Dana Report 10/10/11 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 10-11-2011, 10:16 AM

I have had my line peeled off a couple of times at DP lately, once trolling a mac back from the point and once with a forgotten sardine about halfway down at the barber poles while I was rigging a light outfit for mackeral. Couldn't stop it and broke my line both times in rather short order. Gonna get that guy one of these days.

I also hooked up on a thresher at about 30lbs in that same area on my trout rod, it moseied up on a half dead anchovie that I was dragging on the top not more then 20 feet from the yak. Just nonchalantly inhaled it and turned around. Now that was a show...

silverbullet · 10-11-2011, 10:30 AM

Nice Hali.... I've had the same kind of bite and run happen. I did switch to a steel leader and pulled shark afterwards. That would be my guess.

GregAndrew · 10-11-2011, 10:45 AM

Caught 6 sharks on Fri. south towards Doheny.

PapaDave · 10-11-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GregAndrew

Caught 6 sharks on Fri. south towards Doheny.

Thresher?

Aaron&Julie · 10-11-2011, 12:05 PM

Odds on that mystery fish, even money Leopard shark, 2-1 Smooth-hound shark, Bat Ray 20-1, Thresher 25-1, Black Sea Bass 75-1, White Sea Bass 85-1, other 100-1. The only reason the Black is lower odds than the White, we've hooked 3 Blacks near the mouth of the harbor, that gave us a tow, and we haven't hooked a White (in the Dana Point area) large enough to give us a tow, although we know others have done it.
Somebody had to set the morning line. Those mysteries can keep fishing quite interesting. Congratulations on the legal halibut.

Amish Ed · 10-11-2011, 02:58 PM

Nice job keeping active. Thanks for the post.

xpresso2am · 10-11-2011, 03:23 PM

Sweet a legal Hali!! Keep up the good work

10-11-2011, 10:30 AM	#2
silverbullet Crusty Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 125	Nice Hali.... I've had the same kind of bite and run happen. I did switch to a steel leader and pulled shark afterwards. That would be my guess. __________________ pastor maximus felis domestica Bobby

10-11-2011, 12:05 PM	#5
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Odds on that mystery fish, even money Leopard shark, 2-1 Smooth-hound shark, Bat Ray 20-1, Thresher 25-1, Black Sea Bass 75-1, White Sea Bass 85-1, other 100-1. The only reason the Black is lower odds than the White, we've hooked 3 Blacks near the mouth of the harbor, that gave us a tow, and we haven't hooked a White (in the Dana Point area) large enough to give us a tow, although we know others have done it. Somebody had to set the morning line. Those mysteries can keep fishing quite interesting. Congratulations on the legal halibut. __________________ "Never say die"

10-11-2011, 02:58 PM	#6
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Nice job keeping active. Thanks for the post. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

10-11-2011, 10:16 AM	#1
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,480	I have had my line peeled off a couple of times at DP lately, once trolling a mac back from the point and once with a forgotten sardine about halfway down at the barber poles while I was rigging a light outfit for mackeral. Couldn't stop it and broke my line both times in rather short order. Gonna get that guy one of these days. I also hooked up on a thresher at about 30lbs in that same area on my trout rod, it moseied up on a half dead anchovie that I was dragging on the top not more then 20 feet from the yak. Just nonchalantly inhaled it and turned around. Now that was a show...

10-11-2011, 10:45 AM	#3
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Caught 6 sharks on Fri. south towards Doheny.

10-11-2011, 03:23 PM	#7
xpresso2am Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 209	Sweet a legal Hali!! Keep up the good work