yaky yak
12-25-2009, 09:35 PM
Call me scroog, but i desided to spend the day fishing on christmas. I was a little suprised to see other yaker out there also along with several pb's. I went out to investagate what was going on out there. I made several drops with a blue and white 6x Jr then bam, I was on. The first run was unbeleavable. My kayak was leaving a wake as the sleigh ride commenced. I couldn't stop thinking that i should of retied that knot on my leader. After an hour or so the fish is stuck 20 ft under my kayak, and I still haven't seen him. I put as much pressure as i dare and horse him up. I got a little nervous when 4ft of tail came up and still no body(It was tail hooked). This is my first T shark and the biggest thing I've ever hooked and I have no idea what to do. So I hail a passing boat and it comes to give me a hand. The crew of the "gut barge" was vary helpfull, and with their help I put a est.110#+t(8ft) on deck of my prowler. They took photos but I haven't received them yet. Half way in the fish rolls off and I can't get him back on. Its like an anchor now. I'm regreting not releaseing it. I haul my kayak on a kia rio. I don't think it'll even fit in my car. Where am I going to clean it? Ok I know I f___ up. I again hail a PBer and offer the shark to him and he takes it. None of the boats at "the spot" are doing sqat, so I go hunting futher out looking for life. I see some birds working an area so i paddle out, but of course their gone when I get there but I see some bait down 190 ft and drop the 6x. ON! I can fill the head shakes. Its the right kind. My arms were still cramping from the shark, but I soon had a nice fat yellow on deck. Last New Years I got a yellow, now X-mas. Thank you Santa.