got destroyed at LJ 2/15 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 02-15-2016, 09:14 PM

Lobster trap! Lol

YOYOYaker · 02-15-2016, 09:45 PM

Sounds like it might have been a black seabass. They usually want to stay right near the bottom, coming to the surface only after going into stress and floating up, after a slow, but powerful fight.

pingpangdang · 02-15-2016, 09:48 PM

I've done some rock fishing in the past and got hung on both lobster trap lines and heavy kelp. Those two will bend your rod with the rise of a wave and even take drag but just for the rise. Predictable and rhytmic with wave action. Can always do the slack line test as well. This thing felt like a heavy ray. I've never landed a bsb...not sure how those fight.

pingpangdang · 02-15-2016, 09:53 PM

I've done some rock fishing in the past and got hung on both lobster trap lines and heavy kelp. Those two will bend your rod with the rise of a wave and even take drag but just for the rise. Predictable and rhytmic with wave action. Can always do the slack line test as well. This thing felt like a heavy ray. I've never landed a bsb...not sure how those fight.

Mr. NiceGuy · 02-16-2016, 01:20 AM

Okuma Trio ... isn't that a medium weight spinning reel?

I looked up suzuki size Japanese sea bass --- they look equivalent to catching corvina in the bays. Okuma Trio should have been good for that with 12# line.

Sounds like it could have also served as your sabiki pole.

Now you have a good excuse to upgrade to the equipment you need.

Getting a new pole and reel always feels good :-)

maquinapescado · 02-16-2016, 06:38 AM

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/penn--...FY-DaQodiPUEvQ

Just get one. I can guarantee that set up has caught more YT in SoCal than you'll ever see in you life. Good ole jig master

cris · 02-16-2016, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maquinapescado

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/penn--...FY-DaQodiPUEvQ

Just get one. I can guarantee that set up has caught more YT in SoCal than you'll ever see in you life. Good ole jig master

Can confirm the above advice. Have spent the last 25 years trying to break my father's jigmaster and senator reels. Still trying. Will report when successful but don't hold your breath.

StinkyMatt · 02-16-2016, 10:16 AM

Rocks, kelp or lobster pot.

In the absence of photos...you get no "fish credit".

It must have still be a lot of fun.

joezee1986 · 02-16-2016, 11:24 AM

For what's it's worth I have a Okuma Azores 55 mounted on a Makaira spinning Rod 701mh. I can let you have it for 230 with 60 lb braid. Got some yellows and dorados on it used it twice with poppers. 9-10 condition

ful-rac · 02-16-2016, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Rocks, kelp or lobster pot.
In the absence of photos...you get no "fish credit".

Matt's got a weird accent now since he moved back east....

I'll have to translate that for you...

What he means to say is...

"no pics di'nt hapend"

02-15-2016, 09:14 PM	#1
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Lobster trap! Lol __________________ 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"

02-16-2016, 01:20 AM	#5
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	Okuma Trio ... isn't that a medium weight spinning reel? I looked up suzuki size Japanese sea bass --- they look equivalent to catching corvina in the bays. Okuma Trio should have been good for that with 12# line. Sounds like it could have also served as your sabiki pole. Now you have a good excuse to upgrade to the equipment you need. Getting a new pole and reel always feels good :-) __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise Last edited by Mr. NiceGuy; 02-16-2016 at 01:38 AM.

02-16-2016, 06:38 AM	#6
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	http://www.westmarine.com/buy/penn--...FY-DaQodiPUEvQ Just get one. I can guarantee that set up has caught more YT in SoCal than you'll ever see in you life. Good ole jig master __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

02-15-2016, 09:45 PM	#2
YOYOYaker Junior Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 28	Sounds like it might have been a black seabass. They usually want to stay right near the bottom, coming to the surface only after going into stress and floating up, after a slow, but powerful fight.

02-15-2016, 09:48 PM	#3
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	I've done some rock fishing in the past and got hung on both lobster trap lines and heavy kelp. Those two will bend your rod with the rise of a wave and even take drag but just for the rise. Predictable and rhytmic with wave action. Can always do the slack line test as well. This thing felt like a heavy ray. I've never landed a bsb...not sure how those fight.

02-15-2016, 09:53 PM	#4
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	I've done some rock fishing in the past and got hung on both lobster trap lines and heavy kelp. Those two will bend your rod with the rise of a wave and even take drag but just for the rise. Predictable and rhytmic with wave action. Can always do the slack line test as well. This thing felt like a heavy ray. I've never landed a bsb...not sure how those fight.

02-16-2016, 10:16 AM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Rocks, kelp or lobster pot. In the absence of photos...you get no "fish credit". It must have still be a lot of fun.

02-16-2016, 11:24 AM	#9
joezee1986 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Point Loma-Ocean Beach Posts: 164	For what's it's worth I have a Okuma Azores 55 mounted on a Makaira spinning Rod 701mh. I can let you have it for 230 with 60 lb braid. Got some yellows and dorados on it used it twice with poppers. 9-10 condition