Soups on......LJ report 5/19/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MITCHELL · 05-19-2017, 01:53 PM

Beautiful flat conditions at the launch.Caught 4 pacific mackerel, one big one three medium to small size mackerel. Started flylining one after awhile a sealion got it. By then I'm west of the big hotel in a 100ft of water so I decided to drop the big Mac down on the dropper loop 8oz sinker and wham with in 15mins, at first I was wondering if it was a sealion but it didn't unbutton. I was hoping yt because it pulled so hard, but after a while I could tell it wasn't a yt because of the bouncing up and down felt like I was dribbling a basketball.It was pulling me around pretty good for about 15 mins or so I had it on a marlin pole with all roller guides and a 454 newell. I findy got it up to where I could see color and identity it as a soup fin after that I took some pictures with my cell phone.I whipped him pretty good and was able to retrieve my hook with crimping plyers and watch him swim away.With the last two mackerel I put one up and one down and started paddling in until a sealion finely got both.out of mackerel now.I put an unbrella rig with sardine swim baits but no takers and that was the end of my day

MITCHELL · 05-19-2017, 01:58 PM

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MITCHELL · 05-19-2017, 02:03 PM

Just enough water to rise the sand off

MITCHELL · 05-19-2017, 02:05 PM

Pictures

summers in kuwait · 05-19-2017, 02:34 PM

thanks for the post Mitchell. Looks likes like it was really nice out.
Were you able to wheel down the launch or still at the stairs.
I might try and get out tonight or Sunday.

MITCHELL · 05-19-2017, 02:48 PM

The stairs....

kirkdavis · 05-19-2017, 02:01 PM

Thanks for the report. Catching fish is always good, even if you don't keep them.

05-19-2017, 01:53 PM	#1
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	Soups on......LJ report 5/19/17 Beautiful flat conditions at the launch.Caught 4 pacific mackerel, one big one three medium to small size mackerel. Started flylining one after awhile a sealion got it. By then I'm west of the big hotel in a 100ft of water so I decided to drop the big Mac down on the dropper loop 8oz sinker and wham with in 15mins, at first I was wondering if it was a sealion but it didn't unbutton. I was hoping yt because it pulled so hard, but after a while I could tell it wasn't a yt because of the bouncing up and down felt like I was dribbling a basketball.It was pulling me around pretty good for about 15 mins or so I had it on a marlin pole with all roller guides and a 454 newell. I findy got it up to where I could see color and identity it as a soup fin after that I took some pictures with my cell phone.I whipped him pretty good and was able to retrieve my hook with crimping plyers and watch him swim away.With the last two mackerel I put one up and one down and started paddling in until a sealion finely got both.out of mackerel now.I put an unbrella rig with sardine swim baits but no takers and that was the end of my day Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 05-19-2017 at 02:08 PM.

05-19-2017, 01:58 PM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	-------------} -------} Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell

05-19-2017, 02:03 PM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	Got to try out my new rise kit Just enough water to rise the sand off Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell

05-19-2017, 02:05 PM	#4
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	Sorry for the unclear Pictures __________________ Duke Mitchell

05-19-2017, 02:48 PM	#6
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	No you have to wheel from The stairs.... __________________ Duke Mitchell

05-19-2017, 02:34 PM	#5
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	thanks for the post Mitchell. Looks likes like it was really nice out. Were you able to wheel down the launch or still at the stairs. I might try and get out tonight or Sunday.

05-19-2017, 02:01 PM	#7
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Nice! Thanks for the report. Catching fish is always good, even if you don't keep them.