reading these comments , whenever you get out in something like this , even if its not heading directly back to your launch area. ALWAYS , and I mean ALWAYS follow shorelines that the wind in blowing towards closely back in , that way if you do flip , everything that floats tends to get pushed back to you and you do not have far to swim and drag ya yak. Recovery becomes a lot less burdening. As was done in this video.
Who's here from RX Angler's channel to see the chaos?
Glad you're safe.
ME :)
Me as well
yeah, watched from Rx channel.
I'm here.
That's how I got here. FromRX Angler.
That was painful watching you fight those waves. Glad you're safe. Good lessons. Thanks for sharing your misadventures. I learned a bunch
I realize you were inexperienced operating a vessel, before your next trip please consider taking a boater education course. You should always quarter into waves no matter if you’re in a kayak or a 26’ boat. It might take longer to get back zig zagging, but it will be 100 times safer.
Thanks!
@@OffdayTherapy Even in a boat, when it's choppy you shouldn't run parallel to shore.....into the waves then tack with the waves. Also lower your center of gravity as close to the boat as possible. Distribute weights on the boat as low as possible. Good job sticking close to shore though, would have been more of a catastrophe if off shore
A lot of armchair yachtsmen. You did great!
@@garrettfalls7953 he made a mistake in judgement and a mistake in boat handling which resulted in him flipping his boat, losing some gear and endangering his life and you think he did great??
@@garrettfalls7953 Great? Are you the special kind of stupid that thinks "didn't die" = "great"? He made a bad judgement call with the weather, and then didn't have the most basic understanding of how to handle waves. HE is great, he DID stupid. And he is great enough to admit it, and learn from it. He's man enough he don't need you sugar coating it and giving him a trophy for fucking up.
There was no need for you to share this video but you were brave enough to do that and we all learn from it, thank you. Lots of good advice in the comments and I’m sure you’ve learned from the experience. Thank you again buddy from the U.K. stay safe & well 👍
I was actually one of those kayaks you passed on the way back that had to hang out in the marsh until the wind died down. You talked with Mark, my friend's dad. Glad we all made it in safe!
Hey whats up man. Yea I should have waited with you guys.
say never run parallel with the waves especially that close to shore, best to have waited it out but if you gotta take the long rout and head into waves then come back ,just stay in front of waves don`t let them get you from behind as they will lift the back end and nose dive the front. good to see you 2 made it out.
Yup. Mother Nature gave you a BIG hint at 9:40 when that big wave pointed your bow right at the bank but you missed it!! Glad you made it through.
Thank you for sharing. I love how all the internet Captains giving you advice if you haven’t been in the situation you have no idea how you will truly react. Glad you’re safe!
Horrible conditions but glad you made it out to tell the story. A lesson from a fellow solo on righting when you can’t touch the bottom - put weight (stand) on the grab bar to sink the backend and then twist the hull and step off the bar; if done correctly it will right itself and come back up on top of the water. Then re-enter from the side across the cockpit.
It is always said that you should never go out alone, have a buddy. You should have stayed together, and not left Nick. Safety is in pairs, could have turned out much worse. I hope you learned from this.
I wanted to pull him actually. You live and learn
@@OffdayTherapy and then you would have both flipped.
Yo man, I’m so glad you made it back ok! That was crazy how the conditions just changed like that. I also fish in the Galveston/ Freeport area. Thank you for posting this, people will learn from it.
You did a good job of self-rescue. Glad you made it. Glad you posted this. Thanks.
One teaching point for anyone contemplating a solo skiff is to be sure to tie a line on one side to help you flip it over. Thanks for posting and great training video. Thank God you made it out of a situation that could have ended very badly. Be well.
100% have a strap on the rail ready to go.
Thank god you are safe. Thanks for sharing, even if people leave negative comments, this video will educate and help a lot of people. You have great humility for posting it and it is much appreciated. Good luck!
Stay with your partner ,next time, glad your safe though.
glad you are safe!! I won't lie we have all made big mistakes as boaters at one point within our life. one time I took out a few of my friends fishing and didn't check the weather, turns out there was a big storm and 5 ft waves later that day! I had a small bass boat at the time and started having engine troubles on the way to safety... I learned a few very valuable lessons that day and luckily no one was hurt. you are lucky you have everything on video to further analyze and improve on your mistakes. tight lines my friend!
glad you kept your cool, and you did get close enough to shore that it seemed like you could stand in the water... but probably best idea would have been to drag it up on the shore right there.. reassess the situation.. see if you can find your anchor pole and rods.. .. and wait out the storm.. i been there before.. i also after wards added an outrigger to the solo for awhile.. and used it if i went to areas what had high boat traffic (inlet) or if i expected 2-3 ft swells. but those were like 3-4sec dominant .. very little time to react. I just beach it as soon as I start feeling like the swells are starting to get too much.. specially from the sides.. I had it happen to me in a PA 14 as well.. and I had to go 2 miles to the inlet .. kept turning bow into the bigger waves every 30 sec.. then turn back and move .. took 5 hours to go 2 miles could not beach it then.. surf was 6-7ft..
Wow. That's tough. I should waited. Lightning in the sky made me try to beat jt
I made the mistake of letting my wife watch this video with me, when I looked at her she had a tear in her eye, when I asked what's up she said, "All she could think about was that being you out there"..."without any help." "its the same as I did when you were in the kayak." SO I explained that we all take risks we understand the risks and prep for them. and although things happen most of the time the only damage done may be a few scrapes and perhaps some gear and equipment lost be we live to fish again. Im glad to see you had the vest and kill switch in place and that you made it out of there in one piece though brother.For a while there it looks as if it was like a "ripping" type current/ waves. That shit looked sketchy ass fuck. I hope it didn't hit the pockets to hard.
Awe man sorry to hear that. You never know mother natures plans whether you on land or water, all you can do is prep
Dude imagine one of those storms coming up and last all jight until the next morning 9am. I had to sleep under a shipyard in my kayak. And I am a big boy bro. But I was only 500 yards from land thats how bad it was .
OMG... I am so glad that you are safe, and thanks for sharing your experience.
Damn bro! talk about a seriously bad situation!
Damn glad you made it back safe. This video should be a real eye opener for anyone that runs a solo skiff!
Yea, I think it came down to me having my motor too high with the 2 inch lift. It works great 99% of the time, but the 1 percent.
Got here from Nick’s site. Pretty scary stuff. I’ve been 200 miles offshore in a 38 foot sailboat when a big storm came through (60 knot winds) and wondered why I was there. Glad you made it out. The skiff looked pretty water logged. Water get in the hull or just too much stuff with the trolling motor and all?
Was showing my buddy this vid. He just set up his solo skiff, with his 6hp Suzuki outboard. I now have my Oldtown Autopilot 120, and run the Suzuki 2.5 hp on mine. It's my dream setup. I just had to wait two years, to find one in stock. Three of us usually fish at least a week day and. Definitely nice weekends. In the summer we meet up with our trucks, and do three night camp and fish trips, but by our boats. We have 4 islands we'll camp out on. But one thing we always do. Summer storms or no storms we always stick together. The blue water, can be dangerous alone. Even with everything I need, and carry on board. You just never know. Always some kind of adventure. 🙏 🌊 🎣
Man, I was turning my phone with you to keep you from flipping, so glad you kept your cool. So sorry for your loss but you came out okay...Wow!!!
Sharing a humbling experience like this takes a lot of courage. Hopefully myself and others will remember how quickly conditions can change on the water and avoid a very bad scenario like the one you endured. Mother Nature can be an unforgiving teacher. Very happy you weren't injured, or worse.
Glad you made it back safe and sound.
Good thing you were so close to shore when it happened.
Thank you for sharing.
Glad you survived... that's a scary situation to be in. Your angel was always by your side Sir so thank the Lord always!
Dude I think it’s really cool that you posted this as an educational piece for others to learn from. Anyone who’s had an experience half of what you did knows how much you learn from it and how difficult it is to act in the moment. Happy you’re safe and keep fishing with that chin up, this Texas coast can be brutal. Tight lines
Stay with your partner!!!!! Beach the skiff, Power pole down and wait it out.
Marcus so sorry to see it happened. thanks G-D you are okay. It is soo scary and obviously the loose of very expensive gear. But nothing compare to getting out of it healthy. Great experience tho. You’ll never forget this I bet u. Thanks for sharing.
One of the most intressting and educationel videos for small boating. Thank you for sharing man. Glad you are safe.
You had no control because you were going too slow and parallel to the waves. Really not bad at all man, just need some experience in some weather is all.
Thanks for sharing this video. We can all learn from this day. You can never be too safe on the water. Glad you didn’t get injured......
Wild trip for sure. Thanks for sharing and glad you’re OK. Equipment can be replaced. Had a couple storms come up on me that the weather people didn’t previously advise of in my years on the water. I always try to head into waves if possible but anytime you have decent waves and kayaks/skiffs the Ol pucker factor is always in play.
Dang, that is some scary turn of events. Glad you came out the other side safe. Thanks for sharing this as I am a new to boating with a motor and this will stick weigh me and the decisions I may have to make some day. Good on ya man.
Thanks for sharing this brother. The good/happy videos are fun to watch. But videos like this are really the most educational. I got to ride those swells with you, and think through "what would I do scenarios". Without the actual risk. So if I'm ever in a situation like this, I've already ran through in my mind different do's and don'ts. Glad you made it safe and I look forward to more of your videos. The camera doesn't do thise waves justice, but damn, that looked pretty scary! Worst I'll face are big swells in big lakes from tue Kansas winds. But it's always good to educate ourselves. Keep on keepin on!
I'm not sure how I came across this video in Oct. 2021 but dammit it pissed me off when you took off on your "friend" because you got scared of the weather and a bit of lightening. Karma bit ya on the ass. I hope you learned something from this adventure and I'm glad you made it out. Not sure about your "friend" you never said anything other than gear lost and YOUR struggle at the end - other than, "took one for the team...( Team 'solo' for real! ) I tell ya one thing, it's one hell of a story to tell down the road for sure. We ain't all perfect and we learn as we go when we chase that wild! Thank you for sharing this video and hope to see more from you soon. ~Icy
Nah I was gonna wait and go back for him. I think the lighting got the best of me
Glad your ok ! I follow rx and heard about you flipping ! That sucks but whatever you lost can be replaced as long as your still alive ! Good to see you alive !
Thanks for posting, and the advice. Good learning experience for all.
Glad you're OK. When it was bad enough the first time you almost flipped, I would have headed to the left into shore going with the waves and pulled up the Solo on the bank and gotten away from it to wait out the storm. It is extremely hard to stay on top when wind chop and waves are hitting from different angles. At least slowing down was a good choice, things happen too fast even trying to go 5 mph. That was for sure a learning experience and thanks for sharing, you might save someones life, with your post. Had a similar experience a couple days ago while surf landing there were tourist swimming in the boat launch and landing area of the beach and I stopped to warn them to get out of the way. As I turned to look back to check the surf coming behind and time the set for landing . There was one of those sets that is like twice the size and as the wave caught up before breaking it was too late to back up some and let it pass. It almost passed but ended up picking up the Solo Skiff and had it surf straight down the face os an approx. 4" wave. There was no way to try to brace and the bow cut straight into the water and almost pearled. As the bow cut in the Solo rolled to the right and I went over with the Solo rolling over top of me. I could hear the engine still running and then it stopped as I got out from under a couple more wave hit me but I held onto the skiff and used the next wave to roll the skiff back over. I always have my rod leashed along with everything else on deck. I also land with my 4 rods up and luckily none broke. I did loose my head mounted gopro3. The motor is OK, but I did need to remove the carb to blow out the water. Like you I also learned another lesson. Next time the tourist either get out of the way or get run over, no more stopping in the danger zone.
Wow, glad you made it out ok. Yea waiting it out next time
Gr8 video and lesson. Was a good idea staying shallow, but I would have found a little wind break and beached it. I have a gheenoe NMZ, and yes I have to remember it's mostly a canoe with a motor. Thanx for taking us along for the ride, definitely eye opening. 👍
all in all glad you got out without injury
Glad you are ok. Very valuable lesson learned. If you spend enough time out on the water bad things are bound to happen.
This is exactly how my boy flipped his in Galveston bay. 3’ waves and he was trying to ride them parallel. Worse thing you can do. I couldn’t even help him or I would have flipped my SS too. Gotta stay perpendicular to those waves. Glad you made it out safe.
Holy crap, glad you made it. Tough to watch. Stay safe.
I've been caught in two shear wind storms(when the cold upper wind hits the hot lower air). The cool air is coming in from the north, blowing south and the south hot air is blowing north and meet. Kind of like the perfect storm on the bay.
Bottom line is head to the nearest shoreline and wait it out. Glad you made it to do more great videos.
We learn from our mistakes, and get to fish another day. Thanks for sharing,
What a scare! Glad you made it back safe.
I was in a storm like this in hatteras , NC , came up quickly , me and my wife got stuck on a island , however , the radar showed the rain and wind lasting into the night , so I told her , we either go in , or we stay the night , her choice. She had a Lure 11.5 , I had a WD radar 14.5. She said lets get in , we were a mile and a half away from the dock , between us was mostly 8 to 10 feet depth water , and a ferry channel which was 20 feet or so deep. I would estimate , 2 to 3 foot seas all the way back in , and what someone else said , quarter the waves , takes twice as long to get back in but much safer than getting hit sideways. Its rough to roll , but we all will have it , maybe more than once.
Hey bro, beautiful vessel. I fish a 5600 acre freshwater lake, that is usually calm, and can change in 5 min to 3ft rollers. I always now pull to the bank, and wait it out, or hug the bank back to the ramp. I have a 46lb thrust trolling motor, on my 120 hybird. The trolling motor, is set like the oldtown, in my cockpit, designed for my kayak. And I have a Nk 180s that does approx 7mph. Obviously I use my bigger motor to get to my spots, and then I'll use my troller. But if you don't get that bow into the waves, the side rollers will get you. I kept saying just pull over, and wait it out. Just glad your safe bro. I follow you and RX angler. Don't beat yourself up. We all learn. God bless bro, stay safe..🙏🎣🤟🙏
Yea I woulda but sometimes you learn the hard way
Glad you're safe man but I can't believe you just bailed on your friend and left him. Cold blooded dude. If you had just pointed your bow into the waves you would be fine
Was gonna wait and then go back. Lot of lightning. It was just one of those moments where you say, if I can only get this much further ill be ok. Just didn't get there though.
Lots to learn from this, thanks for posting. My opinion, #1 never leave your partner behind
Thanks for posting. I own a Solo Skiff and learned some valuable lessons from your mistakes. I would've stayed with Nick and hunkered down in the grass, mangroves, or the nearest shore. Now, I can see that's the better choice.
Good experience to learn from. Possibly an expensive one but it happens. Faster is not always safer. Zig zag the waves is always number one to maneuver choppy waves. Best of luck man.
Yes sir 👍🏾!! Glad you are ok
I never even thought about launching my kayak right there in Point Comfort. Good idea
That was scary. At least you got a great story to tell now. You even got video to prove it.
Bro, glad you made it back safe first and foremost! Honestly that was hard to watch. I feel for you bro. Great attitude! We are either winning or learning. Best of luck getting your whip all tuned back up and you'll be rippin lips in no time!!
Thank you for your experience. 🙏🙏👍
Well at least you came back alive, you live and learn, some people are found days later.
Glad you are okay. Hope you didn't lose too much stuff. That is a great learning experience though and thankful everything came out alright in the end. Hindsight is 20/20 but I kept yelling just point it to shore and wait it out but in that situation I probably would have been doing the same thing. LOL!
I've been working on designing a 14 foot skiff of my own and through researching different hull designs in this size I've noticed a key design flaw at low speed in this particular boat and in the Hobie Pro angler kayaks. The flaw is only noticeable when the waves are following the vessel. At low hull speeds the bow sits in the water a lot deeper. The bow on this hull has a steep entry and this allows the bow to cut through chop and clear the splash off to the sides when you are at speed but when at low speed it acts like a rudder being grabbed and pushed by the following seas. This can lead to the hull pitching and then capsizing if the speed isn't corrected quickly. On this boat , if the motor has enough torque and decent throttle control you can speed up and slow down to follow the sea but this boat isn't really meant for this kind of conditions so most people who drive this boat won't have that kind of experience. As for the Hobie pro angler kayak design, Hobie actually addressed this issue with their newer kayaks and they aren't as prone to this happening as the older 2017 - 2020 versions. It's interesting to learn about the varying design aspects of these smaller hulls because you start to see how the hull can often dictate the limitations of the vessel unless the user of the vessel has a lot of experience. I like the solo skiffs design of their hull because it offers a sleek fast hull shape with a very shallow draft and versatility in backwater areas and its lightweight materials make it easy to launch anywhere. The trade off with it is that is limited to backwater or calmer water areas.
Best way to get better at handling that vessel would be to get a SUP and do some paddling and fishing on that, surfing if you have ocean nearby, it will help develop the balancing and sea state judgement skills you need for a narrow microskiff without the hassles of rolling the skiff. I grew up surfing and worked on small commercial boats inshore in rough weather and could ride that out after a LOT of practice, but before I had that practice it would have ended worse for me being not as big as you trying to drag that skiff back.
The freaking fence at the end, ugh! You did great to just keep you spirits up and deal with things, only way to not screw up in boats is practice so now your a better boater. Thanks for posting, it is very helpful to see the water conditions and the accident unfold, this will help all boaters who view it be better.
Glad you made it back safely!! You gained a lot of experience though!
You need to tie a broaching line on your boat. It goes from the front to the back and it give you leverage to flip a small boat back over. It makes it quick and easy. Then you just practice with it for a day til you can do it in seconds. In the military we did it with zodiacs. Even though those are inflatable it will work with your craft. As well as other small water tight vessels. With the broaching line it's tied to one side of the vessel front and back with enough line that you can pass it underneath the opposite side of the side it's tied on while upside down. Then you grab it while putting your weight on the side the line is tied on and pull. Your weight on the one side while you are pulling back on the line will flip the boat over.
Great advice, get back in there soon. Good luck
Thank you sir!
This is my worst fear. Man I’m so happy you safe
Scary situation. Glad you’re ok. Sorry you lost your gear
Good thing gear is replaceable
Yeap never leave you partner, but i am glad you were safe and had all your safety gear.
This year has been the summer of surprise pop up storms
Glad you made it out safe, Flipping a fully rigged kayak/solo skiff back upright is super tough especially if your in deep water, I know how tough that is from first hand. going perpendicular to those waves was a gutsy move. Your boats is way too narrow in width to compete against swells hitting you from the side, ride those waves into shore next time!
Thanks for sharing. Glad you’re ok
Thanks for the video I know for sure you saving lives by showing this video we get to learn a lot thank you very much
Bro, glad you are ok. That was a scary video to watch. I been in that situation in a boat so i know that kayak experience was really more scarier. Glad you was near the shore and not offshore or something.. Be careful out there
Glad your safe can’t messed around in the water.
Crazy situation, glad you made it back relatively unharmed and hope your motor fires right up.
Hey brother, I feel for you but you didn't let a bad day like that get you down. Found you through Nick's channel. Going through you library and you have good content man. Subscriber now. Stay safe and keep them lines tight!
Thank you for Sharing Be safe out there. Good learning video.
Had a similar situation as you in NJ. 0 visibility. I beached it in the nearest marsh and waited it out. Scariest day of my life. Watching it on video is not the same as being there. Glad you made it ;-)
Everyones already said what was wrong with the driving but also that hull is so flat, i don't think it can handle choppy water at all. wat a trip!! Glad you okay though.
it took a lot of guts to air this video.
you could have just kept it to yourself.
Instead, you put yourself out there to give us a teaching moment. That is the heart of a teacher! Thank you for the transparency and humility. It will serve you well the rest of your life. You'll never forget this event.
It could happen to anyone. No Humility here, glad to live and tell about it and fish another day.
Scared me off the couch! I'm glad you made it out safe. Lesson learned.
Glad you’re safe, like you said live an learn from your mistakes, stay safe always an get back again n enjoy what you love , fishing 🎣
Nothing like a good sea faring calamity to get the juices going. The scariest was finessing my Gheenoe highsider w/15 hp Merc through the inlet on a ripping tide with heavy chop and boat traffic. The swells were like 10 feet I thought it was over lol. One long Ooooh-Shiiiiitt. Cheers
Glad you made it back in okay man that looked very scary
Thanks
Appreciate you sharing this.
lol you're lucky it's not hail. You absolutely should have gone with the waves and grabbed ahold of something while riding it out. Glad your safe but next time nose that thing straight into the weeds with your buddy. Feel bad for you man... Sad to see you loose your stuff but again glad you are OK. Lots of hard work and money getting it decked out like that. That lightening would have had me puckering too. Good luck with the engine, imagine you lost the battery.
Shoman Blues Thanks. Battery was fine. You live you learn
Crazy video glad your good, its definitely a learning experience.
You don't leave your wing man behind
If he doesn't have a motor just wait with him
Glad both of you guys are safe
Thanks for sharing. I just purchased my solo a few weeks ago. I haven't encountered waves like this but have a more solid plan now if it ever happens.
Glad you are safe my man.
Dam man glad your ok, and luckily your were near the shore and not in the deeper parts.
I seen this on your buddies page. You definitely was lucky. From looking at this video. Just get to land and wait it out. From one skiffer to another. I know the feeling. I had a similar experience myself. We live and learn but we get back on and ride again.
Wow, scary stuff, thanks for putting up the vid, might help someone else down the road
Glad your safe and learned something from this. It must have been scary keep on makin videos and maybe take a boating class where they take you out on a boat and teach you.
Great video. I’ve been in a lot of big water in smaller boats. I’m surprised that boat went down in the way it did.. looks to me like you knew what you were doing. You were close to the bank, had a life jacket, didn’t freak out knowing you were falling in water that won’t kill you. Anyone that’s ever been in big waves in a small boat knows you can’t just angle into them. That’s only true in a very high sided boat. Little flats boats get wrecked that way. You can weave through waves to some degree if your boat is powerful and maneuvers well. I don’t know that you could do that in that boat... considering how it went down (on its side starting from the back) and how much you were loaded.
My assessment from 11 years as a professional fisherman/boat industry: Not enough boat for to much water and gear.. you did what you could
What a mess. I felt for you working your way back to the boat ramp. Glad you are okay. I think you are right. It is a kayak with a motor. If you were in water over your head do you think you could have flipped the Solo Skiff back over? It looked like it was a chore even when you had footing.
I think so. You have to so it closer to the stern instead of the box. Good thing it doesn't sink. It was halfway filled with water after i got it flipped back over.
OffdayTherapy did the hatch where u seat at come open by any chance
Dude, so much to say but i’ll try to be brief.
1. You are lucky to be alive.
2. You are brave to share this. Good job.
3. You definitely need some seamanship skills. Learn to tack (zig-zag) in a sea state like that.
4. Be flex and change up your plan. Maybe head for shore and wait it out. Yea there’s lightning but there ya better chance of flipping and drowning.
5. Bring a VHF to call for help and monitor the weather.
6. Take a USCG safe boating class. They are free or cheep and would have helped you out there.
7. Stuff happens so don’t beat yourself up. You are alive and wiser, that’s what matters.
8. This is just a suggestion because it works for me, but I have switched to a minimal approach to kayak fishing. I find that less is more. It works for me but that’s not to say it will work for you.
9. I hope this gives you some stuff to think about. Please feel feee to reach out if you think I could help or you would like to discuss. -Ed.
Funny thing I knew what I should have done, I was just stuck in making a decision because it was choppy pointing to the bay and choppy on the shoreline and the launch was directly ahead of me about 1/2 mile. I should just chose a better decision instead of falling victim. Learning experience for sure.. thanks for the suggestions. Great info. I do keep a vhf radio in my bag.
Nice setup! You are very strong. I couldn't believe that fish finder was still on when you turned it over.
I don’t want to even know how much money he lost in gear /damaged equipment I’m so sorry!!! Glad you survived and you live to talk about it!! Great job
Man that really sucked. You handled it well. Hopefully you didn't mess anything up. The most important thing is you made it out all right
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship - get it and read it! It's NOT like owning a car.
Another thing to add , for anyone else reading these comments , whenever you get out in something like this , even if its not heading directly back to your launch area. ALWAYS , and I mean ALWAYS follow shorelines that the wind in blowing towards closely back in , that way if you do flip , everything that floats tends to get pushed back to you and you do not have far to swim and drag ya yak. Recovery becomes a lot less burdening. As was done in this video.
Glad you made it safely. Good learning experience all though a scary one!