and it was on a sabiki - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vincentek9 · 07-30-2013, 04:21 PM

i hear about guys using jigs and irons as weights for sabikis and catching yt or wsb, but this was something else.

made it out of newport harbor and tried for 30min to catch macs, no luck
started my way towards the rockfish grounds when i land on top of a thick school of chovies. drop down my sabiki setup (7' custom bay bass rod, 100' of 10# mono with spectra backing). and started catching chovies. cool. i decide to go for a cast because the bait ball moved out from under me. hooked a chovie and was bringing it in when the rod loads up, line shot out straight, and this punk ass jumps out 10ft in front of me. great...

10lbs mono with sabiki is not ideal for this type of fish AT ALL. so i just hold on, let my drag do whatever it can. wave hi to boats and kayakers staring at me. smoke some cigs. call my friend. took some pictures. and fought this thing for 1hr. i get it to the yak and turn it sideways. its a male. cool. it slaps me in the head/shoulder. not cool. i get it to the yak again and pull out my knife. slit its gills. let it bleed itself out and yank it on the yak. 1 hook of the sabiki was in its mouth. the other 5 were scattered around its face. legit hooked. i put a rope to its tail and then paddle in.

Carp · 07-30-2013, 04:26 PM

Awesome man!

Raskal311 · 07-30-2013, 04:32 PM

Nice!

Amish Ed · 07-30-2013, 04:35 PM

On the bass rod. Sweet!

oneyedeer · 07-30-2013, 04:51 PM

Thresher king strikes again

FishNinjaY · 07-30-2013, 05:18 PM

I want to see a pic of that hooked chovie!

Awesome pics! Congrats.

rieffer · 07-31-2013, 08:54 AM

That's really cool!!! Congratulations.

socal_matt · 07-31-2013, 09:30 AM

Jeez...I still have a hard time believing this story.

Oh well, this is fricken awesome! You just seem to have all the luck when fishing out of NPH.

wiseguy · 07-31-2013, 12:08 PM

Way to go Vincent! Awesome catch on the sabiki!

Hondatom · 07-31-2013, 02:29 PM

Awesome fish story! I fish my ass of outside Newport looking for Threshers. I guess I am using the wrong bait. Next time I am trying the sabiki. great job.

FishRaiden · 07-31-2013, 09:41 PM

dngayan · 08-01-2013, 10:29 PM

Man that's crazy. Ryan told me all about it.

rpd · 08-01-2013, 10:46 PM

Its all true. I went out with Vince and he had the squid so I was stuck using a lucanis for a good half hour. I was waiting for him to catch up after getting bait only to find out he is on a thresher with a sabiki rig. So after I got the call I paddled back down and watch him for another 30 or so minutes and he finally lands the thing. Here is a pic of it

07-30-2013, 04:21 PM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	and it was on a sabiki i hear about guys using jigs and irons as weights for sabikis and catching yt or wsb, but this was something else. made it out of newport harbor and tried for 30min to catch macs, no luck started my way towards the rockfish grounds when i land on top of a thick school of chovies. drop down my sabiki setup (7' custom bay bass rod, 100' of 10# mono with spectra backing). and started catching chovies. cool. i decide to go for a cast because the bait ball moved out from under me. hooked a chovie and was bringing it in when the rod loads up, line shot out straight, and this punk ass jumps out 10ft in front of me. great... 10lbs mono with sabiki is not ideal for this type of fish AT ALL. so i just hold on, let my drag do whatever it can. wave hi to boats and kayakers staring at me. smoke some cigs. call my friend. took some pictures. and fought this thing for 1hr. i get it to the yak and turn it sideways. its a male. cool. it slaps me in the head/shoulder. not cool. i get it to the yak again and pull out my knife. slit its gills. let it bleed itself out and yank it on the yak. 1 hook of the sabiki was in its mouth. the other 5 were scattered around its face. legit hooked. i put a rope to its tail and then paddle in. __________________

07-30-2013, 04:32 PM	#3
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Nice! __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

07-30-2013, 04:35 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	On the bass rod. Sweet! __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

07-31-2013, 09:30 AM	#8
socal_matt Cruisin' Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 123	Jeez...I still have a hard time believing this story. Oh well, this is fricken awesome! You just seem to have all the luck when fishing out of NPH. __________________ There's no such thing as overkill, its just called being prepared for the best.

07-31-2013, 09:41 PM	#11
FishRaiden CEO-TacticalFishingCrew. Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 275	__________________ Follow us on Instagram: @tacticalfishingcrew #TacticalFishingCrew #DropLuresNotBait

07-30-2013, 04:26 PM	#2
Carp (⌐■_■)--︻╦╤─ - - - Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 166	Awesome man!

07-30-2013, 04:51 PM	#5
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	Thresher king strikes again

07-30-2013, 05:18 PM	#6
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	I want to see a pic of that hooked chovie! Awesome pics! Congrats.

07-31-2013, 08:54 AM	#7
rieffer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 91	That's really cool!!! Congratulations.

07-31-2013, 12:08 PM	#9
wiseguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach Posts: 427	Way to go Vincent! Awesome catch on the sabiki!

07-31-2013, 02:29 PM	#10
Hondatom Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 113	Awesome fish story! I fish my ass of outside Newport looking for Threshers. I guess I am using the wrong bait. Next time I am trying the sabiki. great job.

08-01-2013, 10:29 PM	#12
dngayan Junior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Orange,CA Posts: 27	Man that's crazy. Ryan told me all about it.

08-01-2013, 10:46 PM	#13
rpd Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 41	Its all true. I went out with Vince and he had the squid so I was stuck using a lucanis for a good half hour. I was waiting for him to catch up after getting bait only to find out he is on a thresher with a sabiki rig. So after I got the call I paddled back down and watch him for another 30 or so minutes and he finally lands the thing. Here is a pic of it Attached Images