Weekend in Korea in Video.... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

philr21 · 09-23-2013, 08:17 AM

Fished the NakDong river. Got about 20 gangjunchi (river tarpon/predatory carp) each day, mostly small. Averaged ten bass a day for three days, last day only got 6. Lost the biggest, (shown in the video).

Quality would be better but Vimeo limits restricted quality a bit.

Still learning this GoPro stuff, but hope you enjoy. The fish chasing the spinnerbait was a three lip chub, caught him on the next cast.I'll post a pic tomorrow as its 1 am here.

Hope you enjoy the video, a bit long. Need to figure out how to fast forward fish fighting scenes a bit.

philr21 · 09-23-2013, 02:11 PM

One thing I wished I had caught on the video was the bass that jumped into the back of the kayak. And it was never even hooked! Was reeling the jig up, felt some taps, pulled the lure out of the water and in a delayed reaction a small 10" bass jumped into the back of the kayak!?! A first for me, just threw him back. Frustrated as I had just shut off the video to save battery.

wade · 09-24-2013, 08:36 AM

Thanks for putting up your adventures from across the pond. I really appreciate seeing the sights from elsewhere..I am surprised more of the lurkers abroad dont..(Mr Portugal is a bit overdue I believe..)

philr21 · 09-25-2013, 05:42 AM

Thanks. I figured video was probably too long for most, or not too many folks care about fishing in Korea. I figure eventually though, someone in the military like myself will be headed this way and may like to know what's around.

Here's the pics I needed to resize to upload. Fishing from moonset to moonrise.... long days on the water. The fish with the hooked jaw is the one that was chasing the spinnerbait blade.

philr21 · 09-25-2013, 05:45 AM

And the fish with the hooked jaw is the one that was chasing the spinnerbait. Helps if I attach the photo.

With all the new technology, I still like these old school Phenix's....

jruiz · 09-25-2013, 05:48 AM

I remember a couple months ago you had a couple of issues with your yak. Looks like you have everything dialed in. What seat did you end up with?

philr21 · 09-25-2013, 05:56 AM

J- Using the same seat, just ended up ordering the Hobie inflatable pad. Man, what a difference! Easy to use an my legs don't go numb from no padding. Velcro really holds it in place too, I forgot to take it off before heading down the road and it stayed on the entire way. Don't recommend trying that one though.

Now trying to rig a PVC rod holder setup for the back. All the PVC here is in mm, so working with 30mm and 40mm PVC. Stupid 30 mm pipe only fits in the rod holders about an inch or two. I wonder if Hobie increased the size of their rod holders over the years? Still trying to figure that one out. And certain parts like 4-ways are hard to find.

jruiz · 09-25-2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by philr21

J-
Now trying to rig a PVC rod holder setup for the back. All the PVC here is in mm, so working with 30mm and 40mm PVC. Stupid 30 mm pipe only fits in the rod holders about an inch or two. I wonder if Hobie increased the size of their rod holders over the years? Still trying to figure that one out. And certain parts like 4-ways are hard to find.

Phil,

IIRC even English system don't fit perfectly. It's very common for do it yourselfers to heat gun or shave off their custom pvc rod holders to get that perfect snug fit. Half of kayak fishing is being a Macgyver

09-23-2013, 08:17 AM	#1
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	Weekend in Korea in Video.... Fished the NakDong river. Got about 20 gangjunchi (river tarpon/predatory carp) each day, mostly small. Averaged ten bass a day for three days, last day only got 6. Lost the biggest, (shown in the video). Quality would be better but Vimeo limits restricted quality a bit. Still learning this GoPro stuff, but hope you enjoy. The fish chasing the spinnerbait was a three lip chub, caught him on the next cast.I'll post a pic tomorrow as its 1 am here. Hope you enjoy the video, a bit long. Need to figure out how to fast forward fish fighting scenes a bit.

09-24-2013, 08:36 AM	#3
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	Thanks for putting up your adventures from across the pond. I really appreciate seeing the sights from elsewhere..I am surprised more of the lurkers abroad dont..(Mr Portugal is a bit overdue I believe..) __________________

09-25-2013, 05:42 AM	#4
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	Thanks. I figured video was probably too long for most, or not too many folks care about fishing in Korea. I figure eventually though, someone in the military like myself will be headed this way and may like to know what's around. Here's the pics I needed to resize to upload. Fishing from moonset to moonrise.... long days on the water. The fish with the hooked jaw is the one that was chasing the spinnerbait blade. Attached Images

09-25-2013, 05:45 AM	#5
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	And the fish with the hooked jaw is the one that was chasing the spinnerbait. Helps if I attach the photo. With all the new technology, I still like these old school Phenix's.... Attached Images

09-23-2013, 02:11 PM	#2
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	One thing I wished I had caught on the video was the bass that jumped into the back of the kayak. And it was never even hooked! Was reeling the jig up, felt some taps, pulled the lure out of the water and in a delayed reaction a small 10" bass jumped into the back of the kayak!?! A first for me, just threw him back. Frustrated as I had just shut off the video to save battery.

09-25-2013, 05:48 AM	#6
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	I remember a couple months ago you had a couple of issues with your yak. Looks like you have everything dialed in. What seat did you end up with?

09-25-2013, 05:56 AM	#7
philr21 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 228	J- Using the same seat, just ended up ordering the Hobie inflatable pad. Man, what a difference! Easy to use an my legs don't go numb from no padding. Velcro really holds it in place too, I forgot to take it off before heading down the road and it stayed on the entire way. Don't recommend trying that one though. Now trying to rig a PVC rod holder setup for the back. All the PVC here is in mm, so working with 30mm and 40mm PVC. Stupid 30 mm pipe only fits in the rod holders about an inch or two. I wonder if Hobie increased the size of their rod holders over the years? Still trying to figure that one out. And certain parts like 4-ways are hard to find.