2.5 day to SCI on the Islander - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Sin Coast · 06-20-2013, 06:23 PM

I was lucky enough to go on a 2.5 day trip to San Clemente Island on the Islander. It was on June 7-10 with the NCKA crew for their annual Islander trip.
The weather was incredible. The crew was outstanding. And I had a lot of fun! We fished the front side on Saturday then fished the back side on Sunday. The skipper, Jason, said it was the first time in 5yrs that they took kayakers to the weather side. Like I said, it was FAC.
There were some fat halibut, a nice wsb, and tons of calicos, sheeps, whitefish, etc. It was my first time yakfishing in SoCal and definitely a different ballgame. The techniques & tackle is different, but also the culture is different too. thought I was in heaven when I saw all those sweet yachts docked in Fishermans Landing. Fishing in shorts & flipflops was plush too, for sure. I can't wait to get back down there again soon.

On Saturday evening I was trolling a huge Rapala as I paddled back to the boat. Almost back to the boat (and kinda exhausted), I hooked up in about 100FOW. it towed me over 2 miles in about 1.5 hours...out past 1000FOW. As it got dark we had to call out the skiff, then I climbed in and foght it from there. The fish was tail-hooked with the trebles solidly embedded near the tip of its tail...and never jumped. So we didn't know what it was til we got color = thresher!
She measured out to 8ft 9in and approx 130lbs.
The stupid look on my face is me trying to lift that sucker haha!

Thank you to the crew and especially Jason! I had a great time and I'm stoked to do another trip soon!

h2ofishfo · 06-20-2013, 07:43 PM

WTG !!!! Good eats baby killer let it go and catch and release . Sorry I had to say it before some douche says it now they can't give u crap ha

Socalrobt · 06-21-2013, 07:36 AM

Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

mtnbykr2 · 06-21-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Socalrobt

Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

Shane and the crew of the Islander the best....

Sully1 · 06-21-2013, 10:10 AM

Thesher's are amazing fish. Watching them unleash on unsuspecting bait fish is quite the sight. Excellent tablefare too! Enjoy!

Sin Coast · 06-21-2013, 09:35 PM

Haha no worries H2ofishfo! I'm familiar with the C&R theory on threshers. And totally agree with releasing the pups. But this one was pretty damn big and fed about 15 guys :-) And made for one hell of a fish story too.
One last glory shot.
Also forgot to mention I got it on a 6'9" Shimano Teramar rod & Abu Revo Toro reel w/50lb PowerPro.

bellcon · 06-21-2013, 09:48 PM

Nice one read the report on the NorCal board.
Good stuff

Mahigeer · 06-22-2013, 11:11 PM

Nice going and welcome to So.Cal.

Nice fishing.

JeffB · 06-23-2013, 10:16 AM

I bet you got some nice steaks off of that sucker.

PAL · 06-23-2013, 06:42 PM

Absolutely awesome fish on the Toro. I heard about this from the Allens. The Islander generates great fish stories.

Baitman · 06-25-2013, 06:32 PM

It was hilarious watching Sin Coast get towed. Looked like he was halfway to Catalina Island as the night crept in.
There were a lot of really great fishermen onboard this trip. I learned a lot from these guys. Calico's were the mainstay, couldn't keep em off the hook, no matter what we dropped.
I was using a Big Hammer in about 25' OW. I think I had a halibut on,, but it charged straight into the kelp and snagged, right about then my other rod (which had a live squid on ) went bendo pulling me away from the kelp. That snapped the line on the first hit,,, I got a nice lil sleigh ride, only to come up with a ray....

The Islander crew was great. I couldn't belive the yak side service they provided... Snacks, Beer, Live Bait !!! It don't get any better than that.

Pat, you still owe me a shark steak

fishsouthcounty · 06-29-2013, 03:52 PM

Epic on that rod reel combo. Congratulations man.

I'm going to be coming up to Monterey the 10th-14th. Bringing the yak with me. Probably fish friday and saturday possibly at stillwater. Come out and join me if you can. Anyone on here in the MB area is welcome and encouraged to join. The more the safer right?

Baitman · 06-30-2013, 05:11 PM

Stillwater is good for lings / rockfish, but your timing couldn't be better for salmon that recently have been showing up close in to monterey. Mooching has been delivering the best results.
Halibut finally starting to make a show there too !

I'm in.

captnblood34 · 06-30-2013, 08:34 PM

Better angle on the 2nd pic, congrats on the catch!

h2ofishfo · 06-19-2014, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sin Coast

Haha no worries H2ofishfo! I'm familiar with the C&R theory on threshers. And totally agree with releasing the pups. But this one was pretty damn big and fed about 15 guys :-) And made for one hell of a fish story too.
One last glory shot.
Also forgot to mention I got it on a 6'9" Shimano Teramar rod & Abu Revo Toro reel w/50lb PowerPro.

what a feat bro revo !!!! Hope u changed those drag washers out after that I've caught tuna Abu Garcia 3100??? Old school had to throw them in the trash spool and everything was smoked

DennisMorgan · 06-19-2014, 09:08 PM

beautiful fish! I should have gone this year, I have to stop waiting......you nailed it!!!!

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Bert Vega · 06-20-2014, 02:02 PM

Love Thresher Shark Steaks!!!!!!! YUMMY

Congrats that's a big fish to land on the a kayak

06-20-2013, 06:23 PM	#1
Sin Coast Monterey local Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 6	2.5 day to SCI on the Islander I was lucky enough to go on a 2.5 day trip to San Clemente Island on the Islander. It was on June 7-10 with the NCKA crew for their annual Islander trip. The weather was incredible. The crew was outstanding. And I had a lot of fun! We fished the front side on Saturday then fished the back side on Sunday. The skipper, Jason, said it was the first time in 5yrs that they took kayakers to the weather side. Like I said, it was FAC. There were some fat halibut, a nice wsb, and tons of calicos, sheeps, whitefish, etc. It was my first time yakfishing in SoCal and definitely a different ballgame. The techniques & tackle is different, but also the culture is different too. thought I was in heaven when I saw all those sweet yachts docked in Fishermans Landing. Fishing in shorts & flipflops was plush too, for sure. I can't wait to get back down there again soon. On Saturday evening I was trolling a huge Rapala as I paddled back to the boat. Almost back to the boat (and kinda exhausted), I hooked up in about 100FOW. it towed me over 2 miles in about 1.5 hours...out past 1000FOW. As it got dark we had to call out the skiff, then I climbed in and foght it from there. The fish was tail-hooked with the trebles solidly embedded near the tip of its tail...and never jumped. So we didn't know what it was til we got color = thresher! She measured out to 8ft 9in and approx 130lbs. The stupid look on my face is me trying to lift that sucker haha! Thank you to the crew and especially Jason! I had a great time and I'm stoked to do another trip soon! Last edited by Sin Coast; 06-21-2013 at 09:41 PM.

06-21-2013, 10:10 AM	#5
Sully1 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Beach Posts: 288	Thesher's are amazing fish. Watching them unleash on unsuspecting bait fish is quite the sight. Excellent tablefare too! Enjoy! __________________

06-21-2013, 09:48 PM	#7
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	Nice one read the report on the NorCal board. Good stuff __________________

06-23-2013, 10:16 AM	#9
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	I bet you got some nice steaks off of that sucker. __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

06-25-2013, 06:32 PM	#11
Baitman Junior Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 22	It was hilarious watching Sin Coast get towed. Looked like he was halfway to Catalina Island as the night crept in. There were a lot of really great fishermen onboard this trip. I learned a lot from these guys. Calico's were the mainstay, couldn't keep em off the hook, no matter what we dropped. I was using a Big Hammer in about 25' OW. I think I had a halibut on,, but it charged straight into the kelp and snagged, right about then my other rod (which had a live squid on ) went bendo pulling me away from the kelp. That snapped the line on the first hit,,, I got a nice lil sleigh ride, only to come up with a ray.... The Islander crew was great. I couldn't belive the yak side service they provided... Snacks, Beer, Live Bait !!! It don't get any better than that. Pat, you still owe me a shark steak Attached Images

06-20-2013, 07:43 PM	#2
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	WTG !!!! Good eats baby killer let it go and catch and release . Sorry I had to say it before some douche says it now they can't give u crap ha

06-21-2013, 07:36 AM	#3
Socalrobt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico/Anaheim Posts: 101	Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

06-21-2013, 09:35 PM	#6
Sin Coast Monterey local Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 6	Haha no worries H2ofishfo! I'm familiar with the C&R theory on threshers. And totally agree with releasing the pups. But this one was pretty damn big and fed about 15 guys :-) And made for one hell of a fish story too. One last glory shot. Also forgot to mention I got it on a 6'9" Shimano Teramar rod & Abu Revo Toro reel w/50lb PowerPro.

06-22-2013, 11:11 PM	#8
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,891	Nice going and welcome to So.Cal. Nice fishing.

06-23-2013, 06:42 PM	#10
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	Absolutely awesome fish on the Toro. I heard about this from the Allens. The Islander generates great fish stories.

06-29-2013, 03:52 PM	#12
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	Epic on that rod reel combo. Congratulations man. I'm going to be coming up to Monterey the 10th-14th. Bringing the yak with me. Probably fish friday and saturday possibly at stillwater. Come out and join me if you can. Anyone on here in the MB area is welcome and encouraged to join. The more the safer right?

06-30-2013, 05:11 PM	#13
Baitman Junior Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 22	Stillwater is good for lings / rockfish, but your timing couldn't be better for salmon that recently have been showing up close in to monterey. Mooching has been delivering the best results. Halibut finally starting to make a show there too ! I'm in.

06-30-2013, 08:34 PM	#14
captnblood34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Otay Posts: 704	Better angle on the 2nd pic, congrats on the catch!

06-19-2014, 09:08 PM	#16
DennisMorgan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 225	beautiful fish! I should have gone this year, I have to stop waiting......you nailed it!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

06-20-2014, 02:02 PM	#17
Bert Vega Tail Chaser! Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Murrieta Posts: 627	Love Thresher Shark Steaks!!!!!!! YUMMY Congrats that's a big fish to land on the a kayak