Ghost Fever... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

joyjiggin' · 03-23-2009, 04:58 PM

Thank you for filming and posting that video! Feels like I was there!

DESTROYER · 03-23-2009, 05:32 PM

Insane! Nice Release Josh! I got's to get me one of them this year. 45# is my biggest. Absolutely Fish Porn....

Moyer

blackcloud9 · 03-23-2009, 05:41 PM

Blumpkin, reasoning was probably that he was helping friends catch bait,
and got bit reeling the bait in.

I seen it.

[Josh fwiw don't take the bait, act like a WSB]

Matt · 03-23-2009, 05:52 PM

Well Josh, doesn't need to take the bait. The fish was released and swam off just fine. I know Josh and will hands down say he is one of the most ethical fisherman I know plain and simple. Larry was there and just testified to what happened 'nuff said.

OH YEAH NICE FISH, BETTER THAN THE DINNER I WENT TOO!!!

Tman · 03-23-2009, 05:52 PM

Nice feeesh there Josh...

see ya soon...

driftwood · 03-23-2009, 06:19 PM

So that's what i missed out on. I should of just dealt with the wind and gone for it and met you at the spot. WOW! catch and release - the fish Gods are smiling. Thanks for helping me hook up my first 50 lb WSB last Wednesday. Did you like the way i realeased it?

im sure it survived to live another day. Your fishing techniques are very methodical and definetly not main stream. Which for me now makes the WSB, and in the words of Hemingway, "elusive but quite attainable"!

ps - My wife says that I need to keep the next one I catch because she loves WSB.

bellcon · 03-23-2009, 06:51 PM

way to go Josh... you should think about starting a guide service...i am just saying

and the video was cool
thanks blackcloud9 i could not get the first link to work

Vikingj · 03-23-2009, 07:11 PM

Magnificent! Thanks for taking time to present such a thoughtful post with video & photos.

yakrider · 03-23-2009, 07:47 PM

what a day ...I hope to get to come down and play again soon...
the fish will just have to wait for the work to get done...

great story and awesome release...
two years ago...
the fish in my avatar was a result of an epic two week bite...
I had the good fortune to experience some C&R on some nice WSB..
what a great feeling...thank you for reminding me of my experience...
can't wait for the day I get to release a 40lb yellow...
'cause if I do, it'll mean the freezer's full....

roosta · 03-23-2009, 09:47 PM

Great post Josh,

The feeling of releasing a beautiful large fish like that one is definitely a good one. I think that you bring up a very good point on the catch and release front. The MLPA's are looking to close La Jolla and much more of our local coastline (No fishing what so ever!), but I wish our representatives who are arguing for us would bring up a catch and release proposal. I would release every fish that I caught in the future if I could still fish La Jolla instead of having it shut down. As long as you handle the fish like you described in your post I am sure that they survive. Another option would be slot limits like they have on the east coast... Don't shut us down, there are other options.

Anyways man, good job on bringing that to light and congrats on those awesome fish.

ezcompany · 03-24-2009, 10:07 AM

what a great read Josh. Very well deserved catch, even better of you to release such a handsome fish! Thank you for the awesome read and video

Rhyno1 · 03-24-2009, 11:37 AM

Very cool video, and great C&R.

Hey Yak Rider you forgot one other way you will be releasing a 40lb yellow, cause you already had your limit (5) would be the other reason to let em go! Besides you could always get a bigger freezer!

redyak07 · 03-24-2009, 04:33 PM

Josh,

Congrats on the fish! I don't post to many comments on here. I myself have pulled many seabass both whites and blacks. All released. I have 5 kids from 1yrs. to 13yrs. I would like for them and there kids to be able to catch fish like I have. The stories we all heard about when our dads and grandfathers of how good it was. We all can make a difference. I don't want anyone to be able to tell me that I can't fish here, because this place has been over fished. Thanks for the video Josh, its a great start!

Its even more rewarding to see them swim away.

Tman · 03-23-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

Josh I think somebody may need to poke a pin in your head

Only Andy can get away with that one....

Billy V · 03-23-2009, 09:47 PM

Good show of Sportsmanship Josh.

Watching her swim away in that Vid was awesome.

THE DARKHORSE · 03-23-2009, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

Josh I think somebody may need to poke a pin in your head

Quote:

Here's a fish of a lifetime that even though they're in great numbers most will never see one attached to their hook.

The point in this sentence is that there are tons of these larger models around even though very few are caught (smart fish), as in the stock is doing well. I would gladly trade my next opportunity at one of these magnificent fish to someone who has been eluded for years.

On a side note, the video has been edited to make your coffee taste that much better, enjoy!

Tman · 03-23-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

I would gladly trade my next opportunity at one of these magnificent fish to someone who has been eluded for years.

Will have to take you up on that one...

I have been trying to put the Fishcatcher on one for years...

I do agree with you though about the return of these fish. Many, many years ago, I was out fishing with a neighbor on my favorite spot (on a PB), using visual guides as to where my spot was.
His boat had a GPS, and he kept asking me the coordinates. I lined up my view points at the spot where the best I had ever caught was a short WSB.

He's working an iron, and hooks up with a 42 lb'er. Posts it on the radio, and people met us at Dana Landing to see the fish. Unheard of at that time.

Hubbs is doing a very good job, I personally (not this year) have seen schools swim through the kelp...big 'uns. I have toured the facility, and through a biz contact, got to see what they are doing behind the scenes. Remarkable. I remember looking at the breeding tank with a 100 lb female, and then realized I was drooling.

I personally think the limit should be 1 per day, period.

Great write up. That is all.

Pescavore1 · 03-23-2009, 07:54 PM

That's amazing work with precision of a surgeon. Awesome!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

So that's what i missed out on. I should of just dealt with the wind and gone for it and met you at the spot..

Too bad you did not meet up with Josh. That fish could have been yours. Come to think of it, Josh's last 2 WSB could have been yours.

Stop putting off your trophy hunt and get out there!!!

03-23-2009, 05:52 PM	#4
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Well Josh, doesn't need to take the bait. The fish was released and swam off just fine. I know Josh and will hands down say he is one of the most ethical fisherman I know plain and simple. Larry was there and just testified to what happened 'nuff said. OH YEAH NICE FISH, BETTER THAN THE DINNER I WENT TOO!!! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

03-23-2009, 05:52 PM	#5
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Nice feeesh there Josh...see ya soon... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

03-24-2009, 11:37 AM	#12
Rhyno1 Rhyno Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Simi Valley Posts: 9	Wow... Very cool video, and great C&R. Hey Yak Rider you forgot one other way you will be releasing a 40lb yellow, cause you already had your limit (5) would be the other reason to let em go! Besides you could always get a bigger freezer!

03-23-2009, 04:58 PM	#1
joyjiggin' Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 109	Thank you for filming and posting that video! Feels like I was there!

03-23-2009, 05:32 PM	#2
DESTROYER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "The Table" Posts: 976	Insane! Nice Release Josh! I got's to get me one of them this year. 45# is my biggest. Absolutely Fish Porn.... Moyer

03-23-2009, 05:41 PM	#3
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	Blumpkin, reasoning was probably that he was helping friends catch bait, and got bit reeling the bait in. I seen it. [Josh fwiw don't take the bait, act like a WSB]

03-23-2009, 06:19 PM	#6
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	So that's what i missed out on. I should of just dealt with the wind and gone for it and met you at the spot. WOW! catch and release - the fish Gods are smiling. Thanks for helping me hook up my first 50 lb WSB last Wednesday. Did you like the way i realeased it? im sure it survived to live another day. Your fishing techniques are very methodical and definetly not main stream. Which for me now makes the WSB, and in the words of Hemingway, "elusive but quite attainable"! ps - My wife says that I need to keep the next one I catch because she loves WSB.

03-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#7
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	way to go Josh... you should think about starting a guide service...i am just saying and the video was cool thanks blackcloud9 i could not get the first link to work

03-23-2009, 07:11 PM	#8
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Magnificent! Thanks for taking time to present such a thoughtful post with video & photos.

03-23-2009, 07:47 PM	#9
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	what a day ...I hope to get to come down and play again soon... the fish will just have to wait for the work to get done... great story and awesome release... two years ago... the fish in my avatar was a result of an epic two week bite... I had the good fortune to experience some C&R on some nice WSB.. what a great feeling...thank you for reminding me of my experience... can't wait for the day I get to release a 40lb yellow... 'cause if I do, it'll mean the freezer's full....

03-23-2009, 09:47 PM	#10
roosta Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 68	Great post Josh, The feeling of releasing a beautiful large fish like that one is definitely a good one. I think that you bring up a very good point on the catch and release front. The MLPA's are looking to close La Jolla and much more of our local coastline (No fishing what so ever!), but I wish our representatives who are arguing for us would bring up a catch and release proposal. I would release every fish that I caught in the future if I could still fish La Jolla instead of having it shut down. As long as you handle the fish like you described in your post I am sure that they survive. Another option would be slot limits like they have on the east coast... Don't shut us down, there are other options. Anyways man, good job on bringing that to light and congrats on those awesome fish.

03-24-2009, 10:07 AM	#11
ezcompany Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30	what a great read Josh. Very well deserved catch, even better of you to release such a handsome fish! Thank you for the awesome read and video

03-24-2009, 04:33 PM	#13
redyak07 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lake elsinore Posts: 31	Josh, Congrats on the fish! I don't post to many comments on here. I myself have pulled many seabass both whites and blacks. All released. I have 5 kids from 1yrs. to 13yrs. I would like for them and there kids to be able to catch fish like I have. The stories we all heard about when our dads and grandfathers of how good it was. We all can make a difference. I don't want anyone to be able to tell me that I can't fish here, because this place has been over fished. Thanks for the video Josh, its a great start! Its even more rewarding to see them swim away.

03-23-2009, 09:47 PM	#15
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Good show of Sportsmanship Josh. Watching her swim away in that Vid was awesome.