A Day of Firsts - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jhook · 02-27-2011, 05:04 PM

Great day on Mission Bay today!

My first spottie.

The spotties were hungry today

My first halibut

My first time using this net (also the last...)

After safely releasing the cuda, I had to cut my hook out of the net. I don't reccommend the Promar folding net. The engineers at Promar put a lot of research into designing a mesh that you will never get a hook out of. I thought about paddling up to OEX and seeing if I could return it.

My first broken lure.

I hooked into a big spottie. As I brought him to the surface, little bait fish started exploding out of the water right next to my yak. When I got him up I saw that he had swallowed my Rapala. Just the lip was sticking out of his gaping maw. I grabbed the lip of the lure and the fish went nuts. The lure cracks in half and the fish falls back into the water. I'm left holding the plastic lip. Right after snapping this picture, my drop-shot rod goes bendo and I pull up...

My first lizard fish

After losing my killer lure, the fishing dropped off. I only caught two more spotties.
It was a beautiful day to be out there. Check out the snow on those mountains!

The score for the day was:
10 spotties
2 barracuda
1 halibut
1 lizard fish
1 lost lure
1 ruined net

Iceman · 02-27-2011, 05:40 PM

Nice action! slug Lizard

Crank baits and nets never go well together. Promar makes a great folding net and they make a great rubber mesh net that is easy on the hooks, they just don't make a folding net with rubber mesh.

old_rookie · 02-27-2011, 06:43 PM

Great report. Cool pics. And a halibut using a floater!!??

yaknewb · 02-27-2011, 07:08 PM

Thats sweet it took me weeks for my first hali on my yak congrats. I always thought those rapalas would be a lot stronger for the money you pay for them , the cudas always broke mine after 20 or so fish so i stoped useing them and started useing castmasters.

eekamouse463 · 02-27-2011, 07:31 PM

Were you casting and retrieving?

jhook · 02-27-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by eekamouse463

Were you casting and retrieving?

I did some of that, but I caught almost all of my fish today on the troll.

jhook · 02-27-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by yaknewb

Thats sweet it took me weeks for my first hali on my yak congrats. I always thought those rapalas would be a lot stronger for the money you pay for them , the cudas always broke mine after 20 or so fish so i stoped useing them and started useing castmasters.

I was pretty surprised to see that flatty come up. I really want to get into a larger model.

That's a good tip on the kastmasters. I hadn't thought to use those in the salt.

Hunter (The 80's Man) · 02-27-2011, 07:54 PM

Nice fish!!!! variety

jhook · 02-27-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by old_rookie

Great report. Cool pics. And a halibut using a floater!!??

It dives to 12 feet. It probably had its nose digging in the sand when I hooked that butt.

jhook · 02-27-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Nice action! slug Lizard

He measured 16 inches. Does that break any records?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

Crank baits and nets never go well together. Promar makes a great folding net and they make a great rubber mesh net that is easy on the hooks, they just don't make a folding net with rubber mesh.

I knew it was a bad idea as soon as I did it, but the fish was hooked pretty good and I knew i had to bring it on board. I guess I should of picked up a fish grip.

JoeGoFish · 03-01-2011, 07:16 PM

You were a busy boy! Thanks for the glimpse of hope for us crankbaiters...

Mobsan · 03-05-2011, 09:47 AM

Sounds you you had a great day out there. Strong work from one newbie to another.

JrBasser · 03-05-2011, 11:14 AM

Looks like a blast! Nothing better than spotties on the crankbait. They hit like freight trains when they really get goin.

02-27-2011, 05:04 PM	#1
jhook Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 99	A Day of Firsts Great day on Mission Bay today! My first spottie. The spotties were hungry today My first halibut My first time using this net (also the last...) After safely releasing the cuda, I had to cut my hook out of the net. I don't reccommend the Promar folding net. The engineers at Promar put a lot of research into designing a mesh that you will never get a hook out of. I thought about paddling up to OEX and seeing if I could return it. My first broken lure. I hooked into a big spottie. As I brought him to the surface, little bait fish started exploding out of the water right next to my yak. When I got him up I saw that he had swallowed my Rapala. Just the lip was sticking out of his gaping maw. I grabbed the lip of the lure and the fish went nuts. The lure cracks in half and the fish falls back into the water. I'm left holding the plastic lip. Right after snapping this picture, my drop-shot rod goes bendo and I pull up... My first lizard fish After losing my killer lure, the fishing dropped off. I only caught two more spotties. It was a beautiful day to be out there. Check out the snow on those mountains! The score for the day was: 10 spotties 2 barracuda 1 halibut 1 lizard fish 1 lost lure 1 ruined net

02-27-2011, 05:40 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Nice action! slug Lizard Crank baits and nets never go well together. Promar makes a great folding net and they make a great rubber mesh net that is easy on the hooks, they just don't make a folding net with rubber mesh. __________________

02-27-2011, 07:54 PM	#8
Hunter (The 80's Man) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside Posts: 243	Nice fish!!!! variety __________________ What's in YOUR hatch?

03-05-2011, 09:47 AM	#12
Mobsan Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Carmel Valley Posts: 40	Good job out there! Sounds you you had a great day out there. Strong work from one newbie to another.

02-27-2011, 06:43 PM	#3
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Great report. Cool pics. And a halibut using a floater!!??

02-27-2011, 07:08 PM	#4
yaknewb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 143	Thats sweet it took me weeks for my first hali on my yak congrats. I always thought those rapalas would be a lot stronger for the money you pay for them , the cudas always broke mine after 20 or so fish so i stoped useing them and started useing castmasters.

02-27-2011, 07:31 PM	#5
eekamouse463 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: MISSION BEACH Posts: 76	Were you casting and retrieving?

03-01-2011, 07:16 PM	#11
JoeGoFish Piscatorial Paddler Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 13	You were a busy boy! Thanks for the glimpse of hope for us crankbaiters...

03-05-2011, 11:14 AM	#13
JrBasser Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 260	Looks like a blast! Nothing better than spotties on the crankbait. They hit like freight trains when they really get goin.