Earned myself a lollipop! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

RobFish · 05-30-2016, 11:58 AM

Launched yesterday at 0530 with JOctane. Made about 10 pieces of bait (4GBM and about 6 Spanish), then headed out a bit. Time was about 0730. We were in pretty shallow, maybe 70-75, straight West of the condo. Nothing too scientific.
Dropper loop GBM one crank up, and really slow trolling. Reel started to sing my favorite song, and in a few minutes, up came 25# of yellowtail goodness.
I haven't been on the water in over 6 months, so this was a nice welcoming back.
About 1000 hooked into a beautiful blue shark. Maybe 6-7 feet and 75-100 lbs.
Amazed that my 40# flouro went unbitten. During the fun, my finger did not go unbitten. Mr(s?) shark took a little taste of my finger. Slight fleshwound, and a lightly black/blue knuckle. Anyways...earned myself a lollipop!
Photo credit to JOctane.

sculpins4bait · 05-30-2016, 12:00 PM

So your finger is now a lollipop?

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RobFish · 05-30-2016, 12:05 PM

Nope. Lollipop was for catching a fish. Even shared it with the fish. Look at that smile of him enjoying that lollipop. Mmm Mmm Mmm.
Finger is good.

dmrides · 05-30-2016, 12:07 PM

Atta boy Rob!!

RK · 05-30-2016, 12:24 PM

well done Rob

2-Stix · 05-30-2016, 01:26 PM

lolly pop is better than lolly gagging. good work!

maquinapescado · 05-30-2016, 01:34 PM

Lucky you. Not for catching a yelliw, lots of people do that. keeping your finger after being close enough to get scratched by a shark tooth, LUCKY! !!

pingpangdang · 05-30-2016, 06:41 PM

Nice tail!

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760slayer · 05-30-2016, 08:40 PM

Turn your wounds to wisdom...

momo fish · 05-30-2016, 09:14 PM

Good meeting you when you landed.. Good grade of fish... But you need a few more stickers

RobFish · 05-31-2016, 06:32 AM

Thanks for the props on the fish gents.
Nice to meet you too Momo.
As far as the stickers go, I put a couple important stickers on starting at the back right...WWP, BWE, Seeker, Avet, Kelp, Charkbait, etc. Folks I like and support.
Then I started at the back left with all the breweries that I've been to, and well before I knew it, I had wrapped all the way around the front and back around the right hand side, almost all the way to the back. I actually still have brewery stickers to put on, but no more room.
Anyways, let's go fishing.

taggermike · 05-31-2016, 07:12 AM

Congrats on the nice yt.

I haven't heard of a blue shark in LJ in a long long time. They are a pelagic shark n hooking one that shallow n on the bottom would be extremely unusual. Weird things have been happening lately tho. I mean no disrespect but I'm a fish nerd and very interested if it was a blue. Any chance it might have been a soup fin? Lots have caught lately. Thanks. Mike.

Tatunka · 05-31-2016, 09:05 AM

Nice!

RobFish · 05-31-2016, 09:23 AM

Hey Mike,
Maybe it was a soupfin. I had to Google what its mouth and teeth dimensions looked like, as I have that image permanently burned into my mind. Just the arrangement of the teeth, proximity to its eyes, and the rough shape of the snout...so let's just call it a soup fin.
I appreciate your brains amigo.

Rob

ashmoz · 05-31-2016, 09:57 AM

dope! haven't seen you on the yak for a while.

h2ofishfo · 05-31-2016, 01:45 PM

Sticker overload !!!

Pinhead · 06-02-2016, 02:04 PM

Great fish man!

It's a good thing you didn't report to the local news that you were bit by a shark. You'd have made the 5pm Headlines:

*** SHARK ATTACK at La Jolla Shores **** Kayaker narrowly escaped certain death....Run for your Lives!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, you should be a Kayak Salesman, you have a Great Smile!!

I'd buy a Yak from ya!!!!

Keep stickin' it to the feesh Man!!!

05-30-2016, 11:58 AM	#1
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Earned myself a lollipop! Launched yesterday at 0530 with JOctane. Made about 10 pieces of bait (4GBM and about 6 Spanish), then headed out a bit. Time was about 0730. We were in pretty shallow, maybe 70-75, straight West of the condo. Nothing too scientific. Dropper loop GBM one crank up, and really slow trolling. Reel started to sing my favorite song, and in a few minutes, up came 25# of yellowtail goodness. I haven't been on the water in over 6 months, so this was a nice welcoming back. About 1000 hooked into a beautiful blue shark. Maybe 6-7 feet and 75-100 lbs. Amazed that my 40# flouro went unbitten. During the fun, my finger did not go unbitten. Mr(s?) shark took a little taste of my finger. Slight fleshwound, and a lightly black/blue knuckle. Anyways...earned myself a lollipop! Photo credit to JOctane. Attached Images __________________

05-30-2016, 12:05 PM	#3
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Nope. Lollipop was for catching a fish. Even shared it with the fish. Look at that smile of him enjoying that lollipop. Mmm Mmm Mmm. Finger is good. Attached Images __________________

05-30-2016, 01:34 PM	#7
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	Lucky you. Not for catching a yelliw, lots of people do that. keeping your finger after being close enough to get scratched by a shark tooth, LUCKY! !! __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

05-31-2016, 06:32 AM	#11
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Thanks for the props on the fish gents. Nice to meet you too Momo. As far as the stickers go, I put a couple important stickers on starting at the back right...WWP, BWE, Seeker, Avet, Kelp, Charkbait, etc. Folks I like and support. Then I started at the back left with all the breweries that I've been to, and well before I knew it, I had wrapped all the way around the front and back around the right hand side, almost all the way to the back. I actually still have brewery stickers to put on, but no more room. Anyways, let's go fishing. __________________

05-31-2016, 09:23 AM	#14
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Hey Mike, Maybe it was a soupfin. I had to Google what its mouth and teeth dimensions looked like, as I have that image permanently burned into my mind. Just the arrangement of the teeth, proximity to its eyes, and the rough shape of the snout...so let's just call it a soup fin. I appreciate your brains amigo. Rob __________________

05-30-2016, 12:00 PM	#2
sculpins4bait Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: SD Posts: 104	So your finger is now a lollipop? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-30-2016, 12:07 PM	#4
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Atta boy Rob!!

05-30-2016, 12:24 PM	#5
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	well done Rob

05-30-2016, 01:26 PM	#6
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	lolly pop is better than lolly gagging. good work!

05-30-2016, 06:41 PM	#8
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	Nice tail! Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

05-30-2016, 08:40 PM	#9
760slayer Chasin tail Join Date: May 2016 Location: North county Posts: 7	Turn your wounds to wisdom...

05-30-2016, 09:14 PM	#10
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Good meeting you when you landed.. Good grade of fish... But you need a few more stickers

05-31-2016, 07:12 AM	#12
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Congrats on the nice yt. I haven't heard of a blue shark in LJ in a long long time. They are a pelagic shark n hooking one that shallow n on the bottom would be extremely unusual. Weird things have been happening lately tho. I mean no disrespect but I'm a fish nerd and very interested if it was a blue. Any chance it might have been a soup fin? Lots have caught lately. Thanks. Mike.

05-31-2016, 09:05 AM	#13
Tatunka Junior Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 7	Nice!

05-31-2016, 09:57 AM	#15
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	dope! haven't seen you on the yak for a while.

05-31-2016, 01:45 PM	#16
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	Sticker overload !!! __________________ GABE<@)((((>€~~~~team ?????uuuh it's fishing

06-02-2016, 02:04 PM	#17
Pinhead We all Stink Sometimes! Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 171	Great fish man! It's a good thing you didn't report to the local news that you were bit by a shark. You'd have made the 5pm Headlines: * SHARK ATTACK at La Jolla Shores ** Kayaker narrowly escaped certain death....Run for your Lives!!!!!!!!!!! BTW, you should be a Kayak Salesman, you have a Great Smile!! I'd buy a Yak from ya!!!! Keep stickin' it to the feesh Man!!!