Like your enthusiasm. The more you learn the better. Buying a motor new is the way to go for somebody who’s learning. You don’t want to be troubleshooting on the water when an old Engines giving you grief. Keep safe.
remeber the choke is for choking fuel on first start up so you dont flood the carb..after just a few moments of running u can turn choke off and leave off for rest of day....iv done the same exact thing in the past live,learn, then teach!
Thank you for the explanation, makes perfect sense. It was a relatively easy lesson to learn on this day and grateful to learn it. Much more to learn, I’m gonna try to avoid being taught while on the water as much as possible but I know that sometimes it’ll be unavoidable!
Benjie, the beans are back in La Jolla. Caught 4 last weekend on a luckycraft. They were super aggressive, when the wave was breaking, I could see 2 of them actively chasing my lure. Love the new boat. Definitely in my future when I move to Florida.
Whoa!!! 4 beans on the LC, that's INSANE! Thanks for the tip, I'm eagerly waiting June/July and I might not be able to wait till then. Dude, that's cool that you're moving to Florida, bummed that you'll be out of my area tho! When are you moving?
@@BenjieKimFishing Trying to move within a year, maybe a year and a half. CA has become too expensive. Looking to buy a place in the Tampa area. They call Florida the "fishing capital of the world", so Im sure I'll love it.
@@BenjieKimFishing Oh and I'd love if you checked out my latest video of me catching that craziness. Just goo to my page and its my latest video. I'd love to hear some critique on my video too! Still figuring out what constitutes a good video. Thanks Benjie..oh, and the livecast yesterday was great.
I was about to say your spark plugs or the wires to the plugs. I’ve done that taking off the engine cover and knocked one loose putting the cover back on
Oh awesome you got one too! Man the accessories seem endless, I spent a lot of time and money getting stuff I needed/wanted. And I still want more lol! I’ll be taking this thing out more and more in the coming months so kit, maybe there’ll be a day when a small group of us can go out!
@@johnchoi5981 hey John, yes I’m trying them out and so far they’re great. I put my terminal tackle, swimbaits, and other lures along with some snacks and water. I got the collapsible since my garage gets pretty cluttered so I liked the option of folding them up when I’m not using them.
BOAT is an acronym for BUST OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND. Also, the happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. As a previous boat owner myself I'll tell you they're all true BUT I'll happily do it all over again! Enjoy your new adventures and I hope to see more of it in the near future.
Haha man I love that acronym. I'm brand new to this world but I can already say that that holds true. Thanks for the encouragement as always, I'm definitely looking forward to some fun experiences on this!
Benjie, Niiice boat! I didn't see you scoffing at the dudes fishing from shore, . Serious though, one thing that I know from experience is that it can be hard to get back into a boat like that if you happen to fall out. It seems super stable, but if you are trying to swim up and grab over the round side from outside the boat, it can be a real challenge pulling yourself on board. Safety first, always. Tight lines!
Really good advice, thank you and good looking out. My buddy flipped his yak 3 days ago at a lake so I know how easy it is to flip out there. This thing is pretty dang stable but anything is possible if we are not mindful. Appreciate the wisdom here, thank you.
Hey man Ive got my 9 year old into fishing and his little bro as well. We had an inflatable before, have a 14 foot skiff with 25 hp yamaha now. We go out to Long Beach all the time to fish the rigs and all the islands with live bait and lures. I've gotten to know the bait barge guys, I give them a ride into the harbor sometimes for free bait. It's always better to go out there in numbers just in case something goes wrong. Fishing is starting to pick up so let me know if you will be out there and we will see you out there. We usually launch next to the queen mary. Lots of good fishing spots out in LB.
Oh wow, that's so awesome that you have your kids sharing the stoke and getting out there. That's what its all about! Thanks for all the tips, sounds like you've got things dialed in from building relationships to honing in on the bite zone! I definitely need to build my comfort and confidence level on this thing and am gonna use the rest of the year to hopefully do just that. Would be dope to see ya out there!
@@BenjieKimFishing Yeah brother passing down the knowledge to your kids to the point they're the ones begging you to go fishing is a dream in life!!! live bait is really fun fly lining out there. I have a 15 gallon bait tank that can keep a scoop alive all day. I dont always bring it out there, but with more people to share is all good. We are going out today to long beach. Let me know when you will be launching and lets see if we can say whats up. Tight lines!!
@@BenjieKimFishing Hey man saw in the background a UCI pic? you went to UCI? Me too class of 2002!! I also met my wife there at the arc lol. Cool man small world!!
@@itiswhatitis...9648 sounds like you’ve got your game dialed in man. And kudos for passing down the stoke. That doesn’t happen by accident. How’d you do today??
Bro the same exact thing happened to me on my first trip i flooded my engine! Luckily you had someone else with you i had to get towed because i didnt know what to do!
haha oh man, glad everything worked out ok for ya. Its something that might be obvious to the more experienced but we all gotta learn somewhere and sometime. Ideally it wouldn't be on the water but that's on me and you and I will both be better for it!
I'm thinking of trading my Kayak in for an inflatable so really finding your videos interesting. May I suggest that all your issues with the motor were because you failed to read the instruction book!
I agree with you regarding the instruction book and I've got no excuses (even the "but I'm a beginner" reason shouldn't be an excuse). I love this thing, maybe it can be an option for ya too!
Appreciate the encouragement and positive vibes greg, thank you very much. I’ve been taught that people don’t relate to what you’re good at, they relate to your weaknesses. Well, there’s gonna be a lot to relate to when it comes to this boat journey 😂😩!!
@@BenjieKimFishing very true, u learn much more by making mistakes plus people seeing your mistake learn more and retain more that way too. I will never ever leave choke open on warm engine thanks to Benjie. So keep them mistake coming Benjie “X”
Thank you so much herb, everyone’s gotta start somewhere and while I’d prefer to be proficient at everything, I have no shame in sharing my learning curve. Maybe someone else can learn from my foibles. Hopefully I won’t have a boat flip to share 😆!
Nice I have a 430 Saturn. 2.5 hp. In the Antelope Valley where are good locations for me to try harbors? Oxnard, Marina D Rey, Long Beach? Newport ?is a little far but ok, just not every time. Went to a lake nearby, and it's ok, but they charge for launch, and have stuck to lakes that are far. TY. Did you try plywood on the bottom? mine is stock lol. (my susuki does not like to start on high altitude lakes, once it starts all day ez.)
Hi Frank, thanks for the comment. I've taken mine out of Newport, Huntington Harbor, Long Beach Harbor, and San Diego Bay. Any bay or harbor is great. Personally I like the SD Bay the best, it just seems like the fishing is a bit better down there. I think plywood would help with planing quite a bit, I just haven't taken the time to get it done. Tight lines!
If we don’t try it, we won’t learn it.... looks like you stayed positive and had a good time on the water. Nice to have a friend with you, to show you the ropes.
Absolutely, thank you. I’m gonna be with someone on any trip for awhile until I gain proper experience. I think I’m confident enough to cruise around a calm bay by myself but given that I have so much to learn, even with little things, being with friends is vital!
Thank you! Yes, right now its just all about gaining confidence and learning as much as I can, and fishing is secondary. But hopefully that can change SOON so I can focus on catching quality fish!
Appreciate that very much Kevin! Yea I'm excited to try new and different things man. Surf fishing will still be the core content here but I love so many different kinds of fishing!
That was fun to watch Benjie! So why did choose the 365 over 430? Will 365 fit 2 comfortably? Can 2nd person sit under that stability bar. I guess you wouldn’t attach the bar with 2nd person right? Did you try standing up against the bar or too scary for maiden voyage:)
Hey thanks so much Andrew! So many great questions here. Honestly, I wanted the 430 but when Scout offered me the 365 (it was a demo), I was more than grateful. I don't know yet how comfortably the Scout will fit 2 (especially to go fishing), but I'm going to find out! I was thinking of removing the stabi bar for a second person but I believe you can still attach it. I'm just thinking it would be more comfortable to remove it for a second person. I'll just have to try the different options and see what works best. And I was standing up the majority of the time that I was fishing in this video. The boat is very stable and the stabi bar definitely makes it way easier to stand with confidence.
@@BenjieKimFishing I think if I ever get one, it has to be 365. I have a small 2 bedroom condo without garage so space is limited. Good to know you can stand up. Or did you fall and too embarrassed to admit😃. Can you use paddle easily with scout short distance or a motor is a MUST. Luv ur content Bro! Keep up the excellent work.
@@andrewcpham lol while it would be pretty dang embarrassing if I fell, I would absolutely post it if it happened. Call me a sellout, but that video would get views 🤣🤣! Greatly appreciate your support Andrew, thank you so much 🙏
I feel you bro! I've been there as well. Its always good to have someone with you when you first go. I"ve experienced a lot of not what to do. Always expect that something will go wrong. I've got stranded a lot of times and had to paddle back. I always carry patch, a foot pump, manual bilge pump, extra ropes, whistle and vhf radio. I have a scout as well, and we go on the redondo king harbor. Let me know if you want someone to go with you with other inflatable boats.
Hi Jay, thank you for sharing your experience and how that influences your preparation. I'm definitely in the beginner stage with all this and leaning heavily on my friends to guide and help me along the way. That's awesome that you have a Scout, kit bro I'm looking forward to getting up to speed on this thing the rest of this Summer and hoping to get comfortable enough to do my first beach launch sometime soon!
No laughing at you because a real man can admit being new at something and making mistakes, especially in front of others so as to pass your learning on to others. And being all smiles having fun to boot. Much respect, brother. I have a good friend who has a boat docked at Los Alamitos and we fished that spot off those rocks a couple weekends ago (we didn't go out further because the wives and my daughter were with us so it was just a quick leisure outing). My son and my daughter's boyfriend both hooked onto something huge and got spooled using their light tackle surf rods. Then my son went to his second rod and got spooled again. My son thought they were big rays, and he's probably right, but I told them that if you don't know what they were then just assume they were a gigantic halis! He did say his second one was head-shaking and he was on it a lot longer before my friend had to back away from the rocks and we think maybe that's why he started losing line and breaking off. For your future reference, we tried swimbaits, jigs and frozen squid and got no bites until my son broke out his salted squid, then bang!, three big somethings in short order.
Thank you for the encouragement as always. Its not always easy sharing silly mistakes or embarrassing moments but hey, I'm just a normal dude and it would be pretty fake to pretend those things happen. And I figure if there's someone out there that's inexperienced like me, hopefully they can learn from me lol! And wow, that's a great fish story. Our day there was extremely slow but I can tell that there is some good fishing to be had all around there. I'm looking forward to learning those waters. So interesting how a tiny adjustment from regular squid to salted squid triggered the frenzy!
Lol I was laughing at you to be honest I knew your engine will die as soon as u started 😂 Sorry I'm not trying to be mean but it's because that happened to me first time running my own boat you reminded me when I was a knob as well Also brother can I give you an advice please After you land on your spot that you about to cast at try to kill your engine don't cast while engine running got multiple reasons 1 your boat will keep drifting to a certain angle depends on the water movement 2 noises of the engine will scare fish away 3 you save your gas 4 it avoid over heating the seals of your motor so they don't sieze up This will make your engine last longer and you have less hustle when you out boat fishing Love your videos brother maybe I will bump into you one day in Redondo beach surf fishing
Haha, love the comment bro, thank you. No shame in my game, I'm new to the world of motor's and boats so I have a lot to learn! I appreciate your tips, they are good ones! Thank you and tight lines!🤙
Hi Brandon, I haven’t used it in like 1.5 years. Not for any good reason…just so many things and places to fish and not enough time. Was def my intention to put heavy use to it but I just didn’t happen. Love the scout tho, no issues with it or anything.
@@BenjieKimFishing thanks for the quick response haha. Love my scout got it after watching ur videos a while back. Once your schedule clears up maybe we can take them out and troll for halibut. tight lines as always!
I feel drop shot takes some skill and finesse. Its just a really effective technique and makes it seem easy. I've definitely seen people struggle with it
Nice video dude, I think most wouldnt post these sort of experiences. Kudos to helping other newbies. Im looking forward to seeing more trips out! Btw, just something to note... Look up what flooding your motor is and how to remedy it. I'm sure that situation will arise at some point in your journey if it hasn't.
Oh my goodness, that’s such a helpful suggestion regarding flooding my motor. Thank you for the positive vibes and insightful suggestion, I wouldn’t have thought of that until it happened....which would really suck!
@@thatonebeone man I can’t remember for sure if I got the title the same day but I want to say yes. I for sure got my cf numbers/stickers the same day tho.
Thanks for all the tips, haha I can see you was a bit nervous. I can’t wait to get my own. Your honesty is going to make you very popular on RUclips. By the way nice camara angles
Hey Dan! I had a blast man, right now I'm just trying to learn the ropes. I should have commented on your vid the other day but it was SUPER helpful for gaining insight on surf launching....which is ultimately what I'm trying to build to!
Hahaha yea, its not much, but I learned something. Even rudimentary basics are foreign to me but I'm gonna do my best to get through the learning curve quickly!
Now that you are a motorboat owner, you need to spend some time learning the basics about motors. You safety could depend on you having the knowledge to fix your engine when it quits when you're out in the open ocean. Fishing comes second after basic seamanship. You obviously didn't even know what a choke did or why it was on your motor. That is inexcusable. Spend some time educating yourself about all of the aspects of operating a boat on the ocean. Those things are far more important than all of your fishing knowledge.
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Like your enthusiasm. The more you learn the better. Buying a motor new is the way to go for somebody who’s learning. You don’t want to be troubleshooting on the water when an old
Engines giving you grief. Keep safe.
Life of a boater lol. So much to learn that's for sure. Great sandy!
Haha, yea man I haven't had the benefit of learning from anyone prior to this journey so I'm gonna have to pick all this stuff up on the fly.
@@BenjieKimFishing Glad you're sharing the journey! Just stop pulling that choke :P
remeber the choke is for choking fuel on first start up so you dont flood the carb..after just a few moments of running u can turn choke off and leave off for rest of day....iv done the same exact thing in the past live,learn, then teach!
Thank you for the explanation, makes perfect sense. It was a relatively easy lesson to learn on this day and grateful to learn it. Much more to learn, I’m gonna try to avoid being taught while on the water as much as possible but I know that sometimes it’ll be unavoidable!
O yea man learning the hard way can be tough sometimes 😂 trust meee 😂 i know love the setup bro! Glad i subbed!
we get halibut right there in early oct
I can't wait for October then! It was slow on this day, but plenty of good areas to fish in there. Looking forward to exploring and dialing it in!
Always learning new things makes experience
Absolutely. I’m new to all of this so everything is a learning experience. Gotta start somewhere!
Benjie, the beans are back in La Jolla. Caught 4 last weekend on a luckycraft. They were super aggressive, when the wave was breaking, I could see 2 of them actively chasing my lure.
Love the new boat. Definitely in my future when I move to Florida.
Whoa!!! 4 beans on the LC, that's INSANE! Thanks for the tip, I'm eagerly waiting June/July and I might not be able to wait till then.
Dude, that's cool that you're moving to Florida, bummed that you'll be out of my area tho! When are you moving?
@@BenjieKimFishing Trying to move within a year, maybe a year and a half. CA has become too expensive. Looking to buy a place in the Tampa area. They call Florida the "fishing capital of the world", so Im sure I'll love it.
@@BenjieKimFishing Oh and I'd love if you checked out my latest video of me catching that craziness. Just goo to my page and its my latest video. I'd love to hear some critique on my video too! Still figuring out what constitutes a good video. Thanks Benjie..oh, and the livecast yesterday was great.
Cant wait for more boat videos congrats!
Thanks so much, appreciate the stoke brotha!
Keep it up man. Another tool in the tool box.
Thanks John, and agreed, another tool in the tool box. Grateful to have options and change things up!
Good times buddy! Great video!
Appreciate it Derick, thank you!
Good stuff!! Glad it all worked out
Thanks Alex, some silly struggles I'm gonna try to filter through quickly to get to the good stuff!
Awesome video Benjie. You are playing it down. You did great that day. 💪💪💪
One. More. Day!! Can't wait Graham!!
Thanks for sharing! Hello Graham I’m interested in purchasing street price is it available?
I was about to say your spark plugs or the wires to the plugs. I’ve done that taking off the engine cover and knocked one loose putting the cover back on
Oh man, I have so much to learn lol. Even you sharing your experience broadened my mind a bit in terms of everything that could happen.
Bro let us know if you ever do a meet up so could do long trips for some rockfish! 🤘
For sure, maybe we can set something up down the road!
Great maiden voyage! Still getting all the accessories to my new 365 scout. We should plan an outing! 2 newbies out on the water! What could go wrong?
Oh awesome you got one too! Man the accessories seem endless, I spent a lot of time and money getting stuff I needed/wanted. And I still want more lol!
I’ll be taking this thing out more and more in the coming months so kit, maybe there’ll be a day when a small group of us can go out!
@@BenjieKimFishing absolutely. Just met up with Jim Bixby and he is setting me up with rod holders and a fish finder mount.
@@BenjieKimFishing I see you got the collapsible milk crates. How are they? What do you put in them? An anchor? Tackle boxes? Do you recommend them?
@@johnchoi5981 hey John, yes I’m trying them out and so far they’re great. I put my terminal tackle, swimbaits, and other lures along with some snacks and water. I got the collapsible since my garage gets pretty cluttered so I liked the option of folding them up when I’m not using them.
@@johnchoi5981 Jim is awesome man!!!!
Nice boat. I’d be down for one of those to fish that area for sure!
Thank you!!
That's a sweet little rig dude! Where'd you get it from?
Sorry for the lag response brotha, this is a Scout Inflatable!
Nice boat bro! Congrats & Tight lines!
Thanks so much Jason, appreciate it!
@@BenjieKimFishing Don't forget about towing me out to the fishing grounds!🤪
BOAT is an acronym for BUST OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND. Also, the happiest days of a boat owners life are the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. As a previous boat owner myself I'll tell you they're all true BUT I'll happily do it all over again! Enjoy your new adventures and I hope to see more of it in the near future.
Haha man I love that acronym. I'm brand new to this world but I can already say that that holds true.
Thanks for the encouragement as always, I'm definitely looking forward to some fun experiences on this!
Benjie,
Niiice boat!
I didn't see you scoffing at the dudes fishing from shore, .
Serious though, one thing that I know from experience is that it can be hard to get back into a boat like that if you happen to fall out. It seems super stable, but if you are trying to swim up and grab over the round side from outside the boat, it can be a real challenge pulling yourself on board. Safety first, always.
Tight lines!
Really good advice, thank you and good looking out.
My buddy flipped his yak 3 days ago at a lake so I know how easy it is to flip out there. This thing is pretty dang stable but anything is possible if we are not mindful.
Appreciate the wisdom here, thank you.
Hey man Ive got my 9 year old into fishing and his little bro as well. We had an inflatable before, have a 14 foot skiff with 25 hp yamaha now. We go out to Long Beach all the time to fish the rigs and all the islands with live bait and lures. I've gotten to know the bait barge guys, I give them a ride into the harbor sometimes for free bait. It's always better to go out there in numbers just in case something goes wrong. Fishing is starting to pick up so let me know if you will be out there and we will see you out there. We usually launch next to the queen mary. Lots of good fishing spots out in LB.
Oh wow, that's so awesome that you have your kids sharing the stoke and getting out there. That's what its all about!
Thanks for all the tips, sounds like you've got things dialed in from building relationships to honing in on the bite zone! I definitely need to build my comfort and confidence level on this thing and am gonna use the rest of the year to hopefully do just that. Would be dope to see ya out there!
@@BenjieKimFishing Yeah brother passing down the knowledge to your kids to the point they're the ones begging you to go fishing is a dream in life!!! live bait is really fun fly lining out there. I have a 15 gallon bait tank that can keep a scoop alive all day. I dont always bring it out there, but with more people to share is all good. We are going out today to long beach. Let me know when you will be launching and lets see if we can say whats up. Tight lines!!
@@BenjieKimFishing Hey man saw in the background a UCI pic? you went to UCI? Me too class of 2002!! I also met my wife there at the arc lol. Cool man small world!!
@@itiswhatitis...9648 sounds like you’ve got your game dialed in man. And kudos for passing down the stoke. That doesn’t happen by accident.
How’d you do today??
@@itiswhatitis...9648 hahaha no way! I’m class of 2000 and met my wife on ring road!!
We were on campus at the same time at one point! 🤙🤙🤙
So cool to see you out there on the new boat dude! Stoked for you
Thank you so much Julian, I really appreciate it!
Lol! I like to drop shot too bro! Brings fish in quicker. U know THIS.😂🎣Fish ON!👊✔
Yeeew! Agreed man. I always have a drop shot option with me as a security blanket.
Bro the same exact thing happened to me on my first trip i flooded my engine! Luckily you had someone else with you i had to get towed because i didnt know what to do!
haha oh man, glad everything worked out ok for ya. Its something that might be obvious to the more experienced but we all gotta learn somewhere and sometime. Ideally it wouldn't be on the water but that's on me and you and I will both be better for it!
I'm thinking of trading my Kayak in for an inflatable so really finding your videos interesting. May I suggest that all your issues with the motor were because you failed to read the instruction book!
I agree with you regarding the instruction book and I've got no excuses (even the "but I'm a beginner" reason shouldn't be an excuse).
I love this thing, maybe it can be an option for ya too!
@@BenjieKimFishing Absolutely, you can go so much farther than a Kayak - and not be tired when you get back.
Benjie-nice that you are willing to share your "learning" experiences! We all have had those days! Keep up the videos-always get a kick out of them!
Appreciate the encouragement and positive vibes greg, thank you very much. I’ve been taught that people don’t relate to what you’re good at, they relate to your weaknesses. Well, there’s gonna be a lot to relate to when it comes to this boat journey 😂😩!!
@@BenjieKimFishing very true, u learn much more by making mistakes plus people seeing your mistake learn more and retain more that way too. I will never ever leave choke open on warm engine thanks to Benjie. So keep them mistake coming Benjie “X”
If I had the energy and the drive to RUclips my adventures, you'd see a lot of the same from me!
Hi Ben I really respect you’re humbleness. Not sure if that’s even a word. Lol! But anyways glad you’re safe and don’t fish alone.🤙🏼
Thank you so much herb, everyone’s gotta start somewhere and while I’d prefer to be proficient at everything, I have no shame in sharing my learning curve. Maybe someone else can learn from my foibles. Hopefully I won’t have a boat flip to share 😆!
@@BenjieKimFishing one more thing don’t go out without a handheld VHF radio. 🤙🏼 never know when you need it.
@@hgherb absolutely, I actually got mine about a week ago so it’ll be on me moving forward!
Nice I have a 430 Saturn. 2.5 hp. In the Antelope Valley where are good locations for me to try harbors? Oxnard, Marina D Rey, Long Beach? Newport ?is a little far but ok, just not every time. Went to a lake nearby, and it's ok, but they charge for launch, and have stuck to lakes that are far. TY. Did you try plywood on the bottom? mine is stock lol. (my susuki does not like to start on high altitude lakes, once it starts all day ez.)
Hi Frank, thanks for the comment. I've taken mine out of Newport, Huntington Harbor, Long Beach Harbor, and San Diego Bay. Any bay or harbor is great. Personally I like the SD Bay the best, it just seems like the fishing is a bit better down there.
I think plywood would help with planing quite a bit, I just haven't taken the time to get it done. Tight lines!
@@BenjieKimFishing cool thanks.
@@BenjieKimFishing not mission bay but San Diego right?
@@Frank020 yes, but to be fair I haven’t fished mission bay and I’m sure that all bays can be productive. Sd bay is just what I happen to prefer.
Keep your throttle low when staring.
Good word, thank you! One of many things I need to be aware of moving forward 🙏
If we don’t try it, we won’t learn it.... looks like you stayed positive and had a good time on the water. Nice to have a friend with you, to show you the ropes.
Absolutely, thank you. I’m gonna be with someone on any trip for awhile until I gain proper experience. I think I’m confident enough to cruise around a calm bay by myself but given that I have so much to learn, even with little things, being with friends is vital!
Easy lesson and glad you had some fun at least!
Thank you! Yes, right now its just all about gaining confidence and learning as much as I can, and fishing is secondary.
But hopefully that can change SOON so I can focus on catching quality fish!
Sounds like a blast. Great learning experience too haha. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to all the new content to come!
Appreciate that very much Kevin! Yea I'm excited to try new and different things man. Surf fishing will still be the core content here but I love so many different kinds of fishing!
@@BenjieKimFishing happy to hear that. Learned a lot from your halibut videos.
That was fun to watch Benjie! So why did choose the 365 over 430? Will 365 fit 2 comfortably? Can 2nd person sit under that stability bar. I guess you wouldn’t attach the bar with 2nd person right? Did you try standing up against the bar or too scary for maiden voyage:)
Hey thanks so much Andrew! So many great questions here.
Honestly, I wanted the 430 but when Scout offered me the 365 (it was a demo), I was more than grateful. I don't know yet how comfortably the Scout will fit 2 (especially to go fishing), but I'm going to find out! I was thinking of removing the stabi bar for a second person but I believe you can still attach it. I'm just thinking it would be more comfortable to remove it for a second person. I'll just have to try the different options and see what works best.
And I was standing up the majority of the time that I was fishing in this video. The boat is very stable and the stabi bar definitely makes it way easier to stand with confidence.
@@BenjieKimFishing I think if I ever get one, it has to be 365. I have a small 2 bedroom condo without garage so space is limited. Good to know you can stand up. Or did you fall and too embarrassed to admit😃. Can you use paddle easily with scout short distance or a motor is a MUST. Luv ur content Bro! Keep up the excellent work.
@@andrewcpham lol while it would be pretty dang embarrassing if I fell, I would absolutely post it if it happened. Call me a sellout, but that video would get views 🤣🤣!
Greatly appreciate your support Andrew, thank you so much 🙏
I feel you bro! I've been there as well. Its always good to have someone with you when you first go. I"ve experienced a lot of not what to do. Always expect that something will go wrong. I've got stranded a lot of times and had to paddle back. I always carry patch, a foot pump, manual bilge pump, extra ropes, whistle and vhf radio. I have a scout as well, and we go on the redondo king harbor. Let me know if you want someone to go with you with other inflatable boats.
Hi Jay, thank you for sharing your experience and how that influences your preparation. I'm definitely in the beginner stage with all this and leaning heavily on my friends to guide and help me along the way. That's awesome that you have a Scout, kit bro I'm looking forward to getting up to speed on this thing the rest of this Summer and hoping to get comfortable enough to do my first beach launch sometime soon!
Glad to see everything went well 🙏 tight Lines
For sure man, thanks for the positive vibes. I'll be making plenty of mistakes moving forward but gonna do my best to do my part to minimize.
Everyday, learning something new :)
Haha yes totally! One step at a time for me, even with the extreme basics!
No laughing at you because a real man can admit being new at something and making mistakes, especially in front of others so as to pass your learning on to others. And being all smiles having fun to boot. Much respect, brother.
I have a good friend who has a boat docked at Los Alamitos and we fished that spot off those rocks a couple weekends ago (we didn't go out further because the wives and my daughter were with us so it was just a quick leisure outing). My son and my daughter's boyfriend both hooked onto something huge and got spooled using their light tackle surf rods. Then my son went to his second rod and got spooled again. My son thought they were big rays, and he's probably right, but I told them that if you don't know what they were then just assume they were a gigantic halis! He did say his second one was head-shaking and he was on it a lot longer before my friend had to back away from the rocks and we think maybe that's why he started losing line and breaking off.
For your future reference, we tried swimbaits, jigs and frozen squid and got no bites until my son broke out his salted squid, then bang!, three big somethings in short order.
Thank you for the encouragement as always. Its not always easy sharing silly mistakes or embarrassing moments but hey, I'm just a normal dude and it would be pretty fake to pretend those things happen. And I figure if there's someone out there that's inexperienced like me, hopefully they can learn from me lol!
And wow, that's a great fish story. Our day there was extremely slow but I can tell that there is some good fishing to be had all around there. I'm looking forward to learning those waters. So interesting how a tiny adjustment from regular squid to salted squid triggered the frenzy!
Lol I was laughing at you to be honest
I knew your engine will die as soon as u started 😂
Sorry I'm not trying to be mean but it's because that happened to me first time running my own boat you reminded me when I was a knob as well
Also brother can I give you an advice please
After you land on your spot that you about to cast at try to kill your engine don't cast while engine running got multiple reasons
1 your boat will keep drifting to a certain angle depends on the water movement
2 noises of the engine will scare fish away
3 you save your gas
4 it avoid over heating the seals of your motor so they don't sieze up
This will make your engine last longer and you have less hustle when you out boat fishing
Love your videos brother maybe I will bump into you one day in Redondo beach surf fishing
Haha, love the comment bro, thank you. No shame in my game, I'm new to the world of motor's and boats so I have a lot to learn!
I appreciate your tips, they are good ones! Thank you and tight lines!🤙
hey bejie great vids. Do you still use the scout from time to time or what happened if you dont mind me asking.
Hi Brandon, I haven’t used it in like 1.5 years. Not for any good reason…just so many things and places to fish and not enough time. Was def my intention to put heavy use to it but I just didn’t happen. Love the scout tho, no issues with it or anything.
@@BenjieKimFishing thanks for the quick response haha. Love my scout got it after watching ur videos a while back. Once your schedule clears up maybe we can take them out and troll for halibut. tight lines as always!
@@brandonlee5796I don’t anticipate any time soon but absolutely! Thank you for your support and stoke!
Those oil islands get some huge sand bass at night if you're willing to make the trip 😎
Oh man, I don't doubt it! I'm not much of a night fisherman but that may change later this year because I really want some lobster!
I feel drop shot takes some skill and finesse. Its just a really effective technique and makes it seem easy. I've definitely seen people struggle with it
Good word, I can agree with your assessment!
@@BenjieKimFishing You're pretty efficient with it. I'd say you got some skill
Perfect boat if you don't have a large vehicle to drag it around -- much better than a kayak
Nice video dude, I think most wouldnt post these sort of experiences. Kudos to helping other newbies. Im looking forward to seeing more trips out! Btw, just something to note... Look up what flooding your motor is and how to remedy it. I'm sure that situation will arise at some point in your journey if it hasn't.
Oh my goodness, that’s such a helpful suggestion regarding flooding my motor. Thank you for the positive vibes and insightful suggestion, I wouldn’t have thought of that until it happened....which would really suck!
how much was boat registration ?
Man for the life of me, I just can't remember exactly. But it was not expensive. I think maybe around $70??
@@BenjieKimFishing nice... did you go to dmv or some sort of registration mobile place to get it?
@@thatonebeone AAA. This was my first time doing something like this but I was told this was the best way. I was in and out of there quick!
@@BenjieKimFishing did you get your stickers and CF number same day? dont they mail you like the title weeks later ?
@@thatonebeone man I can’t remember for sure if I got the title the same day but I want to say yes.
I for sure got my cf numbers/stickers the same day tho.
Never kiss a Long Beach fish!
haha this is #truth. A spur of the moment action that would def not be advisable lol!
Yewww
Thanks for all the tips, haha I can see you was a bit nervous. I can’t wait to get my own. Your honesty is going to make you very popular on RUclips. By the way nice camara angles
So much positive stoke and encouragement here....thank you so much man, that means a lot to me.
Wishing you a great rest of the day!
Awesome... how was that first on water experience in your new boat? Looks like you picked the perfect day.🎣😃
Hey Dan! I had a blast man, right now I'm just trying to learn the ropes.
I should have commented on your vid the other day but it was SUPER helpful for gaining insight on surf launching....which is ultimately what I'm trying to build to!
Awesome video man, the clown music had me rolling XD
Hahaha, thank you brotha, I had to make fun of myself there for that one!
Lol u learned something
Hahaha yea, its not much, but I learned something. Even rudimentary basics are foreign to me but I'm gonna do my best to get through the learning curve quickly!
At least you didn’t actually break the new motor your first trip out! 😂
100% agreed!! I wouldn't put doing something like that past someone like me so I am VERY grateful for even that! lol!
Bailey's Baits....lets go!!! :)
😂😂😂 the clown music 🤡
lol, I had to include that because in that moment I was a clown!
Now that you are a motorboat owner, you need to spend some time learning the basics about motors. You safety could depend on you having the knowledge to fix your engine when it quits when you're out in the open ocean. Fishing comes second after basic seamanship. You obviously didn't even know what a choke did or why it was on your motor. That is inexcusable. Spend some time educating yourself about all of the aspects of operating a boat on the ocean. Those things are far more important than all of your fishing knowledge.
Cant wait for more boat videos congrats!
Thank you, I'm looking forward to some fun adventures!