2-19-08 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sterling · 02-19-2008, 06:19 PM

It has been way too long since my last large fish on the kayak. It started out nice with 7 8-9" Squid. At about 8 I get bit hard! I was watching a skiff on a double I was a good distance away and "safe". My toad took off towards the skiff a few moments later they are yelling we are wrapped. Get over here, and don't put in in free spool. I ended up right on top of them. He short stroked his 30+ toad up gaffed and jerked it up and over. We "were" wrapped about 5 times. Dumbly I didn't put it in freespool at this point

My spectra was snapped with the weight of two large bodies going in opposite directions. HEARTBREAK! at least I talked to someone at the launch who had a sad story as well, misery loves company.

02-19-2008, 06:19 PM	#7
sterling Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 118	It has been way too long since my last large fish on the kayak. It started out nice with 7 8-9" Squid. At about 8 I get bit hard! I was watching a skiff on a double I was a good distance away and "safe". My toad took off towards the skiff a few moments later they are yelling we are wrapped. Get over here, and don't put in in free spool. I ended up right on top of them. He short stroked his 30+ toad up gaffed and jerked it up and over. We "were" wrapped about 5 times. Dumbly I didn't put it in freespool at this point My spectra was snapped with the weight of two large bodies going in opposite directions. HEARTBREAK! at least I talked to someone at the launch who had a sad story as well, misery loves company.