2.5 day to SCI on the Islander - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Sin Coast · 06-20-2013, 06:23 PM

I was lucky enough to go on a 2.5 day trip to San Clemente Island on the Islander. It was on June 7-10 with the NCKA crew for their annual Islander trip.
The weather was incredible. The crew was outstanding. And I had a lot of fun! We fished the front side on Saturday then fished the back side on Sunday. The skipper, Jason, said it was the first time in 5yrs that they took kayakers to the weather side. Like I said, it was FAC.
There were some fat halibut, a nice wsb, and tons of calicos, sheeps, whitefish, etc. It was my first time yakfishing in SoCal and definitely a different ballgame. The techniques & tackle is different, but also the culture is different too. thought I was in heaven when I saw all those sweet yachts docked in Fishermans Landing. Fishing in shorts & flipflops was plush too, for sure. I can't wait to get back down there again soon.

On Saturday evening I was trolling a huge Rapala as I paddled back to the boat. Almost back to the boat (and kinda exhausted), I hooked up in about 100FOW. it towed me over 2 miles in about 1.5 hours...out past 1000FOW. As it got dark we had to call out the skiff, then I climbed in and foght it from there. The fish was tail-hooked with the trebles solidly embedded near the tip of its tail...and never jumped. So we didn't know what it was til we got color = thresher!
She measured out to 8ft 9in and approx 130lbs.
The stupid look on my face is me trying to lift that sucker haha!

Thank you to the crew and especially Jason! I had a great time and I'm stoked to do another trip soon!

h2ofishfo · 06-20-2013, 07:43 PM

WTG !!!! Good eats baby killer let it go and catch and release . Sorry I had to say it before some douche says it now they can't give u crap ha

Socalrobt · 06-21-2013, 07:36 AM

Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

mtnbykr2 · 06-21-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Socalrobt

Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

Shane and the crew of the Islander the best....

Sully1 · 06-21-2013, 10:10 AM

Thesher's are amazing fish. Watching them unleash on unsuspecting bait fish is quite the sight. Excellent tablefare too! Enjoy!

Sin Coast · 06-21-2013, 09:35 PM

Haha no worries H2ofishfo! I'm familiar with the C&R theory on threshers. And totally agree with releasing the pups. But this one was pretty damn big and fed about 15 guys :-) And made for one hell of a fish story too.
One last glory shot.
Also forgot to mention I got it on a 6'9" Shimano Teramar rod & Abu Revo Toro reel w/50lb PowerPro.

DennisMorgan · 06-19-2014, 09:08 PM

beautiful fish! I should have gone this year, I have to stop waiting......you nailed it!!!!

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Bert Vega · 06-20-2014, 02:02 PM

Love Thresher Shark Steaks!!!!!!! YUMMY

Congrats that's a big fish to land on the a kayak

06-20-2013, 06:23 PM	#1
Sin Coast Monterey local Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 6	2.5 day to SCI on the Islander I was lucky enough to go on a 2.5 day trip to San Clemente Island on the Islander. It was on June 7-10 with the NCKA crew for their annual Islander trip. The weather was incredible. The crew was outstanding. And I had a lot of fun! We fished the front side on Saturday then fished the back side on Sunday. The skipper, Jason, said it was the first time in 5yrs that they took kayakers to the weather side. Like I said, it was FAC. There were some fat halibut, a nice wsb, and tons of calicos, sheeps, whitefish, etc. It was my first time yakfishing in SoCal and definitely a different ballgame. The techniques & tackle is different, but also the culture is different too. thought I was in heaven when I saw all those sweet yachts docked in Fishermans Landing. Fishing in shorts & flipflops was plush too, for sure. I can't wait to get back down there again soon. On Saturday evening I was trolling a huge Rapala as I paddled back to the boat. Almost back to the boat (and kinda exhausted), I hooked up in about 100FOW. it towed me over 2 miles in about 1.5 hours...out past 1000FOW. As it got dark we had to call out the skiff, then I climbed in and foght it from there. The fish was tail-hooked with the trebles solidly embedded near the tip of its tail...and never jumped. So we didn't know what it was til we got color = thresher! She measured out to 8ft 9in and approx 130lbs. The stupid look on my face is me trying to lift that sucker haha! Thank you to the crew and especially Jason! I had a great time and I'm stoked to do another trip soon! Last edited by Sin Coast; 06-21-2013 at 09:41 PM.

06-21-2013, 10:10 AM	#5
Sully1 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Beach Posts: 290	Thesher's are amazing fish. Watching them unleash on unsuspecting bait fish is quite the sight. Excellent tablefare too! Enjoy! __________________

06-19-2014, 09:08 PM	#7
DennisMorgan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 225	beautiful fish! I should have gone this year, I have to stop waiting......you nailed it!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

06-20-2013, 07:43 PM	#2
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	WTG !!!! Good eats baby killer let it go and catch and release . Sorry I had to say it before some douche says it now they can't give u crap ha

06-21-2013, 07:36 AM	#3
Socalrobt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chico/Anaheim Posts: 101	Nice fish. Sounds like it was a blast Congrats! Teh Islander is the best there is!

06-21-2013, 09:35 PM	#6
Sin Coast Monterey local Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 6	Haha no worries H2ofishfo! I'm familiar with the C&R theory on threshers. And totally agree with releasing the pups. But this one was pretty damn big and fed about 15 guys :-) And made for one hell of a fish story too. One last glory shot. Also forgot to mention I got it on a 6'9" Shimano Teramar rod & Abu Revo Toro reel w/50lb PowerPro.

06-20-2014, 02:02 PM	#8
Bert Vega Tail Chaser! Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Murrieta Posts: 627	Love Thresher Shark Steaks!!!!!!! YUMMY Congrats that's a big fish to land on the a kayak