Another great day in La Jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hypoxic1 · 09-17-2009, 07:06 PM

After having gone 0 for 4 yesterday on nice strikes with sizeable fish today turned out to be my day.

Made 9 mackeral at the usual spot then went to THE place to give it a troll. After a nice long soak my biggest mackeral gets hit and the fish runs.....and runs.....and is gone. My leader knots were terrible and so everything had to be retied. A few mackeral get lost to the seals which is the typical La Jolla tax for fishing there right?

so I put a fresh strong mackeral on and drop him in ....hes running like hell from the second he hits the water.......then .......BAM ! he gets hit like a freight train and I finally am engaged with a substantial fish....for the first time on a kayak.

Fish makes 3 runs or so and the neighborhood dog notices that im a little busy so he comes over for a look.....Cool I think ,, gonna lose this one too. Suddenly the fish sees the dog and goes apeshit.....straight out towards open water......nice fishy. I managed to get him stopped and he managed to avoid the seal long enough for me to get him to the boat. as Im looking down at the fish next to the kayak a brown mass is shooting up from the depths at what seems light speed. So just reached down behind the gills and pulled fish out within seconds of having lost him to the neighborhood hound.
I called out to Josh to show him that I had actually finally avoided the skunk on good size fish and he was kind enough to come over and help me secure the fish to the back deck for the ride home. Not wanting to sound like a broken record here but that man has improved my technique, fishing skills and batting average. Anyone wanting to improve their fishing skills should definately look him up.

The fish was no monster but weighed in at 18.8 on a digital scale
heres a pic
Tight lines
Chris Lewis

Three3Divine · 09-17-2009, 07:18 PM

very nice fish chris! keep it up!

hobieuser · 09-17-2009, 07:33 PM

Congrates on your catch.

Tman · 09-17-2009, 07:57 PM

Congratulations on a beauty of a YT...good write up, hopefully you will keep them coming.

Again, congrats...

h2ofishfo · 09-17-2009, 08:04 PM

wtg remember u at the moyer tourney u got a hook perfectlt stuck in the rudder screw

467echo · 09-17-2009, 08:33 PM

Nice

! That smile says it all!

Holy Mackerel · 09-17-2009, 09:19 PM

Nice forkie!!!

THE DARKHORSE · 09-17-2009, 09:34 PM

Great work on that fish under pressure, Chris.

I love the wide eyed beach shot too

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09-17-2009, 10:26 PM

nice

wade · 09-17-2009, 10:49 PM

WTG Chris, nice to meet u today!! guess my scales off then by two solid #..
sorry about the finger in the flick..

Matt · 09-18-2009, 06:37 AM

Nice job!

j mo · 09-18-2009, 06:50 AM

Sweet one

JoeBeck · 09-18-2009, 07:34 AM

Thanks for the write up, sounds like a fun day that got even better with a fish at the end

bigbarrels · 09-18-2009, 08:35 AM

Nice! Congrats

Geoffkoop · 09-18-2009, 10:10 AM

Gotta love that feeling. Nice fish and report!

Whizz Bang · 09-18-2009, 10:41 AM

Chris,

Nice seeing you out there yesterday... and the day before. Congratulations on a beautiful fish and thanks for a great report.

Again, the answer comes down to TIME ON THE WATER. Redemption feels really good doesn't it?

Tomorrow is my day... probably....should be....it's gotta be. EVERYONE around me landed fish yesterday.

Eric

Freespool · 09-18-2009, 10:46 AM

Nice work. You're giving me hope. Just need to spend some more time on the water. Pretty awesome specimen for the first from a kayak.

yakrider · 09-18-2009, 05:30 PM

very nice fish you got there...
congrats on your first yak YT...
It only kindles the flame of addiction...
damn fish!

sundog · 09-19-2009, 07:43 PM

Chris, what a beauty. Thanks for the gatoraid. See you on the water soon. Hey, does anyone want to go hoopnetting some saturday night soon? Sundog

Vikingj · 09-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Congrats! Way to snatch it away from those dogs!

09-17-2009, 07:06 PM	#1
Hypoxic1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 215	Another great day in La Jolla After having gone 0 for 4 yesterday on nice strikes with sizeable fish today turned out to be my day. Made 9 mackeral at the usual spot then went to THE place to give it a troll. After a nice long soak my biggest mackeral gets hit and the fish runs.....and runs.....and is gone. My leader knots were terrible and so everything had to be retied. A few mackeral get lost to the seals which is the typical La Jolla tax for fishing there right? so I put a fresh strong mackeral on and drop him in ....hes running like hell from the second he hits the water.......then .......BAM ! he gets hit like a freight train and I finally am engaged with a substantial fish....for the first time on a kayak. Fish makes 3 runs or so and the neighborhood dog notices that im a little busy so he comes over for a look.....Cool I think ,, gonna lose this one too. Suddenly the fish sees the dog and goes apeshit.....straight out towards open water......nice fishy. I managed to get him stopped and he managed to avoid the seal long enough for me to get him to the boat. as Im looking down at the fish next to the kayak a brown mass is shooting up from the depths at what seems light speed. So just reached down behind the gills and pulled fish out within seconds of having lost him to the neighborhood hound. I called out to Josh to show him that I had actually finally avoided the skunk on good size fish and he was kind enough to come over and help me secure the fish to the back deck for the ride home. Not wanting to sound like a broken record here but that man has improved my technique, fishing skills and batting average. Anyone wanting to improve their fishing skills should definately look him up. The fish was no monster but weighed in at 18.8 on a digital scale heres a pic Tight lines Chris Lewis Attached Images

09-17-2009, 07:57 PM	#4
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Congratulations on a beauty of a YT...good write up, hopefully you will keep them coming. Again, congrats... __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

09-17-2009, 08:33 PM	#6
467echo Rookie of the Month Club Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mira Mesa Posts: 483	Nice ! That smile says it all! __________________ they are getting bigger....

09-17-2009, 09:34 PM	#8
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Nice one! Great work on that fish under pressure, Chris. I love the wide eyed beach shot too . __________________

09-18-2009, 06:37 AM	#11
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Nice job! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

09-17-2009, 07:18 PM	#2
Three3Divine Junior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 29	very nice fish chris! keep it up!

09-17-2009, 07:33 PM	#3
hobieuser Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Congrates on your catch.

09-17-2009, 08:04 PM	#5
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	wtg remember u at the moyer tourney u got a hook perfectlt stuck in the rudder screw

09-17-2009, 09:19 PM	#7
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Nice forkie!!!

09-17-2009, 10:49 PM	#10
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	WTG Chris, nice to meet u today!! guess my scales off then by two solid #.. sorry about the finger in the flick..

09-18-2009, 06:50 AM	#12
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Sweet one

09-18-2009, 07:34 AM	#13
JoeBeck Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 370	Thanks for the write up, sounds like a fun day that got even better with a fish at the end

09-18-2009, 08:35 AM	#14
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Nice! Congrats

09-18-2009, 10:10 AM	#15
Geoffkoop Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: So. Orange County Posts: 302	Gotta love that feeling. Nice fish and report!

09-18-2009, 10:41 AM	#16
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Chris, Nice seeing you out there yesterday... and the day before. Congratulations on a beautiful fish and thanks for a great report. Again, the answer comes down to TIME ON THE WATER. Redemption feels really good doesn't it? Tomorrow is my day... probably....should be....it's gotta be. EVERYONE around me landed fish yesterday. Eric

09-17-2009, 10:26 PM	#9
NextBite Guest Posts: n/a	nice

09-18-2009, 10:46 AM	#17
Freespool Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: La Jolla Posts: 42	Nice work. You're giving me hope. Just need to spend some more time on the water. Pretty awesome specimen for the first from a kayak.

09-18-2009, 05:30 PM	#18
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	very nice fish you got there... congrats on your first yak YT... It only kindles the flame of addiction... damn fish!

09-19-2009, 07:43 PM	#19
sundog Junior Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 12	nice fish Chris, what a beauty. Thanks for the gatoraid. See you on the water soon. Hey, does anyone want to go hoopnetting some saturday night soon? Sundog

09-19-2009, 08:54 PM	#20
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Congrats! Way to snatch it away from those dogs!