Late report for Monday - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

amsurferoceanbeach · 12-12-2007, 02:23 PM

My son and daughter in law are in town from
Japan with my new grandson. I told them before
they left we would have yellow tail sashimi.
Got up early but it was 37 degrees in my yard
, so I went back to bed.
Afternoon had a little wind on it, but was still nice.
Easy bait at the can. I decided to just head straight
out when I see birds diving way out side. I flew out
as fast as I could stopping just short of the boil. Thats when I noticed
my bail was open and 500 yards of line was out with
my surface iron on it.
As I was cranking the line in ,my fly line goes off.
I started to set the reel with the iron on it down
when the fly line goes still. I went ahead and pulled
the rest of the line in and got one shot at the boil
that came right at me. Hook up. I new it was'nt that
big, but I did have 40 lb line on and I was in 150 ft depth,
so I horsed it in. Before I got it in, the boils quit, the birds
left and for an hour I never saw anything, so I came in.
16 lbs on the b/w surface iron.

Thanks Don for making my fish look so big.
Date on the photo is wrong. 12 10 2007

FISHIONADO · 12-12-2007, 02:32 PM

Way to go Paul, haven't seen you out there in a while. Let us know what your kids think of our local yellowtail. I understand that Japanese yellowtail are a little different and make true hamachi, usually farm fattened, and our local yellowtail sashimi is called hiramasa. I've never been able to cut the "melt in your mouth" sashimi from ours, good but not like you get from sushi restaurants. But my kids like anything with wasabi, even green beans.

steamroll · 12-12-2007, 02:32 PM

Right on! Who knew the winter bite would be on Surface Irons?

Holy Mackerel · 12-12-2007, 02:36 PM

Paul, nice Tail!

chris

lamb · 12-12-2007, 02:38 PM

Right on Paul!!!!

Dan · 12-12-2007, 02:46 PM

Me <---jealous. You <-----stoked.

Nice winter fish. Sounds like an exciting hookup for sure.

amsurferoceanbeach · 12-12-2007, 03:00 PM

Dave my son said he orders wasabi hamburgers in Japan.
What a gringo.

esdees · 12-12-2007, 04:10 PM

Congrats! These cold mornings make it tough.

Matt · 12-12-2007, 06:48 PM

The new technique for winter!!! Congrats Paul!!!!

Handymansd · 12-12-2007, 06:48 PM

Congrats on a great winter catch!!

I have been too wimpy to brave these freezing mornings too. I need to come up with a nice gel seat heater.

Shirack! · 12-12-2007, 08:00 PM

I just got back from Japan about 2 weeks ago, we caught about 15 yelowtail in Tokyo bay and about 30 in Shimoda, they were smaller than here but they tasted just the same.

Zed · 12-13-2007, 08:02 AM

Nice.

Brrrr.

ratdog · 12-13-2007, 08:17 AM

Very nice, "thank you" for sharing the details.

joe tuipala · 12-13-2007, 08:30 AM

I will call you , but have not got a Kayak yet.

GBF · 12-13-2007, 11:18 AM

NICE GOING!!

GBF

Aaron&Julie · 12-13-2007, 11:36 AM

Congratulations and thanks for the report.
Living vicariously through fisher "folks" like you.

aguachico · 12-13-2007, 11:41 AM

Congrats on the fish.

Tman · 12-13-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amsurferoceanbeach

Thanks Don for making my fish look so big.

I think any YT you catch in the middle of winter is a big fish...congrats, nice

Earl E. Retire · 12-13-2007, 03:16 PM

I've found that ceramic knives (mine's from Kyocera) are great for slicing the YT really thin

. Ceramic stays very sharp for a long time. The knives are brittle though -- can't drop or bang them against things or they will chip.

EER

h2ofishfo · 12-13-2007, 05:05 PM

WTG

12-12-2007, 02:23 PM	#1
amsurferoceanbeach Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ocean Beach San Diego Ca Posts: 110	Late report for Monday My son and daughter in law are in town from Japan with my new grandson. I told them before they left we would have yellow tail sashimi. Got up early but it was 37 degrees in my yard , so I went back to bed. Afternoon had a little wind on it, but was still nice. Easy bait at the can. I decided to just head straight out when I see birds diving way out side. I flew out as fast as I could stopping just short of the boil. Thats when I noticed my bail was open and 500 yards of line was out with my surface iron on it. As I was cranking the line in ,my fly line goes off. I started to set the reel with the iron on it down when the fly line goes still. I went ahead and pulled the rest of the line in and got one shot at the boil that came right at me. Hook up. I new it was'nt that big, but I did have 40 lb line on and I was in 150 ft depth, so I horsed it in. Before I got it in, the boils quit, the birds left and for an hour I never saw anything, so I came in. 16 lbs on the b/w surface iron. Thanks Don for making my fish look so big. Date on the photo is wrong. 12 10 2007

12-12-2007, 02:32 PM	#3
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	Right on! Who knew the winter bite would be on Surface Irons? __________________

12-12-2007, 02:38 PM	#5
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	Right on Paul!!!! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

12-12-2007, 03:00 PM	#7
amsurferoceanbeach Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ocean Beach San Diego Ca Posts: 110	Dave Dave my son said he orders wasabi hamburgers in Japan. What a gringo.

12-12-2007, 06:48 PM	#10
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	Congrats on a great winter catch!! I have been too wimpy to brave these freezing mornings too. I need to come up with a nice gel seat heater. __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

12-12-2007, 02:32 PM	#2
FISHIONADO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 698	Way to go Paul, haven't seen you out there in a while. Let us know what your kids think of our local yellowtail. I understand that Japanese yellowtail are a little different and make true hamachi, usually farm fattened, and our local yellowtail sashimi is called hiramasa. I've never been able to cut the "melt in your mouth" sashimi from ours, good but not like you get from sushi restaurants. But my kids like anything with wasabi, even green beans.

12-12-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Paul, nice Tail! chris

12-12-2007, 02:46 PM	#6
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	Me <---jealous. You <-----stoked. Nice winter fish. Sounds like an exciting hookup for sure.

12-12-2007, 04:10 PM	#8
esdees The Good Clone Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clairemont Posts: 520	Congrats! These cold mornings make it tough.

12-12-2007, 06:48 PM	#9
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	The new technique for winter!!! Congrats Paul!!!!

12-12-2007, 08:00 PM	#11
Shirack! Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11	I just got back from Japan about 2 weeks ago, we caught about 15 yelowtail in Tokyo bay and about 30 in Shimoda, they were smaller than here but they tasted just the same.

12-13-2007, 08:02 AM	#12
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Nice. Brrrr.

12-13-2007, 08:17 AM	#13
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	Very nice, "thank you" for sharing the details.

12-13-2007, 08:30 AM	#14
joe tuipala Junior Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: clairemont/sd Posts: 27	Hey Paul you keep catching all the yellows. I will call you , but have not got a Kayak yet.

12-13-2007, 11:18 AM	#15
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	NICE GOING!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

12-13-2007, 11:36 AM	#16
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Congratulations and thanks for the report. Living vicariously through fisher "folks" like you. __________________ "Never say die"

12-13-2007, 11:41 AM	#17
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	Congrats on the fish.

12-13-2007, 03:16 PM	#19
Earl E. Retire Junior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10	sharp knife = good sashimi I've found that ceramic knives (mine's from Kyocera) are great for slicing the YT really thin . Ceramic stays very sharp for a long time. The knives are brittle though -- can't drop or bang them against things or they will chip. EER

12-13-2007, 05:05 PM	#20
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	WTG