North County Door Mat - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 11-27-2013, 08:11 AM

Hell-a fillet job!

Dirty Curti · 11-27-2013, 08:20 AM

Nice Thanksgiving feast right there!

StinkyMatt · 11-27-2013, 08:23 AM

That surf looks pounding.

Can't believe that you survived it.

Great fish on the first drop of the day.

todd one · 11-27-2013, 10:26 AM

Nice fish! Looks like you know what you're doing with that knife too.

blitzburgh · 11-27-2013, 11:51 AM

Dude! Nice work!

FISH11 · 11-27-2013, 12:08 PM

Nice fish. Great looking fillets. Cleanly done. I'm getting hungry just looking at the pictures.

konakaiyak · 11-27-2013, 12:19 PM

Thanks for all the kind replies guys. I'm still on a lil fish high cause that was actually my first legal from the yak! I fish salmon in the summer and the Alaskan natives have showed me a couple tricks to cleaning halibut. @gregandrews i remembered the cheeks right after i took the picture. All the bones, the cheeks, engawa, and other miscellaneous scraps i incorporated into a humble fishermans stew with fennel and saffron, c-bad clams and mussels, silver salmon and chunks of salmon lox I had homepacked this summer. We also did grilled hali tacos with a heirloom tomato pico de gallo and a halibut and salmon lox crudo for an appetizer. All my friends seemed stoked and we all got a good chuckle from the video. I had gone out on monday in the hopes of securing some taco meat but i didn't think i'd get that much on the first and what turned out to be only drop of the day. Called it quits and paddled in right after cause i figure fish stay fresher in the ocean than in my freezer. With the flat conditions the past week or so I was able to hit this spot a few times for some fun bassin. My girl even got in on the action one day and got a too pretty to keep cabezon but i really got lucky on monday. Even a blind chicken can scratch up some corn every now and then i guess!

Deamon · 11-27-2013, 02:15 PM

I personally, would've hooked and handed off that butt to your girl... I think.

. But maybe that's just the way I am...

. Regardless, welcome to the madness. Great job on the fish. Jim

konakaiyak · 11-27-2013, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

I personally, would've hooked and handed off that butt to your girl... I think.

. But maybe that's just the way I am...

. Regardless, welcome to the madness. Great job on the fish. Jim

She wasn't with me when i got that fish but she would take a passed pole as an insult. She likes to do it all herself, kinda hardcore like that, haha. Took her to castaic once and she flipped and lost her pole, but she wouldn't give up, and ended up catching a bigger bass than the boys that day!

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jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Hell-a fillet job! __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

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Dirty Curti Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 419	Nice Thanksgiving feast right there! __________________

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blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Dude! Nice work! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

11-27-2013, 12:19 PM	#7
konakaiyak Junior Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 15	Thanks for all the kind replies guys. I'm still on a lil fish high cause that was actually my first legal from the yak! I fish salmon in the summer and the Alaskan natives have showed me a couple tricks to cleaning halibut. @gregandrews i remembered the cheeks right after i took the picture. All the bones, the cheeks, engawa, and other miscellaneous scraps i incorporated into a humble fishermans stew with fennel and saffron, c-bad clams and mussels, silver salmon and chunks of salmon lox I had homepacked this summer. We also did grilled hali tacos with a heirloom tomato pico de gallo and a halibut and salmon lox crudo for an appetizer. All my friends seemed stoked and we all got a good chuckle from the video. I had gone out on monday in the hopes of securing some taco meat but i didn't think i'd get that much on the first and what turned out to be only drop of the day. Called it quits and paddled in right after cause i figure fish stay fresher in the ocean than in my freezer. With the flat conditions the past week or so I was able to hit this spot a few times for some fun bassin. My girl even got in on the action one day and got a too pretty to keep cabezon but i really got lucky on monday. Even a blind chicken can scratch up some corn every now and then i guess! Attached Images

11-27-2013, 02:15 PM	#8
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	I personally, would've hooked and handed off that butt to your girl... I think.. But maybe that's just the way I am.... Regardless, welcome to the madness. Great job on the fish. Jim __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

11-27-2013, 08:23 AM	#3
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	That surf looks pounding. Can't believe that you survived it. Great fish on the first drop of the day.

11-27-2013, 10:26 AM	#4
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	Nice fish! Looks like you know what you're doing with that knife too.

11-27-2013, 12:08 PM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Nice fish. Great looking fillets. Cleanly done. I'm getting hungry just looking at the pictures.