This Weekend - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Bert Vega · 08-04-2014, 08:34 AM

Got one day of fishing in July. So I was chomping at the bit to get on the water. Went Saturday with Lipripper. Had a tuff time getting greenbacks. Made a handful and started trolling. It was raining all morning. Dang dogs got all my greenbacks in no time. Was frustrated wet and out of greenbacks. Decided we just weren't feeling it and decided to leave. On way back saw some surface action. Threw my brand new jig stick and reel. Got them for my 40th bday last Wednesday. First cast ever with new setup. And get hit by a 4-5# bonito. So no skunk. Released it and continued in. Upset with myself for quitting and going home empty handed. I woke up Sunday called my buddy salty pirate and talked him into going out. We met up on the drive down to the launch. Unloaded on water around 9am. We don't make it a 100 yards and his cable breaks on his mirage drive. A sign of things to come. So he heads in and runs to fast lane. Shop is closed till noon. Lucky for Eli there was someone there getting there yak ready to go fishing. So new cables in hand Eli heads back to launch. We meet up out off the point. Continue hunting for greenbacks. After making a another handful. We set off and start fishing. I get to the southern most end of the area. And my mirage drive breaks. So I give Eli my greenbacks. Keeping one for myself. I start to paddle my PA14 with stock paddle back in. Since I am so far south I figured might as well drag a bait. Put my last greenback on and dumped the water out my tank. And got going toward the launch. I got about a 3rd of the way back in. When my reel starts sounding off. I let that fish take his time eating my bait. Figured this was my one chance for the weekend. Didn't not want to mess it up. Set hook drag peels. Give out a good hell yeah. Then start fighting fish. It was quite different no havering my pedals in. Couldn't move the yak like normal. Anyway I get the fish to the boat. Stick him with gaff and continue paddle in. Fish was 27# weight by fish and game. Took forever to get back to launch. It was a real adventure this weekend capped off by a good fish.

08-04-2014, 08:34 AM	#1
Bert Vega Tail Chaser! Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Murrieta Posts: 627	This Weekend Got one day of fishing in July. So I was chomping at the bit to get on the water. Went Saturday with Lipripper. Had a tuff time getting greenbacks. Made a handful and started trolling. It was raining all morning. Dang dogs got all my greenbacks in no time. Was frustrated wet and out of greenbacks. Decided we just weren't feeling it and decided to leave. On way back saw some surface action. Threw my brand new jig stick and reel. Got them for my 40th bday last Wednesday. First cast ever with new setup. And get hit by a 4-5# bonito. So no skunk. Released it and continued in. Upset with myself for quitting and going home empty handed. I woke up Sunday called my buddy salty pirate and talked him into going out. We met up on the drive down to the launch. Unloaded on water around 9am. We don't make it a 100 yards and his cable breaks on his mirage drive. A sign of things to come. So he heads in and runs to fast lane. Shop is closed till noon. Lucky for Eli there was someone there getting there yak ready to go fishing. So new cables in hand Eli heads back to launch. We meet up out off the point. Continue hunting for greenbacks. After making a another handful. We set off and start fishing. I get to the southern most end of the area. And my mirage drive breaks. So I give Eli my greenbacks. Keeping one for myself. I start to paddle my PA14 with stock paddle back in. Since I am so far south I figured might as well drag a bait. Put my last greenback on and dumped the water out my tank. And got going toward the launch. I got about a 3rd of the way back in. When my reel starts sounding off. I let that fish take his time eating my bait. Figured this was my one chance for the weekend. Didn't not want to mess it up. Set hook drag peels. Give out a good hell yeah. Then start fighting fish. It was quite different no havering my pedals in. Couldn't move the yak like normal. Anyway I get the fish to the boat. Stick him with gaff and continue paddle in. Fish was 27# weight by fish and game. Took forever to get back to launch. It was a real adventure this weekend capped off by a good fish. Attached Images Last edited by Bert Vega; 08-07-2014 at 10:16 AM.