Yak mako

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Originally Posted by Fiskadoro

There you go.... Sounds like you have your shit together

Yeah the standard large flygaffs are too big to set one armed while sitting in a yak. I still use smaller flygaffs but I make my own and sharpen them razor sharp.

The lift floats and harpoon are ideal. Sounds like you've worked a sword boat.

Good luck

The first time I intentionally target sharks over 200 on a yak I hooked a big T, but after a few hours I realized that there was no way I was going to plane her up even on the eighty pound gear I was using. On a boat I could just powered up and put an angle on her, or at the very least snapped her off, but on a yak I was totally helpless. She just stayed straight down out of sight steadily pulling me out to sea like it was no big thing. It's been a while but I think she finally just spit the hook. Only time I ever wished a big fish off my line, and it was a long paddle back in.

This is the only issue I can’t get over. I think a drift sock will help with adding drag and ability to apply pressure. I’ve been towed by T’s and yellows with only 15lbs of drag and the yak moves like its got a little motor attached to it. I’ll have to work this out before summer.