East Coast Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sharonkayak · 12-14-2011, 09:15 AM

I have been in florida for the last 5 days, just north of Ft Lauderdale.The weather has been anything but nice to us. 15 to 25mph wind, swells 6 to 8 ft. this has been non stop. My dad and I were sick of waiting for a nice day, which I dont think we will have.

So yesterday, we went out on a 50 ft boat 6 pack charter. There were 5 of us dumb enough to go on this trip. Our bow was getting submerged by the swells on the way out. It was crazy watching these huge swells come in and shake our boat. We didnt pass any other boats out there. There was a small craft advisory out. It was anything but calm. I actually got air a few times out of my seat.

Well, my pops fished for about 20 minutes and chummed the rest of the day for us. I am thankful I spend so much time on the water and was feeling fine. fishing was difficult with the swell. It was fast drift fishing. Hard to tell if your bait is hitting the bottom. You are constantly trying to keep your balance against the side. Good practice for those rough days out at lj.

No MLPA's here, you can fish from the beach, bridge, dock , kayak, boat etc.....And they have YT, but there much smaller and not half as much of a fight.

My dorado was fun it kept launching itself out of the water.

You WCW men are stoked I am out here and not in LJ

heres the catch:

blitzburgh · 12-14-2011, 09:39 AM

Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave

Iceman · 12-14-2011, 09:48 AM

yellowtail snapper and a dolphin...TASTY!................nice score for the effort

lbsurf2ca · 12-14-2011, 10:21 AM

Nice, find all the hog snapper you can. They are awesome.

mtnbykr2 · 12-14-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blitzburgh

Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave

You said it brotha....nice fish fry material Sharon

Darkstar · 12-14-2011, 12:54 PM

Nice fish!

(nice name for the dive boat behind you too)

deepdvr · 12-14-2011, 02:38 PM

Great report!!!

said 'Hi'

RK · 12-14-2011, 03:29 PM

Hows the

?

sharonkayak · 12-14-2011, 05:55 PM

Ya for some reason I look stoney in my pics...

Eric, you will be stoked. I am in the process of buying another ticket back to florida in feb!

The Kid · 12-14-2011, 09:32 PM

6 packs don't count for WCW!!

ChefT · 12-14-2011, 10:11 PM

Nice color on them bad boys.....

RK...She just was with out glasses.... bad glare.... site fishing / big swells

Billy V · 12-14-2011, 10:24 PM

Jack Crevalle throughout the inter coastal.

Catch Marlin - 1 or 2 miles off the beach in Ft. Lauderdale

There are Big Grouper along the bridge pilings - they're like Black Sea Bass incase you get homesick.

Regor · 12-15-2011, 06:13 AM

Nice East coast haul !

Salty Dog · 12-15-2011, 06:23 AM

What, no kayak gator hunting? I hear they're good eatings too!

Tman · 12-15-2011, 07:08 PM

Sweet...

Whizz Bang · 12-17-2011, 01:01 AM

Aahh FL,

I did a half day out there once, a few snapper and a 70lb Sail on 20lb test...good times. Neat fish. Not a Kayak fishing report, but neat.

SquidJig · 12-17-2011, 08:19 PM

Nice haul, Sharon.

I'm glad to see one of us has been catching fish.

12-14-2011, 09:15 AM	#1
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	East Coast Report I have been in florida for the last 5 days, just north of Ft Lauderdale.The weather has been anything but nice to us. 15 to 25mph wind, swells 6 to 8 ft. this has been non stop. My dad and I were sick of waiting for a nice day, which I dont think we will have. So yesterday, we went out on a 50 ft boat 6 pack charter. There were 5 of us dumb enough to go on this trip. Our bow was getting submerged by the swells on the way out. It was crazy watching these huge swells come in and shake our boat. We didnt pass any other boats out there. There was a small craft advisory out. It was anything but calm. I actually got air a few times out of my seat. Well, my pops fished for about 20 minutes and chummed the rest of the day for us. I am thankful I spend so much time on the water and was feeling fine. fishing was difficult with the swell. It was fast drift fishing. Hard to tell if your bait is hitting the bottom. You are constantly trying to keep your balance against the side. Good practice for those rough days out at lj. No MLPA's here, you can fish from the beach, bridge, dock , kayak, boat etc.....And they have YT, but there much smaller and not half as much of a fight. My dorado was fun it kept launching itself out of the water. You WCW men are stoked I am out here and not in LJ heres the catch: Attached Images

12-14-2011, 09:39 AM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Freekin sweet Sharon! I love So Cal, but that haul is exactly what would soften the blow if I chose to leave __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-14-2011, 09:48 AM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	yellowtail snapper and a dolphin...TASTY!................nice score for the effort __________________

12-14-2011, 10:24 PM	#12
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Jack Crevalle throughout the inter coastal. Catch Marlin - 1 or 2 miles off the beach in Ft. Lauderdale There are Big Grouper along the bridge pilings - they're like Black Sea Bass incase you get homesick. __________________

12-15-2011, 07:08 PM	#15
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Sweet... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

12-14-2011, 10:21 AM	#4
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Nice, find all the hog snapper you can. They are awesome.

12-14-2011, 12:54 PM	#6
Darkstar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SDSU area Posts: 131	Nice fish! (nice name for the dive boat behind you too)

12-14-2011, 02:38 PM	#7
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Great report!!! said 'Hi'

12-14-2011, 03:29 PM	#8
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Hows the ?

12-14-2011, 05:55 PM	#9
sharonkayak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 217	Ya for some reason I look stoney in my pics... Eric, you will be stoked. I am in the process of buying another ticket back to florida in feb!

12-14-2011, 09:32 PM	#10
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	6 packs don't count for WCW!!

12-14-2011, 10:11 PM	#11
ChefT Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SD Posts: 216	Nice color on them bad boys..... RK...She just was with out glasses.... bad glare.... site fishing / big swells

12-15-2011, 06:13 AM	#13
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	Nice East coast haul !

12-15-2011, 06:23 AM	#14
Salty Dog loves bacon Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Behind The Orange Curtain Posts: 110	What, no kayak gator hunting? I hear they're good eatings too!

12-17-2011, 01:01 AM	#16
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Aahh FL, I did a half day out there once, a few snapper and a 70lb Sail on 20lb test...good times. Neat fish. Not a Kayak fishing report, but neat. Attached Images

12-17-2011, 08:19 PM	#17
SquidJig Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 76	Nice haul, Sharon. I'm glad to see one of us has been catching fish.