Dana point thresher - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Liveaction13 · 08-17-2018, 09:49 AM

Got a late start yesterday was on the water at 10am left the harbor and started pushing to salt creek halfway there I tried making bait got one big mackerel used him as cut bait after about a hour of drifting I finally got a decent 8 inch mack put him on a halibut rig and wasn't in the water 10 minutes and my reel was screaming did 3 good runs before got it to my yak and saw it was a nice thresher he rolled up in my line made one more run before I landed him didn't measure him or weigh him

The water temp was 75 water was calm slow drift the only down side was getting bait only two mackerel

PapaDave · 08-17-2018, 10:08 AM

Nice fish

crashcrow · 08-17-2018, 11:42 AM

Nice! I bet that was fun!

alanw · 08-17-2018, 08:17 PM

Looks like you got exactly the right amount of bait. BBQ time

the dude · 08-17-2018, 08:29 PM

perfect size where you don't have to call all your friends and say...bring a cooler! this thing won't fit in my freezer!

Liveaction13 · 08-17-2018, 08:54 PM

You got that right perfect amount of bait and just enough meat to split with my buddy I was after a halibut but still great day. Also has any one else been having issues making bait in dana point?

DanaPT · 08-17-2018, 09:03 PM

Yep I was out at the point at 545 thursday. Kept catching baby striped perch. I did manage 3 Mack's. 1 14 incher and 2 good sized. Went out 3 miles for Nada, hoping for a shark just for fun at the end. Last week no problems with bait made just outside harbor mouth.

Ggiannig89 · 08-17-2018, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

Yep I was out at the point at 545 thursday. Kept catching baby striped perch. I did manage 3 Mack's. 1 14 incher and 2 good sized. Went out 3 miles for Nada, hoping for a shark just for fun at the end. Last week no problems with bait made just outside harbor mouth.

Interesting. I don’t think I’ve seen that species before. Cool

alanw · 08-18-2018, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaPT

Kept catching baby striped perch.

I think those are California Salema.

parkermann · 08-18-2018, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by alanw

I think those are California Salema.

Last year I kept catching those on a sabiki near the headlands. I was wondering what they were. Now I know

08-17-2018, 09:49 AM	#1
Liveaction13 Junior Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 28	Dana point thresher Got a late start yesterday was on the water at 10am left the harbor and started pushing to salt creek halfway there I tried making bait got one big mackerel used him as cut bait after about a hour of drifting I finally got a decent 8 inch mack put him on a halibut rig and wasn't in the water 10 minutes and my reel was screaming did 3 good runs before got it to my yak and saw it was a nice thresher he rolled up in my line made one more run before I landed him didn't measure him or weigh him The water temp was 75 water was calm slow drift the only down side was getting bait only two mackerel Attached Images

08-17-2018, 10:08 AM	#2
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Nice fish __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

08-17-2018, 08:17 PM	#4
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	Looks like you got exactly the right amount of bait. BBQ time __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

08-17-2018, 08:29 PM	#5
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	perfect size where you don't have to call all your friends and say...bring a cooler! this thing won't fit in my freezer! __________________ The dude abides.

08-17-2018, 09:03 PM	#7
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Yep I was out at the point at 545 thursday. Kept catching baby striped perch. I did manage 3 Mack's. 1 14 incher and 2 good sized. Went out 3 miles for Nada, hoping for a shark just for fun at the end. Last week no problems with bait made just outside harbor mouth. Attached Images

08-17-2018, 11:42 AM	#3
crashcrow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 122	Nice! I bet that was fun!

08-17-2018, 08:54 PM	#6
Liveaction13 Junior Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 28	You got that right perfect amount of bait and just enough meat to split with my buddy I was after a halibut but still great day. Also has any one else been having issues making bait in dana point?