South OC 11/10/16 "The stripes run deep" - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Druko · 11-11-2016, 10:02 PM

I’ll keep it short and simple..

Location: Dana Point
Gear: Seeker 30-60lb heavy, Avet JX 2 speed
Line: 65lb pp, 30lb fc leader
Bait: Mackerel
Fish: Striped Marlin
Estimated weight: 200-300lbs…. maybe larger.
Result: broke off!!!!!

Fought it for nearly 2 hours, put on a show that had the Sum Fun party boat and 2 other yachts stopped in its tracks. Fish was huge and the girth was massive!! Had it to my kayak 3 times and it dwarfed my Revo by at least 3 feet. By the time King Saba finally caught up to me for the assist, the fish had stopped jumping. I was determined to land this fish even if it meant being towed out to Catalina.
Heartbreak in Dana....

Up next.... Gonzaga!

oh yeah, and definitely need to get on the Go-Pro program

King Saba · 11-11-2016, 10:42 PM

I'll get the video on my camera up soon. It was a shocker of a fish! My legs were crying after yesterday lol. At one point I thought I would never catch up to you. Damn fish took you for a ride.

King Saba · 11-11-2016, 10:43 PM

This was Druko's first time at Dana too btw.

Orca Winfrey · 11-11-2016, 10:54 PM

Saba was texting realtime updates while I sat in a damn work meeting. I must have seemed very uninterested in the discussions going on because I was glued to my phone the whole time. That must have been beyond-words amazing.

DanaPT · 11-12-2016, 06:31 AM

Wow. One man, one rod and a serious fish on the other end on that line.

Better to have hooked up and lost than never hooked up at all?

I'm not so sure. I hope you don't have nightmares of what could been. !

YakDout · 11-12-2016, 06:41 AM

Awesome man. At least you saw what it was. For me it would be way worse hooking that up and never seeing it. And you definitely had the right gear. With my luck it would have bit my 10-20lb graftech and a lexa 400.

katchfish · 11-12-2016, 07:35 AM

What a thrill!

Zed · 11-12-2016, 09:20 AM

Happy November.

Geno Machino · 11-12-2016, 09:28 AM

WOW!!!

Did you know all you had to do was touch the leader, and it would of counted as a hook and release?

Heart break for sure, that is if you were going to kill it and eat it.

Awesome story!!! No one can take that away from you!

Thanks for sharing.

Geno

Deamon · 11-12-2016, 04:51 PM

Dang...! Jim

FISH11 · 11-12-2016, 06:42 PM

That's incredible and a once in a lifetime memory. Ain't Kayak fishing fun! Congrats in being able to get it to sight.

King Saba · 11-13-2016, 02:10 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ev...ature=youtu.be

Here it is. I combined the two short videos I took. The volume spikes throughout the video so I advise against wearing headphones.

Orca Winfrey · 11-13-2016, 08:07 AM

That what you get for being in a Revo. If you were in a barge of a PA, that fish would have tired out in 10 minutes. Seriously awesome.

Druko · 11-13-2016, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Saba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ev...ature=youtu.be

Here it is. I combined the two short videos I took. The volume spikes throughout the video so I advise against wearing headphones.

thanks for posting, still wounded...lol

Geno Machino · 11-13-2016, 09:41 AM

Heartbreak for sure, just watched the video...

Dark_Knight_9C1 · 11-13-2016, 11:48 AM

Absolutely amazing!

ultimatejay · 11-13-2016, 04:45 PM

Awesome story but why are you know posting 2 months later lol?

Aaron&Julie · 11-13-2016, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultimatejay

Awesome story but why are you know posting 2 months later lol?

I wondered the same, then I started to think it was a typo and the trip was on 11/10/16, especially when things you said were in the present tense, like being sore. If it would have been 2 months ago, everything but your mind and soul would have recovered by now.

Great story!

Druko · 11-13-2016, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron&Julie

I wondered the same, then I started to think it was a typo and the trip was on 11/10/16, especially when things you said were in the present tense, like being sore. If it would have been 2 months ago, everything but your mind and soul would have recovered by now.

Great story!

Losing a local marlin=lost mind=typos.......

Aaron&Julie · 11-13-2016, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Druko

Losing a local marlin=lost mind=typos.......

Lol, I get that, but to be clear was your lost marlin/lost mind occurrence on 11/10/16, like I speculated, and not 2 months ago? Thanks.

One thing you can always say, you are one of the very few in Socal waters to every hook a Striped Marlin on a kayak, and to fight it for that long is impressive indeed. Congrats on the feat!

11-11-2016, 10:02 PM	#1
Druko Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 205	South OC 11/10/16 "The stripes run deep" I’ll keep it short and simple.. Location: Dana Point Gear: Seeker 30-60lb heavy, Avet JX 2 speed Line: 65lb pp, 30lb fc leader Bait: Mackerel Fish: Striped Marlin Estimated weight: 200-300lbs…. maybe larger. Result: broke off!!!!! Fought it for nearly 2 hours, put on a show that had the Sum Fun party boat and 2 other yachts stopped in its tracks. Fish was huge and the girth was massive!! Had it to my kayak 3 times and it dwarfed my Revo by at least 3 feet. By the time King Saba finally caught up to me for the assist, the fish had stopped jumping. I was determined to land this fish even if it meant being towed out to Catalina. Heartbreak in Dana.... Up next.... Gonzaga! oh yeah, and definitely need to get on the Go-Pro program Last edited by Iceman; 11-14-2016 at 11:54 AM.

11-11-2016, 10:42 PM	#2
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	I'll get the video on my camera up soon. It was a shocker of a fish! My legs were crying after yesterday lol. At one point I thought I would never catch up to you. Damn fish took you for a ride. Last edited by King Saba; 11-11-2016 at 10:48 PM.

11-12-2016, 09:20 AM	#8
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Happy November. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

11-12-2016, 09:28 AM	#9
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	WOW!!! Did you know all you had to do was touch the leader, and it would of counted as a hook and release? Heart break for sure, that is if you were going to kill it and eat it. Awesome story!!! No one can take that away from you! Thanks for sharing. Geno __________________ Last edited by Geno Machino; 11-12-2016 at 09:36 AM.

11-12-2016, 04:51 PM	#10
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Dang...! Jim __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

11-11-2016, 10:43 PM	#3
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	This was Druko's first time at Dana too btw.

11-11-2016, 10:54 PM	#4
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	Saba was texting realtime updates while I sat in a damn work meeting. I must have seemed very uninterested in the discussions going on because I was glued to my phone the whole time. That must have been beyond-words amazing.

11-12-2016, 06:31 AM	#5
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Wow. One man, one rod and a serious fish on the other end on that line. Better to have hooked up and lost than never hooked up at all? I'm not so sure. I hope you don't have nightmares of what could been. !

11-12-2016, 06:41 AM	#6
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Awesome man. At least you saw what it was. For me it would be way worse hooking that up and never seeing it. And you definitely had the right gear. With my luck it would have bit my 10-20lb graftech and a lexa 400.

11-12-2016, 07:35 AM	#7
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	What a thrill!

11-12-2016, 06:42 PM	#11
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	That's incredible and a once in a lifetime memory. Ain't Kayak fishing fun! Congrats in being able to get it to sight. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

11-13-2016, 02:10 AM	#12
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Ev...ature=youtu.be Here it is. I combined the two short videos I took. The volume spikes throughout the video so I advise against wearing headphones. Last edited by King Saba; 11-13-2016 at 03:39 AM.

11-13-2016, 08:07 AM	#13
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	That what you get for being in a Revo. If you were in a barge of a PA, that fish would have tired out in 10 minutes. Seriously awesome.

11-13-2016, 09:41 AM	#15
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	Heartbreak for sure, just watched the video... __________________

11-13-2016, 11:48 AM	#16
Dark_Knight_9C1 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 74	Absolutely amazing!

11-13-2016, 04:45 PM	#17
ultimatejay Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 96	Awesome story but why are you know posting 2 months later lol?