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[5] TRY, TRY AGAIN Keeping your bow square to incoming waves is more difficult than it seems. If your kayak gets spun parallel to the shorebreak, hop out on the seaward side of your kayak and reposition yourself.
SURF LANDING
[1] SCOUT YOUR SPOT Look for sections of shoreline where the waves are smaller, rise less frequently, or don’t break as violently.
[2] WATCH AND LEARN Face the beach from just outside the shorebreak. Watch a few sets and assess how much time passes between waves.
[3] CHARGE! If the waves are small, paddle in closer. When your bow lowers (your stern is rising on the face of a wave) paddle hard to catch the wave and surf it into shore. Alternatively, if the waves are too large to surf, wait just outside the break zone and paddle hard on the back of a break- ing wave to get through the break zone before the next wave comes.
[4] STAY SQUARE Keep your bow square to the beach all the way in. If you catch a wave, rudder or steer with your paddle.
[5] GET HIGH AND DRY The moment you hit the beach, hop out and grab your bow handle to drag your kayak high up on the beach. Move quickly! You want to get your kayak out of the water before the receding wave sucks your kayak back out. Be sure not to get caught between your kayak and the receding wave.
ADAM BOLONSKY is a kayak fishing guide based in Gloucester, Mas- sachusetts, and a frequent contributor to print and online magazines.
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