Kayak fish of the week Nov/Dec 29th-5th 2021 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JohnMckroidJr · 12-05-2021, 04:21 PM

Last Wednesday's drift from Dania to Fort Lauderdale Beach. The King Mackerel were on live bait.

Everything else was on jigs.

The Mutton Snapper made the day!

I went 1 for 3 hookups on Amberjacks... losing the other two on the wrecks.

This Little Tunny was stripped out as bait for Mahi.(no luck finding mahi

)

Blackfin Tunas are always a welcome sight for fresh Poke!

I kept the Mutton and Two of the Blackfins, Everything else was released to fight again another day. The triggerfish was the only one requiring a descender device for re-acclimation.

FISH11 · 12-05-2021, 08:01 PM

That looks like an epic day, John. Lot of fun and stocking up on great eats. Thanks for sharing.

kayakfisherman · 12-05-2021, 09:42 PM

Wow John!
Freaking amazing! Glad to see someone, somewhere, is catching
fish!!

SoCalEDC · 12-05-2021, 09:47 PM

Grab bag of a day. Love to see it. That AJ looks mighty scrappy

BenCantrell · 12-06-2021, 08:37 AM

Awesome!

AlwaysFishing · 12-06-2021, 09:25 AM

Wow John, those are all fantastic hookup! So jealous of all the different varieties you are catching.

JohnMckroidJr · 12-08-2021, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

Grab bag of a day. Love to see it. That AJ looks mighty scrappy

Thanks SoCalEDC, I was only able to land the scrappy one. The bigger bruzers put me in the structure. During the spawn, I will target them with 100lb braid, and still lose some.

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Originally Posted by BenCantrell

Awesome!

Thanks Ben........ time to cross another off your life list...

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Originally Posted by AlwaysFishing

Wow John, those are all fantastic hookup! So jealous of all the different varieties you are catching.

Thanks Quang, The variety is notable.... made it easy to win at Kayak Wars back when that was an online tournament.

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Originally Posted by dorado123

Wow amazing! I really wanna move there

Thanks, Grass frequently looks greener elsewhere, but Florida is tough to beat when it comes to fishing diversity.

SoCalEDC · 12-09-2021, 01:38 PM

Haha, I can’t imagine a 60+ pound YT from the yak and that’s about what I would expect an AJ of similar size to fight like.

JohnMckroidJr · 12-08-2021, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FISH11

That looks like an epic day, John. Lot of fun and stocking up on great eats. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Mark

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Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

Wow John!
Freaking amazing! Glad to see someone, somewhere, is catching
fish!!

Thanks, Yani, Your Aku Tuna Poke is my favorite recipe -- delicious and easy to quickly make.

https://www.fishermansbelly.com/single-post/aku-tuna

12-05-2021, 04:21 PM	#1
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Kayak fish of the week Nov/Dec 29th-5th 2021 Last Wednesday's drift from Dania to Fort Lauderdale Beach. The King Mackerel were on live bait. Everything else was on jigs. The Mutton Snapper made the day! I went 1 for 3 hookups on Amberjacks... losing the other two on the wrecks. This Little Tunny was stripped out as bait for Mahi.(no luck finding mahi ) Blackfin Tunas are always a welcome sight for fresh Poke! I kept the Mutton and Two of the Blackfins, Everything else was released to fight again another day. The triggerfish was the only one requiring a descender device for re-acclimation.

12-05-2021, 08:01 PM	#2
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	That looks like an epic day, John. Lot of fun and stocking up on great eats. Thanks for sharing. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

12-05-2021, 09:47 PM	#4
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	Grab bag of a day. Love to see it. That AJ looks mighty scrappy __________________ IG: @blackflag_fishing Youtube: Blackflag Fishing 2014 Ocean Kayak T13 SOLD 2020 Hobie Outback SOLD 2021 Stealth Fisha 500 #StealthTribe

12-09-2021, 01:38 PM	#8
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	Haha, I can’t imagine a 60+ pound YT from the yak and that’s about what I would expect an AJ of similar size to fight like. __________________ IG: @blackflag_fishing Youtube: Blackflag Fishing 2014 Ocean Kayak T13 SOLD 2020 Hobie Outback SOLD 2021 Stealth Fisha 500 #StealthTribe

12-05-2021, 09:42 PM	#3
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Wow John! Freaking amazing! Glad to see someone, somewhere, is catching fish!!

12-06-2021, 08:37 AM	#5
BenCantrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sebastian, Florida Posts: 238	Awesome!

12-06-2021, 09:25 AM	#6
AlwaysFishing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: On the water Posts: 198	Wow John, those are all fantastic hookup! So jealous of all the different varieties you are catching.