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rossman · 09-09-2014, 08:34 AM

A big thank you to all involved with the folks involved in organizing this worthwhile tournament. Looking forward to the next one when we can put over 100 yak anglers on the water.
I got there fairly early and was on the water a little before 4 am. I had been warned that I should get my bait before heading to the NW corner. Unfortunately I didn't heed those warnings. I had some squid with me and tipped my sabiki with bits of squid but had a struggle getting acceptable bait all morning. Lots of monster macs but very few of the size I like to fish with.
Most of my action came early. The first activity was on a whole squid on a dropper. I felt a little extra weight and reeled in a lobster easily with a 6 inch shell. No gage needed to measure this one. Was not actually hooked but just had himself wrapped around my squid. Released.
A few minutes later I had a Shearwater climb on my yak. These are the short winged black looking sea birds that usually fly fairly close to the water. They will raft up over squid beds. This guy just jumped on my yak and took a tour of my deck. Climbing over my legs and paddle until he found some squid scraps in my footwell . He chowed down and moved on.
At about sunrise I had a spot of yellows popped up about 50 ft to my starboard. Threw a Megabait in the middle of them and hooked up with about a 10 lb rat. I released it since I figured it would not be in the running at the end of the day.
That was my action for the day other than feeding the ubiquitous fur bags on a regular basis.
Again; nicely done on the organization of this event and look forward to helping out with this worthy cause in the future.

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09-09-2014, 08:34 AM	#45
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	A big thank you to all involved with the folks involved in organizing this worthwhile tournament. Looking forward to the next one when we can put over 100 yak anglers on the water. I got there fairly early and was on the water a little before 4 am. I had been warned that I should get my bait before heading to the NW corner. Unfortunately I didn't heed those warnings. I had some squid with me and tipped my sabiki with bits of squid but had a struggle getting acceptable bait all morning. Lots of monster macs but very few of the size I like to fish with. Most of my action came early. The first activity was on a whole squid on a dropper. I felt a little extra weight and reeled in a lobster easily with a 6 inch shell. No gage needed to measure this one. Was not actually hooked but just had himself wrapped around my squid. Released. A few minutes later I had a Shearwater climb on my yak. These are the short winged black looking sea birds that usually fly fairly close to the water. They will raft up over squid beds. This guy just jumped on my yak and took a tour of my deck. Climbing over my legs and paddle until he found some squid scraps in my footwell . He chowed down and moved on. At about sunrise I had a spot of yellows popped up about 50 ft to my starboard. Threw a Megabait in the middle of them and hooked up with about a 10 lb rat. I released it since I figured it would not be in the running at the end of the day. That was my action for the day other than feeding the ubiquitous fur bags on a regular basis. Again; nicely done on the organization of this event and look forward to helping out with this worthy cause in the future. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!