Saturday 7/28 Morning after Blood Moon...More like Bloody Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Apex Predator · 07-31-2018, 11:50 PM

To tell you the truth I haven't had the best luck fishing the morning after a grunion run, and I never have fished just after a blood moon so I had no idea the way the fish were going to be biting last Saturday. I was hopeful however that things were about to heat up and I wanted to be there when It did.

I was out early and almost immediately started seeing huge bait balls on the FF, so I dropped the sabiki rig out and was only getting grunion, not the usual assorted mackerel. I wanted to hang out to see If I could get some better bait but decided to get into some deeper waters so I would be ready when the bite began. As I was heading out there I was using the flat falls and it seemed every cast produced medium-large size green back mackerel, so I fly lined the smallest one I could find, but it still took a 4/0 Circle Hook for the size of bait I was finding.

I looked off shore and saw a mess of birds like I haven't seen in some time, working about 3/4 of a Mile out, just West of the Bend, so I put the pedal to the roto-molded plastic of my Revo 13 and before I even made It to the birds zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. He went for a long run before letting up, took out 3/4 of my line and then after that slowly started to wear himself out.

I will remember this one for a log time. Thanks to my new friend : Summers in Kuwait" for the pics, he also got the fish of the day on Saturday, a monster WSB, maybe fish of the month.

jlabs63 · 08-01-2018, 08:55 AM

Nice

. I didn't know it was a grunion run, but that blood moon has been keeping me awake all week.

dpricenator · 08-01-2018, 12:52 PM

Thanks for the report!

Awesome when a plan comes together.

summers in kuwait · 08-01-2018, 09:38 PM

Pleasure meeting you and sharing in your stoke Mike!
Great writeup and nice yellowtail.

PS
That grill situation looks amazing!!

ore714 · 08-02-2018, 08:40 AM

Nice fish bud...I am glad to see some people caught some fish this last weekend. I am going to try my luck tomorrow morning at 4AM!

smokie · 08-02-2018, 11:56 AM

Nice fish!!

Apex Predator · 08-03-2018, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summers in kuwait

That grill situation looks amazing!!

Thanks, its my buddy's Traeger Smoker, Its the best thing to happen to fish since soy sauce!

07-31-2018, 11:50 PM	#1
Apex Predator pushpt.com Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Granite Hills Posts: 62	Saturday 7/28 Morning after Blood Moon...More like Bloody Kayak To tell you the truth I haven't had the best luck fishing the morning after a grunion run, and I never have fished just after a blood moon so I had no idea the way the fish were going to be biting last Saturday. I was hopeful however that things were about to heat up and I wanted to be there when It did. I was out early and almost immediately started seeing huge bait balls on the FF, so I dropped the sabiki rig out and was only getting grunion, not the usual assorted mackerel. I wanted to hang out to see If I could get some better bait but decided to get into some deeper waters so I would be ready when the bite began. As I was heading out there I was using the flat falls and it seemed every cast produced medium-large size green back mackerel, so I fly lined the smallest one I could find, but it still took a 4/0 Circle Hook for the size of bait I was finding. I looked off shore and saw a mess of birds like I haven't seen in some time, working about 3/4 of a Mile out, just West of the Bend, so I put the pedal to the roto-molded plastic of my Revo 13 and before I even made It to the birds zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. He went for a long run before letting up, took out 3/4 of my line and then after that slowly started to wear himself out. I will remember this one for a log time. Thanks to my new friend : Summers in Kuwait" for the pics, he also got the fish of the day on Saturday, a monster WSB, maybe fish of the month. Attached Images

08-02-2018, 08:40 AM	#5
ore714 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 34	Awesome FISH! Way to go with grillin too! Nice fish bud...I am glad to see some people caught some fish this last weekend. I am going to try my luck tomorrow morning at 4AM!

08-01-2018, 08:55 AM	#2
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Nice . I didn't know it was a grunion run, but that blood moon has been keeping me awake all week.

08-01-2018, 12:52 PM	#3
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	Thanks for the report! Awesome when a plan comes together.

08-01-2018, 09:38 PM	#4
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	Pleasure meeting you and sharing in your stoke Mike! Great writeup and nice yellowtail. PS That grill situation looks amazing!!

08-02-2018, 11:56 AM	#6
smokie Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 63	Nice fish!!