First thresher from the yak!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JPSURF · 06-16-2007, 10:42 PM

Well day started off staring at the surf for a good 15 or 20 minutes. Timing is everything and made my way out dry!

Bait was no problem to make today and filled up the bait tank with some nice size Dines. Al and i started a slow paddle to a spot we thought looked promising when the clicker starts a slow ZZZ. So i take it in hand slowly start to button down so the slack is out and BAM set the hook and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ freight train pulling drag. Thought i might have saw a tail of a thresher at the water but could not call it for sure. After a little fight brought it to color and yep a pup thresher! So being my first thresher from the yak i want to play this thing SLOW so i could get it out for a pic and try a release. Get the little male on the lap remove the hook and quick pics and in the water he goes but he is not moving so i start trying to run some water through his gills and revive him :shock: This went on for 3 minutes and Al and i decide if it is going to die might as well keep him for some steaks so back on the lap for the BLEEDING when i feel a slight shake. I put him back in the water trying to get some life in him when he starts to move his tail and off he swims. What a Thrill!!

Rest of the day fishing was kind of slow. Had a couple more raked baits and one that stuck for a while and broke me off at the hook did not see what it was.

GBF · 06-17-2007, 12:44 AM

Very, Very Nice......Congrats on the pup and holding out for a bigger model!!

GBF

JrBasser · 06-17-2007, 12:44 AM

Nice. Theres been big numbers ofd threshers and makos all along the coast. From TP to Mission Beach mainly. A few different friedns of min watched Thresher sharks coming out of the water chasing perch and slashing their tales in the breakers at mission.

congrats

Matt · 06-17-2007, 07:29 AM

NICE JOB ON THE CATCH!! AND EVEN BETTER ON THE RELEASE!!

kurt · 06-17-2007, 08:53 AM

Nice C&R.

Freeway · 06-17-2007, 09:34 AM

Just a teaser on the pup. You know the bigger ones are not far away. Thresher hunting off Leo. Very Nice.

GHOSTHUNTR · 06-18-2007, 12:46 PM

Where were you? Leo Carrillo up in Malibu?

h2ofishfo · 06-18-2007, 08:09 PM

thats next on my list props on the fish

JPSURF · 06-18-2007, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bellyuptim

Where were you? Leo Carrillo up in Malibu?

Yes Leo Carillo

dorado50 · 06-19-2007, 09:26 AM

Thanks for the release, to be caught at as a bigger model !

06-16-2007, 10:42 PM	#1
JPSURF Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 86	First thresher from the yak!! Well day started off staring at the surf for a good 15 or 20 minutes. Timing is everything and made my way out dry! Bait was no problem to make today and filled up the bait tank with some nice size Dines. Al and i started a slow paddle to a spot we thought looked promising when the clicker starts a slow ZZZ. So i take it in hand slowly start to button down so the slack is out and BAM set the hook and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ freight train pulling drag. Thought i might have saw a tail of a thresher at the water but could not call it for sure. After a little fight brought it to color and yep a pup thresher! So being my first thresher from the yak i want to play this thing SLOW so i could get it out for a pic and try a release. Get the little male on the lap remove the hook and quick pics and in the water he goes but he is not moving so i start trying to run some water through his gills and revive him :shock: This went on for 3 minutes and Al and i decide if it is going to die might as well keep him for some steaks so back on the lap for the BLEEDING when i feel a slight shake. I put him back in the water trying to get some life in him when he starts to move his tail and off he swims. What a Thrill!! Rest of the day fishing was kind of slow. Had a couple more raked baits and one that stuck for a while and broke me off at the hook did not see what it was.

06-17-2007, 12:44 AM	#2
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	Very, Very Nice......Congrats on the pup and holding out for a bigger model!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

06-17-2007, 12:44 AM	#3
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	Nice. Theres been big numbers ofd threshers and makos all along the coast. From TP to Mission Beach mainly. A few different friedns of min watched Thresher sharks coming out of the water chasing perch and slashing their tales in the breakers at mission. congrats

06-17-2007, 07:29 AM	#4
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	NICE JOB ON THE CATCH!! AND EVEN BETTER ON THE RELEASE!!

06-17-2007, 08:53 AM	#5
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	Nice C&R.

06-17-2007, 09:34 AM	#6
Freeway Junior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: vbxcvb Posts: 13	Just a teaser on the pup. You know the bigger ones are not far away. Thresher hunting off Leo. Very Nice.

06-18-2007, 12:46 PM	#7
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	Where were you? Leo Carrillo up in Malibu?

06-18-2007, 08:09 PM	#8
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	thats next on my list props on the fish

06-19-2007, 09:26 AM	#10
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Thanks for the release, to be caught at as a bigger model !