Newport Rockfish and Bycatch 3/7/14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

blitzburgh · 03-11-2014, 08:00 AM

Late report. On the water at 7. Made a bunch of Macs at the entrance. Some horses and some nice 7 & 8 inchers that I planned on sending down for the Rockfish just to switch up from the squid. Got my limit in a little over an hour. 9 Reds and one Copper.

It was during the last half hour I decided to send a live Mac down. It was on the bottom for maybe 30 seconds before it for popped. Drag began peeling off. At first I was thinking I got lucky and stuck a ghost but after a few seconds fighting this thing it was clear it was a Shark. Made a bunch of freight train runs. Took me 25 minutes to get it to color from 185'. I thought it was a Seven Gill but I am certainly no Shark expert (someone out there can tell me). It was huge to me, every bit half as long as my PA12. After some pics I cut the beast loose close to the hook. It swam away strong. I was an awesome fight.

Not a soul out there with me that morning. Got home cleaned fish and showered by noon. Fred Hall after that. Nice full day

addicted2sp33d · 03-11-2014, 08:15 AM

bus kid · 03-11-2014, 01:53 PM

Thanks, but no thanks. Nice tacos though.

Big T · 03-11-2014, 02:04 PM

It was MakoBob!

alanw · 03-11-2014, 02:16 PM

Check out that last pic. That's not the first time that shark has been caught.

Bert Vega · 03-11-2014, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alanw

Check out that last pic. That's not the first time that shark has been caught.

That looks like a shadow of the hook

JeffB · 03-11-2014, 04:04 PM

It's a SOUPFIN shark. Look kind of similar to the smooth hounds

makobob · 03-11-2014, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Big T

It was MakoBob!

No cigar for you. Not a Mako, and much too good looking to be Bob.

FISH11 · 03-11-2014, 04:21 PM

Looks like two hooks but on two leaders going to a split and the line is twisted before the split. Strange the shark took both at the same point, in the corner of the mouth. Looks like soupfin to me, but I'n no expert.

kixchad · 03-11-2014, 07:18 PM

Good on you for the release! The marks on her back makes me think shes recently mated and they give live birth.

Big T · 03-11-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by makobob

No cigar for you. Not a Mako, and much too good looking to be Bob.

lowprofile · 03-12-2014, 05:47 AM

Soup fin, otherwise known as tope.
Won't be long before they are in shore. It's one of the species you'll see in the surf at la jolla when the leopards are thick.

PE.rider · 03-13-2014, 12:00 AM

I was wondering when our resident Jaws expert would chime in... He's caught almost every species in the West and East Coasts...

You still in Japan or back in FL... Haven't seen your shark adventures and miss them!

blitzburgh · 03-13-2014, 04:08 AM

Thanks JeffB and Lowprofile!

03-11-2014, 08:00 AM	#1
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Newport Rockfish and Bycatch 3/7/14 Late report. On the water at 7. Made a bunch of Macs at the entrance. Some horses and some nice 7 & 8 inchers that I planned on sending down for the Rockfish just to switch up from the squid. Got my limit in a little over an hour. 9 Reds and one Copper. It was during the last half hour I decided to send a live Mac down. It was on the bottom for maybe 30 seconds before it for popped. Drag began peeling off. At first I was thinking I got lucky and stuck a ghost but after a few seconds fighting this thing it was clear it was a Shark. Made a bunch of freight train runs. Took me 25 minutes to get it to color from 185'. I thought it was a Seven Gill but I am certainly no Shark expert (someone out there can tell me). It was huge to me, every bit half as long as my PA12. After some pics I cut the beast loose close to the hook. It swam away strong. I was an awesome fight. Not a soul out there with me that morning. Got home cleaned fish and showered by noon. Fred Hall after that. Nice full day __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

03-11-2014, 01:53 PM	#3
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Thanks, but no thanks. Nice tacos though. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

03-11-2014, 02:16 PM	#5
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Check out that last pic. That's not the first time that shark has been caught. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

03-11-2014, 04:04 PM	#7
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	It's a SOUPFIN shark. Look kind of similar to the smooth hounds __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

03-12-2014, 05:47 AM	#12
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,476	Soup fin, otherwise known as tope. Won't be long before they are in shore. It's one of the species you'll see in the surf at la jolla when the leopards are thick. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

03-11-2014, 08:15 AM	#2
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774

03-11-2014, 02:04 PM	#4
Big T Member, You Member! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 254	It was MakoBob!

03-11-2014, 04:21 PM	#9
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,629	Looks like two hooks but on two leaders going to a split and the line is twisted before the split. Strange the shark took both at the same point, in the corner of the mouth. Looks like soupfin to me, but I'n no expert.

03-11-2014, 07:18 PM	#10
kixchad Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Marcos ca Posts: 71	Good on you for the release! The marks on her back makes me think shes recently mated and they give live birth.

03-13-2014, 12:00 AM	#13
PE.rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: OC, CA Posts: 234	I was wondering when our resident Jaws expert would chime in... He's caught almost every species in the West and East Coasts... You still in Japan or back in FL... Haven't seen your shark adventures and miss them!

03-13-2014, 04:08 AM	#14
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Thanks JeffB and Lowprofile! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe