SHARKA-HALI-RAY - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 08-19-2013, 12:04 PM

Line goes BONK!
I grab the rod out of the rod holder(newly installed Orca)
Head shakes….feels like the right kind but heavy
Fish runs away….feels like a shark I tighten the drag just a bit
Fish runs back toward me….feels like a batray
More head shakes….still feels like the right kind, but super heavy I back off on the drag
Fish turns and runs….feels like a ????, I thumb the spool and burn my skin
Fish comes to color, belly is on the opposite side of the fish so I have to reach over it for the gaff shot
my mind says: I have one shot at this, if I miss the gaff shot I'm going to lose this fish
I gaff the fish and I scream like a 14 year old girl at a Justin Beiber concert

45.5 lbs
46inches
Personal best

Fish was caught during a tournament, approximately 30-45 minutes before the weigh in.

08-19-2013, 12:04 PM	#1
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	SHARKA-HALI-RAY Line goes BONK! I grab the rod out of the rod holder(newly installed Orca) Head shakes….feels like the right kind but heavy Fish runs away….feels like a shark I tighten the drag just a bit Fish runs back toward me….feels like a batray More head shakes….still feels like the right kind, but super heavy I back off on the drag Fish turns and runs….feels like a ????, I thumb the spool and burn my skin Fish comes to color, belly is on the opposite side of the fish so I have to reach over it for the gaff shot my mind says: I have one shot at this, if I miss the gaff shot I'm going to lose this fish I gaff the fish and I scream like a 14 year old girl at a Justin Beiber concert 45.5 lbs 46inches Personal best Fish was caught during a tournament, approximately 30-45 minutes before the weigh in. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer Last edited by jorluivil; 08-21-2013 at 08:35 PM.