and it was on a sabiki - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vincentek9 · 07-30-2013, 04:21 PM

i hear about guys using jigs and irons as weights for sabikis and catching yt or wsb, but this was something else.

made it out of newport harbor and tried for 30min to catch macs, no luck
started my way towards the rockfish grounds when i land on top of a thick school of chovies. drop down my sabiki setup (7' custom bay bass rod, 100' of 10# mono with spectra backing). and started catching chovies. cool. i decide to go for a cast because the bait ball moved out from under me. hooked a chovie and was bringing it in when the rod loads up, line shot out straight, and this punk ass jumps out 10ft in front of me. great...

10lbs mono with sabiki is not ideal for this type of fish AT ALL. so i just hold on, let my drag do whatever it can. wave hi to boats and kayakers staring at me. smoke some cigs. call my friend. took some pictures. and fought this thing for 1hr. i get it to the yak and turn it sideways. its a male. cool. it slaps me in the head/shoulder. not cool. i get it to the yak again and pull out my knife. slit its gills. let it bleed itself out and yank it on the yak. 1 hook of the sabiki was in its mouth. the other 5 were scattered around its face. legit hooked. i put a rope to its tail and then paddle in.

Carp · 07-30-2013, 04:26 PM

Awesome man!

Raskal311 · 07-30-2013, 04:32 PM

Nice!

Amish Ed · 07-30-2013, 04:35 PM

On the bass rod. Sweet!

oneyedeer · 07-30-2013, 04:51 PM

Thresher king strikes again

FishNinjaY · 07-30-2013, 05:18 PM

I want to see a pic of that hooked chovie!

Awesome pics! Congrats.

icelogger · 07-30-2013, 05:26 PM

That definitely takes some skills to boat that shark with that set up. Nice work!

silentsmell · 07-30-2013, 05:35 PM

Sweet report and nice skills

30lbbg2299 · 07-30-2013, 06:06 PM

That's crazy my friend had the same thing happen to him when he was fishing a sabiki. He had his on a calstar 800m with a Newell 229 65lb braid and a 20lb mono sabiki. Nice job!!!

Hobie-Pedaller · 07-30-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vincentek9

...made it out of newport harbor and tried for 30min to catch macs, no luck
started my way towards the rockfish grounds when i land on top of a thick school of chovies....

i bet NOW, that u were never so glad in your life, that you couldn't catch any Macks for bait on this day.

awesome story & FISH !!!

things like this, are what make fishing EXTREMELY great....

u never know WTF is going to happen, or WTF is going to come up, whenever u drop a line in water.

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scotty1369 · 07-30-2013, 09:08 PM

awesome story! I cant wait to land a thresher.

Carp · 07-30-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by scotty1369

awesome story! I cant wait to land a thresher.

Same here Scott!

JeffB · 07-30-2013, 10:10 PM

Very cool landing it on bass gear!

Rufus · 07-31-2013, 05:05 AM

I love my Sabikis! When fishing s slow, dip a Sabiki on FF marks and hold on. You'll always be surprised.

addicted2sp33d · 07-31-2013, 07:47 AM

You win West Coast Whoppers 2013!

rieffer · 07-31-2013, 08:54 AM

That's really cool!!! Congratulations.

socal_matt · 07-31-2013, 09:30 AM

Jeez...I still have a hard time believing this story.

Oh well, this is fricken awesome! You just seem to have all the luck when fishing out of NPH.

wiseguy · 07-31-2013, 12:08 PM

Way to go Vincent! Awesome catch on the sabiki!

Hondatom · 07-31-2013, 02:29 PM

Awesome fish story! I fish my ass of outside Newport looking for Threshers. I guess I am using the wrong bait. Next time I am trying the sabiki. great job.

FishRaiden · 07-31-2013, 09:41 PM

07-30-2013, 04:21 PM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	and it was on a sabiki i hear about guys using jigs and irons as weights for sabikis and catching yt or wsb, but this was something else. made it out of newport harbor and tried for 30min to catch macs, no luck started my way towards the rockfish grounds when i land on top of a thick school of chovies. drop down my sabiki setup (7' custom bay bass rod, 100' of 10# mono with spectra backing). and started catching chovies. cool. i decide to go for a cast because the bait ball moved out from under me. hooked a chovie and was bringing it in when the rod loads up, line shot out straight, and this punk ass jumps out 10ft in front of me. great... 10lbs mono with sabiki is not ideal for this type of fish AT ALL. so i just hold on, let my drag do whatever it can. wave hi to boats and kayakers staring at me. smoke some cigs. call my friend. took some pictures. and fought this thing for 1hr. i get it to the yak and turn it sideways. its a male. cool. it slaps me in the head/shoulder. not cool. i get it to the yak again and pull out my knife. slit its gills. let it bleed itself out and yank it on the yak. 1 hook of the sabiki was in its mouth. the other 5 were scattered around its face. legit hooked. i put a rope to its tail and then paddle in. __________________

07-30-2013, 04:32 PM	#3
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,256	Nice! __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

07-30-2013, 04:35 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	On the bass rod. Sweet! __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

07-30-2013, 10:10 PM	#13
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Very cool landing it on bass gear! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

07-31-2013, 09:30 AM	#17
socal_matt Cruisin' Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 123	Jeez...I still have a hard time believing this story. Oh well, this is fricken awesome! You just seem to have all the luck when fishing out of NPH. __________________ There's no such thing as overkill, its just called being prepared for the best.

07-30-2013, 04:26 PM	#2
Carp (⌐■_■)--︻╦╤─ - - - Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 166	Awesome man!

07-30-2013, 04:51 PM	#5
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	Thresher king strikes again

07-30-2013, 05:18 PM	#6
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	I want to see a pic of that hooked chovie! Awesome pics! Congrats.

07-30-2013, 05:26 PM	#7
icelogger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: All over the country Posts: 109	That definitely takes some skills to boat that shark with that set up. Nice work!

07-30-2013, 05:35 PM	#8
silentsmell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 117	Sweet report and nice skills

07-30-2013, 06:06 PM	#9
30lbbg2299 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 41	That's crazy my friend had the same thing happen to him when he was fishing a sabiki. He had his on a calstar 800m with a Newell 229 65lb braid and a 20lb mono sabiki. Nice job!!!

07-30-2013, 09:08 PM	#11
scotty1369 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: san diego Posts: 82	awesome story! I cant wait to land a thresher.

07-31-2013, 05:05 AM	#14
Rufus Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ocean Beach Posts: 90	I love my Sabikis! When fishing s slow, dip a Sabiki on FF marks and hold on. You'll always be surprised.

07-31-2013, 07:47 AM	#15
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774	You win West Coast Whoppers 2013!

07-31-2013, 08:54 AM	#16
rieffer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 91	That's really cool!!! Congratulations.

07-31-2013, 12:08 PM	#18
wiseguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach Posts: 427	Way to go Vincent! Awesome catch on the sabiki!

07-31-2013, 02:29 PM	#19
Hondatom Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 113	Awesome fish story! I fish my ass of outside Newport looking for Threshers. I guess I am using the wrong bait. Next time I am trying the sabiki. great job.

07-31-2013, 09:41 PM	#20
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