Mako's

[-scallywag-]

wait till spring/summer on the warm water years.....

I've had the dis-pleasure of hooking a few from the yak....nothing even over 100.lbs.

I promise no matter how tough and ready you think you are sitting 6" off the water on a 30"wide piece of plastic ,when you set the hook on one of those sharks and the line goes slack while it charges your yak, leaping into the air, hearing the snaggle tooth jaws snap, snap, snap while airborn, you can even see its dark eyes locked on your neck as it charges closer....you'll quickly realize why a big mako hasn't been taken from a kayak.

good advise from jim...use lotsa line on the reel, troll the baits REALLY far back, and if you get bit paddle like a mo'fo'.....then maybe flying gaffs, tail rope/bouy....shotgun?

be safe

[mtnbykr2]

Well class,
I think everyone has had excellent input and insight,
and the information provided by the fisherman that have experienced
such a feat is something that should be kept in mind...
maybe a support boat trip...with a spotter that is an excellent shot....you know just in case of emergency....

[Aaron&Julie]

I've thought about it. Julie and I have even hooked, and had 50lbers brought alongside our yaks, once actually considering keeping one (they do taste great). But, then our brains kicked in. Something about the way those makos were grinning and laughing at us, made us wiser. A huge good luck to any kayaker who dares, even 50lbers. I just hope you come back alive and with everything attached.
Aaron

[fish doctor]

yes jim you have seen my boat
i fished with larry for years targeting makos
once these guys see what even a small mako can do boatside they will figure out makos are a bad idea out of a yak
my largest i ever kept was 250 and it took over an hour to land on my 23ft center console on 60lb line
it also took four hours to clean and package
we only keep one a year now and males only with a max of 150lb weight

[fish doctor]

maybe a mothership trip could work
let them hook one on the yak get towed around for an hour or two and then have them tranfer to the support ship for the scary end game..

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by fish doctor

yes jim you have seen my boat i fished with larry for years targeting makos once these guys see what even a small mako can do boatside they will figure out makos are a bad idea out of a yak my largest i ever kept was 250 and it took over an hour to land on my 23ft center console on 60lb line it also took four hours to clean and package
we only keep one a year now and males only with a max of 150lb weight

Cool!! Thought I recognized it.

If you've fished with Larry you have fished with one of the best. Larry is an amazing angler, killer shark fisherman, and just a great guy as well. I hardly ever see him any more since I don't fish MDR like I used to and usually make my own bait when I do.

I hear you on keeping them. Noticed it was a Male, great eating that size, definitely the right shark to target for the table.

About the only sharks I take now are ones that get a hook in the gills or Ts that die online. Last big one I took was a T over 300, and the packaging alone took a good part of a day.

Jim

[mtnbykr2]

Thanks for sharin the videos...cool stuff, on a boat!...in a yak if one of those took to the sky and landed in your lap would not be pretty...

[Luis_Ochoa]

here is another one.!!

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by Luis_Ochoa

here is another one.!!

Spinner shark.

Those are inshore coastal sharks that feed on small fish and crustaceans. I've caught them. They are a lot like a overgrown blacktip. They do jump but they have small teeth and are not anywhere as dangerous as Makos. I'd feel perfectly comfortable targeting those from a kayak. Imagine a soupfin that jumps, and you get the picture.

Jim

[William Novotny]

You always have to ask yourself "whats the worst that could happen?" Sure you could get pulled out to sea and be chewed up by a 400lb mako, but you could also get crushed by a falling tree while sitting in your car at a red light like the woman in irvine. I think the mako would make for a cooler topic at my eulogy

[Siebler]

Ive said for a long time I would do it. I dont have near as much experience as Jim or some of the others but I have dealt with a good amount of mako's on boats. They are pretty crazy fish and I too have seen them at sizes well over 1000lbs.

Been trying 10 years now for my thresher. this year I want that milestone gone. Even in the most wide open T bites I seem to pull out YT. Most would say this is a good trade but its been way too long of my trying for Mr. T.

In short, if we got experienced guys together id be in. Probably wouldnt paddle my 160 and would go for the Ride 135 but either way im in.

[ashmoz]

our baby Mako in La Jolla.. Fun stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo4SJF6Wjc

[JohnnyCope]

You guys are nuts! Were can I sign up !

[Mr. Adventure]

Yeah, I really need to get a thresher under my belt. How can I NOT catch a mako for now

Haven't read through the whole post, but it keeps coming up chumming is a bad idea from the kayak. Call me crazy, or maybe just a thinker.... but what would be so wrong with floating the chum on something like an achor bouy or another sort of float, safe distance away from the kayak but close enough to be within effective range? That way you're not slicking to the kayak, but your bait is swimming in it....

just sayin'

[mtnbykr2]

Originally Posted by Drake

Haven't read through the whole post, but it keeps coming up chumming is a bad idea from the kayak. Call me crazy, or maybe just a thinker.... but what would be so wrong with floating the chum on something like an achor bouy or another sort of float, safe distance away from the kayak but close enough to be within effective range? That way you're not slicking to the kayak, but your bait is swimming in it....

just sayin'

I used to fish Blue sharks off of Anacapa, we would float frozen 15 lbs blocks of chum in burlap and plastic containers, off the side of a 33 foot sport boat, I have seen 12-15 footers come up and rip it off in one foul swoop...a kayak would have just gone down with it...no thanks...I don't think that is a good idea

[Devildawgjj]

My neighbor and I (on his boat) last summer.....Cummin' for Mako's and all we got was this little guy.

My only reserve is....Do I bring the 870 or the .44.

Most of you say we're crazy for even contemplating it, but have you ever driven on the 101/405 interchange.....

[lbsurf2ca]

Those things are pretty damn wild when hooked. They jump super close to your boat as well. Good way to flip.

If you guys do decide to do it. Hit me up i'll shoot video

[steveooo]

Originally Posted by Devildawgjj

My neighbor and I (on his boat) last summer.....Cummin' for Mako's

That's an interesting way to get fish to the boat.

Originally Posted by steveooo

That's an interesting way to get fish to the boat.

Ziinngg!