How was your weekend? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TomTurtle · 06-10-2007, 02:45 PM

Mine ended great!

Saturday: Woke up at 4am and launched at 5am. Fishied until 11am with only a few log cuda to show for my efforts.

Sunday: Hungover from the reggae show at the Del Mar fair. Steel Pulse is still awesome. Woke at 9am. Covinced myself to battle it out and hit the launch at 10am. Ask a few on the way in how it was going. They had just boated a WSB and a yellow. Good news. Trolled a jack mackrel around for hours with nothing to show. About 12pm a get a good zing on my clicker. Let the circle hook set itself and I'm on! First mintue or so no real runs or drag going out. I had no idea what I had hooked. Then the fish realized it was hooked. Man was it pissed! Several good runs and spins of the yak and up comes my first white seabass. Hell yeah. Broke in my gaff and flopped him on the deck.

When it was all said and done it measured 41 inches and 23 lbs on the OEX scale in Point Loma.

A few fellow yakers took some pics for me. Some on the water and some on the beach. I belive their names are Dan and Mike. The guy at OEX also snapped a few and said he would email me. Thanks guys!

In the words of Johnny Drama, "VICTORY!!!"

Shoots!

bearlythere · 06-10-2007, 04:39 PM

Good to see ya nailed him to the deck....with a broken gaff story to boot...time on the water is the key...any way hella of fish...cant wait to see the pics.....I'll call ya soon works been keeping me out of the water for the most part.....later and CONGRATULATIONS.

Mr GreenJeans · 06-10-2007, 05:35 PM

Tom

Here is the picture I took today. Congratulations on a beauty.

David

dgax65 · 06-10-2007, 08:16 PM

Good job on the WSB. How's the mighty Drifter working for you?

TomTurtle · 06-11-2007, 09:31 AM

http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?p=43775#43775

Here is a link to the on the water shots. The location is no secret. I used a carolina rig with a 2oz weight and 25lb florocarbon leader.

Yeah Doug, the drifter has been great. Thanks again!

raffman55 · 06-11-2007, 10:48 AM

Good job, guess I gave you some good answers to your questions, congrats! Tom

mossback · 06-11-2007, 10:50 AM

wtg on the wsb Tom!! bet ur stoked on the good eats ya got 4 urself... I wish i made it out there!

hoping to get out again this weekend

TomTurtle · 06-11-2007, 11:04 AM

let me know, i thinking a pm shift after work one day this week. if not, back at it on the weekend

06-10-2007, 02:45 PM	#1
TomTurtle Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 76	How was your weekend? Mine ended great! Saturday: Woke up at 4am and launched at 5am. Fishied until 11am with only a few log cuda to show for my efforts. Sunday: Hungover from the reggae show at the Del Mar fair. Steel Pulse is still awesome. Woke at 9am. Covinced myself to battle it out and hit the launch at 10am. Ask a few on the way in how it was going. They had just boated a WSB and a yellow. Good news. Trolled a jack mackrel around for hours with nothing to show. About 12pm a get a good zing on my clicker. Let the circle hook set itself and I'm on! First mintue or so no real runs or drag going out. I had no idea what I had hooked. Then the fish realized it was hooked. Man was it pissed! Several good runs and spins of the yak and up comes my first white seabass. Hell yeah. Broke in my gaff and flopped him on the deck. When it was all said and done it measured 41 inches and 23 lbs on the OEX scale in Point Loma. A few fellow yakers took some pics for me. Some on the water and some on the beach. I belive their names are Dan and Mike. The guy at OEX also snapped a few and said he would email me. Thanks guys! In the words of Johnny Drama, "VICTORY!!!" Shoots! Last edited by TomTurtle; 06-11-2007 at 04:08 PM.

06-10-2007, 04:39 PM	#2
bearlythere Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 88	Way to go Tom Good to see ya nailed him to the deck....with a broken gaff story to boot...time on the water is the key...any way hella of fish...cant wait to see the pics.....I'll call ya soon works been keeping me out of the water for the most part.....later and CONGRATULATIONS.

06-10-2007, 05:35 PM	#3
Mr GreenJeans Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The OC Posts: 58	Picture Tom Here is the picture I took today. Congratulations on a beauty. David

06-11-2007, 10:48 AM	#6
raffman55 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 37	Good job, guess I gave you some good answers to your questions, congrats! Tom __________________ Never eat anything bigger than your head

06-10-2007, 08:16 PM	#4
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	Good job on the WSB. How's the mighty Drifter working for you? __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

06-11-2007, 09:31 AM	#5
TomTurtle Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 76	http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?p=43775#43775 Here is a link to the on the water shots. The location is no secret. I used a carolina rig with a 2oz weight and 25lb florocarbon leader. Yeah Doug, the drifter has been great. Thanks again!

06-11-2007, 10:50 AM	#7
mossback Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	wtg on the wsb Tom!! bet ur stoked on the good eats ya got 4 urself... I wish i made it out there! hoping to get out again this weekend

06-11-2007, 11:04 AM	#8
TomTurtle Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 76	let me know, i thinking a pm shift after work one day this week. if not, back at it on the weekend