OHHHHH WHATA FEELING! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

467echo · 06-07-2009, 08:28 AM

Launched LJ at about 5am yesterday with a little wind and not too crowded either. Made bait easily including the stars of the day, some big fat greenies. Flylined one on 40lb mono and the other on a carolina with spectra and a 3' flouro topshot. Just started paddling west, the weather improved and had to bust out the shades. Not much bird action or bait coming to the surface like the last couple of weeks I've been out there. Finally got to a spot where there was tons of bait on the meter.

All of a sudden zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on my flylined rig. Grabbed it out of the holder and put my thumb on the spool (this is called a learning process for rookies) Just a few seconds after grabbing that rod my other one goes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, double hooked! Wow, I knew I better bring one of them in after something stole my surface iron the previous week on 25lb line. Start to bring in the first and my mono got hung up in the kelp and wasn't making anymore progress. Put that one aside and loosened the drag a little. Grabbed the rod with spectra and started to bring it in and this guy wasn't too close to the kelp. I got him too the boat pretty quick. Finally got to break in the gaffer! Game clipped him and tied him up so he wouldn't get away.

I go back to the other rod which still had him on the hook. After a few minutes of wrestling with him and the kelp...SNAP! My rod broke in half, then my line snagged the split end and broke off.

That was the end of my day, it was nice to paddle in at 7:15 in the morning with something good for lunch. Definately not the biggest WSB out there. And my friends can stop calling me skunky for a little while.

I just started fishing and yaking at the beginning of winter last year. I couldn't tie a knot when I started out. Just like to thank everyone on here for your informative posts and keeping my spirits high. Now I can go out there with a little more confidence.

Thanks to everyone for the pics on and off the water!

Iceman · 06-07-2009, 08:32 AM

Nice!.............New Avatar material!

467echo · 06-07-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Nice!.............New Avatar material!

yes, that will be chaged very soon!

dsafety · 06-07-2009, 08:38 AM

So Eric, how close was my guess on the weight? I called it at 25 lbs.

BTW, you did not miss much after you left. Yours was the only keeper I saw all day.

Bob

06-07-2009, 09:08 AM

nice

Holy Mackerel · 06-07-2009, 09:40 AM

Nice job, good eatin size right there!

chris

Useful Idiot · 06-07-2009, 10:16 AM

Very cool report. You're stoked.

467echo · 06-07-2009, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsafety

So Eric, how close was my guess on the weight? I called it at 25 lbs.

BTW, you did not miss much after you left. Yours was the only keeper I saw all day.

Bob

Nice meeting you on the beach Bob, hopefully I'll see you at the tourny in a couple weeks.

JD · 06-07-2009, 11:30 AM

Echo,

Congrats on the catch, taking that pic on the water gave me some serious motivation yesterday. Spent 8 hours trolling around with out success, but had fun anyways. Perfect day on the water.

Congrats again

Dan · 06-07-2009, 12:02 PM

Way to bust the cherry. Tasty one.

T-Rex · 06-07-2009, 01:15 PM

Congrats and thanks for the report!

467echo · 06-07-2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JD

Echo,

Congrats on the catch, taking that pic on the water gave me some serious motivation yesterday. Spent 8 hours trolling around with out success, but had fun anyways. Perfect day on the water.

Congrats again

Nice meeting you on the water, thanks for the pic JD!

lamb · 06-07-2009, 06:02 PM

the best feeling, nice fish!

Vikingj · 06-07-2009, 09:33 PM

Nice first yak wsb. Sounds like you're heading for trouble- ask the other LJ addicts that started with one this size and are now obssessed!

steveooo · 06-07-2009, 09:45 PM

Great Job

Congrats on the nice sized

THE DARKHORSE · 06-07-2009, 11:29 PM

But, I vote for that on the water photo

.

06-07-2009, 08:28 AM	#1
467echo Rookie of the Month Club Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mira Mesa Posts: 483	OHHHHH WHATA FEELING! Launched LJ at about 5am yesterday with a little wind and not too crowded either. Made bait easily including the stars of the day, some big fat greenies. Flylined one on 40lb mono and the other on a carolina with spectra and a 3' flouro topshot. Just started paddling west, the weather improved and had to bust out the shades. Not much bird action or bait coming to the surface like the last couple of weeks I've been out there. Finally got to a spot where there was tons of bait on the meter. All of a sudden zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on my flylined rig. Grabbed it out of the holder and put my thumb on the spool (this is called a learning process for rookies) Just a few seconds after grabbing that rod my other one goes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, double hooked! Wow, I knew I better bring one of them in after something stole my surface iron the previous week on 25lb line. Start to bring in the first and my mono got hung up in the kelp and wasn't making anymore progress. Put that one aside and loosened the drag a little. Grabbed the rod with spectra and started to bring it in and this guy wasn't too close to the kelp. I got him too the boat pretty quick. Finally got to break in the gaffer! Game clipped him and tied him up so he wouldn't get away. I go back to the other rod which still had him on the hook. After a few minutes of wrestling with him and the kelp...SNAP! My rod broke in half, then my line snagged the split end and broke off. That was the end of my day, it was nice to paddle in at 7:15 in the morning with something good for lunch. Definately not the biggest WSB out there. And my friends can stop calling me skunky for a little while. I just started fishing and yaking at the beginning of winter last year. I couldn't tie a knot when I started out. Just like to thank everyone on here for your informative posts and keeping my spirits high. Now I can go out there with a little more confidence. Thanks to everyone for the pics on and off the water! __________________ they are getting bigger....

06-07-2009, 08:32 AM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Nice!.............New Avatar material! __________________

06-07-2009, 10:16 AM	#7
Useful Idiot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 286	Very cool report. You're stoked. __________________

06-07-2009, 11:30 AM	#9
JD Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Normal Hts Posts: 62	WSB Echo, Congrats on the catch, taking that pic on the water gave me some serious motivation yesterday. Spent 8 hours trolling around with out success, but had fun anyways. Perfect day on the water. Congrats again __________________ Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him.

06-07-2009, 06:02 PM	#13
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	the best feeling, nice fish! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

06-07-2009, 08:38 AM	#4
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	So Eric, how close was my guess on the weight? I called it at 25 lbs. BTW, you did not miss much after you left. Yours was the only keeper I saw all day. Bob

06-07-2009, 09:40 AM	#6
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Nice job, good eatin size right there! chris

06-07-2009, 12:02 PM	#10
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	Way to bust the cherry. Tasty one.

06-07-2009, 01:15 PM	#11
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Congrats and thanks for the report!

06-07-2009, 09:33 PM	#14
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Nice first yak wsb. Sounds like you're heading for trouble- ask the other LJ addicts that started with one this size and are now obssessed!

06-07-2009, 09:45 PM	#15
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Great Job Congrats on the nice sized

06-07-2009, 11:29 PM	#16
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Finally, new avatars are great... But, I vote for that on the water photo . __________________

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