The Other WHITE MEAT - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Aaron&Julie · 11-27-2015, 11:57 PM

Beautiful fish, congratulations. Lots of good eats there.

DanaPT · 11-28-2015, 05:57 AM

John.. great catch. Did you get hailed on? It turned nasty from 11 to 3.

iethinker · 11-28-2015, 11:10 AM

Don't put your fingers in there!

Sheephead · 11-29-2015, 09:08 AM

WHAT A HOG! Im totally jealous! Im still hunting for my trophy but I can't stop catching 14"ers. Only question I have is what depth were you fishing in? You can be as broad as shallow or deep

GREAT FISH!

The pelican · 11-29-2015, 01:59 PM

WTG on the beast Sheephead. #20+ is a huge goat. Curious how it fought, as I haven't come close to that size yet. I do remember a guy posting a few years back after he caught a YT and monster goat in the same day. As I recall, the 20 ish pound YT weighted a little less than the goat. Crazy. Nice work and congrats on the trophy fish.

Pat

igotpron · 11-29-2015, 02:33 PM

anymore details? What rig? What bait? What beer? How did the kelp look?haven't been out in forever. Can you still tie up to it or has the top died off?

mrJB · 11-29-2015, 03:13 PM

Didn't get hailed on, just rained on. That wasn't bad since I had "splash' gear on. The bad part is that the wind was blowing from ESE, then S, making some crappy, close-interval chop.

Depth was about 35' over some former kelp patches, now mostly just a rock bottom.

Initially fought like a leopard shark with a long run, then settled into some quasi-headshakes and made me think I had a good-sized hali.

11-27-2015, 11:57 PM	#1
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Beautiful fish, congratulations. Lots of good eats there. __________________ "Never say die"

11-28-2015, 11:10 AM	#3
iethinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 370	Fingers! Don't put your fingers in there!

11-29-2015, 01:59 PM	#5
The pelican Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: La Jolla Posts: 82	Beast!!!!! WTG on the beast Sheephead. #20+ is a huge goat. Curious how it fought, as I haven't come close to that size yet. I do remember a guy posting a few years back after he caught a YT and monster goat in the same day. As I recall, the 20 ish pound YT weighted a little less than the goat. Crazy. Nice work and congrats on the trophy fish. Pat

11-29-2015, 03:13 PM	#7
mrJB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O.C. Posts: 352	SOME answers... Didn't get hailed on, just rained on. That wasn't bad since I had "splash' gear on. The bad part is that the wind was blowing from ESE, then S, making some crappy, close-interval chop. Depth was about 35' over some former kelp patches, now mostly just a rock bottom. Initially fought like a leopard shark with a long run, then settled into some quasi-headshakes and made me think I had a good-sized hali. __________________ "I Brake for Halibut" Last edited by mrJB; 01-02-2017 at 03:25 PM.

11-28-2015, 05:57 AM	#2
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	John.. great catch. Did you get hailed on? It turned nasty from 11 to 3.

11-29-2015, 09:08 AM	#4
Sheephead Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 115	WHAT A HOG! Im totally jealous! Im still hunting for my trophy but I can't stop catching 14"ers. Only question I have is what depth were you fishing in? You can be as broad as shallow or deep GREAT FISH!

11-29-2015, 02:33 PM	#6
igotpron Xcoastie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Westminster Posts: 285	anymore details? What rig? What bait? What beer? How did the kelp look?haven't been out in forever. Can you still tie up to it or has the top died off?