100lb Thresher

[KennyHill]

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My brother and I paddled out of La jolla this morning around 5:00am. After taking a couple good ones to the chest i paddled straight out passed the reserve booye line. I started trolling a 10 inch mackerl colored rapala on 25lb test north toward the pier. About 5 min into paddeling my reel starts screaming line and my kayak dose a 180. i set the hook the fish is on. Then my line gose limp i wasnt sure if i lost it or not. Then out of no where about 10 feet in front of my kayak the shark topeedos completly out of the water. Immeaditly knowing i hooked a thresher. i fought the shark for about an hour just going in circles. then it started running in toward the beach it took me into the surf. i had to make a quick decision to go in or go out. i put it in free spool and paddled into the beach. i grabed my rod while riding a wave and jumped out in waist deep water. then i just started cranking him in as fast as i could. Grabed his tail and drug it on the beach. the bait was hooked in his mouth. it was a long haul back to the truck from the pier. 1st thresher ill release the rest.

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[Dennis]

Nice job! It must have been a "B" pulling that thing from blacks/mushroom house. Congrats.
-D

[aclozer]

Gotta love it. Great job. Lots of work but you will never forget it.

[Shorty]

Well done,,not sure if i'd want to fish for sharks from a kayak, make a mistake and it would be a very high price to pay (an arm and a leg ,lol)

Take it easy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:)

[lamb]

Nice job, congrats.

Pulled you into the surf? Wow...

[frugalfisher]

Still wanting one of those!

[FISHIONADO]

Congrats on landing that! Thanks for sharing the story.

[bajadog]

Booyaaa!:cheers1:

[glenniesan]

nice haul - great story :cheers1:

[steveooo]

Nice T and great 2nd post:you_rock:

Just a legality question for the masses that I have often wondered about. If you legally hook a fish outside the reserve, and then get towed into the reserve, is it still legal?:dontknow:

[Earl E. Retire]

way to hang in and land that T-shark! :cheers1:
Sounds like a great adventure, and the cooler full of steaks says it all! :you_rock:


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[dorado50]

Great story and great catch! How pumped
were you when you made that decision to go for the beach:kayak-surfer: !!!!! Its so cool to catch a fish bigger than your kayak.

[metalbob]

very Nice! good job paddling in to the peir to keep your catch legal:kayak-surfer:

im still looking for my 1st of the year, some old timer told me a second wave of Ts will be coming...dont know if thats true but I hope so.

enjoy dinner

[Joe11]

Nice T and great 2nd post:you_rock:

Just a legality question for the masses that I have often wondered about. If you legally hook a fish outside the reserve, and then get towed into the reserve, is it still legal?:dontknow:


I would say no. You would be fishing in the reserve.

[FISHIONADO]

Is that a Penn Jigmaster?

[sterling]

Someone might state since you landed it on the beach it doens't count for landing in on a kayak. Who cares. Finishing it by draging it on the beach is dramatic! I love it.:cool:

[mars]

Nice T and great 2nd post:you_rock:

Just a legality question for the masses that I have often wondered about. If you legally hook a fish outside the reserve, and then get towed into the reserve, is it still legal?:dontknow:

I've always wondered the same thing. Pretty sure if DFG was around you'd be sitting on a fat fine and confiscated equipment. Years ago, I hooked into something big (WSB or YT?) that pulled me into the reserve and I busted out the knife and cut the line - didn't want to take any chances.

Nice catch btw...

[Handymansd]

And yet this last weekend I saw 2 kayaks trolling right through the middle of the reserve. I chased them down... yes in my F'N Dock... and they pretended like they did not understand english, yet they understood when I said DFG!

Idiots need to have their yaks confiscated!:the_finger:

[h2ofishfo]

sweet job! those steaks look mad good

[KennyHill]

the next time i get pulled into the beach ill keep it to myself :stupid:

[Matt]

Nice fish Kenny, don't let anyone rain on your parade! I think its awesome you went for it and didn't back down, beach sharking...crazy stuff!!

Matt

[FISHIONADO]

the next time i get pulled into the beach ill keep it to myself :stupid:

No worries, if you were near the pier you were outside the reserve. But is that my favorite "Made in the USA" Jigmaster you caught it with?

[steveooo]

Sorry Kenny,
Didn't mean to rain on your parade or threadjack you. I have been looking for a T for 4 years now and I just plain suck at shark fishing. I read your post and thought that you ended up north of the pier, perfectly legal. I did not mean to imply that I thought your catch was illegal in any way. Great post :cheers1:

[Handymansd]

Sorry Kenny,
Didn't mean to rain on your parade or threadjack you. I read your post and thought that you ended up north of the pier, perfectly legal. I did not mean to imply that I thought your catch was illegal in any way. Great post :cheers1:


Ditto! I guess my post should have been posted elsewhere as well. Great catch and crazy through the surf to boot!:you_rock:

[Craig jones]

Great story, nice cooler full of steaks!:cheers1:

[dorado50]

I just read your intro in the kayak fishing discussion board and you got what you wanted....a big fish, very cool!!!:luxhello:

[Dan W.]

Looks like a Penn 4/0. That beach landing is too awesome! Congrats!

[radastaff]

nice werk

same thing happened to me
almost

i freespooled
and paddled back outta the surf zone

only to break my rod shortly after
guess i made the wrong decision

way to werk it

crazy catch fro the surf anyday of the year



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[Art]

Congratulations on your catch Kenny. And just your first time shark fishing. :notworthy:

This one rivals your 29# striped bass from the surf in Oceanside. What is next on your list:questionmark: A 50# halibut maybe. :eating: