Newport Beach - 06/14
 

Looking to fish the harbor for a while looking for some bass, then head out to kelp patties for whatever bites my line. If anyone is interested in joining let me know. I will be heading out from Kids Beach around 6am. If you leave from elsewhere hit me up on channel 68.

I'll be busy this weekend. Let me know if you're fishing another time.

No Problem!
 

Let me guess you have to work ... bah ha ha! All shiat talking aside, Gabe loved the yak, he was pissed that he got skunked.

I forgot to tell you, I caught a nasty barracuda on a sabiki rig. What an f'ing nightmare, no net, fish grips or gaff (not that I needed it). Stupid fish had all 5 sabiki hooks rapped around him. He would not stop flapping so a couple of whacks to the head from my pliers put him in place. Surprising he swam away with out issue after i unhooked him ... pretty hardy fish.

Next time for sure. I have some good intel on chafee island next time ... I will send you a PM

You guys went all the way out to chafe island in the perception?! Lol that's awesome! Any pics of the cuda?

No we did not we fish Los Alamitos we fished Newport near the patties that's about as far out we went. He could make it out the rock piles. No pics of the cuda threw that nasty thing back in asap.

I got the intel from a friend I will send you a PM.

Why would you beat a fish over the head in your kayak and then release it?

Kind of defeats the purpose?

Come prepared so that you don't foolishly waste our resources.

:mad:

I will be out from kid beach and plan to stay inside harbor as I'm taking out a new kayak angler :)
Plan to launch around 7-7:30a and will be on ch67
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I totally agree, I normally don't do such a thing. I am not defending myself, nor do I feel a need to.

I had no choice he had a hook in his eye, one inside his gill and two more along his belly. I tried untying him on the deck of my yak, but that turned into a total mess. If you have ever caught a cuda you know how much of a pain they can be.

I normally don't forget things, but this was one of those days where I did. I respect your opinion, but I am sure you have had a day where you have forgotten a thing or two? What other choice did I have, release him with a sabiki rig rapped around him and have another fish get rapped into that mess?

*** You did read in my original post the fish swam a without issue, right? ***