A nice specimen and a scare - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Whizz Bang · 07-10-2011, 07:26 AM

Regor,

You should of mentioned how you tied BOTH of the fly lines you were running up around your rudder when you started hauling a$$ out of the area, this could have been written incredibly humorous. How you then came up to a fellow yakker and WCW competitor and asked for a hand with the lines around the rudder who in turn vocalized his inner turmoil over whether or not to help out because he was also in the WCW...and who after clearing your lines heartily wished you a goose egg on the day and all the by-catch you could handle...

Like we said on the water, definitely Mako. Glad you got that by-catch.

dos ballenas · 07-10-2011, 07:40 AM

That would be a very small basking shark. Many species are commonly mistaken for basking sharks. In most cases they are usually white sharks... but I would go with mako. Sounds like an exciting day to me! You almost got taxed!

Regor · 07-10-2011, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Whizz Bang

Regor,

You should of mentioned how you tied BOTH of the fly lines you were running up around your rudder when you started hauling a$$ out of the area, this could have been written incredibly humorous. How you then came up to a fellow yakker and WCW competitor and asked for a hand with the lines around the rudder who in turn vocalized his inner turmoil over whether or not to help out because he was also in the WCW...and who after clearing your lines heartily wished you a goose egg on the day and all the by-catch you could handle...

Like we said on the water, definitely Mako. Glad you got that by-catch.

Thx Whizz

It was selective writing, and that was the part I left out.

Love my Hobie, but that darn rudder is a magnet for the lines hanging out the back. I've even had a big lively Greenback come full turn around the back end of the Yak (while trolling) and get the line caught on the rudder. I also need to make an adjustment, since the rudder doesn't always pull all the way up, allowing me to untangle. And at that very moment while in the middle of nowhere with the tax man around, just didn't feel like turning around and hanging the feet in the water to address the lines

You got your wish, nothing was caught that could be entered in the WCW that day

carbonbass · 07-11-2011, 07:50 AM

will mako's take a bite?

07-10-2011, 07:40 AM	#2
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	That would be a very small basking shark. Many species are commonly mistaken for basking sharks. In most cases they are usually white sharks... but I would go with mako. Sounds like an exciting day to me! You almost got taxed! __________________ ____________________________________________

07-10-2011, 07:26 AM	#1
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Regor, You should of mentioned how you tied BOTH of the fly lines you were running up around your rudder when you started hauling a$$ out of the area, this could have been written incredibly humorous. How you then came up to a fellow yakker and WCW competitor and asked for a hand with the lines around the rudder who in turn vocalized his inner turmoil over whether or not to help out because he was also in the WCW...and who after clearing your lines heartily wished you a goose egg on the day and all the by-catch you could handle... Like we said on the water, definitely Mako. Glad you got that by-catch.

07-11-2011, 07:50 AM	#4
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	will mako's take a bite?