Fresh To Death! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

THE DARKHORSE · 10-04-2011, 12:48 AM

I thought I had it all planned out. The weather-man, or my poor choice in weather sources, was originally calling for the, "first, Winter-blast to hit this weekend!" Then, zip boom pow---it was freaking beautiful on Saturday and Sunday! Who knew? Apparently, the storm isn't going to make it here for another day or so. While I'm not looking forward to the wind and rain, this strong weather system could help the conditions. At least push this junk water around a bit. It could be a good thing. Well, that's the optimist in me anyway.

That awful red-tide was in full effect over the weekend. There's miles and miles of rust colored water with a streak of clean in between at times. I slept in and launched late on both days. Bait was fairly easy to make. There were four kayak anglers spread out over miles of otherwise, empty, Coastline. Just four kayaks and miles and miles of chocolate milk!

In the distance I could see a landing strip of clean water. I'm not talking about a mile of clean water, I'm talking about a landing strip at best. I put out a bait as soon as I slid into the clean green, nutrient rich, water. This was short lived, though. I had, roughly, thirty minutes in clean conditions before the Hershey highway took it's claim. I stood up on the Pro Angler looking for cleaner conditions in the distance, but that was that---miles of filthy water were sitting up current and heading my way. What can you do, right? The highlight on this Sunday afternoon was the fact that it was sheet glass, calm as can be, with very little swell to contend with.

It would be lights out for a while with rust 'o plenty, so I changed gears. I'm not one to fight the Ocean, so, Halibut would be the target for the next few hours. I had a couple of nice drifts, but I just wasn't feeling it. The typical rock-fish and Calico by catch, but not the right signs I was looking for. About this time, I saw another landing strip start to come into view. It was still a long way off, but headed my way. I pushed outside to greet it and noticed a flashing, neon, sign before I even made it to the scene.

I didn't hesitate. I put out a fresh bait and, WHAM---through the Lobster pots I go! If the bull-kelp isn't enough, weave through a few Lobster pots to add a couple levels of difficulty, too. You know, put some hair on your chest! It wasn't looking good for a while there, I tell you. A brutal, heated battle ensued, with the lead changing hands a couple of times. In the end, the spectra did it's job and my prize came to gaff without incident.
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The Yellowtail have a nice, parachute if you will, in the form of a couple hundred commercial pots. I say, good for them.

I also hooked two Yellowtail on the surface-iron this afternoon (Monday). Don't worry, they're still swimming! It wasn't as pretty out there today, with wind and plenty of mixed swell to keep you on your toes. I saw two kayaks. Two of which, were the same anglers I saw yesterday. Now that's hardcore! I'm not exactly sure how seeing a Yellowtail caught on Sunday (pictured) or hearing about my two fish, today, will help you, but at least we know this: there's one less Yellowtail around!

Regor · 10-04-2011, 06:27 AM

Nice YT!

Looks like the by-product of your fish-eye picture (light colored Yak), is gonna slide right off the water and downhill.

Aaron&Julie · 10-04-2011, 06:39 AM

Nice fish, thanks for the report. Looks like a good day on the water.

deepdvr · 10-04-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Regor

Nice YT!

Looks like the by-product of your fish-eye picture (light colored Yak), is gonna slide right off the water and downhill.

Josh, you're getting sloppy leaving images of Sharon in your photos.

Whizz Bang · 10-04-2011, 07:11 AM

Dont be silly, they are dating, I am surprised they havent started posing together.

Nice Fish JP, very nice.

deepdvr · 10-04-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Whizz Bang

Dont be silly, they are dating, I am surprised they havent started posing together.

Nice Fish JP, very nice.

I just hope I get invited to the wedding.

Regor · 10-04-2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by deepdvr

I just hope I get invited to the wedding.

The ceremony would have to be on the water, and the dinner would consist of YT and WSB.,..... ho hum....

RK · 10-04-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Whizz Bang

Dont be silly, they are dating, I am surprised they havent started posing together.

Nice Fish JP, very nice.

I recommended this about three weeks ago.......

Im just glad someone else spotted the chemistry.

Nice piece of tail Josh--- both of them

sharonkayak · 10-04-2011, 07:07 AM

That is not me. I am a morning fisher. besides I was allready home cutting up my fish!

sharonkayak · 10-04-2011, 07:15 AM

nope this lady is a dating nobody

I am open to taking numbers. just pm me.

wiredantz · 10-04-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sharonkayak

nope this lady is a dating nobody

I am open to taking numbers. just pm me.

There you have it! What more could you want, a lovely charming lady who loves to fish as much as the guys do!

I would probably recommend having no kids, something tells me the guy is going to stay home and take care of the kids...

PapaDave · 10-04-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by wiredantz

There you have it! What more could you want, a lovely charming lady who loves to fish as much as the guys do!

I would probably recommend having no kids, something tells me the guy is going to stay home and take care of the kids...

Woman of my dreams... too bad I'm not a few years younger...

(okay, too much information, time to fade away)

Handymansd · 10-04-2011, 09:54 AM

Beeutiful fish Josh, as if it were a surprise!

and nice landing last night btw, made a very tough landing look easy! Short interval, large shore break with wind waves, in the dark and impossible to read! It would have been more impressive with a large fish on board!

Handymansd · 10-04-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sharonkayak

nope this lady is a dating nobody

I am open to taking numbers. just pm me.

Great, the beginnings of the BWE partridge family!

lbsurf2ca · 10-04-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Handymansd

Great, the beginnings of the BWE partridge family!

You guys both had a very impressive landings. I watched from the sidelines and was wondering how you guys would pull that off.

Pretty sure I would have gone swimming in that.

Nice Fish Josh, you werent kidding about that water. Man it looks nice.

Whizz Bang · 10-04-2011, 10:06 PM

Don,

Not that I would be invited, but I most certainly would crash their wedding if their cake looked like that.

I love that thing.

RK- You were most certainly not alone.

lterrero · 10-05-2011, 07:55 AM

YT soap opera

Tman · 10-04-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sharonkayak

nope this lady is a dating nobody
I am open to taking numbers. just pm me.

C'mon fellas, she's just fishing...I would say the numbers she's fishing for has latitude and longitude included in there somewhere...

Not that you need them...
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Ala Josh style, blah blah blah...nice fish as usual, glad you are leaving some of the bounty to us 'landlubbers'...

THE DARKHORSE · 10-05-2011, 04:48 PM

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Some of you guys sure have a creative imagination! Dating?

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Here's some terrible footage shot on Monday, or two days ago for you internet-hall-monitors

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This was during a brief passing of clear water, that just so happened to coincide with the sun popping out. I'll go ahead and warn you, due to the deteriorating conditions that day---it's got a "Blair Witch" feel to it. Maybe take some, motion sickness, prescription medication before viewing if possible.

Same 'ol story: fishing for Halibut, with my one bottom-rig in hand, as another damn school of Yellowtail swims within range to haunt me! Funny enough, I was watching these fish for a long time. Somewhat, second-guessing what I was looking at. 99.9% sure that it was the Halibut, again, playing mind games on me. I'm sorry, but it's just not possible to have schools of Yellowtail attack the kayak every time you fish for Halibut---is it?

Listen to my weighted rig, a.k.a. chirping clicker, as I'm getting my a$$ handed to me for the second time in ten minutes. The video of the first fish is even worse. With a nice Yellowtail, sitting on ice, I wasn't going to keep a fish anyway.

Right after this video was shot, I bolted for the launch and made a semi-heroic landing. The surf was just plain, nasty!

from Josh Pruitt on Vimeo.

RK · 10-05-2011, 05:14 PM

Cool vid.... I don't even need the wine now

The sound of Spectra getting ripped gets me high......

10-04-2011, 12:48 AM	#1
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Fresh To Death! I thought I had it all planned out. The weather-man, or my poor choice in weather sources, was originally calling for the, "first, Winter-blast to hit this weekend!" Then, zip boom pow---it was freaking beautiful on Saturday and Sunday! Who knew? Apparently, the storm isn't going to make it here for another day or so. While I'm not looking forward to the wind and rain, this strong weather system could help the conditions. At least push this junk water around a bit. It could be a good thing. Well, that's the optimist in me anyway. That awful red-tide was in full effect over the weekend. There's miles and miles of rust colored water with a streak of clean in between at times. I slept in and launched late on both days. Bait was fairly easy to make. There were four kayak anglers spread out over miles of otherwise, empty, Coastline. Just four kayaks and miles and miles of chocolate milk! In the distance I could see a landing strip of clean water. I'm not talking about a mile of clean water, I'm talking about a landing strip at best. I put out a bait as soon as I slid into the clean green, nutrient rich, water. This was short lived, though. I had, roughly, thirty minutes in clean conditions before the Hershey highway took it's claim. I stood up on the Pro Angler looking for cleaner conditions in the distance, but that was that---miles of filthy water were sitting up current and heading my way. What can you do, right? The highlight on this Sunday afternoon was the fact that it was sheet glass, calm as can be, with very little swell to contend with. It would be lights out for a while with rust 'o plenty, so I changed gears. I'm not one to fight the Ocean, so, Halibut would be the target for the next few hours. I had a couple of nice drifts, but I just wasn't feeling it. The typical rock-fish and Calico by catch, but not the right signs I was looking for. About this time, I saw another landing strip start to come into view. It was still a long way off, but headed my way. I pushed outside to greet it and noticed a flashing, neon, sign before I even made it to the scene. I didn't hesitate. I put out a fresh bait and, WHAM---through the Lobster pots I go! If the bull-kelp isn't enough, weave through a few Lobster pots to add a couple levels of difficulty, too. You know, put some hair on your chest! It wasn't looking good for a while there, I tell you. A brutal, heated battle ensued, with the lead changing hands a couple of times. In the end, the spectra did it's job and my prize came to gaff without incident. . . . . . . . . . The Yellowtail have a nice, parachute if you will, in the form of a couple hundred commercial pots. I say, good for them. I also hooked two Yellowtail on the surface-iron this afternoon (Monday). Don't worry, they're still swimming! It wasn't as pretty out there today, with wind and plenty of mixed swell to keep you on your toes. I saw two kayaks. Two of which, were the same anglers I saw yesterday. Now that's hardcore! I'm not exactly sure how seeing a Yellowtail caught on Sunday (pictured) or hearing about my two fish, today, will help you, but at least we know this: there's one less Yellowtail around! __________________

10-04-2011, 06:39 AM	#3
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Nice fish, thanks for the report. Looks like a good day on the water. __________________ "Never say die"

10-04-2011, 09:54 AM	#13
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	Beeutiful fish Josh, as if it were a surprise! and nice landing last night btw, made a very tough landing look easy! Short interval, large shore break with wind waves, in the dark and impossible to read! It would have been more impressive with a large fish on board! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

10-05-2011, 04:48 PM	#19
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Wow! . . . . . . . Some of you guys sure have a creative imagination! Dating? . . . . Here's some terrible footage shot on Monday, or two days ago for you internet-hall-monitors . . . . This was during a brief passing of clear water, that just so happened to coincide with the sun popping out. I'll go ahead and warn you, due to the deteriorating conditions that day---it's got a "Blair Witch" feel to it. Maybe take some, motion sickness, prescription medication before viewing if possible. Same 'ol story: fishing for Halibut, with my one bottom-rig in hand, as another damn school of Yellowtail swims within range to haunt me! Funny enough, I was watching these fish for a long time. Somewhat, second-guessing what I was looking at. 99.9% sure that it was the Halibut, again, playing mind games on me. I'm sorry, but it's just not possible to have schools of Yellowtail attack the kayak every time you fish for Halibut---is it? Listen to my weighted rig, a.k.a. chirping clicker, as I'm getting my a$$ handed to me for the second time in ten minutes. The video of the first fish is even worse. With a nice Yellowtail, sitting on ice, I wasn't going to keep a fish anyway. Right after this video was shot, I bolted for the launch and made a semi-heroic landing. The surf was just plain, nasty! from Josh Pruitt on Vimeo. __________________

10-04-2011, 06:27 AM	#2
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	Nice YT! Looks like the by-product of your fish-eye picture (light colored Yak), is gonna slide right off the water and downhill.

10-04-2011, 07:11 AM	#5
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Dont be silly, they are dating, I am surprised they havent started posing together. Nice Fish JP, very nice.

10-04-2011, 07:07 AM	#9
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	That is not me. I am a morning fisher. besides I was allready home cutting up my fish!

10-04-2011, 07:15 AM	#10
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	nope this lady is a dating nobody I am open to taking numbers. just pm me.

10-04-2011, 10:06 PM	#16
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Don, Not that I would be invited, but I most certainly would crash their wedding if their cake looked like that. I love that thing. RK- You were most certainly not alone.

10-05-2011, 07:55 AM	#17
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	YT soap opera

10-05-2011, 05:14 PM	#20
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Cool vid.... I don't even need the wine now The sound of Spectra getting ripped gets me high......