Sewer Suprise - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

User name · 11-07-2016, 11:34 AM

Got to Cabrillo at 7:00am and the fog was thick. I fished plastics for an hour near the launch while I waited for the fog to burn off. Once visibility improved I headed towards the pier/breakwall because it still wasn’t completely safe in the middle of the harbor. Bait was nowhere to be found so I put a frozen squid on the halibut rig. After fishing ¾ of the breakwall something hit my bait hard and took off. At first I thought it was a dog but after feeling how smooth the runs were I knew it wasn’t. Then its tail breached the surface and I knew exactly what it was; my first thresher shark! After 3-4 runs it started to lose strength. Wanting to play it safe, I let it take line and would reel it back in until it pretty much floated to the boat. After about 5 minutes of trying to remove the hooks and thirty seconds for the photo shoot, it was free and safely on its way back down. I did end up catching some greenbacks but stuck with the squid for the rest of the day.

King Saba · 11-07-2016, 12:08 PM

I bet the fight must of been an adrenaline rush. The fog was super thick on Saturday. Definitely made paddling around sketchy.

Dark_Knight_9C1 · 11-07-2016, 12:10 PM

Awesome catch!! Glad to see the thrashers are around.

ultimatejay · 11-07-2016, 12:53 PM

What day was this? 4 of us were out there on a Sunday and bait was everywhere but no Butts or thresher. My son and I caught several nice bass, Bonita and like 100 mackerel- seriously

User name · 11-07-2016, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ultimatejay

What day was this? 4 of us were out there on a Sunday and bait was everywhere but no Butts or thresher. My son and I caught several nice bass, Bonita and like 100 mackerel- seriously

This was on Saturday. To be honest I didn't put much effort into making bait after my catch. I was planning on targeting bonita and halibut but figured I would stick to the squid.
Also on Saturday i only saw a couple of schools and nothing other than the thresher touched the squid. The fog may have affected the bite.

TJones · 11-07-2016, 03:11 PM

Well done. Looks like brother of the one I hooked couple months ago . I might not have shown the same mercy, if not have been for him shaking the hook. Gook looking out.

MITCHELL · 11-13-2016, 04:30 AM

Cooked on the BBQ with butter and garlic salt topped with thousands island dressing unbelievable good....congratulations to you playing it smart payed off big time

11-07-2016, 11:34 AM	#1
User name Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 42	Sewer Suprise Got to Cabrillo at 7:00am and the fog was thick. I fished plastics for an hour near the launch while I waited for the fog to burn off. Once visibility improved I headed towards the pier/breakwall because it still wasn’t completely safe in the middle of the harbor. Bait was nowhere to be found so I put a frozen squid on the halibut rig. After fishing ¾ of the breakwall something hit my bait hard and took off. At first I thought it was a dog but after feeling how smooth the runs were I knew it wasn’t. Then its tail breached the surface and I knew exactly what it was; my first thresher shark! After 3-4 runs it started to lose strength. Wanting to play it safe, I let it take line and would reel it back in until it pretty much floated to the boat. After about 5 minutes of trying to remove the hooks and thirty seconds for the photo shoot, it was free and safely on its way back down. I did end up catching some greenbacks but stuck with the squid for the rest of the day.

11-07-2016, 03:11 PM	#6
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Well done, Well done. Looks like brother of the one I hooked couple months ago . I might not have shown the same mercy, if not have been for him shaking the hook. Gook looking out.

11-13-2016, 04:30 AM	#7
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Ate some thrasher shark last night.... Cooked on the BBQ with butter and garlic salt topped with thousands island dressing unbelievable good....congratulations to you playing it smart payed off big time __________________ Duke Mitchell

11-07-2016, 12:08 PM	#2
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	I bet the fight must of been an adrenaline rush. The fog was super thick on Saturday. Definitely made paddling around sketchy.

11-07-2016, 12:10 PM	#3
Dark_Knight_9C1 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 74	Awesome catch!! Glad to see the thrashers are around.

11-07-2016, 12:53 PM	#4
ultimatejay Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 96	What day was this? 4 of us were out there on a Sunday and bait was everywhere but no Butts or thresher. My son and I caught several nice bass, Bonita and like 100 mackerel- seriously