Catch & Release vs Kill & Grill vs __________ (Option Three) - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ful-rac · 06-01-2015, 03:17 PM

NO WAY!

bolocop · 06-01-2015, 03:21 PM

The brutality of fishing! Hero to zero in no time!

AirborneYak · 06-01-2015, 03:26 PM

Wow. That's a heart breaker. Ummm...congrats?

RookieYakker · 06-01-2015, 04:36 PM

Congrats then Ouch...

How the hell did it shake the clip?

roby · 06-01-2015, 06:31 PM

"Grab the resurrected "Jesus-fish" with right hand in front of forked tail and hold on for dear life "

I laughed-out-loud when I read the comment above. When I saw you holding the yellow by the tail, I thought you were just bleeding it. Little did I know, the yellowtail made an escape.

It was nice launching and landing with you today. I really thought we were going to get more than one today.

swinginFish · 06-01-2015, 07:05 PM

Ditto

AE

LawDog · 06-01-2015, 07:35 PM

That's unfortunate.

WORM · 06-01-2015, 07:50 PM

Not to try and one up you but I have an option 4! Launch 6am. Peddle out to usual spots and load up a few monster macs. slow troll 10" mac for 15 min and clicker goes off. Land 15# fish clip gills bleed out wrap in towel and stow in back of my revo (first yt on yak!)

20 min later see some breezers near kelp line and pull out b&w surface iron make perfect cast 20 ft past them 5 cranks later explosion happens! Fish wrapped me in a bull kelp and after 15 of tugging he comes free and I put a gaff in him. 25# pb obviously(2nd yt ever caught on yak). This is where it all went wrong. I saw more fish crashing bait so instead of taking time to gill and bleed him out I decided to try and tie him up live in the back so as I kick my legs over the side to stow him away he goes nuts and as I try and contain him I had too much weight on side of yak and flip! There they go one by one. Avet and seeker pinhead combo, cardiff and custum rod combo, and newell and seeker iron stick. Along with my first 15# yt i caught. I dive down grab the first rod I see the newell 10ft down and the rest is sacraficed to the sea gods! Lucky I at least kept my 2nd fish on clip so I pulled him back up. Lesson learned take your time and kill your fish before attempting to stow him away! Oh yeah and don't flip your yak! haha. Best and worst day ever!

Cadillyak · 06-01-2015, 08:07 PM

Damn on both stories!

lamb · 06-01-2015, 08:56 PM

Avery - sorry to hear, and thanks for sharing!
It's a great reminder that anything can happen, to anyone, no matter what the experience level is.

I heard Jasmin's hooked a nice YT the other day,
but then the fish turned the tables around on him -
it was the fish that actually hooked his rig, and then took off with it!

YTHunter · 06-06-2015, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WORM

Not to try and one up you but I have an option 4! Launch 6am. Peddle out to usual spots and load up a few monster macs. slow troll 10" mac for 15 min and clicker goes off. Land 15# fish clip gills bleed out wrap in towel and stow in back of my revo (first yt on yak!)

20 min later see some breezers near kelp line and pull out b&w surface iron make perfect cast 20 ft past them 5 cranks later explosion happens! Fish wrapped me in a bull kelp and after 15 of tugging he comes free and I put a gaff in him. 25# pb obviously(2nd yt ever caught on yak). This is where it all went wrong. I saw more fish crashing bait so instead of taking time to gill and bleed him out I decided to try and tie him up live in the back so as I kick my legs over the side to stow him away he goes nuts and as I try and contain him I had too much weight on side of yak and flip! There they go one by one. Avet and seeker pinhead combo, cardiff and custum rod combo, and newell and seeker iron stick. Along with my first 15# yt i caught. I dive down grab the first rod I see the newell 10ft down and the rest is sacraficed to the sea gods! Lucky I at least kept my 2nd fish on clip so I pulled him back up. Lesson learned take your time and kill your fish before attempting to stow him away! Oh yeah and don't flip your yak! haha. Best and worst day ever!

WORM, this deserves a posting of it's own!

06-01-2015, 03:17 PM	#1
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	NO WAY! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

06-01-2015, 08:07 PM	#9
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Damn on both stories! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

06-01-2015, 08:56 PM	#10
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Avery - sorry to hear, and thanks for sharing! It's a great reminder that anything can happen, to anyone, no matter what the experience level is. I heard Jasmin's hooked a nice YT the other day, but then the fish turned the tables around on him - it was the fish that actually hooked his rig, and then took off with it! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

06-01-2015, 03:21 PM	#2
bolocop Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 332	The brutality of fishing! Hero to zero in no time!

06-01-2015, 03:26 PM	#3
AirborneYak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Long Beach Posts: 366	Wow. That's a heart breaker. Ummm...congrats?

06-01-2015, 04:36 PM	#4
RookieYakker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 130	Congrats then Ouch... How the hell did it shake the clip?

06-01-2015, 06:31 PM	#5
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	"Grab the resurrected "Jesus-fish" with right hand in front of forked tail and hold on for dear life " I laughed-out-loud when I read the comment above. When I saw you holding the yellow by the tail, I thought you were just bleeding it. Little did I know, the yellowtail made an escape. It was nice launching and landing with you today. I really thought we were going to get more than one today.

06-01-2015, 07:05 PM	#6
swinginFish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 173	Ditto AE

06-01-2015, 07:35 PM	#7
LawDog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 143	That's unfortunate.

06-01-2015, 07:50 PM	#8
WORM Revo fever Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Rancho san diego Posts: 21	Not to try and one up you but I have an option 4! Launch 6am. Peddle out to usual spots and load up a few monster macs. slow troll 10" mac for 15 min and clicker goes off. Land 15# fish clip gills bleed out wrap in towel and stow in back of my revo (first yt on yak!) 20 min later see some breezers near kelp line and pull out b&w surface iron make perfect cast 20 ft past them 5 cranks later explosion happens! Fish wrapped me in a bull kelp and after 15 of tugging he comes free and I put a gaff in him. 25# pb obviously(2nd yt ever caught on yak). This is where it all went wrong. I saw more fish crashing bait so instead of taking time to gill and bleed him out I decided to try and tie him up live in the back so as I kick my legs over the side to stow him away he goes nuts and as I try and contain him I had too much weight on side of yak and flip! There they go one by one. Avet and seeker pinhead combo, cardiff and custum rod combo, and newell and seeker iron stick. Along with my first 15# yt i caught. I dive down grab the first rod I see the newell 10ft down and the rest is sacraficed to the sea gods! Lucky I at least kept my 2nd fish on clip so I pulled him back up. Lesson learned take your time and kill your fish before attempting to stow him away! Oh yeah and don't flip your yak! haha. Best and worst day ever!