Father's Day WSB!!
 

It's has been a busy couple of weeks and the surf has been good on weekends, so fishing time has been scarce. I found my window of opportunity on Father's Day (early). Had a plan to head out at 5:00 at Mission Bay, hit the bait barge (saving time making bait), catch few spotties on the way out through the South Mission Jetty. Caught a nice Sand Bass at the mouth but wanted more. Heading to the wreck and stopped on a nice meter mark. All by myself and then one boat came out. After a few rock fish the meter started lighting up so I set my sardine on the bottom and grabbed the yoyo rig and started cranking...at the second drop the iron hit bottom and the sardine line started screaming. I calmly reached back, set the hook and teh drag starts ripping. Knowing that I had something good and not wanting to have a tangle at the end, I secured the bent rod between both legs and winded the yoyo in and set the rig in the rod holder.(in a move that most kayakers know as "kayak yoga")

I was calmly fighting my large halibut when it got to about 50 yards and started taking drag like crazy. After 3-4 rounds of this, ralized that my halibut had turned into a black seabass. After two more rounds of this I started gaining and got to 25 yards feet. I kept gaining, thinking maybe I had a threasher, when it got to color and I saw this:

50 lb White Seabass; 53 inches

I'm new to this so I am not sure if pics came in, but thanks to John Law for taking water pic.

Pistol

nice 2nd post.
 

What was your first post a 40 lb halibut?

(mumbling obscenities and other vulgar vile words under my breath).

Seriously though. . . your 2nd flippen post?

Good work. THanks for sharing.

Holy molely!

Rock on man!

WOW!!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!:luxhello:

Happy Father's Day to you.

:wsb: Very cool, some of my earliest kayak fishing was done out on those ARs Very special catch! :luxhello:

What a freakin pig!!!! Congrats...

that, my friend is one Father's day you won't soon forget...:notworthy:

What a second post! Strong work on the WSB :cheers1:

congrats!!:cheers1:

Nice job what a fathers day gift

Happy Father's Day. Now that one is for the books!!

River monsters! wow!!!:cheers1:

Congrats on a toad :wsb:

Nice toad there, Happy Fathers Day!

Now that is a happy fathers day :luxhello::luxhello:

yeah then a 4th be the 100 lb Hali that keeps breaking us off!

Awesome WSB you did something that guys have been trying to do since they first got on this sight!

:cheers1:

I knew it!

WFO Wsb bite in Mission Bay!



I will be there at 2am....is everyone coming?






That is a fine catch sir, congrats.:cheers1:

Great fish! So you caught this off mission beach? What was in the stomach when you cut it open?

what kind of Hobie is that?

That is so awesome thanks for sharing and beautiful toad.

Reply
 

Thanks, All for the congrats. In the stomach was mostly finfish remains....also, just becuase it was my second post does not mean I haven't been fishing long...I just did not have anything I felt was worthy of sharing until now. Largest on the kayak before that was a 11 lb Sheepshead...it was a male and its head was giant.

It's a Hobie Revolution....

cheers

Very cool!!

You don't hear about a lot of WSB caught in MB area.

Thanks for sharing and congrats on a beautifull fish! :cheers1:

Great! Thanks for the information!:cheers1:

mb wsb sweeeeeeeet dont see that much but it does happen i think he was just heading to lj is all yeah thats it????????????

no wasabee in LJ...they are all up here...lol...:p

Very nice catch, way to go on the early success.

Congratulations! That's a great fish!
:cheers1:

Well done!!! Reminds me of when I started out on the yak and caught a fish I am still trying to beat, maybe never will. Awesome!!!

Sick!!!! Way to react to those marks. When the WSB wants to eat....feed em. :cheers1:

Fin bait!!!???!!! You got to love that.

Wtg