I BROKE THE CURSE!!! Fishing report 2/5/2011

[wiredantz]

Place: Marina Del Rey
Time:645am
Group: Mtnbykr, and friend, and Ericko



The day was beautiful and i was really pumped to catch a fish. We bought live bait from Mike at the landing and we were ready to roll. Everyone decided to work the sand all the way out, except for myself. I knew where i wanted to go and what time i needed to be there. I burned paddle all the way out. I was on a mission and I had a goal to catch a fish. I paddled so far that Mtnbykr and ericko didn't even see me anymore and the only means of communication we had was the radio. Someone made a joke that i had paddled to Hawaii. ( funny).




I made it to my location: yes, the very same place i got double hooked. Bait fish everywhere seals everywhere and some fishing boats working that same location. I worked that same location and BAM. I caught a sand bass (later when i paddle back to Ericko he told me it was a Calico Kelp Bass). Either way the curse was broken. I worked the area and something snag my line and bit my bait in half. I then decided to work my way back to Ericko around 12ish and then we worked the beach, but i didn't catch anything after that.

On the way back the Sheriff stopped Ericko and I and asked us for our Fishing license and wanted to see if our fish were legal. So we showed the license and fish to the female officer and she left us alone.

I didn't want to kill the fish before my kids and wife got to see it, so i put it in my bait tank and drove all the way home. My daughter always ask me if i caught a fish and i would always bow my head and say no. When i got home the first thing my daughter asked was " did you catch a fish" and I said YES!!! do you want to see it. She was excited.







I then asked my wife to prepare the fish and she told me she was a city girl and didn't know how kill a live fish. So i grabbed a wooden plastic mallet ( the one used to install wooden floors and wakked the fish between the eyes.


like this one


(I see videos on you tube of people stoning their fish on their kayak) In the videos I always see the fish get knocked out, but no matter how hard i hit it kept wiggling. So I sharpened the knife and cut the mouth to bleed the fish and took out the guts, and that fish still wiggled a little after that. Then i gave it to my wife and said ok now its dead, I made sure it didn't move after that.


Anyways Great day!!


My wife asked me if I wanted to eat it or frame it (joke) And she also told me that i didn't think i could handle another day without catching any fish. (its been a harsh winter for myself)



The fish has been cut open head chopped off guts and gills are removed, cleaned and in the freezer. *since i read post to freeze the fish to kill any parasites*


Yes, i know its nothing exciting, but it is my first fish. Thanks for reading.

[StinkyMatt]

Nice "lunker" you got there!

As many people may look and say "whatever, a small calico..." Just take a walk down memory lane boys and try to remember your first fish...

Way to go!

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

" Just take a walk down memory lane boys and try to remember your first fish...

That's harder for some then others, we're talking a lot of water under the bridge.

[blackRifle]

Nice catch..

Sorry but I lol'd a little on the plastic hammer.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

I didn't want to kill the fish before my kids and wife got to see it, so i put it in my bait tank and drove all the way home. I asked my wife prepare the and she told me she was a city girl and didn't know how kill a live fish. So i grabbed a wooden plastic hammer ( the one used to install wooden floors and wakked the fish between the eyes. (I see videos on you tube of people stoning their fish on their kayak) In the videos I always see the fish get knocked out, but no matter how hard i hit it would keep wiggling. So I sharpened the knife and cut the mouth and took out the guts, and that fish still wiggled a little.

Too funny... Sounds like fish torture

This reminds me of the first time I took my old girlfriend Susan trout fishing.

She caught a nice 10" brown and a few minutes later I saw her swinging it like a club beating it's head against a rock, it was a bloody mess and still kicking. I said: How would you prefer to die, passing out in bed from slowly asphyxiating or having someone beat in your head in with a hammer?

After that she put her fish in the creel.

Congrats on breaking your curse. Back in the mid 90s I had a yellowtail curse where every yellow I hooked for about a year I lost to structure kelp or tangles. It took the most powerful force on the planet to break my Yellowtail curse. Thank God for El Nino~.

Keep fishing you got bigger and better things coming.

Oh and by the way did you catch any macks..I need some hoop bait.

Jim

[wiredantz]

Originally Posted by Jim Day

Oh and by the way did you catch any macks..I need some hoop bait.

Jim

If you mean mackerel, I didn't bother attaching the sibiki rig to catch other live bait, my bait bucket was filled with sardine. Some were still kicking way after 3 pm.

[Iceman]

My daughter always asked me if i caught a fish and i would always bow my head and say no.

I know that feeling well, nice to break the curse. Eric never mentioned to me the kayak was cursed

My only advice is eat it fresh! If you are gonna freeze it ya might as well buy fish sticks!

[mtnbykr2]

congrats on the calico, nice feesh, I totally forgot about the curse yesterday, so that means yesterday was the first day of the rest of your fishing career, great job on the long paddle to get rid of the x factor monkey, thanks for a great day on the water, will definately do it again somewhere...

[dorado50]

kinda like going to the trout pond and pulling out a two lber!!! glad to know its the kayak that is cursed and not the operator...

[Royak]

Nice first-fish dinner. But don't stop there: Bury the guts & carcass and convert them into perfect tomatoes! Works great (assuming you have a yard).

[yakrider]

what a great story...
thanks for sharing...

[Ndavissd]

Your post was great to read it only keeps getting better after the first fish m
Kinda like golf one good shot from a long hard day and everything is allright

[Ed]

Great post. Congratulations.

[Amish Ed]

Nice breaking that curse and it's all uphill from here.

[Regor]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

I worked that same location and BAM. I caught a sand bass (later when i paddle back to Ericko he told me it was a Calico Kelp Bass). Either way the curse was broken.

Just to help you (and other new bass harvesters out), attached is a cheat sheet to help teach you a few bass basics:

[bigbarrels]

congrats! You should of went with a blow torch

[chris138]

Nice work! Sometimes going the distance pays off.

Enjoy your the fruits of your victory, but don't lose sight of the prize!