Aug 17th Mothership YFT Full report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 08-20-2014, 11:22 AM

If you ever wondered "Who is BWE?" Brent owns this site, Adi keeps it running and I am a moderator.

Adi offered to take me and Brent out on their (Brad and Adi's) boat in search of pelagics. We met around 5ish at the marina and loaded up the kayaks, gear and 100 pounds of "optimistic" ice. Adi had fueled up already so all we had to do was hit up the bait barge. We anticipated a 1/2 hour wait with the way fishing has been, but loaded up with 2 scoops of 4-5 inch dines pretty quickly. Out of Mission Bay we headed south west in search of paddies, porpoise or diving terns. We passed some boats stopped on paddies and kept looking for our own fish. Dropping in the kayaks we HAD to find our own fish, we did not want to ruin anyone else s fishing.

We were a few miles east of the 302. Brent spotted a huge spot of birds about a mile south of us and we ran up and tossed out a couple baits and baited up. Hook up took all of 1 minute. After that one was in the boat we dropped the kayaks in. Before Adi and I had unstrapped the second yak, Brent was BENDO heading off. With one of us on the boat tossing out occasional dines to keep the fish under us, we picked away until we had our Mexican limits of YFT. We motored north and found the better grade under the porpoise about 4 miles outside the 9 mile bank. We chased em around and put a few more of the 20-25 pounders on the boat. cleaned and bagged em all outside Mission Bay and landed around 6 PM. Super fun day doing something none of us had done before.

swinginFish · 08-20-2014, 11:53 AM

Wow, Adi in a kayak!

Oh yea, nice fish (and video).

Nice trip - good company and fine fishing - still fun after all these years!

PS: Missed you in LJ yesterday, Andy, as I was too busy feeding the "friendly" pinnipeds (I was in the the blue Hobie Adventure).

Avery

kurt · 08-20-2014, 12:33 PM

Nice! Epic trip!

blitzburgh · 08-20-2014, 01:02 PM

Way to go guys!

FISH11 · 08-20-2014, 04:21 PM

That looks like some awesome furious action when hooking up YFT on a kayak. Thanks for sharing.

gabe · 08-20-2014, 06:31 PM

Killer

Smthtnnr · 08-20-2014, 07:06 PM

Too. Fucking. Good. Awesome stuff Andy

VINNYC · 08-20-2014, 07:22 PM

great report, got me looking into the mother ship trips now. Hell yaaaa!!!!!!

Chuck D · 08-20-2014, 07:42 PM

Absolute awesomeness, you guys rock

Cbad Mike · 08-21-2014, 12:48 AM

Looks like a blast!
Thanks for sharing!

kareem korn · 08-21-2014, 06:31 AM

Picture #3 is badass. I'm going to do that with our paddleboards next week.

Nic D · 08-21-2014, 07:15 AM

congrats on a great trip guys!

addicted2sp33d · 08-21-2014, 08:09 AM

Wow!

That looks like so much fun!

Silbaugh4liberty · 08-21-2014, 12:07 PM

That's awesome! Congrats on the tuna! And thanks for this site

lamb · 08-21-2014, 01:25 PM

Huh -

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...and 100 pounds of "optimistic" ice.

Not sure where you got that. I brought 140lbs, I think Brent brought another 100lbs...
It was just about enough!

Sweet video Masta!!!

And that pic is a killer! I told you it boiled behind you right as I took the pic!

RiversideMike · 08-21-2014, 04:33 PM

Way to go son Brent. And to think the love of fishing started catching bullheads and sun fish in the lakes of Minnesota. Glad to see all the fathers on this site taking their sons and daughters out fishing. Thanks Andy (Iceman) and Adi (Lamb) for all you do to make this forum so interesting and informative. Even though I do not Kayak fish I enjoy seeing all the posts.

MrPukaShell · 08-21-2014, 04:46 PM

Simply Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share

"jjcawjj" · 08-21-2014, 05:26 PM

: Very Nice!!!!

reel fishy · 08-22-2014, 06:08 AM

Awesome! YFT from the yak, great pics. How do you like the Native kayaks? Saw them at Fred Hall and they looked pretty sweet. How does the propulsion system with the propeller compare to the Hobie's?

Iceman · 08-22-2014, 10:03 AM

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How does the propulsion system with the propeller compare to the Hobie's?

the Slayer fits nicely between an Outback and Pro Angler in size. Good kayak to consider if looking for pedal power. Obviously quick ability to pedal forward then reverse has been a huge selling factor and I personally have experienced numerous situations where this was appreciated. Energy extended to move along is comparable to the Hobies

08-20-2014, 11:22 AM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Aug 17th Mothership YFT Full report If you ever wondered "Who is BWE?" Brent owns this site, Adi keeps it running and I am a moderator. Adi offered to take me and Brent out on their (Brad and Adi's) boat in search of pelagics. We met around 5ish at the marina and loaded up the kayaks, gear and 100 pounds of "optimistic" ice. Adi had fueled up already so all we had to do was hit up the bait barge. We anticipated a 1/2 hour wait with the way fishing has been, but loaded up with 2 scoops of 4-5 inch dines pretty quickly. Out of Mission Bay we headed south west in search of paddies, porpoise or diving terns. We passed some boats stopped on paddies and kept looking for our own fish. Dropping in the kayaks we HAD to find our own fish, we did not want to ruin anyone else s fishing. We were a few miles east of the 302. Brent spotted a huge spot of birds about a mile south of us and we ran up and tossed out a couple baits and baited up. Hook up took all of 1 minute. After that one was in the boat we dropped the kayaks in. Before Adi and I had unstrapped the second yak, Brent was BENDO heading off. With one of us on the boat tossing out occasional dines to keep the fish under us, we picked away until we had our Mexican limits of YFT. We motored north and found the better grade under the porpoise about 4 miles outside the 9 mile bank. We chased em around and put a few more of the 20-25 pounders on the boat. cleaned and bagged em all outside Mission Bay and landed around 6 PM. Super fun day doing something none of us had done before. __________________ Last edited by Iceman; 08-20-2014 at 01:20 PM.

08-20-2014, 11:53 AM	#2
swinginFish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 173	Old Guard Wow, Adi in a kayak! Oh yea, nice fish (and video). Nice trip - good company and fine fishing - still fun after all these years! PS: Missed you in LJ yesterday, Andy, as I was too busy feeding the "friendly" pinnipeds (I was in the the blue Hobie Adventure). Avery

08-20-2014, 01:02 PM	#4
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Way to go guys! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-20-2014, 04:21 PM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	That looks like some awesome furious action when hooking up YFT on a kayak. Thanks for sharing. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

08-20-2014, 06:31 PM	#6
gabe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 120	Killer __________________

08-20-2014, 12:33 PM	#3
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 502	Nice! Epic trip! __________________ "All I got was a rock"

08-20-2014, 07:06 PM	#7
Smthtnnr Fishing Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 202	Too. Fucking. Good. Awesome stuff Andy

08-20-2014, 07:22 PM	#8
VINNYC VINNY Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Central coast california Posts: 128	great report, got me looking into the mother ship trips now. Hell yaaaa!!!!!!

08-20-2014, 07:42 PM	#9
Chuck D Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bay Park Posts: 559	Absolute awesomeness, you guys rock

08-21-2014, 12:48 AM	#10
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	Looks like a blast! Thanks for sharing! __________________ [SIGPIC]

08-21-2014, 06:31 AM	#11
kareem korn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: C-bad Posts: 431	Picture #3 is badass. I'm going to do that with our paddleboards next week.

08-21-2014, 07:15 AM	#12
Nic D Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clairemont Posts: 813	congrats on a great trip guys! __________________ instagram - @DRAGO619

08-21-2014, 08:09 AM	#13
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	Wow! That looks like so much fun!

08-21-2014, 12:07 PM	#14
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	That's awesome! Congrats on the tuna! And thanks for this site __________________

08-21-2014, 04:33 PM	#16
RiversideMike RiversideMike Join Date: May 2007 Location: Riverside Posts: 1	Way to go Brent Way to go son Brent. And to think the love of fishing started catching bullheads and sun fish in the lakes of Minnesota. Glad to see all the fathers on this site taking their sons and daughters out fishing. Thanks Andy (Iceman) and Adi (Lamb) for all you do to make this forum so interesting and informative. Even though I do not Kayak fish I enjoy seeing all the posts.

08-21-2014, 04:46 PM	#17
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	Simply Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to share

08-21-2014, 05:26 PM	#18
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	: Very Nice!!!!

08-22-2014, 06:08 AM	#19
reel fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 42	Awesome! YFT from the yak, great pics. How do you like the Native kayaks? Saw them at Fred Hall and they looked pretty sweet. How does the propulsion system with the propeller compare to the Hobie's?