LJ 5-30 odd day out - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dante · 05-30-2014, 09:27 PM

short report
water 70
light wind all morning
lots of Spanish mackerel very few greenbacks
no yellowtail or WSB for me or that a saw.

Odd things -today.

1) When I arrive around 4:45am at the launch my headlights catch some thing white out in the surf. Run down into the surf and I find a bait tank. When I go to grab it three rods are attached. Three new rods

for me!! Just kidding. I figure I will find the owner out there. Around 10 am I pass a kayak who looks down and does not have a bait tank. I think I found the guy. I ask and sure enough happy times are back

2) Around 9 am I hear a big splash behind me. Look back and 6-7 foot mako jumps high into the air right behind me and I notice he has my bait. He cuts though my flouro like butter before I can even tighten the line. Then I grab my jig stick and chuck it in the direction I last saw him. Not really thinking about if this is a good idea at this point but I did it. Sure enough the mako takes my jig. Why did I just do that? I fight him for about 20 minutes. He never really takes off. I am sure he knows he is hooked but he just swims around me in circles staring at me with his black eyes. I dont crank down on him because I don't want him anywhere near my kayak. Finally he turn and comes at me and lucky the slack line causes the jig to come out. Nice release and my kayak and me are in one piece.

3) Seal steals my mackerel on my 2/0 circle hook. so I dropped my empty hook into the water as I get a new bait. I did not realize I had left the reel out of gear so the hook sank a bit. I got my new bait in one hand and reeling in the slack line and what do you know I got a brand new spanish mackerel hooked himself on my bare 2/0 for me and said lets find a yellow.

I am your fish. So I put the other mackerel back in the tank and used the suicidal one. Unfortunately he never found the yellow. Stupid ASS mackerel. I thought it was sign.

05-30-2014, 09:27 PM	#1
Dante dante Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10	LJ 5-30 odd day out short report water 70 light wind all morning lots of Spanish mackerel very few greenbacks no yellowtail or WSB for me or that a saw. Odd things -today. 1) When I arrive around 4:45am at the launch my headlights catch some thing white out in the surf. Run down into the surf and I find a bait tank. When I go to grab it three rods are attached. Three new rods for me!! Just kidding. I figure I will find the owner out there. Around 10 am I pass a kayak who looks down and does not have a bait tank. I think I found the guy. I ask and sure enough happy times are back 2) Around 9 am I hear a big splash behind me. Look back and 6-7 foot mako jumps high into the air right behind me and I notice he has my bait. He cuts though my flouro like butter before I can even tighten the line. Then I grab my jig stick and chuck it in the direction I last saw him. Not really thinking about if this is a good idea at this point but I did it. Sure enough the mako takes my jig. Why did I just do that? I fight him for about 20 minutes. He never really takes off. I am sure he knows he is hooked but he just swims around me in circles staring at me with his black eyes. I dont crank down on him because I don't want him anywhere near my kayak. Finally he turn and comes at me and lucky the slack line causes the jig to come out. Nice release and my kayak and me are in one piece. 3) Seal steals my mackerel on my 2/0 circle hook. so I dropped my empty hook into the water as I get a new bait. I did not realize I had left the reel out of gear so the hook sank a bit. I got my new bait in one hand and reeling in the slack line and what do you know I got a brand new spanish mackerel hooked himself on my bare 2/0 for me and said lets find a yellow. I am your fish. So I put the other mackerel back in the tank and used the suicidal one. Unfortunately he never found the yellow. Stupid ASS mackerel. I thought it was sign.