Season-End Bugging - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISHIONADO · 03-19-2009, 07:51 AM

If there wasn't a picture of the eel I would have claimed it was 6' long.

But that freaking weird fish really was 6 or 7' long. Any ideas? Big round head, no dorsal, upswept tail, all gray. I'll look up later to confirm. At first I almost freaked but when I saw no dorsal and it seemed interested in my buoys and head lamp I was able to relax. I hung around for about 30 minutes but didn't cooperate for a better picture.

That one photo looks like a legal bug but it is not, there was about 1/16" slop on the gauge.

Geoffkoop · 03-19-2009, 08:45 AM

Out in the dark with something that big bumping the kayak would of scared the heck out of me... Wonder what it was?

-scallywag- · 03-19-2009, 09:10 AM

cool pics!! that shark looks and acts like a nurse shark, but those DO have a dorsal, its just small and further down the back near the tale...anyway thanks for the squid, the makrels ate it all, then i met up with the infamous johnny ceviche in the fog, he shouted "come'on, lets go catch some WSB!!!" so i pinned on the biggest spanish i could find, we trolled the macs to the corner and back for nada....all in all an awsome evening in the fog and no wind!!! thanks johnny & fishionado!!!

KennyHill · 03-19-2009, 01:33 PM

Cool report...Your crazy for sitting out there in the dark!! Its one thing when you no the sun will be up in alittle bit. But after it gose down is nuts haha. I would have had to leave and change my shorts after bumping into that shark or whatever it was.

03-19-2009, 07:51 AM	#1
FISHIONADO Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 698	If there wasn't a picture of the eel I would have claimed it was 6' long. But that freaking weird fish really was 6 or 7' long. Any ideas? Big round head, no dorsal, upswept tail, all gray. I'll look up later to confirm. At first I almost freaked but when I saw no dorsal and it seemed interested in my buoys and head lamp I was able to relax. I hung around for about 30 minutes but didn't cooperate for a better picture. That one photo looks like a legal bug but it is not, there was about 1/16" slop on the gauge.

03-19-2009, 08:45 AM	#2
Geoffkoop Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: So. Orange County Posts: 302	Out in the dark with something that big bumping the kayak would of scared the heck out of me... Wonder what it was?

03-19-2009, 09:10 AM	#3
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	cool pics!! that shark looks and acts like a nurse shark, but those DO have a dorsal, its just small and further down the back near the tale...anyway thanks for the squid, the makrels ate it all, then i met up with the infamous johnny ceviche in the fog, he shouted "come'on, lets go catch some WSB!!!" so i pinned on the biggest spanish i could find, we trolled the macs to the corner and back for nada....all in all an awsome evening in the fog and no wind!!! thanks johnny & fishionado!!!

03-19-2009, 01:33 PM	#4
KennyHill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Temecula CA. Posts: 117	Cool report...Your crazy for sitting out there in the dark!! Its one thing when you no the sun will be up in alittle bit. But after it gose down is nuts haha. I would have had to leave and change my shorts after bumping into that shark or whatever it was.