Yellowtail and White Seabass both continue to infest the waters of La Jolla recently. The fish have been good quality but marginal quantity. If you put in the time on the water, they will come. Yellowtail have been a good grade of fish and as always the Seabass have been excellent size. As always check out BigWatersEdge.com for the most current reports.

Kayak fishermen know that a good seat makes all the difference. Being in the same position for hours at a time requires maximum comfort and support. Not only does the Pacific Angler offer a huge inflatable seat pad, it also has the highest back we've seen. In addition, the backside of this seat is loaded with extras. Two water bottle holders, two rodholders and a storage bag. This is great for trips where rental kayaks will be used so that you can pack your seat and have a couple rodholders and storage right there with you. In fact you may even be able to get it down to packing everything you need for a local kayak fishing outing right there in you seat so there's no need to gather up your gear and inevitably forget something. We love this seat, it's comfortable, practical and useful. The best seat on the market in our opinion.

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By Brian Long

There are a number of options to consider when shopping for paddles. In this article we'll look at all the features that make up a paddle and help you find the right paddle for your application and your budget.

The first thing to look at in a paddle is the blade shape. Some cheaper paddles will have a symmetrical blade shape which would be most efficient entering the water straight down, such as in a canoe. A more ideal shape for a kayak paddle is an asymmetrical shape, where the top part of the blade extends further than the bottom. Since the blade enters the water at an angle in a kayak, this asymmetrical shape equalizes the amount of water pressure on the top and bottom halves of the blade and results in a more efficient and less fatiguing paddle stroke.

On top of just an asymmetrical shape, most high end paddles have broken it down into which asymmetrical shape is best suited for your individual paddle stroke. Werner Paddles offers two blade shapes that we'll look at, the Corryvrekken and the Kalliste (or Camano, same shape). The Corryvrekken blade is much wider and shorter while the Kalliste's blade is long and narrow, but both are still asymmetrical. This has to do with the particular angle at which the blade enters the water. If your hands are high up in the air as you're paddling you are what's known as a "high angle" paddler. If they're low you'd be a "low angle" paddler. For high angle paddlers a wide, short blade is more efficient while the longer, narrower blade is for low angle paddle strokes. This has to do with the angle of the blade entering the water.

Along with high angle and low angle paddle strokes comes the shaft length. In general a high angle paddler would be better off with a shorter blade to keep from sinking the blade completely underwater on each paddle stroke, and a low angle paddler would need a longer shaft to reach the water more easily. This will apply to 90% of the situations out there, but things like extra wide kayaks, extra wide people, and some other factors may play a role in this decision. For the sake of kayak fishing we recommend high angler paddlers use a 230cm shaft length and low angle paddlers use a 240cm shaft length.

West Coast Whoppers - The year long, points based big fish contest for SoCal kayak anglers. The contest began May 19th, 2007 and ends May 18, 2008. Anglers may enter the contest at any time during the year - get started now to maximize your points.

Kayak Fishing Classes - Offered Monthly - Call for Dates.

Check out our new online store at HookedOnKayaks.com! We'll soon have our entire stock available online so keep checking back in the weeks to come for additional products.

The store is now up and running complete with a certified scale and it's very own Fish of the Month contest! Stop in and check out the new store - located right on the water on Pacific Coast Highway it's an awesome spot for kayaking!

OEX Sunset Beach
16910 PCH
Sunset Beach, CA

OEX Sunset Beach is hosting their first Kayak Surf Clinic!
The Date: August 4th
The Time: 6AM
The place: San Onofre State Beach
Cost $30+$10 parking

Andy Allen will be there with a couple 3.4s and Mini Xs. Bring your kayak and/or use one of ours.

Call OEX SSB at 562-592-0800 to reserve your spot in the lineup!