Newport Harbor 150lber!!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Slappy · 03-21-2009, 07:02 PM

Buddy and I fished AM. 6 short calicos. While fishing a chartreuse spinner bait I hooked a monster that headed straight for the beach. Seabass in the harbor???? Monster halibut????? After initial run I realize it felt like it was flying. This bad boy jumps but only one wing comes out the water because this thing is huge. I hooked a 150lb Mud Marlin in the wing. Almost spooled me on 12lb test several times. 20 min fight with wake behind my kayak. Once I got up and down on it in about 5 feet of water to try to unhook it it just stopped and sat on the bottom. I couldn't budge it dead weight. Wing span was over 5 feet visible on both sides. Seriously the biggest bat ray I've ever seen. Felt bad that I couldn't get a chance to get the spinner bait out of him, but in hindsight I'm glad he didn't give me the opportunity to capsize me.

A fun day. Water is about 3 degrees too cool. Another month and the harbor should be picking up.

Lord Matthew34 · 03-21-2009, 09:10 PM

Gotta love the slay ride's that make wake behind the yak!

Rhyno1 · 03-23-2009, 09:42 AM

I have seen em in the 300 to 400 lb range. No stopping em when the are that big!

lgdpt · 03-23-2009, 10:25 AM

Witness. That thing was a monster.

"I'M GONNA NEED A GAFF!!!!"

haaaaaaaaaa

wiseguy · 03-23-2009, 02:44 PM

Where was the camera??

lgdpt · 03-24-2009, 01:28 PM

We blew it. We are always lacking a camera when the goood stuff happens.

A video would have been more appropriate though. That wake behind his kayak was classic.

T Bone · 03-25-2009, 01:44 PM

My first kayak fishing trip was in NPH.I hooked bat ray that I never saw.towed me for 100 yards on 8lb test then wrapped around a mooring.He bit a 3" gulp grub.
NPH goes off insane around may-july for me around the bait reciever and its a good time to fish a little south like arch rock too.Congrats on the giant bat.

03-21-2009, 07:02 PM	#1
Slappy Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 31	Newport Harbor 150lber!!!! Buddy and I fished AM. 6 short calicos. While fishing a chartreuse spinner bait I hooked a monster that headed straight for the beach. Seabass in the harbor???? Monster halibut????? After initial run I realize it felt like it was flying. This bad boy jumps but only one wing comes out the water because this thing is huge. I hooked a 150lb Mud Marlin in the wing. Almost spooled me on 12lb test several times. 20 min fight with wake behind my kayak. Once I got up and down on it in about 5 feet of water to try to unhook it it just stopped and sat on the bottom. I couldn't budge it dead weight. Wing span was over 5 feet visible on both sides. Seriously the biggest bat ray I've ever seen. Felt bad that I couldn't get a chance to get the spinner bait out of him, but in hindsight I'm glad he didn't give me the opportunity to capsize me. A fun day. Water is about 3 degrees too cool. Another month and the harbor should be picking up. Last edited by Slappy; 03-22-2009 at 11:22 AM.

03-23-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
Rhyno1 Rhyno Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Simi Valley Posts: 9	They can get much bigger... I have seen em in the 300 to 400 lb range. No stopping em when the are that big!

03-25-2009, 01:44 PM	#7
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	My first kayak fishing trip was in NPH.I hooked bat ray that I never saw.towed me for 100 yards on 8lb test then wrapped around a mooring.He bit a 3" gulp grub. NPH goes off insane around may-july for me around the bait reciever and its a good time to fish a little south like arch rock too.Congrats on the giant bat. __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

03-21-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
Lord Matthew34 Mad Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 38	Gotta love the slay ride's that make wake behind the yak!

03-23-2009, 10:25 AM	#4
lgdpt Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 43	Witness. That thing was a monster. "I'M GONNA NEED A GAFF!!!!" haaaaaaaaaa

03-23-2009, 02:44 PM	#5
wiseguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach Posts: 427	Where was the camera??

03-24-2009, 01:28 PM	#6
lgdpt Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 43	We blew it. We are always lacking a camera when the goood stuff happens. A video would have been more appropriate though. That wake behind his kayak was classic.