Old dog learns new trick.................lick that beaver.

[katchfish]

Story coming soon! :twisted:

[Dennis]

Damn Ken! Hurry up!

[MKNOTT]

HURRY UP DAMMIT!!!

[Fishin Phil]

Old Dog needs to write message.

[katchfish]

Mission; go north and finally get that damn elusive first legal halibut from the kayak!

Lazy boy launch at ~6:30. :wink:

I picked up four greenie perfectos on my second drop just short of the pier, I probably never really stopped.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ002rz-siopiersunrise.jpg

It was a perfect morning on the water. The sunshine and slight offshore wind warmed me up quickly.

The surfers at Black's seemed happy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ009rz-tpoffshore.jpg

An on the water shot of Shangri-La,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ003rz-shangrala.jpg

I continued north and enjoyed the beautiful day,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ026rz-tpglass.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ014rz-peli.jpg

As I approached Flat rock the bait was concentrated at a depth of eight feet,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ035rz-bait.jpg

Not long after I took this picture a large school of large yellowtail cut through the schools of sardines and greenies!

A few lucky fellers on this charter were rewarded with yellow trophies!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ032rz-ytbirds.jpg

I was working the area around the sporty and caught this lil' scraping croaker......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ038rz-juviwsb.jpg

Lazily drifted south with the mild onshore breeze.

I was zinged and picked up only to be cut off leopard style. :roll:

I rerigged and continued south.

All of the sudden, I get a slow zing, that grew into a big zing.........

An then it was on.

I backed off the drag on my Avet MXL and played the fish up and down.

I finally got to see my quarry, expecting the usual guitar or leopard, I was elated to see that glorious brown flatness of beaver!! :shock:

My heart, was a pumpin', I was thinking don’t f' up!

I finally got a shot with the gaff, a poorly placed shot which seemed to have hit a metal plate and was barely hanging on by a piece of skin.

As I was sliding the game clip through the gills the beast goes nuttso

The gaff was shaken off, the game clip was opened wider and the beaver sounded. :shock: :shock:

Luckily the hookset was solid and I clipped the beast!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ039rz-whiteclip.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ040rz-brownclip.jpg

OH WHAT A FEELING!!

It was big,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ041rz-footwell.jpg

On the water shot, thanks Soulwinner-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ049rz-pier.jpg

On the beach shot, thanks Adi-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ052rz-beach.jpg

This thing had some big choppers-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ054rz-OK.jpg

And finally the official weight 35 1/2 pounds at OEX, sorry Corey.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ055rz-oex.jpg

Thanks Brian!

Another fun and beautiful day on the water at glorious LJ :D

Ken

[yakstar]

great fish ken, good job

[Dennis]

NICE ONE, KEN! That's what I was waiting for! Ahhhhhh.....................

[MKNOTT]

:shock: :shock: 8) Ken,,, Yer my HERO. BTW, I wanna piece. MKNOTT

[tylerdurden]

Nice!!! 8) It looks like you and Jimm H have the flat ones figured out.

[Dan]

Classy report Kennith. What a beauty of a fish. Maybe the fall spawn is on?!

[Holy Mackerel]

Damn!! :shock: Nice! :D

[FISHIONADO]

Hell Yea! Ken has a nice but.

[rastrev]

nice one ken!!!!

[LocoKayako]

Nice Ken. Congrats on your first beaver I mean hali

gabe

[Useful Idiot]

Nice flatty Ken, that thing was THICK

[Aaron&Julie]

Way to go Ken! That is one beautiful looking fish. Love your story with the awesome pictures included.

[esdees]

Nice one, now I don't feel so bad about not weighing my fish at OEX.

-Patrick

[katchfish]

Thanks guys!

Still doing the happy paddle in my mind!

Ken

[Grego]

Almost forgot how ugly you looked!....nice job :P

[ski]

Great fish Ken! What a way to earn your wings :wink:
Your story and photos are top notch too!
Mark

[Hook 1]

Nice job man. That butt can feed a crew.

[madscientist]

About time you figured this beaver thing out. :wink: Great fish!

[lamb]

Mr. Seriolla!!!!

Awesomusflatipicious!!!! Congrats again. The most beautiful fish I’ve seen in a while.

http://www.bloodydecks.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/6/ken_butt.JPG

[Hook 1]

Now this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-09-17LJ049rz-pier.jpg
is how a dog rolls.

[desilu]

that was one of the best report I've seen posted, congrats on your flatty (anyone sashimi flatties?) hope I have 1/2 that luck on 9-26-06. L8 Cabanaboy OUT !! :lol:

[Cucamonga Keith]

Damn nice 'but Ken. I gotta start savin' up some gas money for a few fall trips down to LJ in search of big beaver.

Cucamonga
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BUMP

Nice flatty Ken!

That thing is a beast!! :D

[lamb]

Did I say nice fish Mr. Seriola?!? :lol: Damn...

Hey, don’t forget to submit it!!! :roll: OK, you can afford not submitting 3 tails... But no more than that. :D

And BTW, this report was a classic.

http://www.bloodydecks.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/6/ken_296844.JPG

[blackcloud9]

Excellent report, nice work, very nice fish Ken! :D :shock:

Looking forward to some sandy-side trips soon myself...

[T-Rex]

Awesome flattie and even better report! A great read and I thoroughly enjoyed the pics.