Alaska Chronicles: Day 1 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

nickc5 · 06-22-2015, 03:33 PM

Been in contact with Kardinal_84 for over a month now, and I'm damn glad i have been. Badass dude who puts in work catching fish.

Landed into Anchorage at 1am, had a beer and some dinner, and made the trek down to RW's Fishing lodge for my 5 night stay with 3 salmon charters trip that i won in a trout tournament earlier this year. Made it to RW's, unpacked, and off i was to Whiskey Gulch.

Running on no sleep, I powered through the drive and finally met up with him. 6+hours of driving and after a long day of travel going straight into kayak fishing in Alaska? Maybe I am crazy.

To make a long story short, ENDLESS halibut action. At one point, I was releasing a 30 pounder so i can get one bigger. That didn't end up happening this time around, so I had to stop being greedy and start bagging some fish. We also caught several weird looking Sculpin.

At the end of all this, we ended up 4.5 miles off shore and at one point, 11 miles away from the launch. The current was absolutely insane but with a flat, calm sea. I'm absolutely wrecked but so pumped Rudy put me on some fish.

To be continued...

nickc5 · 06-22-2015, 03:37 PM

Pics.

Not the best at posting ha!

alanhighhand · 06-22-2015, 04:06 PM

Nice

AirborneYak · 06-22-2015, 04:17 PM

To make a long story short, ENDLESS halibut action. At one point, I was releasing a 30 pounder so i can get one bigger. That didn't end up happening this time around, so I had to stop being greedy and start bagging some fish. We also caught several weird looking Sculpin.

That's awesome!!

Cadillyak · 06-22-2015, 10:04 PM

Nick, I had no doubt in my mind you would slay. Who woulda thought, that a 8lb'ish trout would = what we all dream about. Slay on brotha and I'll be here waiting for an otw session!!! I still have that issue of WON with you on the cover. Damn celebrities!!!!

nickc5 · 06-22-2015, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadillyak

Nick, I had no doubt in my mind you would slay. Who woulda thought, that a 8lb'ish trout would = what we all dream about. Slay on brotha and I'll be here waiting for an otw session!!! I still have that issue of WON with you on the cover. Damn celebrities!!!!

DUDE. You gotta put this on your list. Absolutely EPIC. All thanks to Rudy!

RookieYakker · 06-23-2015, 08:33 AM

Bad Ass! Thanks for sharing! I'd like to see a pic of the 8lb trout too! What tournament did you win it in?

nickc5 · 06-23-2015, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RookieYakker

Bad Ass! Thanks for sharing! I'd like to see a pic of the 8lb trout too! What tournament did you win it in?

It was Western Outdoors News Tournament held at Santa Ana River Lakes. Was on the front cover and in the newspaper a couple times. Got lucky. But I guess that's fishin right ?!

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grey zone · 06-23-2015, 01:08 PM

Glad to see that you got out with Rudy and had some great fishing. He tried everything he could to get me out in May but I was not prepared, I hope that I can do some fishing with him in the near future. What type of dry suit did you bring.

SaltwaterSoul23 · 06-23-2015, 02:29 PM

Nice!!

06-22-2015, 03:33 PM	#1
nickc5 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Placentia Posts: 186	Alaska Chronicles: Day 1 Been in contact with Kardinal_84 for over a month now, and I'm damn glad i have been. Badass dude who puts in work catching fish. Landed into Anchorage at 1am, had a beer and some dinner, and made the trek down to RW's Fishing lodge for my 5 night stay with 3 salmon charters trip that i won in a trout tournament earlier this year. Made it to RW's, unpacked, and off i was to Whiskey Gulch. Running on no sleep, I powered through the drive and finally met up with him. 6+hours of driving and after a long day of travel going straight into kayak fishing in Alaska? Maybe I am crazy. To make a long story short, ENDLESS halibut action. At one point, I was releasing a 30 pounder so i can get one bigger. That didn't end up happening this time around, so I had to stop being greedy and start bagging some fish. We also caught several weird looking Sculpin. At the end of all this, we ended up 4.5 miles off shore and at one point, 11 miles away from the launch. The current was absolutely insane but with a flat, calm sea. I'm absolutely wrecked but so pumped Rudy put me on some fish. To be continued...

06-22-2015, 03:37 PM	#2
nickc5 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Placentia Posts: 186	Pics. Not the best at posting ha! Attached Images

06-22-2015, 10:04 PM	#5
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	But of course... Nick, I had no doubt in my mind you would slay. Who woulda thought, that a 8lb'ish trout would = what we all dream about. Slay on brotha and I'll be here waiting for an otw session!!! I still have that issue of WON with you on the cover. Damn celebrities!!!! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

06-22-2015, 04:06 PM	#3
alanhighhand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 100	Nice

06-22-2015, 04:17 PM	#4
AirborneYak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Long Beach Posts: 366	To make a long story short, ENDLESS halibut action. At one point, I was releasing a 30 pounder so i can get one bigger. That didn't end up happening this time around, so I had to stop being greedy and start bagging some fish. We also caught several weird looking Sculpin. That's awesome!!

06-23-2015, 08:33 AM	#7
RookieYakker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 130	Bad Ass! Thanks for sharing! I'd like to see a pic of the 8lb trout too! What tournament did you win it in?

06-23-2015, 01:08 PM	#9
grey zone Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 158	Glad to see that you got out with Rudy and had some great fishing. He tried everything he could to get me out in May but I was not prepared, I hope that I can do some fishing with him in the near future. What type of dry suit did you bring.

06-23-2015, 02:29 PM	#10
SaltwaterSoul23 Junior Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Southern Californa Posts: 20	Nice!!