Sun fish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

DanaPT · 03-31-2016, 05:22 AM

Saw a big one over summer in dp. It was really interested in the sabiki. I peddled away and continued with getting skunked.

octico · 03-31-2016, 06:11 AM

Me and the guys saw one in Newport it breached right in front one of the guys.

monstahfish · 03-31-2016, 06:31 AM

Don't try and catch or harass one. Very bad juju.

fresh to salt · 03-31-2016, 07:12 AM

I see them all of the time off shore in the summer months! When youre looking for paddies and you see a giant white thing just under the surface or you see their dorsal fins sticking just out of the water as they turn over and relax enjoying the sun! Those things are pretty awesome and +1 that they are plankton eaters...

maquinapescado · 03-31-2016, 07:26 AM

Seen tons of them over the years offshore when it starts to warm up. I'm only posting this because it was viral for a while not because I was very entertained by it. It gets pretty annoying. These guys literally set the people of Boston back 100 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0IQCLQDfKw

Silbaugh4liberty · 03-31-2016, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by octico

Me and the guys saw one in Newport it breached right in front one of the guys.

About 10 feet from my kayak, scared the shit out of me. I grabbed my phone to record and it jumped up again about 30-50 yards away (getting it on camera). Between that and about a dozen whales around us that day, it was the most surface activity I've ever seen in Newport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfew_FIp9ms

octico · 03-31-2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

About 10 feet from my kayak, scared the shit out of me. I grabbed my phone to record and it jumped up again about 30-50 yards away (getting it on camera). Between that and about a dozen whales around us that day, it was the most surface activity I've ever seen in Newport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfew_FIp9ms

I thought that was you that saw it, that was a pretty cool day.

GregAndrew · 03-31-2016, 10:36 AM

Ok, lets correct a few things. They usually feed on jellyfish, but will also feed on Squid. I have them on video trying to eat my Squid, Sardine, my flasher and my camera. So they are not tied to a particular diet. I have caught over a dozen of them, with most being on Squid. I have never targeted them, but like Batrays, they will hang out around Squid spawns. Their skin is more like sand paper than leather and will scratch your kayak. When the Squid are around you will typically see lots more of them. They breach a lot during the spawn, and seem to be able to do so over and over again. They also do some finning as a part of their mating or courting ritual. I have seen them in multiple groups of 10 or 12 at the surface doing it.

theluckypig · 03-31-2016, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Ok, lets correct a few things. They usually feed on jellyfish, but will also feed on Squid. I have them on video trying to eat my Squid, Sardine, my flasher and my camera. So they are not tied to a particular diet. I have caught over a dozen of them, with most being on Squid. I have never targeted them, but like Batrays, they will hang out around Squid spawns. Their skin is more like sand paper than leather and will scratch your kayak. When the Squid are around you will typically see lots more of them. They breach a lot during the spawn, and seem to be able to do so over and over again. They also do some finning as a part of their mating or courting ritual. I have seen them in multiple groups of 10 or 12 at the surface doing it.

the superman/mad scientist strikes again...

Aaron&Julie · 04-02-2016, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Ok, lets correct a few things. They usually feed on jellyfish, but will also feed on Squid. I have them on video trying to eat my Squid, Sardine, my flasher and my camera. So they are not tied to a particular diet. I have caught over a dozen of them, with most being on Squid. I have never targeted them, but like Batrays, they will hang out around Squid spawns. Their skin is more like sand paper than leather and will scratch your kayak. When the Squid are around you will typically see lots more of them. They breach a lot during the spawn, and seem to be able to do so over and over again. They also do some finning as a part of their mating or courting ritual. I have seen them in multiple groups of 10 or 12 at the surface doing it.

What Greg said x3, but one additional note, they can get to be well over 2,000 pounds, and it is the heaviest known bony fish in the world, since sharks have cartilage not bone, eliminating whale sharks, baskings, etc.
Want to see a big one? Go here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SpxY5OLLxc

Silbaugh4liberty · 03-31-2016, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by octico

I thought that was you that saw it, that was a pretty cool day.

Yeah crazy day out there. Never have that kind of activity in Newport. Jaime got spooled that day on only Lord knows what and broke his line I believe (right after the Mola incident).

Dirty Curti · 03-31-2016, 05:00 PM

Freakn' Sea turtl Jay!

03-31-2016, 07:26 AM	#5
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	Seen tons of them over the years offshore when it starts to warm up. I'm only posting this because it was viral for a while not because I was very entertained by it. It gets pretty annoying. These guys literally set the people of Boston back 100 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0IQCLQDfKw __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

03-31-2016, 05:00 PM	#12
Dirty Curti Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 419	Freakn' Sea turtl Jay! __________________

03-31-2016, 05:22 AM	#1
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Saw a big one over summer in dp. It was really interested in the sabiki. I peddled away and continued with getting skunked.

03-31-2016, 06:11 AM	#2
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	Me and the guys saw one in Newport it breached right in front one of the guys.

03-31-2016, 06:31 AM	#3
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 423	Don't try and catch or harass one. Very bad juju.

03-31-2016, 07:12 AM	#4
fresh to salt Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 53	I see them all of the time off shore in the summer months! When youre looking for paddies and you see a giant white thing just under the surface or you see their dorsal fins sticking just out of the water as they turn over and relax enjoying the sun! Those things are pretty awesome and +1 that they are plankton eaters...

03-31-2016, 10:36 AM	#8
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Ok, lets correct a few things. They usually feed on jellyfish, but will also feed on Squid. I have them on video trying to eat my Squid, Sardine, my flasher and my camera. So they are not tied to a particular diet. I have caught over a dozen of them, with most being on Squid. I have never targeted them, but like Batrays, they will hang out around Squid spawns. Their skin is more like sand paper than leather and will scratch your kayak. When the Squid are around you will typically see lots more of them. They breach a lot during the spawn, and seem to be able to do so over and over again. They also do some finning as a part of their mating or courting ritual. I have seen them in multiple groups of 10 or 12 at the surface doing it.