LJ Shark Fishing 4/28 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Siebler · 04-30-2008, 01:44 PM

Went shark fishing with Trob and my neighbor on Monday. It was Glassy out with lots of bait around. Trolled Rapalas out to a current break 4+ miles on the outside then turned south. Searched for sharks forever and saw only 1 swirl next to a small kelp. Landed my Tady 45 on it which erupted into a spot of whitewater. Unfortunately it wasn't the "Right Kind".

Bled out to 29-15 on the Certified Scale. Empty stomach, but he had some potential. Big head, big tail, small body. Caught on a mint/white 45 with my newly wrapped 9' Kencor (something about freshly wrapped rods that attract fish). Newell 338 and 40lb Izorline.

One of the best YT fights ive ever experienced. Just about kicked my butt with a 9' stick. The reel was super loose on the rod, Luckily a Torpedo Sinker helped to tighten a little bit and stop some of the wobbling.

KayakTanks, Not just for keeping bait:

Zed · 04-30-2008, 02:00 PM

Was the current break a color break too? That looks nice. And a patty-ish yellow in April? You can't do that, can you?

Cool.

Z

Iceman · 04-30-2008, 02:04 PM

Very cool CJ, ya picked the right day for an exploratory! Where was I on Monday the 28th........oh yeah WORKING!

Siebler · 04-30-2008, 02:16 PM

Water wasnt much cleaner on the outside. There were defiantly other fish sitting with this one, When I saw the swirl it looked like a 75+lb mako So im thinking there were 3 or 4 fish under the patty. No others bit though, maybe if we had made bait. You never know when a fish is going to be on a kelp. Last year on the Blue Horizon we swung on the outside on every local trip just to see if there might be some fish out there.

cabojohn · 04-30-2008, 02:17 PM

them pesky YT can really screw up a day of shark fishing.

nice

btw

steamroll · 04-30-2008, 02:21 PM

Nice forkie CJ

yakrider · 04-30-2008, 02:35 PM

nice job...dat chure don't look like no friggin' chark...

Spyder · 04-30-2008, 02:03 PM

Nicely done man. Thanks for the report and info. That water looks like friggin glass.

fishdude · 05-04-2008, 07:13 AM

Nice T, if I did not know better I would've thought I wrote that myself. Last Friday the 25 I hooked and landed a T about that size. Same fight, 4-5 nice jumps, spun me around several times, got to color 4 times, pulled all over the place for a good 30-40 min, hooked on his right front fin on top, which gave him full pulling power

and had to be the best B-Day gift I could have ever asked for. Still trying to figure out how to down load pics.
Thanks again for all the killer pics Chris and for the support from the other yakers.
Sorry for such a late post or reply but have been sick.

04-30-2008, 01:44 PM	#1
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	LJ Shark Fishing 4/28 Went shark fishing with Trob and my neighbor on Monday. It was Glassy out with lots of bait around. Trolled Rapalas out to a current break 4+ miles on the outside then turned south. Searched for sharks forever and saw only 1 swirl next to a small kelp. Landed my Tady 45 on it which erupted into a spot of whitewater. Unfortunately it wasn't the "Right Kind". Bled out to 29-15 on the Certified Scale. Empty stomach, but he had some potential. Big head, big tail, small body. Caught on a mint/white 45 with my newly wrapped 9' Kencor (something about freshly wrapped rods that attract fish). Newell 338 and 40lb Izorline. One of the best YT fights ive ever experienced. Just about kicked my butt with a 9' stick. The reel was super loose on the rod, Luckily a Torpedo Sinker helped to tighten a little bit and stop some of the wobbling. KayakTanks, Not just for keeping bait: __________________ CJ Siebler Last edited by Siebler; 04-30-2008 at 04:38 PM. Reason: Adding pictures

04-30-2008, 02:04 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Very cool CJ, ya picked the right day for an exploratory! Where was I on Monday the 28th........oh yeah WORKING! __________________

04-30-2008, 02:16 PM	#4
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Water wasnt much cleaner on the outside. There were defiantly other fish sitting with this one, When I saw the swirl it looked like a 75+lb mako So im thinking there were 3 or 4 fish under the patty. No others bit though, maybe if we had made bait. You never know when a fish is going to be on a kelp. Last year on the Blue Horizon we swung on the outside on every local trip just to see if there might be some fish out there. __________________ CJ Siebler

04-30-2008, 02:21 PM	#6
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	Nice forkie CJ __________________

04-30-2008, 02:00 PM	#2
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Was the current break a color break too? That looks nice. And a patty-ish yellow in April? You can't do that, can you? Cool. Z

04-30-2008, 02:17 PM	#5
cabojohn PROBATION Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 656	them pesky YT can really screw up a day of shark fishing. nice btw

04-30-2008, 02:35 PM	#7
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	nice job...dat chure don't look like no friggin' chark...

04-30-2008, 02:03 PM	#8
Spyder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 169	Nicely done man. Thanks for the report and info. That water looks like friggin glass.

05-04-2008, 07:13 AM	#9
fishdude Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a house Posts: 79	Nice T, if I did not know better I would've thought I wrote that myself. Last Friday the 25 I hooked and landed a T about that size. Same fight, 4-5 nice jumps, spun me around several times, got to color 4 times, pulled all over the place for a good 30-40 min, hooked on his right front fin on top, which gave him full pulling power and had to be the best B-Day gift I could have ever asked for. Still trying to figure out how to down load pics. Thanks again for all the killer pics Chris and for the support from the other yakers. Sorry for such a late post or reply but have been sick.