Need a line stretched? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Billy V · 08-26-2009, 08:11 PM

Maybe I'll give it a shot thursday night.

I know a good place for Bat Action.

TCS · 08-26-2009, 08:36 PM

Are we talking night as in DARK or night as in evening? I might be interested in tagging along with someone else...

JrBasser · 08-27-2009, 10:34 AM

Evening or night? Trick question? Both.

We've been setting up around 6pm and fishing till we get our fix. And a side note, don't use refrozen bait. They will NOT eat it. The best bait/rig has been a 4 oz. weight, a bead, and a 7/0 hook. Weight right down to the hook. Thread on a whole humboldt squid tentacle like a plastic and whip it out there. strips of the mantle has been producing well too, as well as whole frozen or fresh dead market squid, you just might want to scale down a hook size. There's a lot of smoothhounds and leopards around the deeper water near the bridges as well.

08-27-2009, 11:41 AM

cant wait to hear the report
good luck!

joyjiggin' · 08-27-2009, 09:45 PM

Ummm, this is a dumb question, but how would you get something like that up to your yak and not get stung by it's tail??

dorf · 08-28-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by joyjiggin'

Ummm, this is a dumb question, but how would you get something like that up to your yak and not get stung by it's tail??

Carefully.

I have had great success in the past with frozen anchovies. Talk about a sleigh ride. Great fun. Unfortunately I am unable to participate because of a move. I have everything packed up for the movers.

Best of luck to you all.
Don't forget your saftey gear (PFD, lights, reflective tape etc.)!

Toad Patrol · 08-28-2009, 08:52 AM

joyjiggin, not that stupid of a question. The barb at the base of a rays tail is a defense mechinism to protect it's internal organs. Since rays, and sharks have only soft cartliage, not a rib cage, they are suceptible to internal injury. If you happen to step on the back of one they react by triggering that barb, usually into your shin or ankle. Keep the ray in the water and carefully remove the hook with pliers, or just cut the line as close to the knot as posible, and the hook will eventually rust out. Don't worry about getting bit, rays have no teeth, only crushing plated in the back of their mouths.
Rays and sharks should be considered a catch and release species only, (they have an important job in the food chain) and are definately a blast to have drag you around, good practice for that big yellowtail or white sea bass you should be catching instead.
Good luck and tight lines,
-Scott

08-26-2009, 08:36 PM	#2
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Sounds fun Are we talking night as in DARK or night as in evening? I might be interested in tagging along with someone else...

08-28-2009, 08:52 AM	#7
Toad Patrol Junior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pt Dume, Malibu Posts: 8	Stingray risks... joyjiggin, not that stupid of a question. The barb at the base of a rays tail is a defense mechinism to protect it's internal organs. Since rays, and sharks have only soft cartliage, not a rib cage, they are suceptible to internal injury. If you happen to step on the back of one they react by triggering that barb, usually into your shin or ankle. Keep the ray in the water and carefully remove the hook with pliers, or just cut the line as close to the knot as posible, and the hook will eventually rust out. Don't worry about getting bit, rays have no teeth, only crushing plated in the back of their mouths. Rays and sharks should be considered a catch and release species only, (they have an important job in the food chain) and are definately a blast to have drag you around, good practice for that big yellowtail or white sea bass you should be catching instead. Good luck and tight lines, -Scott

08-26-2009, 08:11 PM	#1
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Maybe I'll give it a shot thursday night. I know a good place for Bat Action.

08-27-2009, 10:34 AM	#3
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	Evening or night? Trick question? Both. We've been setting up around 6pm and fishing till we get our fix. And a side note, don't use refrozen bait. They will NOT eat it. The best bait/rig has been a 4 oz. weight, a bead, and a 7/0 hook. Weight right down to the hook. Thread on a whole humboldt squid tentacle like a plastic and whip it out there. strips of the mantle has been producing well too, as well as whole frozen or fresh dead market squid, you just might want to scale down a hook size. There's a lot of smoothhounds and leopards around the deeper water near the bridges as well.

08-27-2009, 11:41 AM	#4
NextBite Guest Posts: n/a	cant wait to hear the report good luck!

08-27-2009, 09:45 PM	#5
joyjiggin' Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 109	Ummm, this is a dumb question, but how would you get something like that up to your yak and not get stung by it's tail??