Another Whale Tail - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 01-08-2015, 08:30 PM

Finally a kayak report from me....I pulled the boat out after 3 months in the water and she really needed some bottom cleaning and TLC...so the PA 14 got a trip out to the reef.
I launched about 4pm and there was quite a Whale show out on the water. Two whales were feeding right next to the area I was planning to hoop last night. They would come up and then pound the water with their tails...lots of noise and huge splashes.

I started setting the nets as the sun was setting and every once in a while the silence would be broken by the woosh of air as the whales came up to breath.
After a while I could hear them but it was too dark to see them...kinda eerie!
The water was on fire as the sun set and the hooping was on fire later. I had my limit in the first two nets and was back at the dock early

That Scotty Puller was made for the Hobie PA and really makes life a lot easier in the deep water.

momo fish · 01-08-2015, 08:56 PM

Beautiful pictures as always Jim and even better load you pulled up. Make it sound sooo easy. 😊

jorluivil · 01-08-2015, 08:56 PM

Good catch!!

GregAndrew · 01-09-2015, 05:45 AM

Nice Jim. Awesome colors. There must be some serious upwelling in the canyon recently, as the whales have been hanging around for hours.

SorryCharlie · 01-09-2015, 06:26 PM

That is all.

01-08-2015, 08:30 PM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	Another Whale Tail Finally a kayak report from me....I pulled the boat out after 3 months in the water and she really needed some bottom cleaning and TLC...so the PA 14 got a trip out to the reef. I launched about 4pm and there was quite a Whale show out on the water. Two whales were feeding right next to the area I was planning to hoop last night. They would come up and then pound the water with their tails...lots of noise and huge splashes. I started setting the nets as the sun was setting and every once in a while the silence would be broken by the woosh of air as the whales came up to breath. After a while I could hear them but it was too dark to see them...kinda eerie! The water was on fire as the sun set and the hooping was on fire later. I had my limit in the first two nets and was back at the dock early That Scotty Puller was made for the Hobie PA and really makes life a lot easier in the deep water. __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

01-08-2015, 08:56 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Good catch!! __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

01-08-2015, 08:56 PM	#2
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Beautiful pictures as always Jim and even better load you pulled up. Make it sound sooo easy. 😊

01-09-2015, 05:45 AM	#4
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Nice Jim. Awesome colors. There must be some serious upwelling in the canyon recently, as the whales have been hanging around for hours.

01-09-2015, 06:26 PM	#5
SorryCharlie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 140	That is all.