LJ 2-24 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sterling · 02-25-2007, 06:08 PM

Paul T

Yes I still have your #. I'll give you a call. I went out with my friend and his 15 year old son last Saturday. Total rookies and they nailed a 44 lbs WSB and 2 28# Yt. The dad got the wsb and the kid the yt's. His first ever! That kid gets his 1st yt ever and it was from a yak and it was huge. That kid is spoiled now!

jimbo · 02-25-2007, 07:11 PM

I launched early. It may have been me you seen going backwards. The first wave knocked my fish bag right of my yak, so I put it in reverse, stowed it in the back and took off again. Went to pier for bait, but swell was too big to get in close to pier. Waves were breaking just at edge of pier. Didn't want to get swallowed by rogue wave in the dark. Was able to pick up few bait in 50 ft, but had to work for them. Got 1 good strike 7:00-ish and decided wind wasn't worth fighting any more so headed in around 8:30. Got picked up just outside the edge of resevoir as I was coming in. I was hopeful at first, but soon realized the fish was big and slow. It was indeed a BSB: 30-40#. Pulled 2 hooks out of his mouth (including 1 of my own), and safely released it. That's 2 BSB for me in past week.

linghunter · 02-26-2007, 07:28 AM

Sterling , Sounds like even the newbies fish better than me .

GBF · 02-26-2007, 10:41 PM

Very Nice Fish!!

GBF

Handymansd · 02-27-2007, 03:46 PM

This post is a little on the untimely side, but it is here regardless.

I got off to a little late start due to some electrical difficulties

. The surf was a little nasty but I fared much better than the guys in the Zodiac!lol
It wasn't pretty.

After getting out, I stopped at the buoys (where did the buoys go?), got ran over by a pod of dolphins, worked really hard with a squid tipped sabiki to produce three mackerel. Wind and seas were pretty rough I was starting to wonder if it was safe to stay out, when the wind just quit and it became beautiful out there. I live lined until my bait ran off, switched to yo-yoing Iron at around 100ft. and just could not get the bite. I moved in a little to around 80 ft. with no results. Finally gave up at around ten thirty and headed in just to hook up right outside the preserve, brought a 5ft leopard to leader, then lost it as I messed around looking for my missing pliers.

all in all a fun but cold day.

Hoorah to the other 4 kayakers out there in the elements that morning

!

02-25-2007, 07:11 PM	#2
jimbo Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: san diego Posts: 97	my experience 7/24 I launched early. It may have been me you seen going backwards. The first wave knocked my fish bag right of my yak, so I put it in reverse, stowed it in the back and took off again. Went to pier for bait, but swell was too big to get in close to pier. Waves were breaking just at edge of pier. Didn't want to get swallowed by rogue wave in the dark. Was able to pick up few bait in 50 ft, but had to work for them. Got 1 good strike 7:00-ish and decided wind wasn't worth fighting any more so headed in around 8:30. Got picked up just outside the edge of resevoir as I was coming in. I was hopeful at first, but soon realized the fish was big and slow. It was indeed a BSB: 30-40#. Pulled 2 hooks out of his mouth (including 1 of my own), and safely released it. That's 2 BSB for me in past week. __________________ that's why they call it fishing

02-26-2007, 10:41 PM	#4
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	Very Nice Fish!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

02-27-2007, 03:46 PM	#5
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	Saturday 2 24 LJ This post is a little on the untimely side, but it is here regardless. I got off to a little late start due to some electrical difficulties. The surf was a little nasty but I fared much better than the guys in the Zodiac!lol It wasn't pretty. After getting out, I stopped at the buoys (where did the buoys go?), got ran over by a pod of dolphins, worked really hard with a squid tipped sabiki to produce three mackerel. Wind and seas were pretty rough I was starting to wonder if it was safe to stay out, when the wind just quit and it became beautiful out there. I live lined until my bait ran off, switched to yo-yoing Iron at around 100ft. and just could not get the bite. I moved in a little to around 80 ft. with no results. Finally gave up at around ten thirty and headed in just to hook up right outside the preserve, brought a 5ft leopard to leader, then lost it as I messed around looking for my missing pliers. all in all a fun but cold day. Hoorah to the other 4 kayakers out there in the elements that morning! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

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02-25-2007, 06:08 PM	#1
sterling Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 118	Paul T Yes I still have your #. I'll give you a call. I went out with my friend and his 15 year old son last Saturday. Total rookies and they nailed a 44 lbs WSB and 2 28# Yt. The dad got the wsb and the kid the yt's. His first ever! That kid gets his 1st yt ever and it was from a yak and it was huge. That kid is spoiled now!

02-26-2007, 07:28 AM	#3
linghunter skunk Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 61	Sterling , Sounds like even the newbies fish better than me .