SD bay evening session - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

todd one · 07-28-2013, 06:36 PM

Ok, after I realized he was definitely hook up I coached him through. He got the fish up to the surface twice and the fish went on a run twice. I move in and butted my kayak up against his and handed him the gaff. I told him when he get back up to the surface get the gaff under him and let him have it. He did that beautifully. The fish is on the yak and I give him my pliers. With the gaff still in he removes the hook. As he's removing it, I tell him to keep his legs on the fish just in case he starts flopping. The hooks is out, I figured he's got it from here, so I back off to take pictures before he put it in the hatch. How the fish got of the gaff, I don't know, but he's flopping violently. It sounded like someone beating on a bongo drum. I'm Yelling, hold him down with your legs, put some weight on him. Then the fish slipped through his legs, in the air, off the boat, and into the water. The fish was gone. See Ya! I think I'm going to invest in a couple of game clips. I've struggled holding those slippery thing down myself. Like I said, I should have stayed there and helped get it in the hatch.

07-28-2013, 06:36 PM	#11
todd one Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 364	Ok, after I realized he was definitely hook up I coached him through. He got the fish up to the surface twice and the fish went on a run twice. I move in and butted my kayak up against his and handed him the gaff. I told him when he get back up to the surface get the gaff under him and let him have it. He did that beautifully. The fish is on the yak and I give him my pliers. With the gaff still in he removes the hook. As he's removing it, I tell him to keep his legs on the fish just in case he starts flopping. The hooks is out, I figured he's got it from here, so I back off to take pictures before he put it in the hatch. How the fish got of the gaff, I don't know, but he's flopping violently. It sounded like someone beating on a bongo drum. I'm Yelling, hold him down with your legs, put some weight on him. Then the fish slipped through his legs, in the air, off the boat, and into the water. The fish was gone. See Ya! I think I'm going to invest in a couple of game clips. I've struggled holding those slippery thing down myself. Like I said, I should have stayed there and helped get it in the hatch.