Newbie here, and first time at La Jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ryanr0cks · 01-28-2012, 04:51 PM

Hey everyone, I'm Ryan, I've been lurking the site for a little more than a month, just about as long as I've had my kayak. I haven't really had many chances to take it out, but I knew that i had to head out to La Jolla soon. So when I saw I post from mckenzie (Brian) saying that he was heading out on Friday, knew i had to jump on that opportunity. I hoped out of my warm and cozy bed at 330, tossed all my stuff in the back of my truck, and made the long drive from West Covina to La Jolla, and got there just before 6 to meet up with Brian and Ryan. After a little pep talk on how to launch from the surf we got into the water. After catching bait, we began trolling, and after getting hung out on a couple of lobster pots, I finally hooked up onto a fish. When it first hit, I got excited, but then Brian yells "Stop paddling, it might be a thresher!" so i did exactly as he said, then BAM!! my reel starts screaming, I take it off of free spool set the hook and

the fight was on!! The fight felt like an eternity, but it was probably more like 45 minutes. The fish took me out on 1/2 mile sleigh ride, and the whole time Brian and Ryan were following me coaching me through it. When it finally tired out Brian and Ryan landed this sucker and Ryan was kind enough to take the shark on his yak. After an hour and a half we finally made it back to dry land, and Brian snapped a couple of shots of me and the fish

After landing, we headed to Ryan's house hoped on a scale and then hoped on the scale with the shark and it came out to a nice 65lbs

We split this sucker 3 ways, and i took the long drive back to West Covina

Anyways I definitely want to thank both Brian and Ryan

for taking me out there with them, sharing their wisdom, chopping up the fish and coaching me though the day.

Till next time, thanks for reading!!
Ryan

YakMedic · 01-28-2012, 04:56 PM

Nice T-shark, 65lbs is a nice size to land from the yak. Good job

Iceman · 01-28-2012, 05:08 PM

most guys would call that one 100

Whole lot o tasty steaks right there. Congrats!

lowprofile · 01-28-2012, 05:13 PM

nice. you must be a small guy, that thresher looks pretty big.

Deefeesha · 01-28-2012, 05:17 PM

Nice catch!

catchnfish · 01-28-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

most guys would call that one 100

Whole lot o tasty steaks right there. Congrats!

Yeah i would have skipped the scale and called it a clean hundo, probably more before i bled her, very sweet

ryanr0cks · 01-28-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by YakMedic

Nice T-shark, 65lbs is a nice size to land from the yak. Good job

Thanks, it was a lot of fun

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Originally Posted by Iceman

most guys would call that one 100

Whole lot o tasty steaks right there. Congrats!

haha it felt like 100 when i took that picture, and I've never eaten thresher until today, but it hit the grill and came out AMAZING!!

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

nice. you must be a small guy, that thresher looks pretty big.

Yea, I'm not the biggest dude out there, 5'6 about 145, and I was on a mini-x

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Originally Posted by Deefeesha

Nice catch!

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by catchnfish

Yeah i would have skipped the scale and called it a clean hundo, probably more before i bled her, very sweet

Haha looking back on it, i shudda said it was a hundo haha

steveooo · 01-28-2012, 06:02 PM

Welcome to the board

Congrats on the T. That pic is Rad!

Rambo · 01-28-2012, 07:20 PM

Nice Thresher, and congrats on landing a nice size fish on your first time out! How was the condition? The forecast says winds up to 20mph.

RK · 01-28-2012, 10:27 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

What a rad first time.

Some people may shit talk the size of sharks, but that is a mighty fine first catch man.........

The arms will be sore tomorrow, good job on feeding the family

lowprofile · 01-28-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RK

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

What a rad first time.

Some people may shit talk the size of sharks, but that is a mighty fine first catch man.........

The arms will be sore tomorrow, good job on feeding the family

no shit talkin. but if that was me in the pic with a shark to that scale it would be a 120lber. lol. but ya. very nice. they were here in oside a few weeks ago and i was wondering where they went.

ryanr0cks · 01-28-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by steveooo

Welcome to the board

Thanks for the warm welcome

Congrats on the T. That pic is Rad!

Thanks, mckenzie (Brian) took an awesome shot and set me up that way haha

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Originally Posted by Rambo

Nice Thresher, and congrats on landing a nice size fish on your first time out! How was the condition? The forecast says winds up to 20mph.

Thanks, Conditions while we were out there were nice, not too rough, i didnt think it was too windy although i didnt know how fast they were blowing, definitely not 20mph tho..

Quote:

Originally Posted by RK

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

What a rad first time.

Some people may shit talk the size of sharks, but that is a mighty fine first catch man.........

The arms will be sore tomorrow, good job on feeding the family

Thanks, it was definitely a good first catch, and yes, definitely worth the sore arms, and body haha

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

no shit talkin. but if that was me in the pic with a shark to that scale it would be a 120lber. lol. but ya. very nice. they were here in oside a few weeks ago and i was wondering where they went.

LOL looking at the picture again, i coulda easily said it was 120 haha Thanks!!

Mr. Adventure · 01-29-2012, 06:28 AM

man awesome. I've got to get out there with some of these stand up gentlemen

ashmoz · 01-29-2012, 08:04 AM

Sweeeet dude, my bro caught a 75lbs+ yesterday at LJ too, and it took the three of us to bring it in... fun stuff! We'll put up pix and vids soon...

cheers to the beautiful fish.

The Freediver · 01-29-2012, 09:39 AM

Awesome fish dude! I sure hope I run across a couple of those this year. Incredible eats.

Jonesyak · 01-29-2012, 10:50 AM

AHHH I was supposed to be out there with you guys =( got super sick... Next time! Awesome Fish!

mazilla · 01-29-2012, 11:06 AM

ryanr0cks · 01-29-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Adventure

man awesome. I've got to get out there with some of these stand up gentlemen

haha yea they're a pretty cool fellas

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Originally Posted by ashmoz

Sweeeet dude, my bro caught a 75lbs+ yesterday at LJ too, and it took the three of us to bring it in... fun stuff! We'll put up pix and vids soon...

Nice, cant wait to see pics and the vid!!

cheers to the beautiful fish.

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by The Freediver

Awesome fish dude! I sure hope I run across a couple of those this year. Incredible eats.

I hope you do too, They're definitely good eats

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonesyak

AHHH I was supposed to be out there with you guys =( got super sick... Next time! Awesome Fish!

O man that woulda been fun having you out there, the more the merrier haha

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Originally Posted by mazilla

Thanks!!

carbonbass · 01-29-2012, 11:38 AM

tail or mouth?

dwntwnall4u · 01-29-2012, 02:08 PM

Very nice. Congrats.

01-28-2012, 04:51 PM	#1
ryanr0cks Junior Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 14	Newbie here, and first time at La Jolla Hey everyone, I'm Ryan, I've been lurking the site for a little more than a month, just about as long as I've had my kayak. I haven't really had many chances to take it out, but I knew that i had to head out to La Jolla soon. So when I saw I post from mckenzie (Brian) saying that he was heading out on Friday, knew i had to jump on that opportunity. I hoped out of my warm and cozy bed at 330, tossed all my stuff in the back of my truck, and made the long drive from West Covina to La Jolla, and got there just before 6 to meet up with Brian and Ryan. After a little pep talk on how to launch from the surf we got into the water. After catching bait, we began trolling, and after getting hung out on a couple of lobster pots, I finally hooked up onto a fish. When it first hit, I got excited, but then Brian yells "Stop paddling, it might be a thresher!" so i did exactly as he said, then BAM!! my reel starts screaming, I take it off of free spool set the hook and the fight was on!! The fight felt like an eternity, but it was probably more like 45 minutes. The fish took me out on 1/2 mile sleigh ride, and the whole time Brian and Ryan were following me coaching me through it. When it finally tired out Brian and Ryan landed this sucker and Ryan was kind enough to take the shark on his yak. After an hour and a half we finally made it back to dry land, and Brian snapped a couple of shots of me and the fish After landing, we headed to Ryan's house hoped on a scale and then hoped on the scale with the shark and it came out to a nice 65lbs We split this sucker 3 ways, and i took the long drive back to West Covina Anyways I definitely want to thank both Brian and Ryan for taking me out there with them, sharing their wisdom, chopping up the fish and coaching me though the day. Till next time, thanks for reading!! Ryan

01-28-2012, 05:08 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	most guys would call that one 100 Whole lot o tasty steaks right there. Congrats! __________________

01-28-2012, 05:13 PM	#4
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,478	nice. you must be a small guy, that thresher looks pretty big. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

01-29-2012, 09:39 AM	#15
The Freediver Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 89	Awesome fish dude! I sure hope I run across a couple of those this year. Incredible eats. __________________ Mmmmmm, smoked Barracuda!

01-29-2012, 10:50 AM	#16
Jonesyak Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 45	AHHH I was supposed to be out there with you guys =( got super sick... Next time! Awesome Fish! __________________

01-28-2012, 04:56 PM	#2
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	Nice T-shark, 65lbs is a nice size to land from the yak. Good job

01-28-2012, 05:17 PM	#5
Deefeesha Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: I.E. Posts: 179	Nice catch!

01-28-2012, 06:02 PM	#8
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	Welcome to the board Congrats on the T. That pic is Rad!

01-28-2012, 07:20 PM	#9
Rambo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 434	Nice Thresher, and congrats on landing a nice size fish on your first time out! How was the condition? The forecast says winds up to 20mph.

01-28-2012, 10:27 PM	#10
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! What a rad first time. Some people may shit talk the size of sharks, but that is a mighty fine first catch man......... The arms will be sore tomorrow, good job on feeding the family

01-29-2012, 06:28 AM	#13
Mr. Adventure Damn Hippy Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Riverside Posts: 311	man awesome. I've got to get out there with some of these stand up gentlemen

01-29-2012, 08:04 AM	#14
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	Sweeeet dude, my bro caught a 75lbs+ yesterday at LJ too, and it took the three of us to bring it in... fun stuff! We'll put up pix and vids soon... cheers to the beautiful fish.

01-29-2012, 11:06 AM	#17
mazilla advocatus diaboli Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 154

01-29-2012, 11:38 AM	#19
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	tail or mouth?

01-29-2012, 02:08 PM	#20
dwntwnall4u Kevin C. Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego/Hawaii Posts: 146	Very nice. Congrats.