Get'in buzzed in the kelp - NOW IN HD!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

-scallywag- · 05-27-2011, 04:30 PM

Some days are batter than others, and after weeks of chasing school after school lockjawed (for me anyway) breezers and then blowing two shots in a row one afternoon to poorly maintained spectra (and getting kelped) that was frayed above the knot I remembered why I hate spectra and was always so anal about inspecting my line.

So after a long peddle back to the launch beating my self up about not re-tieing those frayed rigs, I stayed up late that night making sure everything was right...about a week later I got another chance.

It's no secret that YT are structure orientated fish, and in the past you could usually target them 100yrd or so away from the structure/kelp so you would have a chance at landing a fish you hooked. This spring it seems the kelp has died off a little and the YT have been putting on a show directly over/in the kelp which has led to alot of heartbreak I'm sure.

This morning was no different than any other except maybe alot less people on the water. By the time I got infront of the condo I knew there was a good chance I would get another shot at those YT...or maybe more than one shot.. so I dug out the camera, quadruple checked my bait set-up and jig stick's spectra, and got ready to roll film.

Not to long after that I found these fish chewin in about 70-80' of water with submurged bull kelp everywhere, if you watch the videos in HD you can actually see it on the FF, the second video was in about 65' of water with kelp everywhere.....not the position you want to be in without spectra.

I shot some more good film very recently, but I still need to pull it off the camera.... stay tuned.

05-27-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	Get'in buzzed in the kelp - NOW IN HD!!! Some days are batter than others, and after weeks of chasing school after school lockjawed (for me anyway) breezers and then blowing two shots in a row one afternoon to poorly maintained spectra (and getting kelped) that was frayed above the knot I remembered why I hate spectra and was always so anal about inspecting my line. So after a long peddle back to the launch beating my self up about not re-tieing those frayed rigs, I stayed up late that night making sure everything was right...about a week later I got another chance. It's no secret that YT are structure orientated fish, and in the past you could usually target them 100yrd or so away from the structure/kelp so you would have a chance at landing a fish you hooked. This spring it seems the kelp has died off a little and the YT have been putting on a show directly over/in the kelp which has led to alot of heartbreak I'm sure. This morning was no different than any other except maybe alot less people on the water. By the time I got infront of the condo I knew there was a good chance I would get another shot at those YT...or maybe more than one shot.. so I dug out the camera, quadruple checked my bait set-up and jig stick's spectra, and got ready to roll film. Not to long after that I found these fish chewin in about 70-80' of water with submurged bull kelp everywhere, if you watch the videos in HD you can actually see it on the FF, the second video was in about 65' of water with kelp everywhere.....not the position you want to be in without spectra. I shot some more good film very recently, but I still need to pull it off the camera.... stay tuned.