Recently... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

RobFish · 08-01-2013, 01:06 PM

Recently I've had a couple of good days on the water.
One day, I landed these 3 guys.
A couple of days later, this guy.
Earlier this week, I hooked into something that was BIG. I mean REALLY BIG.
On the water with the sunrise, made some squirts, pinned them on my hooks.
From there it was a little busy on the water, traffic-wise. All good though.
Chatted with my Lollipop Guild brothers, and then I felt a little tug. Not big.
That soon turned into a ??? moment. Rod bent over, reel began a little song, but no big headshakes like a YT, no power initial run like a WSB, no feeling like reeling in a wet pillow like a halibut. This was very steady and strong. Someone described it afterwards that my rod looked like I was reeling in pair of manhole covers. That's a pretty solid description. I'm in a PA12, and it was towing me around like a toy boat in the tub, and was just making solid 20' left hand circles. I must have done 12-15 rotations. Left arm was getting tired, but I was making steady progress. I could see Mr. Fishy on the FF, and he'd come up to 50, then back to 70, up to 40, down to 60, and it played out that way for a good 10 minutes, until I got my first glimpse of color. I thought to myself, HOLY HELL, this fish is BIG. It looked 2 feet in length, and from my FF, it said that it was still 20' down. Then 10, and then finally up to the surface. HOLY HELL became HOLY MOLA. Had a few amigos there to help with the release, but a good guess was 100-150#'s, 4'+ in length, 2'+ in width, and an easy 10" thick. Someone said that its eye was the size of a baseball, maybe even a softball.
No pics taken, but the entire ordeal was caught on GoPro, so hopefully we'll be able to pull a couple of still photos from the video.
MUCH MUCH MUCH Thanks to both Dannowar, Cbad Mike and Greg Andrew for the assistance in all aspects of bringing this beauty to reality. By far the biggest fish I've ever landed.
Thanks for reading, and I'll see y'all on the water!

MrM · 08-01-2013, 02:06 PM

Nice work!!!!!!

Dannowar · 08-01-2013, 02:50 PM

PRESIDENTE!!!!

Deamon · 08-01-2013, 03:02 PM

Fish killing machine! Way to go! Jim

romspacenut · 08-01-2013, 03:17 PM

Way to go Rob!

Dirty Curti · 08-01-2013, 04:02 PM

Nice post. Luv to see those photos of the Mola.

dngayan · 08-04-2013, 03:51 PM

Wow nice fish!

roby · 08-05-2013, 06:28 AM

You got yellows coming out of your ass!!!

ful-rac · 08-05-2013, 08:33 AM

Nice fish there rob!

08-01-2013, 01:06 PM	#1
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Recently... Recently I've had a couple of good days on the water. One day, I landed these 3 guys. A couple of days later, this guy. Earlier this week, I hooked into something that was BIG. I mean REALLY BIG. On the water with the sunrise, made some squirts, pinned them on my hooks. From there it was a little busy on the water, traffic-wise. All good though. Chatted with my Lollipop Guild brothers, and then I felt a little tug. Not big. That soon turned into a ??? moment. Rod bent over, reel began a little song, but no big headshakes like a YT, no power initial run like a WSB, no feeling like reeling in a wet pillow like a halibut. This was very steady and strong. Someone described it afterwards that my rod looked like I was reeling in pair of manhole covers. That's a pretty solid description. I'm in a PA12, and it was towing me around like a toy boat in the tub, and was just making solid 20' left hand circles. I must have done 12-15 rotations. Left arm was getting tired, but I was making steady progress. I could see Mr. Fishy on the FF, and he'd come up to 50, then back to 70, up to 40, down to 60, and it played out that way for a good 10 minutes, until I got my first glimpse of color. I thought to myself, HOLY HELL, this fish is BIG. It looked 2 feet in length, and from my FF, it said that it was still 20' down. Then 10, and then finally up to the surface. HOLY HELL became HOLY MOLA. Had a few amigos there to help with the release, but a good guess was 100-150#'s, 4'+ in length, 2'+ in width, and an easy 10" thick. Someone said that its eye was the size of a baseball, maybe even a softball. No pics taken, but the entire ordeal was caught on GoPro, so hopefully we'll be able to pull a couple of still photos from the video. MUCH MUCH MUCH Thanks to both Dannowar, Cbad Mike and Greg Andrew for the assistance in all aspects of bringing this beauty to reality. By far the biggest fish I've ever landed. Thanks for reading, and I'll see y'all on the water! Attached Images __________________

08-01-2013, 02:06 PM	#2
MrM Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Matrix Posts: 643	Nice work!!!!!! __________________ -Kevin

08-01-2013, 02:50 PM	#3
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	PRESIDENTE!!!! __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

08-01-2013, 03:02 PM	#4
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Fish killing machine! Way to go! Jim __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

08-01-2013, 04:02 PM	#6
Dirty Curti Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 419	Nice post. Luv to see those photos of the Mola. __________________

08-01-2013, 03:17 PM	#5
romspacenut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 209	Way to go Rob!

08-04-2013, 03:51 PM	#7
dngayan Junior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Orange,CA Posts: 27	Wow nice fish! __________________ Hobie Dune Pro Angler 12

08-05-2013, 06:28 AM	#8
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	You got yellows coming out of your ass!!!

08-05-2013, 08:33 AM	#9
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Nice fish there rob! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.