SD Bay 10/20/19 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SoCalEDC · 10-21-2019, 09:34 AM

Made it out yesterday morning a little late, on the water at about 10AM, planned to fish for bass and drift for halibut. Made 1 sardine so that put a damper on my meat fishing. Strung him up anyways and sent him to the bottom. After a few hours of no luck something felt like it was nibbling the sardine, i brougth it up and it was bloody and head was smashed, figure it may have been a bass that wasnt big enough to take the whole fish up to the hook. Idk. Anyway, since it was my only bait i just left it on for the paddle back in. about 5 minutes later my real started screaming. I engaged the reel and slowly turned up the drag until iw as certain the hook had set (circle hook truther), and the fight was on. Ended up bringing in a nice sized bat ray on an old rod and reel combo my grandfather gave to me a while back.

slammah · 10-22-2019, 12:38 PM

mud marlin! those are so much fun. handling that on the kayak with one hand is pretty beast

SoCalEDC · 10-22-2019, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by slammah

mud marlin! those are so much fun. handling that on the kayak with one hand is pretty beast

Thanks, it was a fun catch!

DanaPT · 10-22-2019, 10:49 PM

Grand dad is proud.

SoCalEDC · 10-25-2019, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

Grand dad is proud.

Haha, Thanks

10-21-2019, 09:34 AM	#1
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	SD Bay 10/20/19 Made it out yesterday morning a little late, on the water at about 10AM, planned to fish for bass and drift for halibut. Made 1 sardine so that put a damper on my meat fishing. Strung him up anyways and sent him to the bottom. After a few hours of no luck something felt like it was nibbling the sardine, i brougth it up and it was bloody and head was smashed, figure it may have been a bass that wasnt big enough to take the whole fish up to the hook. Idk. Anyway, since it was my only bait i just left it on for the paddle back in. about 5 minutes later my real started screaming. I engaged the reel and slowly turned up the drag until iw as certain the hook had set (circle hook truther), and the fight was on. Ended up bringing in a nice sized bat ray on an old rod and reel combo my grandfather gave to me a while back.

10-22-2019, 12:38 PM	#2
slammah Junior Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: RSM Posts: 27	mud marlin! those are so much fun. handling that on the kayak with one hand is pretty beast

10-22-2019, 10:49 PM	#4
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Grand dad is proud.