Inshore Kayak Fishing the Outer Banks of NC

[@jesseesimpson140]

Awesome video. Looks like a fun day!

[@sonnygoode6553]

Really enjoyed your video! Keep up the good fishing and sharing your information.

[@fenario420]

Grateful Dead helps!

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Once in a while, you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right…

[@rosskendall22]

I fish structure almost exclusively here at home(OCMD). When I snag, I find that pulling in the direction of the snag only makes it worse. I go back upcurrent of the snag and pull in the opposite direction that it was traveling when it snagged. Probably 80% of the time I can easily free the jig. Tight lines!

[@ian10022]

I love how you're listening to the Grateful Dead. China Cat Sunflower is such a great song, it can fit the mood of anything really. I'm actually taking a vacation in NC very soon I'm gonna be doing some kayak fishing with my friend. We gonna be at the coast for a few days.

[@sambulate]

I just got a Tarpon 120 in April but haven't had time to get it out on anything other than a small lake, on which I feel pretty comfortable. I'm hoping to finally get it to the coast this summer to try my hand at fishing and kayaking at the same time--I'm an amateur at both! Aside from enjoying the scenery and quiet of your video, it was also interesting to learn those things about the Ocracoke Bridge. Those conditions would never have occurred to me. Thanks for the great video and all the tidbits you included. I enjoyed your kayak loading video, too.

[@joshnussenfeld1776]

Tarpon 120 is a good one. Been fishing in one for about 12 years now. Still love it. Enjoy it! Have fun, be safe, and good luck on the water.

[@wildstreak]

Great video!

[@sidobx6600]

Paddled out of that little slip many times. Always something when you get to that first channel.

[@haltysalty7537]

Man you cover some ground in this video, all my old stomping grounds. I grew up in Kill Devil Hills. I like the way you narrate your video, enjoyed! I'm subbed.

[@Johnny-Show]

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing bro!

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Thanks Johnny! You might find it interesting, the added bit of 'extra dimension' in the shadows and highlights at section beginning at 12mins...notice how the shadows of the grass get progressively lighter and lighter and the 'camera flare' as well. Perhaps a fungus related edit lol. That song is a Dead psyche-classic as well.

[@jasonanddawnoutdoors8595]

Good job good day on the water buddy 👍

[@mdupont62]

Well done. Will be in Manteo the last week in June. Planning on bringing my kayak. Any tips on where to launch and fish?

[@great0789]

I plan on heading out that way soon too. Just moved an hour away. I saw on the NC govt website that they had a list of kayak launch points on an interactive map. I bet it has something for Manteo too.

[@timlang7660]

@@great0789 Do you have a link for the Kayak launch points?

[@JeremyEGuzman]

That water is GLASS! Where did you put in? We have a place in Manteo and i'm hoping to be out more this year.

[@JeremyEGuzman]

as an aside, how many Go Pro batteries do you go through in a video like this - I enjoyed watching.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Hi Jeremy! Sorry, just now seeing this comment. I put in either on the beach or at one of the marinas, or the public parking area right there as you are entering Nags Head on 64 at the Melvin Daniels Bridge. If the weather is clear and the wind is low, I definitely do a surf launch though.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

@@JeremyEGuzman , I usually go through 3-4 on a long day like this depending on the temp. My GoPro Hero 6 seems to go through them pretty fast in comparison to the older models like the Hero 3. Thanks for watching, good luck, and be safe out there!

[@JeremyEGuzman]

Thanks so much Alan. We’ll be down this week so I hope to get some good fishing in.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

@@JeremyEGuzman , I'm thinking about heading that way myself either Sunday or Monday to do some fishing and hopefully get a shot of Comet NEOWISE over a lighthouse. If you see a white Subaru Outback towing a tiny little teardrop camper, that's me lol.

[@RockportKayak]

Awesome video.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Awesome kayak! Thanks for watching!

[@43Studio43]

I have that same paddle, it drips so much water until my entire torso is completely saturated.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

I've yet to find one that didn't so I put drip tabs on the paddle blades. They really help.

[@paulatwood998]

@@AlanHowellphotovideo i.put rubber o rings on the handles of my pedals about halfway down. That helps the water drip off before the handle of the paddle is above the canoe.

[@JohnKlopp]

Very nice! Is that a diy anchor stake?

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

It is indeed! An 8' fiberglass garden stake, PVC Tee, and some 3/4" heat shrink tubing. Far better than anything I found in the stores and only cost about $40. However, the eight-foot long 3/4" diameter stakes are getting very hard to find now at that price.

[@nashbarber4085]

a pedal drive kayak would really make fishing out there a lot easier during tide changes so you can fish while keeping yourself in position or while moving down a bank. you should look into a pelican hydryve 110

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

I appreciate the thought but there is no way I'd give up my Viking Profish Reload for any model Pelican lol. While a pedal drive is good for backing a fish out of structure, once you get used to the paddle maneuvers its not an issue. The main reason however is safety. The Reload is far, far safer because of its length and buoyancy (per mass) and ability to track and surf. I go offshore often and anything less than 12' is flat out dangerous in anything less than calm conditions. Pedal drives are generally too heavy per their mass to respond to unseen lateral waves. Hence why when you look online for sinking or flipped kayaks or similar, they are almost always a heavier yak or pedal drive. This comes from 40 years of experience in kayaks of all kinds and knowing hull designs.

[@nashbarber4085]

Alan Howell well there’s also 14 ft pro anglers. i prefer pedal drive because it gives me the option to fish while i’m moving down a bank

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

@@nashbarber4085 The PA 14's are very stable but just too heavy and expensive for what you get really. The hatches leak pretty bad too. For comparison, my Reload is the same weight as the Pelican Hydryve but at 14'8". The PA's are often guide fleet boats though because the name pays well...probably more than any other company.

[@43Studio43]

Nice relaxing video!

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Thanks! I try to capture what I feel in nature as it definitely relaxes me.

[@dylandowdy3687]

Hey Alan what part of the outer banks you fish?

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

All of it! I mostly let the weather decide where I go each day. Water temps, tide, and wind are the best guide.

[@dylandowdy3687]

Catching some trout and drum I bet!

[@tysenp8193]

Hey alan! I just moved into frisco and I have a Pelican Angler Kayak I like to paddle around. I’m looking to start getting into kayak fishing in the sound near shore, and have absolutely no idea where to start. Have any suggestions for what fish i should be going after?

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Redfish and trout will be your best bet. Most fish there will hit a white bucktail or paddle tail jig. I normally use 12lb-20lb flourocarbon leader.

[@tysenp8193]

@@AlanHowellphotovideo awesome, thank you!!

[@krapart]

Love a good china cat :)

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Those '72 versions were particularly rippin'.

[@krapart]

@@AlanHowellphotovideo totally stumbled onto the video. I don't really fish just new to NC (Raleigh area) and was psyched to find out these kinds of activities are out there and was especially psyched to hear the unmistakeable sound of Jerry. You may have made me a conver to kayak fishing. Is it an expensive /difficult hobby to get into?

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

@@krapart Not too bad. If you plan to go offshore though, definitely get a longer kayak. I highly recommend the Viking Reload. Its also good for just touring the Intercoastal and marshland areas for wildlife viewing/photography, (I'm a photographer/digital media artist by trade). But admittedly, once you catch a few decent fish it becomes pretty addicting lol. I've been a huge Dead fan for quite awhile and collect tons of old shows. I think this is also the best thing about KZbin is finding so many good compilations and show footage that was previously lost in the shuffle. Just finished watching some of the footage from the Egypt '78 shows...love that 'Fire On the Mountain' version.

[@krapart]

@@AlanHowellphotovideo thanks for info. What a crazy coincidence I'm in digital media too. Primarily motion graphics / video but all sorts of design. Maybe I'll see ya out there 😉

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

@@krapart awesome, I just subbed your channel. We definitely do some of the same work! I'm always looking for new animation talent!

[@sandylittle3165]

Ridgeline

[@pulesjet]

You eat Carp ? I don't but a pile of people do.

[@AlanHowellphotovideo]

Sure, I fix mine on a cedar plank with garlic and butter. Roast it over a fire pit for 1 hour, remove the carp from the board, throw away the carp and eat the board.

[@pulesjet]

@@AlanHowellphotovideo Pine taste better then Oak.