YFT and wahoo from the kayak! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

philr21 · 10-07-2015, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

Japan is truly loaded with fish. Envious! I don't think leashing your rods is a big deal. You'll be really glad you did when it saves you that $1000 set-up.

This is a very, very rare chance for this area. Maybe once in a lifetime, but we'll see. Mahi are plentiful, but the tuna are usually too far out, and only here for a couple months. Did pick some leashes up though just in case....

philr21 · 10-07-2015, 03:39 AM

Normally though I don't like bothering with the leashes. I dont surf launch so much lower risk of capsizing.

jlabs63 · 10-07-2015, 07:38 AM

Dude, pretty impressive gaff work with the tuna! Also noticed you didn't crack a smile until the tuna was in your lap. I think I would have been ear-to-ear after that wahoo.

Kardinal_84 · 10-07-2015, 10:54 AM

That's awesome to see catches off Japan. I can't believe there weren't 100 vessels around you. Thanks for sharing!

scotty1369 · 10-07-2015, 11:09 AM

Awesome video!

JohnMckroidJr · 10-07-2015, 11:35 AM

Awesome catches, Congrats ! Being how much the Japanese love fish, I would have thought that their waters are fished pretty hard/picked clean -- surprised to see big catches like that right off the coast near a major population...and you caught them on rapalas....not even live bait....outstanding !

lowprofile · 10-07-2015, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Awesome catches, Congrats ! Being how much the Japanese love fish, I would have thought that their waters are fished pretty hard/picked clean -- surprised to see big catches like that right off the coast near a major population...and you caught them on rapalas....not even live bait....outstanding !

A lot of people are under the same assumption and I don't know why. They eat a lot of fish but they eat the whole fish. The only thing that's really overfished is bluefin tuna but that's world wide.

10-07-2015, 03:39 AM	#2
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	Normally though I don't like bothering with the leashes. I dont surf launch so much lower risk of capsizing.

10-07-2015, 07:38 AM	#3
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Dude, pretty impressive gaff work with the tuna! Also noticed you didn't crack a smile until the tuna was in your lap. I think I would have been ear-to-ear after that wahoo.

10-07-2015, 10:54 AM	#4
Kardinal_84 Alaskan Lurker Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 73	That's awesome to see catches off Japan. I can't believe there weren't 100 vessels around you. Thanks for sharing!

10-07-2015, 11:09 AM	#5
scotty1369 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: san diego Posts: 82	Awesome video!

10-07-2015, 11:35 AM	#6
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,963	Awesome catches, Congrats ! Being how much the Japanese love fish, I would have thought that their waters are fished pretty hard/picked clean -- surprised to see big catches like that right off the coast near a major population...and you caught them on rapalas....not even live bait....outstanding !