Ultimate Halibut Trip - Nov. 5, 2011 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 11-09-2011, 08:14 AM

The Ultimate Halibut Trip

Fishing Report November 5, 2011

Big Waters Edge Crew

Matt (Stinkymatt), Roby (Roby), George (Jorluivil), Erik (Ericko), Tim (Tagyak), Frank (Wiredantz/ Darknachos)

I hope this is a good story to keep you coffee morning drinkers, entertained for a minute or two. -iceman

The Ultimate Halibut Trip or at least that is what we signed up for.>>

Beautiful Chilly Day right after the storm, you could see the beautiful snowcapped mountain range in the background. The rare sight of having clean air in Long Beach even if it was only for a few hours, was a nice sight to behold.

Mission # 1 Make the two mile paddle to the bait barge.

Mission # 2 Catch some Halibuts

Mission # 3 Brag

The surf was about 2 ft high at our launch point, and the swell outside the break wall was high. George and I almost got wiped out during our surf launch, and we weren’t even on our kayaks. (Some of the surf came in out of nowhere, and picked up our yaks while we were setting them up, and almost tossed them)

Well, we all started our long paddle toward the 2 mile bait barge point. (They did not have any kayak scoops there, so we had to split the half scoops between every two kayakers.)

The Bait person’s name was Nacho (No relation)….

Roby and Erik split up to go one direction, and the rest of us headed to fish the wall.

Matt was making a big fuss about not fishing the same imaginary fishing lane as he is, because he doesn’t want to re-fish the same area we have. So Matt finally decides to stick next to the wall while George and I fish deeper waters.

About 2 hours into our paddle, my thumbs start feeling funny. It seems the latex on the jacket is too tight. So I put my gloves under the latex, so the latex is not as tight.

George gets a nice hit and changes his bait and tries to find the halibut again with no success. About 20 mins later, George gets a huge hit!

I call Matt on the radio, and I tell Matt he has a 15lbers. Matt looks over to our side and sees the water splashing and with no shame he paddles over at full speed. (I said with no shame because he practically kicked us off of what he called his route)

George brings up the monster, it’s about a 5ft Leopard Shark. George calls for my assistance; little did he know it was a mistake that he will never forget. George tells me to go around him and try to grab the tail of this Beast.
I go around George and try to subdue the beast… (I guess we should have just gaffed that monster)

I try to grab the tail, but it takes off at full throttle taking my fishing line with it, and I try to take my line back but it is too late. The shark shakes off the fishing line and we lose the fish.

BONEHEAD, IDIOT MOVE! …

I know George wanted to flip my kayak in the middle of the water. -_-

I am immediately ostracized from George’s presence and Matt makes me go to the corner for not putting up my fishing line. (I felt really bad… Like a kid that breaks his Mothers favorite heirloom and is trying to hide).
At this point in time, we are reaching the entrance of another boat gate in the wall.

George decides to fish the entrance, while Tim, Matt, and I fish around rocks. I managed to pull a nice 18inch halibut, but it was not a keeper (legal size is 22 inches). I try to go around this same area to try and hook up his mother, but it was not to be. At this point in time, we were trying to decide if we were going to go meet up with Erick and Roby around The Queen Mary or go fish the islands.

Matt and I decide to fish the island South of White Island. And Tim decides to paddle to Roby and Erik.

I kid you not… (Tim was on the radio, for about 1 hour trying to find out which side and which island to paddle to)…Erick could not get good reception on his radio so Matt does the Smart thing and calls him on his cell phone, but Tim is still trying to find out what island they are on and now he has peddled too far to hear us. Then George gets on the radio and confuses Tim by jokingly telling him that he has to meet them at the Southernmost island at the southern west corner and the West side of the Island. And Matt and I just start laughing so hard. Tim then gets more confused trying to find Erik and Roby…
(*** and you guys though Matt talked a lot on the radio***)

At this point, our group splits up and I let the wind take me back straight to our launch point because my hands started to hurt. Time is 2pm. We all rendezvous at the launch point around 2:30 pm.

At the launch point, I take off my gloves and they are so swollen. They almost look like a blown up rubber gloves. The latex gaskets were so tight they cut off my circulation. Erick had small scissors so we were able to trim some of the latex gaskets to a point where they fit and not cut off my circulation.

The ongoing joke for this trip coming from Matt was: (a pretty good one in fact)

IT WAS THE ULTIMATE HALIBUT TRIP….

“I DIDN’T SEE THE ULTIMATE AND I DIDN’T SEE THE HALIBUT, ALL I SAW WAS THE TRIP”

Some of the guys decided to hoop net around 5 pm, so we took a small break and drove to a new location. The hunter’s man decided to join us.
This was my first time surf launching with hoop nets and most of us had no trouble at all. George managed to turn sideways and almost flipped. (like if it was his first time surf launching).

The night was slow… Out of George, Erick, Matt, Rob, and I we only managed two keepers.
Matt was the funniest he had made a frozen fish treat for the lobsters, I guess it worked because he managed to score one.

It was surely the Longest NON SUCCESFUL DAY I HAVE EVER HAD. 13+miles

No fish report # 79

Here are some more pictures of the trip:

Pictures were taken by George and Rob

Caffeind · 11-09-2011, 08:28 AM

Something must be wrong with my computer.
The halibut photos aren't loading....

mtnbykr2 · 11-09-2011, 08:42 AM

Oh UHT I get it...as usual Frank, well done...some of those pics are great...looks like it was fun anyway...yeah, where are the halibut pics

ericko · 11-09-2011, 08:56 AM

Thats just the title all fish were caught and released with no pictures....it was more of a kayaking trip than fishing trip....

mtnbykr2 · 11-09-2011, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericko

Thats just the title all fish were caught and released with no pictures....it was more of a kayaking trip than fishing trip....

Glad to see everyone is doing their part in keeping the butt population thriving...

lbsurf2ca · 11-09-2011, 09:30 AM

Geez how long were you guys on the water Total?

11-09-2011, 08:14 AM	#1
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Ultimate Halibut Trip - Nov. 5, 2011 The Ultimate Halibut Trip Fishing Report November 5, 2011 Big Waters Edge Crew Matt (Stinkymatt), Roby (Roby), George (Jorluivil), Erik (Ericko), Tim (Tagyak), Frank (Wiredantz/ Darknachos) I hope this is a good story to keep you coffee morning drinkers, entertained for a minute or two. -iceman The Ultimate Halibut Trip or at least that is what we signed up for.>> Beautiful Chilly Day right after the storm, you could see the beautiful snowcapped mountain range in the background. The rare sight of having clean air in Long Beach even if it was only for a few hours, was a nice sight to behold. Mission # 1 Make the two mile paddle to the bait barge. Mission # 2 Catch some Halibuts Mission # 3 Brag The surf was about 2 ft high at our launch point, and the swell outside the break wall was high. George and I almost got wiped out during our surf launch, and we weren’t even on our kayaks. (Some of the surf came in out of nowhere, and picked up our yaks while we were setting them up, and almost tossed them) Well, we all started our long paddle toward the 2 mile bait barge point. (They did not have any kayak scoops there, so we had to split the half scoops between every two kayakers.) The Bait person’s name was Nacho (No relation)…. Roby and Erik split up to go one direction, and the rest of us headed to fish the wall. Matt was making a big fuss about not fishing the same imaginary fishing lane as he is, because he doesn’t want to re-fish the same area we have. So Matt finally decides to stick next to the wall while George and I fish deeper waters. About 2 hours into our paddle, my thumbs start feeling funny. It seems the latex on the jacket is too tight. So I put my gloves under the latex, so the latex is not as tight. George gets a nice hit and changes his bait and tries to find the halibut again with no success. About 20 mins later, George gets a huge hit! I call Matt on the radio, and I tell Matt he has a 15lbers. Matt looks over to our side and sees the water splashing and with no shame he paddles over at full speed. (I said with no shame because he practically kicked us off of what he called his route) George brings up the monster, it’s about a 5ft Leopard Shark. George calls for my assistance; little did he know it was a mistake that he will never forget. George tells me to go around him and try to grab the tail of this Beast. I go around George and try to subdue the beast… (I guess we should have just gaffed that monster) I try to grab the tail, but it takes off at full throttle taking my fishing line with it, and I try to take my line back but it is too late. The shark shakes off the fishing line and we lose the fish. BONEHEAD, IDIOT MOVE! … I know George wanted to flip my kayak in the middle of the water. -_- I am immediately ostracized from George’s presence and Matt makes me go to the corner for not putting up my fishing line. (I felt really bad… Like a kid that breaks his Mothers favorite heirloom and is trying to hide). At this point in time, we are reaching the entrance of another boat gate in the wall. George decides to fish the entrance, while Tim, Matt, and I fish around rocks. I managed to pull a nice 18inch halibut, but it was not a keeper (legal size is 22 inches). I try to go around this same area to try and hook up his mother, but it was not to be. At this point in time, we were trying to decide if we were going to go meet up with Erick and Roby around The Queen Mary or go fish the islands. Matt and I decide to fish the island South of White Island. And Tim decides to paddle to Roby and Erik. I kid you not… (Tim was on the radio, for about 1 hour trying to find out which side and which island to paddle to)…Erick could not get good reception on his radio so Matt does the Smart thing and calls him on his cell phone, but Tim is still trying to find out what island they are on and now he has peddled too far to hear us. Then George gets on the radio and confuses Tim by jokingly telling him that he has to meet them at the Southernmost island at the southern west corner and the West side of the Island. And Matt and I just start laughing so hard. Tim then gets more confused trying to find Erik and Roby… (* and you guys though Matt talked a lot on the radio) At this point, our group splits up and I let the wind take me back straight to our launch point because my hands started to hurt. Time is 2pm. We all rendezvous at the launch point around 2:30 pm. At the launch point, I take off my gloves and they are so swollen. They almost look like a blown up rubber gloves. The latex gaskets were so tight they cut off my circulation. Erick had small scissors so we were able to trim some of the latex gaskets to a point where they fit and not cut off my circulation. The ongoing joke for this trip coming from Matt was: (a pretty good one in fact) IT WAS THE ULTIMATE HALIBUT TRIP….* “I DIDN’T SEE THE ULTIMATE AND I DIDN’T SEE THE HALIBUT, ALL I SAW WAS THE TRIP” Some of the guys decided to hoop net around 5 pm, so we took a small break and drove to a new location. The hunter’s man decided to join us. This was my first time surf launching with hoop nets and most of us had no trouble at all. George managed to turn sideways and almost flipped. (like if it was his first time surf launching). The night was slow… Out of George, Erick, Matt, Rob, and I we only managed two keepers. Matt was the funniest he had made a frozen fish treat for the lobsters, I guess it worked because he managed to score one. It was surely the Longest NON SUCCESFUL DAY I HAVE EVER HAD. 13+miles No fish report # 79 Here are some more pictures of the trip: Pictures were taken by George and Rob __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

11-09-2011, 08:28 AM	#2
Caffeind Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: OC Posts: 146	Something must be wrong with my computer. The halibut photos aren't loading....

11-09-2011, 08:42 AM	#3
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	Oh UHT I get it...as usual Frank, well done...some of those pics are great...looks like it was fun anyway...yeah, where are the halibut pics

11-09-2011, 08:56 AM	#4
ericko Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Huntington beach Posts: 594	Thats just the title all fish were caught and released with no pictures....it was more of a kayaking trip than fishing trip....

11-09-2011, 09:30 AM	#6
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Geez how long were you guys on the water Total?