Alone in paradise - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 11-17-2011, 05:06 PM

Had one day off for the 3 day weekend last week and decided to stay local. The bait barge was supposed to be out of everything but chovies so I took my Sabiki. Only caught 1 greenback and a few chovies before I got to the barge to see if they maybe had some squirts. It just so happened that Mike had scraped the bottoms of all the "empty" tanks the night before,and had found about 50 well cured Sardines. He graciously split them with me, cause all he can get on Squid and Chovies there are Tomcod (it pays to tip well). Then he tells me to go out and catch a 44" Butt and bring it back to show him, cause he has not seen one in a while. My response was that I had never seen one that size come out of the harbor. I had heard of them, but never witnessed one myself. So I fished from 7am till 12:30 for not a single Halibut. Caught just about every other suspect out there including Leopard Shark, Brown Rockfish, Sand Bass, Sculpin and Lizzardfish, but not one of the flat kind. Just then I get the right kind of bite and bring up my first one which is legal, but less than 24" so I return it to get bigger. About 30 minutes later this happens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TOypkQO7M

RedSledTeam · 11-17-2011, 05:15 PM

Nice monster Greg!!!! I always new they were there!

kobra · 11-17-2011, 05:38 PM

Wow, what a monster! Congrats.

blitzburgh · 11-17-2011, 05:49 PM

lbsurf2ca · 11-17-2011, 05:55 PM

Wow very nice. I can't believe how calm you were. I would have been hootin and hollerin. Nice fish Greg

roadx · 11-17-2011, 06:23 PM

Enjoyed... thank you Mr Smooth

DannyN · 11-17-2011, 06:32 PM

Wow 34+ lb . Very nice

Limits · 11-18-2011, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lbsurf2ca

Wow very nice. I can't believe how calm you were. I would have been hootin and hollerin. Nice fish Greg

X2!

I guess when you've slayed your fair share of barn doors, one becomes calm under pressure.

Congrats, that's a beaut!

taggermike · 11-19-2011, 07:13 AM

Great job and very smoothly executed. I liked your comentary about it being a shark and then a ray. I've been fooled like that so now I treat every slow heavy bottom hooked fish like a halibut until I have visual confirmation. Mike

11-17-2011, 08:08 PM

Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the
hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts???

Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake...
Where's the dramamine?

GregAndrew · 11-17-2011, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yani

Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the
hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts???

Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake...
Where's the dramamine?

I stuff my bait with Prozac to calm the fish down. Before the gaff, I am not horsing the fish up, so they are pretty spent by the time they hit the surface. Since I was taught how to gaff a Halibut in Dec. almost 2 years ago, I have not had an active one on my gaff.

There were no other kayakers and only a couple of boats OTW that day for some reason. By 1 pm the average wind there is in the teens at least. Just happened to be at the right place...

Amish Ed · 11-17-2011, 10:59 PM

Great stuff. Thanks for the report.

jorluivil · 11-17-2011, 11:13 PM

Awesome catch! Wish I had the same skills

Regor · 11-18-2011, 06:29 AM

WOW, she's a beaut!

Ojos_raros · 11-18-2011, 08:40 AM

great video! what kind of rod???

addicted2sp33d · 11-18-2011, 08:48 AM

Thanks for sharing Greg!

I have to live vicariously through these videos until I land one of my own.

rogersmith · 11-18-2011, 09:12 AM

great fish and great video!

Handymansd · 11-18-2011, 09:26 AM

Simply amazing Greg, everyone else gives up til spring and you are still gaining WCW points with mutant flatties!
Did you learn the stoic waterman thing from stevooo or did he learn it from you? I dont think your heart rate raised more than 2 beats per minute the whole time!
Grats!!

lamb · 11-18-2011, 10:39 AM

NICE ONE GREG!!!!!

You're getting a pretty sweeeeet collection of those videos!
I'm buying the DVD when it comes out!

11-17-2011, 05:06 PM	#1
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Alone in paradise Had one day off for the 3 day weekend last week and decided to stay local. The bait barge was supposed to be out of everything but chovies so I took my Sabiki. Only caught 1 greenback and a few chovies before I got to the barge to see if they maybe had some squirts. It just so happened that Mike had scraped the bottoms of all the "empty" tanks the night before,and had found about 50 well cured Sardines. He graciously split them with me, cause all he can get on Squid and Chovies there are Tomcod (it pays to tip well). Then he tells me to go out and catch a 44" Butt and bring it back to show him, cause he has not seen one in a while. My response was that I had never seen one that size come out of the harbor. I had heard of them, but never witnessed one myself. So I fished from 7am till 12:30 for not a single Halibut. Caught just about every other suspect out there including Leopard Shark, Brown Rockfish, Sand Bass, Sculpin and Lizzardfish, but not one of the flat kind. Just then I get the right kind of bite and bring up my first one which is legal, but less than 24" so I return it to get bigger. About 30 minutes later this happens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TOypkQO7M

11-17-2011, 05:15 PM	#2
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	monster! Nice monster Greg!!!! I always new they were there!

11-17-2011, 05:49 PM	#4
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	__________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

11-17-2011, 06:23 PM	#6
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	Enjoyed... thank you Mr Smooth __________________

11-17-2011, 10:59 PM	#12
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Great stuff. Thanks for the report. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

11-17-2011, 05:38 PM	#3
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	Wow, what a monster! Congrats.

11-17-2011, 05:55 PM	#5
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Wow very nice. I can't believe how calm you were. I would have been hootin and hollerin. Nice fish Greg

11-17-2011, 06:32 PM	#7
DannyN Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78	Wow 34+ lb . Very nice

11-19-2011, 07:13 AM	#9
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Great job and very smoothly executed. I liked your comentary about it being a shark and then a ray. I've been fooled like that so now I treat every slow heavy bottom hooked fish like a halibut until I have visual confirmation. Mike

11-17-2011, 08:08 PM	#10
yani Guest Posts: n/a	Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts??? Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake... Where's the dramamine?

11-17-2011, 11:13 PM	#13
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Awesome catch! Wish I had the same skills __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

11-18-2011, 06:29 AM	#14
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	WOW, she's a beaut!

11-18-2011, 08:40 AM	#15
Ojos_raros Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 124	great video! what kind of rod??? __________________ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment -Buddha

11-18-2011, 08:48 AM	#16
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	Thanks for sharing Greg! I have to live vicariously through these videos until I land one of my own.

11-18-2011, 09:12 AM	#17
rogersmith Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 465	great fish and great video!

11-18-2011, 09:26 AM	#18
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	Simply amazing Greg, everyone else gives up til spring and you are still gaining WCW points with mutant flatties! Did you learn the stoic waterman thing from stevooo or did he learn it from you? I dont think your heart rate raised more than 2 beats per minute the whole time! Grats!! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

11-18-2011, 10:39 AM	#19
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	NICE ONE GREG!!!!! You're getting a pretty sweeeeet collection of those videos! I'm buying the DVD when it comes out! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a