JK Team members hit up the Guad and Comal rivers

[Just Fish]

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Met up with another Jackson Kayak Fishing Team member Brady today. He was in town for the weekend and looking for a river to cross off the list. We fished the Comal and the Guadalupe river in New Braunfels. Weather was overcast and nice with some wind blowing. I guess the full moon and lack of flow had the bite pretty slow most of the day. I caught 5 or 6 on a Texas rigged worm. This was enough for Brady to switch to one and he was soon on fish as well. Traveling back I stuck the nose of the kayak in some current to cut across to some shallow rocks so that I could get out and line it up through the rapids. Within seconds I was bathing and fighting to gather all of my gear. Lost one rod and recovered everything else. Man was I glad that I had my Onyx PFD on. The water was cold and fast and it kept me stable enough to gather up and get to an area that I could stand. Thanks for coming down to fish Brady and for going snorkeling to try and find the rod and reel. Enjoyed spending the day with you

[LowHybred09]

Was your seat in the high position? Don't know if it's just because of ton of folks have Coosa's or what but it seems like a lot of people have been turning them over. Not talking bad about them, I have one that I am picking uo soon and my wife Smiley has one. Just worried it might not be as stable as I hoped. I have only fished in Smiley's Coosa once and our home water can have some nasty current sometimes.

[riverlover]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one getting tossed:) One thing I figured out during my float Sat after tipping over as soon as I got in (wasn't going to post this) is I will be getting a little syphon in case this happens again. After dunking myself I didn't immediately think about water getting in the hull but started noticing the boat veering when coming out of rapids to whichever direction I was already pointed (I guess that water in the hull would go to one side of the hull when I leaned causing this). I started paddling on whichever side I was heading to counter this so it worked out. I chalked it up getting used to the new boat and thankfully I didn't loose anything. BTW this Coosa is sooooo much faster than my NuCanoe. Having a hull that isn't so wide allows me to finally be able to paddle using my core instead of my arms making my handling ability and speed MUCH better. Also I had my seat in the raised position the entire float.

[schiff]

"water getting in the hull but started noticing the boat veering when coming out of rapids to whichever direction I was already pointed (I guess that water in the hull would go to one side of the hull when I leaned causing this). "

I was under the impression that this yak had scupper holes. Is this not the case? Or is the water getting into the actual hull?
A good sized car wash sponge may be easier to rid your yak with unwated water. They are quick and easy, as they soak up a lot of water in each use.

[Just Fish]

Was your seat in the high position? Don't know if it's just because of ton of folks have Coosa's or what but it seems like a lot of people have been turning them over. Not talking bad about them, I have one that I am picking uo soon and my wife Smiley has one. Just worried it might not be as stable as I hoped. I have only fished in Smiley's Coosa once and our home water can have some nasty current sometimes.

Yeah it was in the high position. The yak is stable I have used the seat in the high position all of the time with no problem. I will start running rapids in the low positiOn now.

[smiley]

Yeah, I haven't gone through any rapids in the high position, and I probaly won't be giving that a try. Thanks for sharing your day with us on the river. I have caroclips that I use to attach everything to my Coosa somehow, either to a bungee, or the seat. I keep my tackle in my bag under my seat. After flipping my swifty last year I try to make sure everything is connected somehow to the boat, so I hopefully won't loose anything.