If you see this guy on the water - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TJones · 05-09-2014, 08:11 AM

[QUOTE=kareem korn;193527]Rule of thumb is 100#+ acceptable to harvest. In the last ten years kayakers have set their moral standard at 50#. Which is a decent fish to catch off a kayak and is a fair amount of meat.
Now it looks like the new group of expert kayakers are lowering their standards to week old pups.
It's a shame.
But fuck it it's legal.

I'm not sitting high on the horse, but after 45 years of fishing the california coast I have common sense to know right from wrong.

Comparing a green bass to a new born t is stupid.
Walk up dvl ramp with a stringer of "legal" lmb. Show them around the parking lot. Post pics.
Tell me you wont get shit for that[/

Zed · 05-09-2014, 08:29 AM

Ive said this so many times over the years but taking a thresher is a huge PITA.
Ive been involved w 2. Mine was the 4th I caught and I wanted to eat one. The care involved to keep it good is extensive. You have to have the space to dress it then chill it then clean it then store it all after you get the damn thing to shore.

The second I was involved w taking died head down in the mud in 300' off Laguna. It had to be winched up tail first the last 20min and it was muddy past its pecs. That one was well over 100 and was an exponential PITA. It gets harder to keep it good w everything involved in prep.

I recco you have your ice and giant chest ready before you go out. Get to the beach fast and get it cool fast. Dress it then pack w ice and let it chill maybe overnight. Then sharpen your knife and get to steaking w breaks to resharpen your knife often.

To me now they are a pain and a pest and Id rather spend the time treating hemorrhoids or getting a root canal.

Zed · 05-09-2014, 08:39 AM

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05-09-2014, 08:11 AM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	stay on target [QUOTE=kareem korn;193527]Rule of thumb is 100#+ acceptable to harvest. In the last ten years kayakers have set their moral standard at 50#. Which is a decent fish to catch off a kayak and is a fair amount of meat. Now it looks like the new group of expert kayakers are lowering their standards to week old pups. It's a shame. But fuck it it's legal. I'm not sitting high on the horse, but after 45 years of fishing the california coast I have common sense to know right from wrong. Comparing a green bass to a new born t is stupid. Walk up dvl ramp with a stringer of "legal" lmb. Show them around the parking lot. Post pics. Tell me you wont get shit for that[/

05-09-2014, 08:29 AM	#2
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Ive said this so many times over the years but taking a thresher is a huge PITA. Ive been involved w 2. Mine was the 4th I caught and I wanted to eat one. The care involved to keep it good is extensive. You have to have the space to dress it then chill it then clean it then store it all after you get the damn thing to shore. The second I was involved w taking died head down in the mud in 300' off Laguna. It had to be winched up tail first the last 20min and it was muddy past its pecs. That one was well over 100 and was an exponential PITA. It gets harder to keep it good w everything involved in prep. I recco you have your ice and giant chest ready before you go out. Get to the beach fast and get it cool fast. Dress it then pack w ice and let it chill maybe overnight. Then sharpen your knife and get to steaking w breaks to resharpen your knife often. To me now they are a pain and a pest and Id rather spend the time treating hemorrhoids or getting a root canal. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

05-09-2014, 08:39 AM	#3
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	.. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week. Last edited by Zed; 05-09-2014 at 02:27 PM.