Alone in paradise - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GregAndrew · 11-17-2011, 05:06 PM

Had one day off for the 3 day weekend last week and decided to stay local. The bait barge was supposed to be out of everything but chovies so I took my Sabiki. Only caught 1 greenback and a few chovies before I got to the barge to see if they maybe had some squirts. It just so happened that Mike had scraped the bottoms of all the "empty" tanks the night before,and had found about 50 well cured Sardines. He graciously split them with me, cause all he can get on Squid and Chovies there are Tomcod (it pays to tip well). Then he tells me to go out and catch a 44" Butt and bring it back to show him, cause he has not seen one in a while. My response was that I had never seen one that size come out of the harbor. I had heard of them, but never witnessed one myself. So I fished from 7am till 12:30 for not a single Halibut. Caught just about every other suspect out there including Leopard Shark, Brown Rockfish, Sand Bass, Sculpin and Lizzardfish, but not one of the flat kind. Just then I get the right kind of bite and bring up my first one which is legal, but less than 24" so I return it to get bigger. About 30 minutes later this happens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TOypkQO7M

RedSledTeam · 11-17-2011, 05:15 PM

Nice monster Greg!!!! I always new they were there!

kobra · 11-17-2011, 05:38 PM

Wow, what a monster! Congrats.

blitzburgh · 11-17-2011, 05:49 PM

lbsurf2ca · 11-17-2011, 05:55 PM

Wow very nice. I can't believe how calm you were. I would have been hootin and hollerin. Nice fish Greg

roadx · 11-17-2011, 06:23 PM

Enjoyed... thank you Mr Smooth

DannyN · 11-17-2011, 06:32 PM

Wow 34+ lb . Very nice

roby · 11-17-2011, 06:35 PM

dmrides · 11-17-2011, 06:42 PM

Wow that one grew fast! From 24 to 44 in no time flat. No pun intended.

lterrero · 11-17-2011, 06:57 PM

Only you, nice MONSTER.
Thanks for that beautiful post

ChefT · 11-17-2011, 07:26 PM

Nice.... fish....

Lets_Fish · 11-17-2011, 07:45 PM

Congratulations on that monster fish!

11-17-2011, 08:08 PM

Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the
hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts???

Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake...
Where's the dramamine?

GregAndrew · 11-17-2011, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yani

Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the
hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts???

Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake...
Where's the dramamine?

I stuff my bait with Prozac to calm the fish down. Before the gaff, I am not horsing the fish up, so they are pretty spent by the time they hit the surface. Since I was taught how to gaff a Halibut in Dec. almost 2 years ago, I have not had an active one on my gaff.

There were no other kayakers and only a couple of boats OTW that day for some reason. By 1 pm the average wind there is in the teens at least. Just happened to be at the right place...

Amish Ed · 11-17-2011, 10:59 PM

Great stuff. Thanks for the report.

jorluivil · 11-17-2011, 11:13 PM

Awesome catch! Wish I had the same skills

Regor · 11-18-2011, 06:29 AM

WOW, she's a beaut!

Aaron&Julie · 11-18-2011, 06:33 AM

I don't why, but the link won't work for me.
All other YouTube ones usually do.
Congrats on the barndoor, which I can't see

DanaPT · 11-18-2011, 06:38 AM

thanks for sharing.

mtnbykr2 · 11-18-2011, 07:43 AM

when I grow up I wanna be just like Greg, but I would need to get a bigger freezer....nice feesh Greg as usual

11-17-2011, 05:06 PM	#1
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Alone in paradise Had one day off for the 3 day weekend last week and decided to stay local. The bait barge was supposed to be out of everything but chovies so I took my Sabiki. Only caught 1 greenback and a few chovies before I got to the barge to see if they maybe had some squirts. It just so happened that Mike had scraped the bottoms of all the "empty" tanks the night before,and had found about 50 well cured Sardines. He graciously split them with me, cause all he can get on Squid and Chovies there are Tomcod (it pays to tip well). Then he tells me to go out and catch a 44" Butt and bring it back to show him, cause he has not seen one in a while. My response was that I had never seen one that size come out of the harbor. I had heard of them, but never witnessed one myself. So I fished from 7am till 12:30 for not a single Halibut. Caught just about every other suspect out there including Leopard Shark, Brown Rockfish, Sand Bass, Sculpin and Lizzardfish, but not one of the flat kind. Just then I get the right kind of bite and bring up my first one which is legal, but less than 24" so I return it to get bigger. About 30 minutes later this happens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TOypkQO7M

11-17-2011, 05:15 PM	#2
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	monster! Nice monster Greg!!!! I always new they were there!

11-17-2011, 05:49 PM	#4
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	__________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

11-17-2011, 06:23 PM	#6
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	Enjoyed... thank you Mr Smooth __________________

11-17-2011, 10:59 PM	#15
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Great stuff. Thanks for the report. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

11-17-2011, 05:38 PM	#3
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	Wow, what a monster! Congrats.

11-17-2011, 05:55 PM	#5
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Wow very nice. I can't believe how calm you were. I would have been hootin and hollerin. Nice fish Greg

11-17-2011, 06:32 PM	#7
DannyN Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 78	Wow 34+ lb . Very nice

11-17-2011, 06:35 PM	#8
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905

11-17-2011, 06:42 PM	#9
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Wow that one grew fast! From 24 to 44 in no time flat. No pun intended.

11-17-2011, 06:57 PM	#10
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Only you, nice MONSTER. Thanks for that beautiful post

11-17-2011, 07:26 PM	#11
ChefT Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: SD Posts: 216	Nice.... fish....

11-17-2011, 07:45 PM	#12
Lets_Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wildomar, CA. Posts: 294	Congratulations on that monster fish!

11-17-2011, 08:08 PM	#13
yani Guest Posts: n/a	Beautiful fish Greg. Just two things: How the hell to you find calm, tame, cooperative halibuts??? Also, I still a little sea sick from that boat wake... Where's the dramamine?

11-17-2011, 11:13 PM	#16
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Awesome catch! Wish I had the same skills __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

11-18-2011, 06:29 AM	#17
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	WOW, she's a beaut!

11-18-2011, 06:33 AM	#18
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	I don't why, but the link won't work for me. All other YouTube ones usually do. Congrats on the barndoor, which I can't see __________________ "Never say die"

11-18-2011, 06:38 AM	#19
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	awesome. thanks for sharing.

11-18-2011, 07:43 AM	#20
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	when I grow up I wanna be just like Greg, but I would need to get a bigger freezer....nice feesh Greg as usual