6/3/07 Report-Our First WSB
 

My friend Aaron and I launched around 4:15am in our double and headed to the pier to make bait. Bait was present, but wasn't very interested in biting until right before the sun same up. We caught around 10 mixed macs(and one huge dine), but it took around an hour.

We headed towards off of the condo and trolled macs around some bait feeding along with the rest of the kayak armada. After about 45 minutes of working the area, we decided to head into deeper water. That didn't work either, so we returned to the boils, where we lost several bait to the dogs. It was extremely crowded out there today, so after around 3-4 hours of only a few cuda/bass, we thought that the elusive wsb might be scared of the large concentration of kayakers around.

Around 10:30, we decided to head to the kelp to catch some replacement bait and find some empty waters. We had several spanish and a few greenies after around 15 minutes. We then proceded to troll south along the kelp line. Around 1/2 an hour later, as we were trolling back, my friend Aaron hooked up on something decent. It took him into the kelp, and around 10-15 minutes we brought aboard a nice wsb (after I bounced a gaff off its head), the first legal we've ever landed in a kayak.
It was an extremely fat one, 47" and 36 pounds. It took 5 trips during the past month to get one, but time on the water finally paid off today.
Sorry that the on-the-water shot cuts off the bottom of the fish---the camera stopped working after the first shot.

Thats a nice one!
cangrats:cheers1:

Nice one!

Nice Fish! I have seen you guys out there a couple of times in the double. How do you like it? Crowded?

Nice fish! Congrats!

baddass...........fo sho:luxhello:

No, it's actually really convenient because you can have the other thread the line through the tip of the longer rods or untangle your tip.
Also, the guy in front can concentrate completely on fishing while the guy in back manevers. This is especially convenient when we catch bait in the morning.

:luxhello: very cool fish, how do do haul that guy back to shore with the two of you?

Good job guys. I think the most impressive thing is that dude in front is practically standing up in the kayak holding a 36# fish. That would be quite a sight to see. Catch a big fish - stand up and take a bow.
:you_rock:

Great work Arron and Eric!
 

Awsome!

You two deserve it too, I know how hard you two worked to get a nice WSB.

Now I'm bummin I didn't go with.

Chichi

another great thing about being in the double is you have youre friend gaff your fish

yeah nic fish but standing w/that fish in a tandem must hav been a task must of had a qiuk shutter speed :D

Nice Job guys. :cheers1: (rootbeers of course) Great report & great fish.

WTG. Nice team-work!

the kayak is actually really stable and we often stand and cast from it

Really though, the very best part of a double is that upon a shark attack you can push out the guy in front!!lol

Nice fish gents. I weighed that fish for you on shore. Saw a few tailing as we paddled around. Thought I had one hooked up for awhile, but came off before I saw color. :you_rock:

Congrats
 

Nice to see someones out there killen-em. Joe