? What would u do

[JNAST13ST]

Today I launched out of LJ at 0300 made bait and did our thing. Anyway I ended up hooking up on a 6ft shark. Amazing fight btw. I was using a bait runner 8000(great reel) with a trap set up on mackerel. So I fought this beast for 15min before I seen some shine I thought I was on a huge yellow. I looked around for someone to help me gaft him but the closest person couldn't even hear me. I said fuck it I got this, so I leaned back a pulled him to the front gaft in hand. That when I seen him come up. Tiny eyes big body short tail going nuts. Diffinitly caught me off guard he was a foot away from the yak and I didn't know if I should risk it or say fuck it. I QUIKLY (3min)decided that I like my extremitys and cut the line. WHat would you have done?
PS drifting north @ 90ft

[lowprofile]

Soupfin? Unhook and let go. Or tail rope it and keep it. Put a float on your gaff before you try to gaff big fish. They fight back.

[jorluivil]

No offense but you should educate yourself on the species first, last thing you want to do is gaff something that is protected.

[JNAST13ST]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

No offense but you should educate yourself on the species first, last thing you want to do is gaff something that is protected.

yhay would be good however ill have to read up on every endangered fish and i still wouldnt have known unless i stopped him from shaking around u know. he was moving like crazy lol

[lowprofile]

Soupfin aren't protected and by the description it was a Soupfin or blue. The only ones you can't keep are whites and leopards under 36".

[JNAST13ST]

Originally Posted by lowprofile

Soupfin? Unhook and let go. Or tail rope it and keep it. Put a float on your gaff before you try to gaff big fish. They fight back.

yeah man i thought about both situations before but never really expected a fish that big right up on me lol, i was freaked out the thing was more than half the yak

[lowprofile]

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mapregs5.asp

[JNAST13ST]

Originally Posted by lowprofile

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mapregs5.asp

nice bro thx

[echo1er]

wait till you get a batray... the stuff you will get for that.

[yakman619]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

Today I launched out of LJ at 0300 made bait and did our thing. Anyway I ended up hooking up on a 6ft shark. Amazing fight btw. I was using a bait runner 8000(great reel) with a trap set up on mackerel. So I fought this beast for 15min before I seen some shine I thought I was on a huge yellow. I looked around for someone to help me gaft him but the closest person couldn't even hear me. I said fuck it I got this, so I leaned back a pulled him to the front gaft in hand. That when I seen him come up. Tiny eyes big body short tail going nuts. Diffinitly caught me off guard he was a foot away from the yak and I didn't know if I should risk it or say fuck it. I QUIKLY (3min)decided that I like my extremitys and cut the line. WHat would you have done?
PS drifting north @ 90ft

I'd do the same thing you did...unless it had my favorite lure in its mouth, in which case I would spend an additional three minutes contemplating whether I should cut the line, or attempt to retrieve the lure.

I don't even know what to do with a shark, so I would def let it go...

[JNAST13ST]

lol yeah i had a trap rig on with treble hook theres no way im getting that out of there lol

[slobslayer]

im guessing you didnt have a steel leader, so it probably wasnt a mako or a blue or any shark with a set of teeth unless you got a really lucky hook set. What pound test line? Blue sharks sometimes roll like crazy and makos well good luck with that. What color was it ?

[lowprofile]

Originally Posted by echo1er

wait till you get a batray... the stuff you will get for that.

Lol.

[JNAST13ST]

Originally Posted by slobslayer

im guessing you didnt have a steel leader, so it probably wasnt a mako or a blue or any shark with a set of teeth unless you got a really lucky hook set. What pound test line? Blue sharks sometimes roll like crazy and makos well good luck with that. What color was it ?

It was grey and white I use 50lb mono with a trap rig 3/0 octopus hook with a treble hook 3-4inches separation Carolina rig 2 oz slider weight

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

It was grey and white

Where was mama?

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by JNAST13ST

It was grey and white I use 50lb mono with a trap rig 3/0 octopus hook with a treble hook 3-4inches separation Carolina rig 2 oz slider weight

Like this?

[ashmoz]

We caught and released 3 Makos at La Jolla on Saturday so I'm guessing yours was a Mako too. Gaffing a Mako? I'm not too sure how that works from a yak.

[JNAST13ST]

As soon as I seen how big it was I was like fuk that lol

[PegLegFury]

Well if your gaff is leashed down just gaff it and leave it in the agua. While it starts to fade bleed that guy out. A makos too good eatin. Though I wouldnt put it on my lap til its no doubt dead.
Then again my first decent sized shark in a kayaks gona be nerve rackin too. We'll see what I actually do under the circumstances

[Old Man in the Sea]

from your story it sounds like you made the right decision from a kayak,,,,don't second guess