LMB and Striper of Dockweiler - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JOSER85 · 12-27-2011, 04:10 PM

So 2 Saturdays ago me and my cousin went fishing to local pond to fish for some LMB. We were doing pretty good both had 2 fish (all released) and ranging about 2-3lbs. We were getting ready to leave since we had to get ready for a surf Tournament Ace Fishing Tackle in Gardena was hosting.
When he hooked onto this baby girl. Came in @ 7.5

the next morning we go out to the tournament. fishing was pretty slow since there was a full moon. Very few barred perch and 1 or 2 corvina were caught that morning. Believe there was a total of 17total fishing the tournament.
With less then hour to go. I see my cousin set the hook and hear his drag screaming. seeing where only using 7lb test I think its a good size corvina.
As the fish got closer I see about 4 inches of tail come out the water, and automatically I noticed it was a striper. Being that there was 5 foot waves crashing in the surf it made it really hard to pull a fish that size in. So I started to walk towards the fish holding pressure on the line as the waves crashed in. All of a sudden a wave crashes in and I see the hook get pulled out the fish mouth and the striper started swimming to deeper water. Luckily a 2nd waves crashed almost instantly pushing the striper closer to the surf and close enough to me to were I jumped on top of it and gave it a big bear hug and ran with it to dry land. He ended up winning the tournament with that fish and took $120 home. Best part of this story is he caught it with a 2'' berkley sand worm Carolina rigged. lucky SOB
(never mind his jacket he's just trying to represent. LOL)
Came in at 27inches

Iceman · 12-27-2011, 05:29 PM

Both very nice fish and crazy save on the striper

.........tell me he kicked something your way

mtnbykr2 · 12-27-2011, 05:32 PM

THE GOLDEN TICKET!!!
Man that is a lucky catch, I have only been surf fishin for about a year,
I have caught them off the beach back east no problem but out on this side of the pond they aren't very easily found, congrats on the win and the wall hanger

yakrider · 12-27-2011, 05:57 PM

wow!
both fish are cool...
way to body slam that fish!

JOSER85 · 12-28-2011, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

Both very nice fish and crazy save on the striper

.........tell me he kicked something your way

I made him! or his fish was going back in the water

Bennyblanco · 12-28-2011, 09:32 AM

Nice catch,

BBQ time

Matt · 12-28-2011, 10:59 AM

Awesome save!! Viva Mexico!

Luis_Ochoa · 12-28-2011, 06:17 PM

nice catch Jose

Amish Ed · 12-28-2011, 10:39 PM

Very nice fishes. Good save too.

Fiskadoro · 12-31-2011, 12:57 AM

Pretty cool. Seems like every year there are a few more stripers taken local in the bay. I just wish there were enough around to actively target them.

Jim

lamb · 12-31-2011, 06:56 PM

Very cool!!!

steveooo · 01-01-2012, 03:52 PM

The striper is pretty bad ass!

cappo · 01-03-2012, 01:40 PM

Nice job. I was talking to you at the park when I was walking my dog. Good to see some toads in there.

jimbo · 01-03-2012, 03:54 PM

nice fish, but isn't that a dq for a tourney?

JOSER85 · 01-04-2012, 10:30 AM

In a sponsored Tourney YES, but for a local tackle shop no.
Glad other guys never fished a sponsored tourney like I have or else

vito · 01-04-2012, 01:53 PM

orale joser way to go!!

MotoHero · 01-05-2012, 09:26 PM

The gods will not look upon you graciously if you claim first prize after getting outside assistance and improperly taking the fish. The fish won, the hook pulled, and that is how it should be remembered.

I would apologize for even thinking of claiming 1st prize.

Do the right thing or you will be "Mr. Shutout" for the rest of your fishing life.

Dwayne

Aaron&Julie · 01-05-2012, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOSER85

In a sponsored Tourney YES, but for a local tackle shop no.
Glad other guys never fished a sponsored tourney like I have or else

I'm afraid Dwayne, if the local tackel shop has no problem with it, why should you? Did you come in 2nd?
Jose(?) explains it all, without hiding any thing. If the tackle shop wants to pull their award, I'm guessing they'll probably not have a problem with it.
It wasn't the most bonafide catch, but it sure was one hell of a story.
I'm with Jim, more Stripers caught in recent years, and would love for it to continue. Makes me wonder if they can't full scale introduce them, get them really pumped up like the WSBs have done lately. I'd pay an extra dollar or two on my license, if funding is a problem, to try a re-introduction program like that down here.

Congratulations to you guys. Good stories.
Aaron

P.S. Even though you don't have many posts (50+) on this website, I don't think you have to be worried about "shutouts" from a guy who only has 5 posts on this one

JOSER85 · 01-06-2012, 09:51 AM

They guy from ACe tackle that was hosting the tourney. Was present and watched the whole thing. If he had no problem with the way the fish was brought to shore then he would have brought it to our attention.
I too wouldn't mind putting extra $ for a fishing license to have more Stripers into the SOcal areas.

I'm not worried at all

mtnbykr2 · 01-06-2012, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOSER85

They guy from ACe tackle that was hosting the tourney. Was present and watched the whole thing. If he had no problem with the way the fish was brought to shore then he would have brought it to our attention.
I too wouldn't mind putting extra $ for a fishing license to have more Stripers into the SOcal areas.

I'm not worried at all

Again congrats on the trophey bass, both of them, however in this climate we are currently in with, "califorthem" and the dfg, I highly doubt, when a
price hike to the licenses that we are buying, to have less area to fish and more restrictions on them, do you honestly think they would do the "right thing" with the extra money? I mean they have already stopped stocking many local lakes and streams...which is what we pay for...just a thought

12-27-2011, 04:10 PM	#1
JOSER85 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 85	LMB and Striper of Dockweiler So 2 Saturdays ago me and my cousin went fishing to local pond to fish for some LMB. We were doing pretty good both had 2 fish (all released) and ranging about 2-3lbs. We were getting ready to leave since we had to get ready for a surf Tournament Ace Fishing Tackle in Gardena was hosting. When he hooked onto this baby girl. Came in @ 7.5 the next morning we go out to the tournament. fishing was pretty slow since there was a full moon. Very few barred perch and 1 or 2 corvina were caught that morning. Believe there was a total of 17total fishing the tournament. With less then hour to go. I see my cousin set the hook and hear his drag screaming. seeing where only using 7lb test I think its a good size corvina. As the fish got closer I see about 4 inches of tail come out the water, and automatically I noticed it was a striper. Being that there was 5 foot waves crashing in the surf it made it really hard to pull a fish that size in. So I started to walk towards the fish holding pressure on the line as the waves crashed in. All of a sudden a wave crashes in and I see the hook get pulled out the fish mouth and the striper started swimming to deeper water. Luckily a 2nd waves crashed almost instantly pushing the striper closer to the surf and close enough to me to were I jumped on top of it and gave it a big bear hug and ran with it to dry land. He ended up winning the tournament with that fish and took $120 home. Best part of this story is he caught it with a 2'' berkley sand worm Carolina rigged. lucky SOB (never mind his jacket he's just trying to represent. LOL) Came in at 27inches

12-27-2011, 05:29 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Both very nice fish and crazy save on the striper .........tell me he kicked something your way __________________

12-27-2011, 05:32 PM	#3
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	THE GOLDEN TICKET!!! Man that is a lucky catch, I have only been surf fishin for about a year, I have caught them off the beach back east no problem but out on this side of the pond they aren't very easily found, congrats on the win and the wall hanger __________________

12-27-2011, 05:57 PM	#4
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	wow! both fish are cool... way to body slam that fish! __________________ http://www.savecafishing.org/

12-28-2011, 09:32 AM	#6
Bennyblanco Ironman Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Inland empire Posts: 175	Nice catch,BBQ time

12-28-2011, 10:59 AM	#7
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Awesome save!! Viva Mexico! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

12-28-2011, 06:17 PM	#8
Luis_Ochoa Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tijuana, Mexico Posts: 49	nice catch Jose

12-28-2011, 10:39 PM	#9
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Very nice fishes. Good save too. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

12-31-2011, 12:57 AM	#10
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	Pretty cool. Seems like every year there are a few more stripers taken local in the bay. I just wish there were enough around to actively target them. Jim

12-31-2011, 06:56 PM	#11
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Very cool!!! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

01-01-2012, 03:52 PM	#12
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	The striper is pretty bad ass!

01-03-2012, 01:40 PM	#13
cappo Junior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: culver city Posts: 12	Nice job. I was talking to you at the park when I was walking my dog. Good to see some toads in there.

01-03-2012, 03:54 PM	#14
jimbo Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: san diego Posts: 97	hmm? nice fish, but isn't that a dq for a tourney? __________________ that's why they call it fishing

01-04-2012, 10:30 AM	#15
JOSER85 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 85	In a sponsored Tourney YES, but for a local tackle shop no. Glad other guys never fished a sponsored tourney like I have or else

01-04-2012, 01:53 PM	#16
vito Junior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: tijuana Posts: 13	orale joser way to go!!

01-05-2012, 09:26 PM	#17
MotoHero Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Temecula Hills Posts: 64	Give the title back, or suffer shutouts for life! The gods will not look upon you graciously if you claim first prize after getting outside assistance and improperly taking the fish. The fish won, the hook pulled, and that is how it should be remembered. I would apologize for even thinking of claiming 1st prize. Do the right thing or you will be "Mr. Shutout" for the rest of your fishing life. Dwayne

01-06-2012, 09:51 AM	#19
JOSER85 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 85	They guy from ACe tackle that was hosting the tourney. Was present and watched the whole thing. If he had no problem with the way the fish was brought to shore then he would have brought it to our attention. I too wouldn't mind putting extra $ for a fishing license to have more Stripers into the SOcal areas. I'm not worried at all