I've yet to launch from the surf, am a bit hesitant for the following reasons:
1. no below-deck rod storage, I'll probably bungee 2 rods to the deck
2. hate dragging the inflatable hull through sand...might have to look into gluing on a guard of some sort, fore and aft
3. most importantly, once I pull the rudder and mirage drive, I have zero tracking in the i11s. Usually I start spinning immediately, even in calm waters by the ramp. I can see losing control coming in, even in very moderate surf!
The striped bass have left the bays, and are running *just* out of surf casting distance on the beach. Not going to attempt a maiden surf launch in Nov, but any suggestions as to how I might go about it would be appreciated. There really isn't any bay launch access that leads into the ocean near me, at least not feasible w/o a torqueedo or something similar.
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