Personal best - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

buttchaser · 07-08-2012, 08:02 AM

The surf was high and predicted to be 3 feet, I'm standing on the beach listening to the sounds of crashing waves and looking into a white foamed beach from the violent crashing waves. My adrenaline is pumping and I can fill my body tremble as I wait and look at the sets , The sky is gray with a cool morning breeze.
My Rods and reels are all stowed inside the kayak as i prepare to launch.
My Pfd is fastened and my handheld vhf is attached.
I see a window of opportunity and go for it . I pass the foam filled water only to meet face to face with a a black wall of water barreling down on me , I paddle harder to try to make it over the set but the strength of the wave pushes me backward ,and tosses me off the kayak into the water, My kayak is washed up on to the beach . I pick myself up and grab the kayak and see another chance and this time I am over and through the waves .

Off the distance about 3/4 of a mile I see a few private boaters with their lights on and head into that direction to meet up with some of my buddies that launched their kayaks about a half hour before I did .

When I arrived on the grounds , My plan was to target white sea bass , I had a dropper loop rigged up on my 40 lb outfit and a glow and white jigg set up on another rod . I didn't need any bait since I had fresh frozen . I pinned on 2 squids on the dropper loop and sent it down in a 100 ft of water , and also sent the glow and white down with a couple of squid pinned on . With in 2 minutes, my dropper loop set up is bit , I grab the rod from the rod holder and set the hook . The first run had me thinking it was the right kind , and then I soon realized it was something else when it stopped running , I felt head shakes and heavy weight as i began to turn the handle .
I got this fish up to the surface and couldn't believe my eyes when i seen a big brown carpet come up from underneath the kayak .I laid the fish out nice and perfectly on to the right side of the kayak and gaffed her right in the belly , I secured the fish with my game clip .

For the next few minutes this fish tried to kill me

, I bleed the fish by popping a few gills and started beating it in the head with my bamboo gaff.
She went 45" and 41.7 lbs

Landing the kayak was the fun part , I stowed all gear and fish down below.
The sets were long and nasty , but the breaks in between were very doable, Of course I took on the biggest and badest wave , I seen a overhead set coming right at me and bailed the kayak .. The 75yd swim back in wasn't bad at all

re8elmonk0341 · 07-08-2012, 08:07 AM

Nice report, good read and WTG on the PB but. What are those in the back of the yak?

YakMedic · 07-08-2012, 08:20 AM

What a pig halibut. Nice job John, that kind of fish makes a swim all worth it.

buttchaser · 07-08-2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by re8elmonk0341

Nice report, good read and WTG on the PB but. What are those in the back of the yak?

Barracuda , Caught and released about 14 of them , mostly all log size.I kept 3 for a buddies smoker .

Iceman · 07-08-2012, 08:23 AM

About time you caught a fish! Well earned on so many levels!

I don't recognize that stretch of ocean though

lbsurf2ca · 07-08-2012, 08:23 AM

Thats a lot of slime for a yak trip. Nice fish man

KatFish · 07-08-2012, 08:27 AM

Sucks you got tossed but it was well worth it! Good looking butt

roadx · 07-08-2012, 08:49 AM

Nice Fish!!

USMCfish · 07-08-2012, 09:01 AM

what a fish, way to go out there... thanks for sharing...

DanaPT · 07-08-2012, 09:34 AM

Nice thinking with the Fresh dead squid.

I'm going to try that next for sure.

StinkyMatt · 07-08-2012, 09:35 AM

Way to go John.

That fish caused a riot on the beach:

Little children screaming

Mothers holding their children back from the "beast"

Surfers quitting surfing to pick up fishing

Hot chicks stripping to their bikinis throwing themselves at john

Did you flip or something? Out of the whole group there is always that one guy that decides to flip.

Yo da man!

wiredantz · 07-08-2012, 09:58 AM

Great Job on that pig man.

blitzburgh · 07-08-2012, 10:01 AM

Holy crap that thing looks wide!

Croaker Dave · 07-08-2012, 10:10 AM

Awesome butt, Jon. And good story.

Chuck D · 07-08-2012, 10:14 AM

Sweet Slab man, what a fish!!!!!!

NextBite · 07-08-2012, 10:36 AM

WTG! John

Nice Hali

old_rookie · 07-08-2012, 10:42 AM

Hice work on the butt, chaser!

Where/how did you store that beast in your OK?

buttchaser · 07-08-2012, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old_rookie

Hice work on the butt, chaser!

Where/how did you store that beast in your OK?

I put her in the front hatch, and used the rod pod to store all my other gear , I had 3 Rod and reels ,Plano tackle trays , Dry box , Dry bag, Gaff , Fish finder ,Scotty rod holder and all my rod leashes . The Ok has plenty of storage.

07-08-2012, 10:55 AM

Wow John!!!

That's the reward you get when you work hard at something.

Nice job.

echo1er · 07-08-2012, 11:06 AM

damn rename thread: Grab some pop corn.
Great Job glad your safe from 75 yard swim back.
Can't wait for your next report.

07-08-2012, 08:02 AM	#1
buttchaser Float Tuber Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 243	Personal best The surf was high and predicted to be 3 feet, I'm standing on the beach listening to the sounds of crashing waves and looking into a white foamed beach from the violent crashing waves. My adrenaline is pumping and I can fill my body tremble as I wait and look at the sets , The sky is gray with a cool morning breeze. My Rods and reels are all stowed inside the kayak as i prepare to launch. My Pfd is fastened and my handheld vhf is attached. I see a window of opportunity and go for it . I pass the foam filled water only to meet face to face with a a black wall of water barreling down on me , I paddle harder to try to make it over the set but the strength of the wave pushes me backward ,and tosses me off the kayak into the water, My kayak is washed up on to the beach . I pick myself up and grab the kayak and see another chance and this time I am over and through the waves . Off the distance about 3/4 of a mile I see a few private boaters with their lights on and head into that direction to meet up with some of my buddies that launched their kayaks about a half hour before I did . When I arrived on the grounds , My plan was to target white sea bass , I had a dropper loop rigged up on my 40 lb outfit and a glow and white jigg set up on another rod . I didn't need any bait since I had fresh frozen . I pinned on 2 squids on the dropper loop and sent it down in a 100 ft of water , and also sent the glow and white down with a couple of squid pinned on . With in 2 minutes, my dropper loop set up is bit , I grab the rod from the rod holder and set the hook . The first run had me thinking it was the right kind , and then I soon realized it was something else when it stopped running , I felt head shakes and heavy weight as i began to turn the handle . I got this fish up to the surface and couldn't believe my eyes when i seen a big brown carpet come up from underneath the kayak .I laid the fish out nice and perfectly on to the right side of the kayak and gaffed her right in the belly , I secured the fish with my game clip . For the next few minutes this fish tried to kill me , I bleed the fish by popping a few gills and started beating it in the head with my bamboo gaff. She went 45" and 41.7 lbs Landing the kayak was the fun part , I stowed all gear and fish down below. The sets were long and nasty , but the breaks in between were very doable, Of course I took on the biggest and badest wave , I seen a overhead set coming right at me and bailed the kayak .. The 75yd swim back in wasn't bad at all

07-08-2012, 08:07 AM	#2
re8elmonk0341 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 37	Nice report, good read and WTG on the PB but. What are those in the back of the yak? __________________

07-08-2012, 08:23 AM	#5
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	About time you caught a fish! Well earned on so many levels! I don't recognize that stretch of ocean though __________________

07-08-2012, 08:23 AM	#6
lbsurf2ca Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Encinitas Posts: 395	Thats a lot of slime for a yak trip. Nice fish man __________________

07-08-2012, 08:49 AM	#8
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	Nice Fish!! __________________ Last edited by roadx; 07-08-2012 at 08:56 AM.

07-08-2012, 08:20 AM	#3
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	What a pig halibut. Nice job John, that kind of fish makes a swim all worth it.

07-08-2012, 08:27 AM	#7
KatFish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: El Cajon, CA Posts: 132	Sucks you got tossed but it was well worth it! Good looking butt

07-08-2012, 09:01 AM	#9
USMCfish Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 48	what a fish, way to go out there... thanks for sharing...

07-08-2012, 09:34 AM	#10
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Nice thinking with the Fresh dead squid. I'm going to try that next for sure.

07-08-2012, 09:35 AM	#11
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Way to go John. That fish caused a riot on the beach: Little children screaming Mothers holding their children back from the "beast" Surfers quitting surfing to pick up fishing Hot chicks stripping to their bikinis throwing themselves at john Did you flip or something? Out of the whole group there is always that one guy that decides to flip. Yo da man!

07-08-2012, 09:58 AM	#12
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Great Job on that pig man. __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

07-08-2012, 10:01 AM	#13
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Holy crap that thing looks wide! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

07-08-2012, 10:10 AM	#14
Croaker Dave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: OC Posts: 171	Awesome butt, Jon. And good story.

07-08-2012, 10:14 AM	#15
Chuck D Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bay Park Posts: 559	Sweet Slab man, what a fish!!!!!!

07-08-2012, 10:36 AM	#16
NextBite Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 389	WTG! John Nice Hali

07-08-2012, 10:42 AM	#17
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Hice work on the butt, chaser! Where/how did you store that beast in your OK?

07-08-2012, 10:55 AM	#19
yani Guest Posts: n/a	Wow John!!! That's the reward you get when you work hard at something. Nice job.

07-08-2012, 11:06 AM	#20
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	damn rename thread: Grab some pop corn. Great Job glad your safe from 75 yard swim back. Can't wait for your next report.