First Blood on my Stealth Fusion 480 at San Pablo Bay

[@kevinstorm2167]

Moo Moo, Great to see more Stealth's out on the water!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks Kevin. I LOVE this thing #stealthtribe

[@arthudson81]

Congrats on the first blood Moo. Great video! Thanks

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks. Not the blood I was after but it will do 😁😁

[@barefootterry3785]

Nice striper! Cool to see the first fish on the new yak! Happy New Year and hope to meet ya on the water in 2021!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thank you. See you on the water 🤙

[@GoTrails]

Nice place for fishing, Thanks for posting!! Have a great day!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks. You have a great day as well.

[@Darth_Rambo6]

Nice striper!!!! Way to get the skunk off the yak!!!! Looking forward to First Blood: Part 2 just like Rambo lol

[@MooMooOutdoors]

😂🤣

[@fishinonthebay]

Nice main voyage!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks Rusty. Happy New Year!

[@fishinonthebay]

@@MooMooOutdoors Happy New year bud!

[@WesLovelace]

Nice wiper Moo....Slimed.....You can tell right off the bat that there is a massive amount of storage on the Yak....Knot having to reach around is huge in my book!!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks Wes

[@newstart1651]

Dang, that center hatch is like a car trunk. Love it-!!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Me too 😁😁

[@Bfishin]

Good job sounds like that reel needs some help

[@fishingwithcamo-joe88]

YEAH-BUDDY!!!! NICE STRIPER....THUMBS-UP!!!!!!!!!!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks CAMO-JOE

[@JohnKlopp]

Awesome Moo! 👍

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks John

[@ahhdat]

That kayak is a beast! And that's a giant hatch. Throw everything in there. Nice keeper striper😉

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I need to get two stripers at once like you.

[@ahhdat]

@@MooMooOutdoors another kayaker got a triple hook up that day with the Atlas Rig. Hopefully I will get a triple hook up 2021.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@ahhdat 😱😱

[@losthorizonfishing107]

Nice Moo! Great to see that new Fusion 480 out on the water! I would say your first mission was a complete success!🎣😃

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks. I need me a thresher to put in the fish hatch 😂🤣

[@losthorizonfishing107]

@@MooMooOutdoors haha... they are really delicious, but if you mishandle the thresher while sliding it into the fish hatch and the business end of the shark falls in your lap... it’s goodbye nutsack!🎣🤣🤣🤣

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@losthorizonfishing107 😂🤣

[@GINCHANNELcar_moto]

Like. It's amazing

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks Gin

[@gbunton]

momo that thing cuts through those chops like butter, nice buy I think you'll come to like it even more.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I think you are right 😉

[@YourNextCast]

Excellent trip my friend. You know on the cartoons when they have a bag and pull like all kinds of tools, equipment, food, etc. out of it. That's what I was thinking with how much stuff you had. Never can have to much though. My dad always says, better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Happy New Year MooMoo.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks Titus. Happy New Year

[@lornwulf01]

Nice! Break in that stealth!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks 😁😁

[@halibuthooliganinc1058]

The Moo is back in motion 🤘🏿 Good to see you slaying them again!!!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thank you 😁😁🤙

[@Jake-ky9ed]

Good stuff Moo, enjoy days like that.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks 😁

[@christianfilloux]

Hellll yes!! So awesome to see you on that sweet yak!! Cant wait to see more as the season comes around!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Can't wait for butt and chrome season.

[@theregeniashow]

Happy new year

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Happy new year

[@skamok7]

Great to see you on the water again! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thank you 😁. Happy new year!

[@sg-mx4ii]

Nice video Moo. I like how you conserve energy as you paddle. Trying to teach that to newbies is very difficult.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I suck at paddling but know it's more of a technique and good form than muscle.

[@Song-mf6cq]

Great set-up and everyone has a different rig for their personal suit. I do feel that every gain has its loss/disadvantages, which in this case you gain closer conacts with water and greater speed. But you also lose time on setting up gears, drfting/paddling and space.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Yup every rig has pros and cons

[@Song-mf6cq]

It’s great that you have many kayaks with different set-ups so I am very envious 👏🏻👏🏻. Keep making fresh and informative videos! Signing out from Geoje-do Korea!!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks. How is fishing in 거제도?

[@Song-mf6cq]

Fishing in 거제도 is awesome, especially on a kayak. I been trying your bait brine... works great! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@MooMooOutdoors]

That's great. When I go back to visit I'll have to kayak fish there.

[@newd34]

I loved this video! This kayak looks awesome! So much room in there and you were able to casually keep up with the revo

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Once I become a better paddler, he'll have trouble keeping up with me 😂🤣

[@newd34]

I wonder how it would do against the revo 16. It’s probably a better match up head to head.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

With an expert paddler, I think so.

[@NorCalFishermen]

thats a solid spot i used to shore beat them banks love the new setup looks like it handled them swells great!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I see shore anglers very often at that spot.

[@JUNationFishing]

Bloody deck. Congrats. Dino next time, hopefully.... 👍🙏🎣⚒

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I really hope so

[@PacificCoastHunterz]

Awesome. Let's see a surf launch, next!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Not much to go after in the Ocean for a while but I do want to practice broaching and other techniques.

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

@@Koji-888 its not the launching, it's the landing.

[@SpicyAngler]

Moo congratulate on the first fishing session with the new Fusion 480. Nice one! I’m always asking my self those that use the hatch for their catches, it becomes stinks isn’t it? The smell gets stuck in the plastic never can possibly be removed. How do you go about it?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

We'll see how stinky it gets. My car smells like rotten fish all the time anyways 😂🤣.

[@SpicyAngler]

@@MooMooOutdoors 😷

[@NickFish007]

I wanted to see more blood on the new kayak 😆

[@MooMooOutdoors]

😂🤣

[@meruhan-kazuchan]

Nice fishing. I envy you. 👍👍👍

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks

[@MobyLife]

11:34 This yellow piece to determine the size of the fish? Great catch, by the way.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Yes. It's a measuring board that is easier to accurately measure the fish instead of using a measuring tape.

[@theregeniashow]

Amazing

[@Just_Fati89]

This is awesome! I want to catch a striper!!! 🙏🏼🎣

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Go get em 😁😁. I know you are a good angler. Piece of cake for you 🤙

[@southforked3233]

I just can't believe the amount of people that just don't know about high performance fishing paddle kayaks like the stealth and viking. Those two brands are the kings of offshore kayak fishing. So much more efficient and easy surf launching and re-entry.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

The sad truth is as more people getting into kayak fishing, wider inefficient kayaks are more in demand. Lot of more efficient kayaks are getting discontinued.

[@maldrury8313]

@@MooMooOutdoors Hobie no longer making paddle kayaks!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@maldrury8313 Hobie discontinued Revo 16 too 🙄

[@tai9499]

How do you like paddling on this compared to your hobie? Does this move you faster with the narrow design?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Check out the previous video if you haven't.

[@robertd8224]

Love your videos - question if one has 2-rod stamp - can you fish for sturgeon with barbless on one rod and fish with barb hook for stripers on the second rod?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks. This is a grey area. Here is a question someone asked CDFW and their answer. Question: When fishing from a boat in San Francisco Bay, can some anglers target striped bass with barbed hooks while others target sturgeon using barbless hooks? If one angler who is fishing from a boat with a barbless hook legally lands and retains a sturgeon, can all anglers on the boat switch over to target striped bass and continue to use barbed hooks? (Craig. H.) Answer: There is no regulation that requires all persons fishing aboard a vessel with a sturgeon on board to use barbless hooks. However, the definition of “take” may get anglers in trouble if they are observed fishing in a manner consistent with those methods used to “take” sturgeon. “Take” is defined as “to hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill” (Fish and Game Code, section 86). Game wardens are watching out for people who may be attempting to take sturgeon with barbed hooks, or are trying to circumvent the requirement to purchase a sturgeon report card by saying they are “just striper fishing.” So, be sure that there is no ambiguity over what you are targeting to avoid any questions of intent. I personally would use barbless for striper as well just to be safe.

[@JohnAmes]

Big like my friend 👍

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks

[@the45er]

Moo Moo - how stable is that kayak? It looks fast as a shark but is it stable?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

It's very stable. It's got really good secondary stability. Stealth Kayaks really shine in rough waters.

[@JohnDavis-wb6cr]

Moo Moo, where exactly did you launch from?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Send me a dm on FB or IG

[@eduardohart9899]

Hi MooMoo Did you try the Fusion 480 in the surf? I am interested on this kayak for fishing in the ocean launching it from the beach. I was about to buy the Stealth Fisha 460 but when I saw the Fusion I decided to wait and learn more about this kayak. Thanks for your videos.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

No I have not but I don't have any doubt that it's going to be awesome. I think if you have the funds, you should get a 460. 460 is going to perform much better.

[@eduardohart9899]

Thanks. Yeah the Fisha 460 is kind of a high end dream. Did you find the Fusion being faster than the Revo 13?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@eduardohart9899 as of now, it feels the same. I have strong legs but my paddling skill is not too great. I think once I become more efficient at paddling, 480 is going to be faster.

[@slacktide_angler]

So convenient, with that hatch. No more yard sales.. 😂

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Yard sale proof except for my net. It's cheap and broken anyways 😂🤣.

[@vulcanez]

Is the paddle the right way🤔

[@MooMooOutdoors]

It looks weird but yes.

[@panchopachangas4450]

Do you have a link to that paddle leash Moo?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

To the launching handle. I'm not really liking the paddle leash.

[@panchopachangas4450]

@@MooMooOutdoors Does it get in the way? I’m completely a newbie that’s why I ask. I’ve been waiting on my kayak since September.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

It doesn't really get in the way but it adds weight to it.

[@panchopachangas4450]

@@MooMooOutdoors Gotcha! Thank you Moo! 👍

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I hope you get your kayak soon.

[@BigShticks]

Congrats! I just knew it was gonna be sturgeon 🩸 & then it wasn’t ☹️. For me I always get enamored with storage, then I realize how much BS I’ll want to put in it 😂. Then I think nahhh, it will just make things heavy & complicated.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Sorry to disappoint 😂. Yeah simplest is the best when kayaking.

[@patrickcavanaghkilmartin]

I paddle a Stealth. I keep mine very minimal, rarely use an anchour where I fish in UK so only take 2 or 3 rods, weights, traces & a few lures. I use a drogue to slow my drift down as current here isn't that strong.

[@harleyharrison9180]

I have a aluminum paddle right now now is it worth getting a wing paddle or should I get a fish finder. Hopefully I get my first fish on 480 soon.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I'm still not too sure about the wing paddle. However, I think you should get a lighter paddle because the weight make a huge difference.

[@harleyharrison9180]

Thanks can’t wait to see a big halibut put in that fish hatch

[@harleyharrison9180]

Also do you have any recommendations

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@harleyharrison9180 depends on what your budget and paddling style (high or low angle). I got to be honest, I'm no near expert on the paddles but I have played with a few different paddles.

[@jameschristofferson4878]

Congrats on your first trip out! I really like the stealth yaks. Do you have to be really careful with the rudder when on shore? Or coming back onto the beach? Do you think an extra large insulated fish bag would fit in the hatch?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

There is definitely enough space but getting it in and out through the hatch opening might not be ideal. They do have stealth specific fish cooler.

[@PacificCoastHunterz]

I'm joining the #stealth club!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

😱😱 Stealth Strong 💪💪 #Stealthtribe

[@lifeisgoodenjoyeachday438]

Looks like fun, thanks for the vids. Happy New Year, can't wait to get past this covid thing. Is there a bait that Dinos like and Stripers don't?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I can't really think of any dino bait that stripers don't like. Happy New Year

[@arkster00]

wow, you do get a lot more soaked when using a paddle.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

This paddle doesn't have the drip ring so I'm getting even more wet. I was never afraid of getting wet. I think getting wet is just a park of kayaking.

[@arkster00]

@@MooMooOutdoors I get it. I used to kayak a while ago and had a Cobra Marauder. I used to get pretty soaked even with the drip ring on the paddle simply because of the kayak leash. The leash would drip the water right on me when I would lift the paddle on the side where the leash was attached during paddling. The drip ring definitely worked when I lifted the paddle up on the other side but that didn't overall help because of the leash. On pedal drives, I noticed that the other guys would get splashed on during launching/landing for the most part on calmer days and wouldn't be so wet during most of the day. Anyway, I was pretty active on NCKA back at least for a while. Life changed and so did priorities. I'm getting back into it now. Hopefully I'll have my new 2021 Revo next week and will be ready for the season this coming spring.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@arkster00 grats on 2021 Revo. Glad you are getting back to the sport.

[@sg-mx4ii]

"Get the rod out....Tackle box.....Refrigerator...!!!! " Dang what else did you put down there?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

😂🤣

[@alwaysnguyeningfishing4565]

this kayak doesn’t have a chair?

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Chairs are for sissies 😜😂. The built-in seat is actually pretty comfortable but then again, I never had issue with old school non-chair kayak seats.

[@alwaysnguyeningfishing4565]

@@MooMooOutdoors i had an older revo and the chair was so uncomfortable, but i also had back problems. Just looks uncomfortable to me, great to see you on the kayak again

[@CharlesB46]

I used to live in San Rafael and I found the awesome San Pablo bay sturgeon spot. There is a sixty foot drop on the GG side of the sisters islands. Big sturgeon hang there and then feed on the tide on a 15 foot ledge that is just to the left (if facing the pier - rock quarry side if it is still there). Anchor on this 15 foot ledge just next to the 60 foot water. First time I found this spot caught 3 6 foot sturgeon in a row! I live in Austin, TX so giving up my honey hole. Hope you check this out!

[@CharlesB46]

GG side = Richmond - SR bridge side actually :)

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Thanks for the intel. I never tried by the islands.

[@CharlesB46]

@@MooMooOutdoors Excuse my lame directions...Had to pull out my brain compass...The ledge is SW of sisters LOL. It drops on the other side as well but not as deep. Its probably 20 feet or so wide? I found this not because I was smart. I literally saw sturgeon rolling here one morning when I was headed out. I came back several times and caught keeper sturgeon as well as striper almost every time. Outgoing here as well seemed best. I fished all over SP bay and this is hands down best spot.

[@CharlesB46]

Had to add this. Prove me wrong fishing challenge. If you are stuck with shore fishing, right to south side of were Moo put in (literally like 100-200 yards), there is a shore spot with a bench. There is a ledge of about 6 feet but a walkdown to the water to land fish. Fish same setup as Moo with ghost, mud or even live grass shrimp. Here is the key. Fish last push of outgoing minus tide (spring/fall). There is a half hour window here (tide slows down but not slack). I fished this for 10 years and caught a striper and/or sturgeon every time! Why? Strong outgoing pulls all the crab etc. off shoreline. Fish wait until tide slows to got hunt in this shallow water with the buffet mother nature has provided. I caught my PB sturgeon (7 footer) in 12 inches pf water! Also is spot to the north of Moo (broken pier on point).

[@CharlesB46]

ps: forgot to plug my eighth grade history teacher Keith Frasier (aka the bait man). You can pick up your bait on the way out at his Loch Lohman bait shop!

[@MooMooOutdoors]

You are absolutely correct about the best tide. I often see shore anglers at the spot you mentioned.

[@lazaronetto1761]

Good job moo , nice kayak 😉 can you favor please send the address where this location, i gone try my kayak next time 👊

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Send me a dm on fb or ig

[@Viper_Poker]

I find that smelt works best for dino .... I catch my smelt in july and I freez them. Then I let them thaw in the fridge two to three days before I go fishing so that they get a goid stink on them. .... ⛵💕🌠

[@BigShticks]

Only place I’ve ever seen smelt used for sturgeon bait is the PNW

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Yeah Christine is from PNW. I'm gonna try though. Couldn't hurt.

[@BigShticks]

@@MooMooOutdoors Makes sense. When I fished for sturgeon on the Willamette in Oregon we used smelt but they were small kinda like our delta smelt, not like the Jack smelt we catch around here. But I guess it could be something to try in the delta with two poles being legal. You never know. 20 years ago eel & roe were pretty unheard of as sturgeon bait. However, I’ve seen 2 poles being used on a kayak for sturgeon & it was a headache to undo the mess caused by a single sturgeon.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@BigShticks that's a good mess 😂🤣

[@BigShticks]

@@MooMooOutdoors So true

[@reelin_it_with_jake]

Suck it! Suck it! Marking them by my bait 😂 The struggles of Dino hunting...

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Gotta stay focused. It can suck any second 😂🤣

[@suevang8708]

Something wrong with Jake and you...

[@MooMooOutdoors]

@@suevang8708 😂🤣

[@theregeniashow]

Likee

[@suevang8708]

I can hear chovy lol and ill take that rod for half of what you paid for it 😂🤣

[@MooMooOutdoors]

You hear Chovy saying what?

[@maldrury8313]

Did you keep up with the Revo OK? You need to improve your paddling technique to get the best out of that Yak - Maybe get a lesson. I am not a good enough paddler to give advice but noticed you don't have a "glue hand" and "grease hand". Look that up it is a simple tip that will improve your paddle stroke.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Yes I was able to keep up with Revo 13 just fine. The question is that if the Revo 13 can keep up with me once I become a better paddler 😁😁. I think you are referring to feathering. Most of the recent articles I read says it's more of a personally preference rather than efficiency. Works for some and doesn't work for others. I did play around with it more on the trip after this and I think I'm getting hang of the 45 degree feather.

[@maldrury8313]

@@MooMooOutdoors Hi Moo The technique is that your dominant hand remains with a firm grip on your paddle (Glue hand) The other hand has firm grip for the paddle stroke but then releases the firm grip (to a loose grip) to enable rotation of the paddle and the paddle stroke by the glue hand. Once you get the hand of it your paddling becomes more fluent and you engage core muscles more effectively.

[@douglaswalker8563]

Hi Moo, Great job on your catch! I have been watching your videos for a while, and was set to get a pedal kayak. Your purchasing a Stealth 480 has probably changed my mind. Now I am looking at a Stealth 480 or a Swell Scupper 14. It is nice to see that there are paddle SOTs being produced that aren't barges. I want to be able to launch through surf, and be able to land without having a yard sale. The hatch on the Stealth looks good, but I like the narrowness in front of the seat on the Scupper. Paddling in rough water means keeping the paddle in front of your body. Watch this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp-wlWRuqJeJpNE&feature=emb_title The paddle stroke he is doing is called a Duffek. Very efficient. Much better way to turn than using sweeps. It also puts you in a position so that you can brace against a wave. This requires a paddle that is flat or has some dihedral, not cupped like that wing paddle. I watch all of your videos (sometimes several times), and find them very informative. Thanks for making them, Doug

[@MooMooOutdoors]

Uh oh. Did you persuade you away from a pedal kayak? hehe. Surf launching is not that big of a deal since you see what you are getting into but I always get nervous at the end of the day and simply hope the surf condition didn't get much worse. This kayak will give me a peace of mine that even if I get flipped, all my gear will be safe. Swell Scupper 14 was on top was my list along with Viking Profish Reload. Different type of paddles definitely have their pros and cons. I also want to try greenland paddle as well.

[@indigofishermen]

Everything about fishing normally already follows all these b******* regulations. Literally in a kayak you're always 6 ft apart so there's no need to do anything special when kayak fishing to keep the distance. I like to remind everybody that if you want things to go back to normal, the strong will have to lead the way and maybe even fight for things like no mask. If you're scared stay home. Keep the videos coming. Maybe work on an intro or doing some voice over in your videos to give a little bit more pretext clarity and information. Keep up the good work and happy holidays! Tight lines 🎣🐟🐟

[@tydengr]

Paddle is more healthy than peddle.

[@MooMooOutdoors]

I don't know how true this statement is but I like it 😁😁