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Old 11-02-2013, 04:23 PM   #1
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Heartbreak thresher Dana Point

Decided to try dana point this morning for the first time. I have never even been to the harbor. Launched at 7am with a friend. Loaded up on sardines and both our bait tanks were giving us problems, had to dump the bait. We headed out of the harbor and made our way over to the point. We started off fishing for bass in the kelp. I got a nice sand bass about 18" and didn't want to filet him so I let him go. After a couple hours we moved outside into 50-60 feet of water. I saw a ton of bait fish In the water and quickly grabbed a large greenback, very large. I had my avet ready to go with 65 lb braid, 50 lb topshot, 2 oz of weight straight to the big 4/0 hook. My buddy chad and I both started to give up after slowly trolling the macs back towards the harbor. We started to drift and I had some inclination we should soak the baits for about 10 more minutes. Around minute 7 my drag started to scream and I had a good feeling what it was. A shark. And a big one. After a solid 30 seconds of him pulling line he started to tow me in circles. I still was not 100% sure what it was until I saw the massive tail. Now, I have a hobie revolution which is 13.5 feet long and this fish was easily 3/4 the length of my boat. Chad grabs the gaff from my boat because it was the bigger of the two. I lay him as close to the surface as I can without the tail coming out to far, and we miss the first gaff shot. I brought him up the second time all the way to the surface , and suddenly my line goes slack. The hook popped off. I'm now watching this thresher shark very slowly swim away and it was the biggest disappointment I've had while fishing in a very long time. Well, like my friend chad told me on the paddle in, don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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Old 11-02-2013, 04:27 PM   #2
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Also, this was a tagged fish. Had a yellow tag right in his back. Has anyone ever landed a tagged thresher? Also how do you guys prepare yourselves for this situation? I was obviously not prepared. Not too sure on the landing methods as far as tail rope then gaff. Or vice versa?
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Old 11-02-2013, 04:31 PM   #3
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Bummer...very good thing that you saw it though. Losing fish before you I.D. them can fry your brain. Good job. Jim
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Old 11-02-2013, 05:22 PM   #4
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Old 11-02-2013, 05:41 PM   #5
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What a hearbreaker.

Personally, I'd rather lose a fish that I didn't see, It's not so heartbreaking when you don't know what it was.
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Old 11-02-2013, 05:49 PM   #6
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What a hearbreaker.

Personally, I'd rather lose a fish that I didn't see, It's not so heartbreaking when you don't know what it was.
Ya I could have told myself it was a seal
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Old 11-02-2013, 05:57 PM   #7
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Tail rope......
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Old 11-02-2013, 06:01 PM   #8
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Tail rope......
No gaff? Even after tail rope?
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Old 11-02-2013, 06:05 PM   #9
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Tail rope and cut tail and gills to bleed out Ive only caught one and it wasnt a m I nster so the tail rope worked great but I suppose you could use the gaff to for extra hold
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Old 11-02-2013, 06:07 PM   #10
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Tail rope and cut tail and gills to bleed out Ive only caught one and it wasnt a m I nster so the tail rope worked great but I suppose you could use the gaff to for extra hold
Ok, that's kind of what I was thinking. I have to admit I was slightly intimidated by it. But next time will be prepared with the rope. Would be eating thresher steaks as we speak .
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Harpoon?
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Old 11-02-2013, 07:05 PM   #13
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Harpoon?
They are called kage gaff or spear gaff. Go for the head shot and then gaff.

http://www.jaxkayakfishing.com/phpBB/topic29209.html

http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...-today-104662/
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