9/13 AM w/pix - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

twinfin · 09-13-2005, 11:31 AM

Glassy conditions, easy bait--all spaniards, quiet paddle till I reached the bull kelp where it was just turning on at 7AMish....4 or 5 cattle boats had hooting patrons off in the distance, and PBs were converging on them as well, so I joined the party too.

As soon as I arrived on the scene, I got my first knockdown. This resulted in a quick 7# YT. As soon as he hit the deck, my other rig started singing. Quick 5 count, and I'm gettin a serious tow right for the big bulbs of bull kelp that were sitting on the surface. A nice size fish. Amazingly, no kelp till I was right vertical over him after 15 minutes of back and forth. Spectra'd my way out of the kelp, and soon 27# of YT sitting on my lap---hoots from the densly packed crew all around.

The carnage continued out there till 9AM, PBs, party boats, yaks, bass boats....all were getting in on the fun. At any one time, you could look around and at least two people were hooked up! I made a bait run because my friend who was still looking for his first yellow had just got cuda'd on his last bait and I was out.....As soon as I got back with a bait and he put it in the water, he hooks and lands his first....a nice 10-12#er

Les with his first....i told him to make a face, he did

09-13-2005, 11:31 AM	#1
twinfin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 121	9/13 AM w/pix Glassy conditions, easy bait--all spaniards, quiet paddle till I reached the bull kelp where it was just turning on at 7AMish....4 or 5 cattle boats had hooting patrons off in the distance, and PBs were converging on them as well, so I joined the party too. As soon as I arrived on the scene, I got my first knockdown. This resulted in a quick 7# YT. As soon as he hit the deck, my other rig started singing. Quick 5 count, and I'm gettin a serious tow right for the big bulbs of bull kelp that were sitting on the surface. A nice size fish. Amazingly, no kelp till I was right vertical over him after 15 minutes of back and forth. Spectra'd my way out of the kelp, and soon 27# of YT sitting on my lap---hoots from the densly packed crew all around. The carnage continued out there till 9AM, PBs, party boats, yaks, bass boats....all were getting in on the fun. At any one time, you could look around and at least two people were hooked up! I made a bait run because my friend who was still looking for his first yellow had just got cuda'd on his last bait and I was out.....As soon as I got back with a bait and he put it in the water, he hooks and lands his first....a nice 10-12#er Les with his first....i told him to make a face, he did