LJ 7-15 Glassy Day. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

crashcrow · 07-16-2019, 09:47 AM

Launched at grey light, hard to find bait, headed outside with 2 macs. Water was glassy smooth, fog hung around the whole time. It was so smooth you could see fins cruising the surface everywhere you looked. Once I lost my macs I decided to do a troll with a new rapala like squid skirted china bait that I just bought online. It only took about 3 minutes and the reel was buzzing. Ended up landing a smaller Mako and bring him home to meet the family. Mako is pretty tasty, alot like marlin or swordfish.

No Losses · 07-16-2019, 10:37 AM

That is awesome, Hopefully you eat all the meat and keep the jaws. I leave those monsters alone so they can keep our fishery healthy.

Warmshort · 07-16-2019, 10:55 AM

Thanks for the conditions Bro. Hell of a catch always wanted one of those. Hey if your ever looking for a battle buddy let me know always looking for people to fish with.

crashcrow · 07-17-2019, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Warmshort

Thanks for the conditions Bro. Hell of a catch always wanted one of those. Hey if your ever looking for a battle buddy let me know always looking for people to fish with.

Still a bit green and bad visibility but the glassy surface helped find the action.

crashcrow · 07-17-2019, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by No Losses

That is awesome, Hopefully you eat all the meat and keep the jaws. I leave those monsters alone so they can keep our fishery healthy.

For sure. Teeth removed and cured, meat processed and vacuum sealed, fins and cartilage being used for some voodoo asian stuff to fix my wifes knee. These guys are just passing through, there was a shitload of them out there today.

kirkdavis · 07-16-2019, 11:34 AM

Interesting that I got my first mako same day outside of Mission bay. I saw something swimming around my bait tube and flipped a flatfall out. Bit it on the first cast. My first meal was mako tacos from the belly and collar meat. Fantastic! The rest I steaked and froze for later culinary tests.

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kirkdavis · 07-16-2019, 11:54 AM

Interesting that I got my first mako same day outside of Mission bay. I saw something swimming around my bait tube and flipped a flatfall out. Bit it on the first cast. My first meal was mako tacos from the belly and collar meat. Fantastic! The rest I steaked and froze for later culinary tests.

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NICKWORN · 07-16-2019, 02:57 PM

Had a few hanging out on Sunday as well as a Thresher Shark my buddy hooked and released.

crashcrow · 07-17-2019, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kirkdavis

Interesting that I got my first mako same day outside of Mission bay. I saw something swimming around my bait tube and flipped a flatfall out. Bit it on the first cast. My first meal was mako tacos from the belly and collar meat. Fantastic! The rest I steaked and froze for later culinary tests.

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Awesome! I learned a lot about cleaning sharks. Will be a lot better at it next time.

Tigermidge · 07-17-2019, 09:06 PM

NOPE!

"jjcawjj" · 07-20-2019, 10:10 PM

It was great meeting you out at the launch in LJ Today! Thanks for Sharing some of your Fishing tips! Hope to see you out there again, With a Sweet Fishing rig like your’s it won’t be hard to find you out on the Water. Tight lines.👍

crashcrow · 07-22-2019, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by "jjcawjj"

It was great meeting you out at the launch in LJ Today! Thanks for Sharing some of your Fishing tips! Hope to see you out there again, With a Sweet Fishing rig like your’s it won’t be hard to find you out on the Water. Tight lines.👍

Nice to meet you as well. I want to find one of those halibuts!

molina0 · 07-16-2019, 04:45 PM

Lots of sharks...

katchfish · 07-16-2019, 05:05 PM

Makos...

White sea bass, yellowtail or halibut.

Or sea lions!

Just call it.

07-16-2019, 09:47 AM	#1
crashcrow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 122	LJ 7-15 Glassy Day. Launched at grey light, hard to find bait, headed outside with 2 macs. Water was glassy smooth, fog hung around the whole time. It was so smooth you could see fins cruising the surface everywhere you looked. Once I lost my macs I decided to do a troll with a new rapala like squid skirted china bait that I just bought online. It only took about 3 minutes and the reel was buzzing. Ended up landing a smaller Mako and bring him home to meet the family. Mako is pretty tasty, alot like marlin or swordfish. Attached Images

07-16-2019, 10:37 AM	#2
No Losses Junior Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 13	awesome That is awesome, Hopefully you eat all the meat and keep the jaws. I leave those monsters alone so they can keep our fishery healthy.

07-16-2019, 10:55 AM	#3
Warmshort Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Lemon Grove Posts: 67	Nice! Thanks for the conditions Bro. Hell of a catch always wanted one of those. Hey if your ever looking for a battle buddy let me know always looking for people to fish with.

07-16-2019, 02:57 PM	#8
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	They are all over right now Had a few hanging out on Sunday as well as a Thresher Shark my buddy hooked and released.

07-16-2019, 04:45 PM	#13
molina0 Junior Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: I live in La Mesa, CA Posts: 11	Hey, we saw that Mako on Sunday... Lots of sharks...

07-16-2019, 11:34 AM	#6
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Interesting that I got my first mako same day outside of Mission bay. I saw something swimming around my bait tube and flipped a flatfall out. Bit it on the first cast. My first meal was mako tacos from the belly and collar meat. Fantastic! The rest I steaked and froze for later culinary tests. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-16-2019, 11:54 AM	#7
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Interesting that I got my first mako same day outside of Mission bay. I saw something swimming around my bait tube and flipped a flatfall out. Bit it on the first cast. My first meal was mako tacos from the belly and collar meat. Fantastic! The rest I steaked and froze for later culinary tests. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-17-2019, 09:06 PM	#10
Tigermidge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lakewood, Ca Posts: 172	NOPE!

07-20-2019, 10:10 PM	#11
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	It was great meeting you out at the launch in LJ Today! Thanks for Sharing some of your Fishing tips! Hope to see you out there again, With a Sweet Fishing rig like your’s it won’t be hard to find you out on the Water. Tight lines.👍

07-16-2019, 05:05 PM	#14
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Makos... White sea bass, yellowtail or halibut. Or sea lions! Just call it.